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12/08/2016 · 3:37 pm

Metallica

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Tagged as 1980s, 1986, 1990s, 1996, 2015, 2016, Andres Serrano, Bands I Useta Like, born-agains, Chris Ofili, Cliff Burton, comic, Heavy Metal, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Jesus Christ, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Lemmy Kilmister, metal, metalheads, Metallica, music, Napster, New Jersey, sellouts, strips

10/31/2016 · 3:17 pm

The Hidden

One of my favorite movies of all time is The Hidden, from 1987.

This is the movie that got Kyle MacLachlan cast in Twin Peaks. It was made by the same crew that did Nightmare on Elm Street. If, by some fluke, you’ve never experienced it, allow me to make a case for why it’s probably the greatest film ever made.

Kyle MacLachlan is mysterious FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher. Michael Nouri is the L.A.P.D. detective stuck working with him, investigating a weird string of robberies and murders. You see, an extraterrestrial entity is taking over people’s bodies, and making them kill. This alien also enjoys heavy metal, Ferraris, and high-powered assault weapons. Continue reading →

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Tagged as 1980s, 1987, alternative music, Andrea Thompson, Babylon 5, Brad Fiedel, breasts, Clarence Felder, Claudia Christian, Dick Tracy, DragonCon, Ed O'Ross, Gary Busey, horror movies, I.R.S. Records, Jack Sholder, Jacques Haitkin, Kyle MacLachlan, Lethal Weapon, Lin Shaye, metal, Michael Convertino, Michael Nouri, Miles Copeland III, movies, Nightmare on Elm Street, NYPD Blue, Richard Brooks, sci-fi, Stewart Copeland, The Hidden, The Terminator, Wendie Malick, Wes Craven, William Orbit

10/27/2016 · 12:32 pm

The Cramps

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Tagged as 1980s, 1987, 1990s, 2003, Amber Valentine, Bumfights, Edgar Livengood, goth, Halloween, Jucifer, Jughead, Lux Interior, metal, Poison Ivy Rorschach, scoliosis, The Cramps, tinnitus, vomit

10/21/2016 · 12:21 am

(Every Day Is) Halloween

Let’s say you’ve decided to become a “Goth”. These are some things you can expect:

No friends, aside from other Goths.
No attention, aside from that of other Goths.
No respect from anyone, aside from other Goths.

Goths have made a full-time commitment to a bad mood. It’s like a lifestyle built entirely around PMS. If a Goth is older than 25, you’re looking at severely damaged goods. Elvira is literally the only person who can pull the look off successfully.

Damaged goods she is not.

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Tagged as 1980s, 1984, 1985, 1990s, Al Jourgensen, alternative music, Bauhaus, Cassandra Peterson, Elvira, goth, Halloween, metal, Ministry, music, New Jersey, Return of the Living Dead, suicide, synthpop, thrash-metal, Wax Trax!, women, zombies

09/10/2016 · 3:25 pm

Career Immolation: A User’s Guide

They say there is no such thing as bad publicity. Of course there is, when the public asks;

“Whatever happened to that guy?”

And then the public remembers, “Oh yeah. That happened.”

(l-r:) Glenn Humplik and Tom Green, with one of Canada’s accursed “milk bags”. Hopefully I won’t be legally pressured to remove this photo.

In the late 1990s, MTV gave Canadian public access personality Tom Green his own show. It was a raucous, prank-filled half-hour wherein Green literally abused and humiliated every single person he encountered, while affecting an oblivious, addled mien. It was for the most part very funny. Continue reading →

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Tagged as 1980s, 1990s, 4chan, Andy Kaufman, Anthony Cumia, Artie Lange, Austin Powers, Billy Joel, Billy West, Canada, comedy, corporate crap, Drew Barrymore, Freddy Got Fingered, Howard Stern, Jackie Martling, Jay Roach, laughter, metal, Mike Myers, movies, New Jersey, NYC, prank calls, radio, Richard Christy, Robin Quivers, Ron Howard, Saturday Night Live, sellouts, Shrek, Sirius XM, So I Married An Axe Murderer, The Jerk, Tom Green, trolls, Whitest Kids U Know, whores

09/05/2016 · 1:07 am

Jailbreak

Artistic success isn’t measured in money; it’s measured in eyeballs. As in, how many land on your artwork.

Part of it’s luck, part is talent, and part is timing. Not just the timing of your output, but that of your birth, and the period in which you exist. The quality of stimuli available during your receptive phase. For example, growing up reading comic books drawn by gifted inkers, like Jack Kirby and Neal Adams. Continue reading →

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Tagged as 1970s, 1976, Brain Downey, Brian Robertson, Che Guevara, hard rock, Ireland, Jack Kirby, jail, Jim Fitzpatrick, metal, music, Neal Adams, Phil Lynott, Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy

08/21/2016 · 4:58 pm

Animation Analysis: Heavy Metal

When analyzing or criticizing animated feature films, it’s important to keep three factors in mind:

The talent
The resources
The date of production and release

Production designer: the late great Michael Gross, who gave you National Lampoon Comics and the Ghostbusters logo (for a movie Ivan Reitman directed that you might have heard of).

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Tagged as 1980s, 1981, Angus McKie, Animal House, animation, Bernie Wrightson, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, breasts, comix, Cornelius Cole III, DEVO, Donald Fagen, Elmer Bernstein, Eugene Levy, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Frank Frazetta, Harold Ramis, Heavy Metal, Hey Good Lookin', Iron Maiden, John Candy, John Vernon, Journey, metal, Michael Gross, Moebius, movies, National Lampoon, NSFW, Percy Rodriguez, Ralph Bakshi, Richard Corben, Riggs, Rodger Bumpass, rotoscope, Sammy Hagar, Star Wars, Stevie Nicks, The Transformers: The Movie, Watership Down

07/09/2016 · 6:20 pm

When Broken Broke

From 1989 to 1992, all anyone knew of Nine Inch Nails was prettyhatemachine. Your opinion of that one album was your opinion of Nine Inch Nails.

Before Broken, NIN’s sophomore EP, you could be forgiven for thinking Trent Reznor was the heir apparent of electronic Goth, following the dark path of Joy Division and Depeche Mode. Reznor was the scion of a venerable HVAC company (founded 1888!), and probably spent much of his young life in the presence of gigantic, droning machines. “Industrial” was already wired into his veins.