Beavis and Butt-Head – Cyber Butt
Archives for February, 2010
Lucifer Rising: A Symbol of Strange and Violent Times
When Kenneth Anger released Scorpio Rising in 1964 the police raided the theater and confiscated the film. They claimed to be acting on a complaint about the film’s extreme obscenity from an audience member. After a legal battle it was ruled non-pornographic and O.K. for screening … opening the door for more on-screen full-frontal male [...]
Orangest of the Orange: Grace Slick
I always thought that the “orange girl” phenomenon was more recent than 1968. Bad lighting? Bad joke? Or just bad make-up? Decide for yourself. Jefferson Airplane – Crown of Creation (1968)
Has Europe Officially Lost It? Or Did That Happen A Long Time Ago?
Somewhere between a weird gimmick, bad 3D animation, chipmunks, bubble-voice, and obnoxious techno hooks we get this bizarre way to make a LOT of money: This is just one of a over a thousand videos like it. A couple of them had somewhere around 45 million youtube views? There’s also an entire album, and a [...]
Kid Rock Says “Twitter’s Fucking Gay” And Rolling Stone Magazine Agrees
When Kid Rock says something or tries to make a point, it’s not a good idea to second it. Take that as a general rule. So when Kid Rock says something like: “Twitter’s fucking gay,” don’t go around repeating that and elaborating on it. Because Kid Rock is a dumbass. But that didn’t stop Austin [...]
THEN AND NOW: Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin in the early 70s was heavy and intense. And HIGH. They mixed psychedelic overtones, dark imagery, and heavy blues. But they were still simple enough to be huge. They wore the most ridiculous costumes possible, and generally looked like shit, but people still worshiped them. They rode that high wave for decades. But [...]