Banksy 'Exit Through The Gift Shop' US DVD Update

As many of you out there have heard, Banksy's 'Exit Through The Gift Shop' is slated to drop in the US, Dec 14th. It has also been confirmed that the US release will include the limited extras that were seen in the UK version...NICE! And yes, Thierry Guetta's aka Mr Brainwash 'Life Remote Control (Lawyer's Edit)' is in fact, included in the DVD extra's...hmmm, I wonder what kind of crazy sh!t the guys have gotten themselves into.

Amazon is selling this baby at $19.99 ($29 list) and is taking pre-orders (hit the link below).

Stiv Bators, Dead Boys & Lords of the New Church

Stiv Bators of the Dead Boys (who later went on to become Lords of the New Church) played a very significant roll in the early American Punk music scene and later in his/ their career, blurred the lines of glam-punk & Batcave Goth-Rock (that is, Goth-Rock before mall stores like Hot Topic helped to homogenize a whole lifestyle & genre of music for many of us).

A long, long time ago, the Lords of the New Church covered Madonna's 'Like A Virgin'. To add insult to injury, the guys chose an album cover that would make even the strongest of stomachs churn. Dig Stiv Bators, in all his tea-bagging glory. Call me silly, but I don't think Stiv was actually a 'virgin' at the time of this photo shoot...more research will need to be done.



Stiv Bators 'I'm Not That way Anymore'


Dead Boys 'Sonic Reducer'

Secret Colours 'Redemption'

Chicago-based quintet 'Secret Colours' are an experimental psychedelic garage rock band that bring to mind Andy Warhol's Factory days...eating LSD, flopped out on a dirty couch (or floor if you're lucky), whilst The Velvet Underground bombard you with a rolling wall of fuzz-filled-white-noise. Some serious homage is being paid to present day shoegazers like The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Raveonettes or a 'less-sonic' interpretation of The Jesus and Mary Chain, too. Check 'em out, before they get famous!

Secret Colours 'Redemption' from the self-titled album:



The Jesus and Mary Chain 'Just Like Honey'...man, it's crazy to think that I bought this album nearly 25 years ago.


The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey from James Austin on Vimeo.

Linotype: The Film

"Linotype: The Film is a feature-length documentary film centered around the Linotype typecasting machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler. Called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by Thomas Edison, the Linotype revolutionized printing and society, but very few people know about the inventor or his fascinating machine.
The Linotype completely transformed the communication of information similarly to how the internet is now changing it all again. Although these machines were revolutionary, technology began to supersede the Linotype and they were scrapped and melted-down by the thousands. Today, very few machines are still in existence.
The highly-skilled operators of the Linotype are in a battle against time. If their skills are not passed along to a new generation of operators, the machine will die completely. There is a small group of former operators that want to save the Linotype from the scrap yard but some see this as a fruitless endeavor to slow down progress..."

Slated for release in the early fall of 2011.


"Linotype: The Film" Teaser from Linotype: The Film on Vimeo.

HOW TO NOT MAKE BREAD

When the crew was sitting around at their morning meeting tossing out 'project' ideas and some guy from across the table said "Hey gang! I've got a great one! Let's show our audience how to make bread. We'll get this dude, he's gotta look like a weightlifting tranny version of Olivia Newton John (circa 'Let's Get Physical'). He'll dance around to some uber shitty-electric 80s swill and pretend to make love to the loaves of bread..." Why, oh, why, didn't everyone take their hot cups of tea and throw it in his face?

DANNY MACASKILL: THE BEST DAMNED STREET TRIALS, EVER

I don't care if you dislike bicycle street trials or if you've even heard of the sport...you need to see this guy, Danny MacAskill. He is in-fukking-sane, defies physics, defies reality. I can not fathom the vast majority of the tricks Danny's pulling off on this here video. Be warned...bring a fresh pair of britches, 'cause you'll mess yourself.


"Filmed over the period of a few months in and around Edinburgh by Dave Sowerby, this video of Inspired Bicycles team rider Danny MacAskill features probably the best collection of street/street trials riding ever seen. There's some huge riding, but also some of the most technically difficult and imaginative lines you will ever see. Without a doubt, this video pushes the envelope of what is perceived as possible on a trials bike..."

NOW HEAR THIS: BUMBLEBEEZ

The Bumblebeez (formerly known as Bumblebeez 81) are a brother & sister duo from a land down under...Australia, who are known for their anomalous breed of flat beats, hip hop & white-noise smothered rock 'n roll. Their music, it's outside of the box, that's for sure. Their videos, I'd say they're outside of this galaxy.