I went and saw No Age and Jay Reatard at the Gaelic last night. I’ve been waiting for about a year to see Jay Reatard as I missed them last time they were out. So naturally, I had high hopes for the show. They ended up being a little dissapointing though. Didn’t connect with the crowd, looked (and felt) gimmicky with their hair antics, and generally had a bit of a sloppy set really. Everyone I talked to who saw them last time they were out said it was an amazing show first time round, so who knows, maybe they were just jetlagged or something.
I only got into No Age after they were billed with Reatard. Actually if I’m honest I didn’t know much about them before I bought the ticket. Shit, they were great though! I like their old and new stuff so every song hit the mark for me , but I was real glad they dropped Brain Burner. It’s great to see a band who’s so DIY with their approach to music and make it big.
Filed under: Music
I find a lot of my inspiration for my work through music artists, whether it be the sounds they wrote or the lifestyle they live(d).
Here are a few that are hitting the right notes for me at the moment.
Wata – Boris
Yamatsuka Eye – The Boredoms, Hanatarash
GG Allin
Keiji Haino – Fushitsusha
Otomo Yoshihide – New Jazz Ensemble
Derek Bailey
Patti Smith
Notorious BIG
Filed under: Film
I’ve been getting into the nitty gritty of cult films for a while now. I recently found out about a film Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (Salò or the 120 Days of Sodom) which I really want to watch. It’s a 1975 flick by Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini and based on the book The 120 Days of Sodom by the Marquis de Sade.
It features scenes of intensely sadistic graphic violence, and was extremely controversial upon its release, remaining banned in several countries including Australia which has banned it since 1976 and rejected again in 2008 (only being legal from 1993 to 1998 in Oz). It was Pasolini’s last film; he was murdered shortly before Salò was released.
Fortunately I know someone with a copy.
Read HERE for a full synopsis.
