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As stated by Bill, I only meant the songs on this album with vocals, too! I listen to music with vocals, when it sounds good, to me. Recent years, I'd say that the new releases that I buy are about...

^^The music is interesting, but I can't get through one song with vocals. Enjoy all.

Neil

I've never respected the Academy's picks. For one thing, for decades and decades they completely had it in for the genres that I love, horror and science fiction. As if no film in those genres could...

Well, frankly, I think the film that I watched last night should have won an Oscar. Ray Dennis Steckler's The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (1964), is a...

Conquest! Oh my god, what a bizarre film. The soft, gauzy lighting made the whole thing feel like some weird feverish dream. And considering the out there plot, it didn't need any extra help in the...

Well, I've yet to play a prog show, but I suppose my best gig ever was opening for a well-known local cover band at a packed bar on a Friday night.

We played our originals, kept people's...

Yes, I still remember that Progday show and how much fun you were having up there. The energy was palpable, you did justice to an excellent record, and the crowd was into it.

Neil

^^Indeed. I'm digging it too.

Neil

I think a good friend of mine, sums it up pretty well:

"And in the blue corner- creative minds extraordinaire with god like talents and creative expressions out the wazooooooo!

And in the red...

Never seen it, and now I want to.

Neil

Agree completely about modern movie trailers. Way too long and they give way too much away. Better to go in as cold as possible.

Wow! I haven't seen Beastmaster since it's initial theatrical run....

You say that, like it's a bad thing.

Neil

Steve, I see a lot of great stuff, including Late Night with the Devil, at my local repertory film theatre. All kinds of newer and vintage films from a variety of genres, with a good emphasis on...

Listened to most of it today. Not really blown away, to be honest, and I really liked Arrival of The New Elders. Just seems a bit blah and not as strong compositionally as previous efforts.
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Yikes. I just can't deal with that sort of thing. My partner and I intersect at some tastes and not at others. If she wants to watch something that I'm not interested in, she's on her own and vice...

I need to see this, for sure. Thanks for the tip.

Neil

Saw a very interesting horror movie last night at the local rep theatre. Late Night With the Devil (2023) This film has a really cool premise and captures perfectly the vibe of 1970s era talk shows....

Yes.

Neil

I should watch this. I have a sub-titled version.

Neil

I saw that, too. I'm thinking that it might have been another one of those fake bandcamp sites. It's happened to both Snarky Puppy and Haken, as well and who knows how many others.

Neil

Umm, I actually have all my hair, but okay! Unless you're doing a double-joke, to be extra funny, I still don't get it. Moving on.

Neil

Why does everyone's hair hurt? Haha.

Neil

A fun little flick, with some wacky monsters in it. Peter Cushing is always great.

Neil

^^Cool. Thanks for posting. I'm really bummed that I couldn't go to this show, in my own backyard, but this takes the sting off a bit.

Neil

I decided to continue on in the vein of modern South Korean horror and checked out Na Hong-jin's The Wailing (2016). At a 99% rotten tomatoes rating, the bar was set high, and this one did not...

I like the compositions and the feel on this album, but I'm finding the, what appears to be, canned/programmed drums and percussion a little distracting.

Neil

Exhuma (2024) I saw this at my local rep theatre last night (it is also playing at some first run cineplex locations). An excellent, very creative Korean horror movie. Based on the practice of...

^^This is great. Enjoy the show!

Neil

Wow, that's an amazing double-bill. Creature is the favourite movie, of a friend of mine. Speaking of 3D from that era, I have seen House of Wax (1953), with Vincent Price and a very young Charles...

Loving it, so far. How do you not love a band whose name translates to Uncle Crucified, anyways?



Cast off those shackles of physical media brother, and set thyself free! ;)

Neil

Well, I survived over five minutes of commercials off the top and saw Godzilla x Kong The New Empire (2024) the other night at a cineplex. Certainly, it has nowhere near the emotional resonance,...

You're probably right, and I am selling Jonathan Pryce short. He's a very good actor. Perhaps the overall shortcomings of the film made it an uphill battle. Plus, there is the fact that Christopher...

Ensemble Volcanic Ash on Canadian soil and within striking distance of me. Definitely going to try to make this one.

Also, great to see that Uz Jsme Doma is back for a gig.

Neil

A friend of mine got row N for Toronto at $125, taxes in, for the pre-sale. Despite my less than overwhelming amount of interest, I haven't completely ruled it out. General tickets on sale tomorrow....

The VIP experience is over $300 dollars and deluxe meet and greet is over $450 Canadian. Truly, I'm happy if this money is going towards the musicians themselves, and not a big chunk to the...

Wow, Rune Grammafon have taken note, and it's finally available on bandcamp too. The last one was not, nor on any other accessible download platform for me, so I ended up ripping the audio off of...

And I'm sure that it will be a really fun night. Remember, these are Canadian dollars, lol, so your $75 is our $100, right out of the gate. And Massey Hall is a different animal. They spent millions...

Just stating not going, nothing more. And "ticket prices are high for all concerts" Hahahaha. What planet do you live on? Recent shows in Toronto:

Horse Lords - $20
Nik Bartsch's Ronin - $45...

He doesn't have to do anything. It's pretty obvious that RF is right up there with Tony Banks in the stubbornness department. It's just a lark.

Neil

Finally got around to seeing Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) last night. I haven't read the Bradbury novel, but the common opinion is that this one missed the mark and was interfered with, via...

I always think this one is a bit underrated. Great effects, serious tone, stark black and white photography=a winner in my book. Yes, interesting to think that the entire showa Godzilla series...

It will be of no surprise, that I have seen this more than once, haha. One of the last of the truly fun, independent b-movies, before mainstream Hollywood took over everything...and started making...

October 18th, Massey Hall, Toronto....through ticketbastard. Probably really expensive, which means that I'm probably out. I would see it, but ultimately it's a glorified cover band. More power to...

Man, you guys are so cynical, haha. ;)

Anyways, nude or not, I have no inclination to buy any more KC stuff.

Neil

Nice, haha. Good to see him having so much fun these days.

Neil

Interesting to read about the experiences and band selection of others at the fest. I had some cross-over with the first reviewer, but other than Nik Bartsch's Ronin, saw nothing that the second guy...

Decided to visit grade-Z movie world last night, to watch Missile to the Moon (1958). So insanely out there, that it's hard not to love this low budget camp classic. Some dude blasts off in his...

Well yes, people are dumb, but they are also instinctive. If a bunch of scary-ass big spiders that shoot molten hot webbing are suddenly in front of you, you're going to fucking run, not sit there...

Watched The Mist (2007) last night, based on the Stephen King novel. A very curious mix of being one of the most extremely gripping, well-acted, tense thrillers with cool monsters that I have ever...

Part 2 reviews.

Thursday

- Starting things off nicely with Zoe Keating at St. John's Cathedral. Very nice ambience and her near one-woman orchestra (loops) solo cello music is quite beautiful...

Got in late last night from the 12 hour drive back to Toronto, so posting my thoughts today. First, a generic overview.

This was my first Big Ears and...it was quite an experience. For me the...

I still need to see that one! Ahh, you've got to love the 80s.

Neil

I haven't seen the Palance 1974 Dracula in ages. Due for a rewatch. I loved the Night Stalker movies and show. And I'm not going to qualify it be saying 'as a kid'. I mean...of course the concept was...

All of this. Matheson was a great writer and elevated a lot of low budget tv shows and movies that he worked on.

Neil

Ahh, the notorious Disney Black Diamond clamshell VHS releases. Digging into that, of course, they can really be had for about $20 and the inflated prices are all scam mark-ups to artificially boost...

Now that, is the way to see your first SGM show! Superb.

Neil

Somebody on facebook said that it is over 60 dates.

Neil

Yes. A really cool giant monster movie, with amazing effects and a solid story. It was very influential on films like Cloverfield. No mean feat, since Korea's previous high in monster movies was...

Agree with all of this. If Vai is the one who will be playing Fripp's parts, he's going to have to be very...er, Disciplined and leave the wankery at home.

Neil

And don't forget Orangey the cat. The only cat to win not one, but two PATSY awards.

Neil