Archives for October 2011 |

Legowelt – Cholo Bass Video

October 31, 2011 – 12:38 PM

Awesome nuns and motorcycle renegades. From the Legowelt — Gardens Of The Ghetto EP. Crème Organization — Crème 12-46. 2010. Written & produced By A. Wolfers. Get it here.

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in DJ, Electro, Electronic Music | Tagged Cholo, Creme Organization, den haag, intergalactic fm, legowelt, smackos, Vatos Locos | Comments (0)

Swan – Don’t Talk About It

October 28, 2011 – 4:49 PM

Re-listening to some old broadcasts from IFM in 2009. Had to post this for my 700th post. Love this track. You can download the IFMX mix I’m listening to here.

By admin | Posted in 1980s, Disco, DJ, Electronic Music, Emo, Italo Disco, Synth | Tagged don't talk about it, hi nrg, italo, patrick miller, swan, valentino | Comments (0)

Call of Duty Prestige Tokens

October 26, 2011 – 4:24 PM

An explanation of what they are, and what you can get for your hard earned work. Love it. Unlock your token during this Haloween double XP+ weekend by prestiging in one of the games.

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in Video Games | Tagged blackops, double xp, gear, haloween, infinity ward, modern warfare 3, prestige, prestige token, unlock, world at war | Comments (0)

SF’s Chairman Bao Lunch Truck Gets Owned

October 25, 2011 – 12:57 PM

This story is so ridiculous about SF’s Chariman Bao lunch truck getting sued over its trademark by New York chef Eddie Huang. What he says about his lawyer is so over the top, who says shit like this? New York chef Eddie Huang chimes in on the bao trademark battle he just won over the [...]

By admin | Posted in Drama, Fight, Funny, Gastronomy | Tagged chariman bao, chariman bao truck, eddie huang, logo dispute, lunch truck, ninja please, sf foodies, trademark dispute | Comments (0)

Until the Light Takes Us: Black Metal Documentary

October 25, 2011 – 12:47 PM

This weekend, I watched this documentary on Netflix about Burzum, black metal, the church burnings and murders in Norway. I thought the movie rambled and had a certain indirectness to the story telling. It’s worth checking out if you like this black metal stuff, and I think it would appeal to folks who already knew [...]

By admin | Posted in 1990s, Crime, Documentary, Music, Performance Art, Protest, Surrealism, Weird | Tagged black metal, burzum, church burning, death metal, Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg, murder, norway, norweigan, satanists, suicide, Varg "Count Grishnackh" Vikernes | Comments (0)

Haunted Air: Creepy Halloween Photos 1875-1955

October 25, 2011 – 12:34 PM

Ossian Brown, member from the awesome electronic group Coil, compiled this book of strange and creepy Halloween costumes from his personal collection of found photos. The intro is written by David Lynch. Get it on Amazon. Some of the costumes look like they recycled some old KKK garb they had lying around the house, lol…

By admin | Posted in Drama, Fashion, Low-fi, Surrealism, Weird | Tagged coil, creepy costumes, haunted air, ossian brown, scary costumes, scary masks, victorian halloween costumes, vintage halloween costumes | Comments (0)

DIRTY BEACHES – Lone runner (Official Video)

October 24, 2011 – 11:03 AM

New Dirty Beaches song / video entitled Lone Runner. Reminds me of The Cramps slightly. Dirty Beaches kindly let us use his music in the Cris Cleen documentary I filmed. Song is brooding and dark, I like this sound very much. OFFICIAL VIDEO – Dirty Beaches, the solo project of Canada-based artist Alex Zhang Hungtai.This [...]

By admin | Posted in Drama, Environmental Art, Music, Music Video | Tagged brooding, dark, dirty beaches, kevin luna, lone runner, suicide squeeze | Comments (0)

The Flirts – You & Me Video

October 20, 2011 – 6:45 PM

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in 1980s, Dancing, Disco, DJ, Electronic Music, Italo Disco | Tagged bobby o, bobby orlando, italo, the flirts, you and me | Comments (0)

3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Felt in San Francisco

October 20, 2011 – 2:51 PM

That was quite a jolt, whole building shook side to side. A little scary. USGS link here.

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in San Francisco | Tagged bay area, earthquake, loma prieta. 4.2, san francisco earthquakes | Comments (0)

Enough Already

October 19, 2011 – 9:48 PM

Really? Facebook is scary. “How people bring your info into apps they use.” Nice.

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in Advertising, Politics, Protest, Technology | Tagged facebook, google, mark zuckerburg, privacy concerns, Technology | Comments (0)

Chicago Shags – West Side

October 19, 2011 – 3:45 PM

Song is so amazing.

By admin | Posted in Dancing, DJ, Electro, Electronic Music, Synth | Tagged buker records, chicago shags, danny wolfers, legowelt, orgue electronic, strange life records, west side | Comments (0)

Enfant Terrible 006: Svensk Bonnasynth (12″ mini LP)

October 19, 2011 – 1:52 PM

New release from Enfant Terrible featuring Kord, Monster Apparat and Adolf Filter. Limited to 300 copies. The A1 track by Kord entitled “I, Sexuality” sounds hot. Click for a preview. ET006 Kord / Adolf Filter / Monster Apparat – Svensk Bonnasynth (12″ mini LP) expected late October / early November limited to approx. 300 copies [...]

By admin | Posted in Disco, DJ, Electro, Electronic Music, Synth, Wave | Tagged adolf fitler, enfant terrible, et006, kord, monster apparat, svensk bonnaynth, swedish hilbilly music | Comments (0)

Kidult Anti-Advertising Agency Tee-Shirt Collection

October 18, 2011 – 9:48 PM

Louis Vuitton, Supreme, Hermes. Kidult’s chopped and screwed version of expensive tee-shirts and fashionable art. More at Kidult’s site.

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in Advertising, Art, Art objects, Crime, Graffiti, Painting | Tagged apparel, bombing, fashionable tee shirts, fire extinguisher, hérmes, kidult, louis vuitton, supreme, tagging, tee shirts, vandalism | Comments (0)

Sally Dige – Immaculate Deception DEMO

October 18, 2011 – 1:03 PM

Just got a nice note from Sally Dige, a Danish Canadian designer and artist. She recently filmed, edited and recorded this video for her catchy synth-wave track “Immaculate Conception.” The video has a nice retro 80s feeling and vibe, and it’s a catchy tune. Kudos to doing this all work by yourself girl! Hope to [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in Electronic Music, Low-fi, Music, Music Video, Synth, Wave | Tagged catchy, immaculate deception, sally dige, synth wave | Comments (0)

Techno Viking Heavy Metal

October 18, 2011 – 12:31 PM

Lol. WTF.

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in Dancing, Electronic Music, Funny | Tagged Dancing, germany, heavy metal, lovefest, techno viking | Comments (0)

Heavy Metal Picnic Trailer

October 18, 2011 – 12:27 PM

Can’t wait to see this. Filled with more mid-atlantic accents, and 80s fashion, it’s the sequel to the classic Heavy Metal Parking lot.

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in 1980s, Documentary, Film, Funny, Movies, Music | Tagged baltimore, beer, budweiser, heavy metal parking lot, heavy metal picnic, judas priest, maryland, metal, metal king, party | Comments (0)

Canon Unveils the 1D X

October 18, 2011 – 12:21 PM

Press release here. Some very interesting enhancements and features including a full 18MP CMOS sensor, Dual DIGIC 5+ image processors for lower noise and increased processing time, wireless file transmitter and several improvements to the video recording abilities. This will be the camera to have next year.

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in Cameras, Documentary, Photography, Technology | Tagged 1080p camera, 18mp, canon 1d x, canon 5d, full frame cmos, gapless lens, mk ii | Comments (0)

Angry Birds in Real Life

October 18, 2011 – 12:13 PM

Gorgeous photo manipulations of real life Angry Birds by Mohammod Raoof.

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in Animals, Video Games | Tagged angry birds in real life, irl, mohammod raoof, photoshop, retouch | Comments (0)

Animoog IPad Synth by MOOG

October 18, 2011 – 11:46 AM

Already the app store’s #1 best seller, and it’s 99 well worth it cents for a limited time. This synth is so sick; gorgeous touch interface, animation and the warm analog sounds Moog is known for. Video here. Animoog, powered by Moog’s new Anisotropic Synth Engine (ASE), is the first professional polyphonic synthesizer designed for [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in Cell Phones, Electro, Electronic Music, Interactive, iPad, IPhone, Low-fi, Synth, Technology | Tagged analog digital synthesis, animoog, app store, ipad synth, moog, oscillators, polyphonic synth, retro synth | Comments (0)

October 18, 2011 – 11:35 AM

This song rocks. Dark, catchy. Italo Disco 12” Country : Italy Label : Sensation Records Executive Producer – Rene D’Herin Producer – Art Fine , Marziano Fontana , R. D’Herin* Written-By – F. Belli* , M. Fontana*

By Andreas Tagger | Posted in 1980s, DJ, Electronic Music, Emo, Italo Disco, Synth | Tagged art fine, dark italo, dark silence, emo italo | Comments (0)

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