48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Forty-Eight

We made it! 48 hours of Halloween in the books!

And I guess you know how we're marking the occasion, right?

Here's the trailer for Halloween:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Forty-Seven

Here's "Cry Little Sister" by Gerard McMann:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Forty-Six

Here's the trailer for The Lost Boys:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Forty-Five

Here's "Do They Know It's Halloween?" by North American Halloween Prevention Institute:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Forty-Four

Can't wait a few more hours for the debut of The Walking Dead? Then catch five minutes from the opening episode:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Forty-Three

Here's the trailer for Friday The 13th:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Forty-Two

Here's "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Forty-One

Here's the trailer for An American Werewolf In London:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Forty

Here's "This Is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirty-Nine

Here's the trailer for My Name Is Bruce:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirty-Eight

Here's "Halloween" by The Misfits:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirty-Seven

Here's the trailer for Evil Dead II:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirty-Six

Here's "Bloodletting" by Concrete Blonde:

Mixtape: Scary Music

On this week's Culture Brats Radio, we played scary music. In case you missed it or just want to reminisce, here's the playlist:

SIDE A

1. Ramones, "Chainsaw"
2. Howlies, "Zombie Girl"
3. Billy Joe Armstrong, "Mechanical Man"
4. Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "I Put A Spell On You"
5. Joy Division, "Dead Souls"
6. Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
7. Concrete Blonde, "Bloodletting"
8. The Stranglers, "Waltzinblack"
9. Donovan, "Season Of The Witch"
10. The Cure, "Subway Song"
11. Gerard McMann, "Cry Little Sister"
    

SIDE B

1. Cheetah Whores, "Sharktopus"
2. Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Hell"
3. Blue Oyster Cult, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
4. Oingo Boingo, "Dead Man's Party"
5. "This Is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
6. Misfits, "Halloween"
7. Mike Oldfield, "Tubular Bells"
8. Geto Boys, "Mind's Playing Tricks On Me"
9. The Toadies, "Possum Kingdom"
10. AC/DC, "Highway To Hell"
11. The Bastard Fairies, "We're All Going To Hell"
    

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48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirty-Four

Here's the trailer for Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirty-Three

Here's "The Subway Song" from The Cure:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirty-Two

Here's the trailer for Creepshow:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirty-One

Here's "Fairground" by Pulp:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirty

Here's the trailer for The Return Of The Living Dead:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty-Nine

Here's "Every Day Is Halloween" by Ministry:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty-Eight

Here's the trailer for Silent Night, Deadly Night:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty-Seven

Here's "Do The Bruce Campbell" by MC Lars & YTCracker:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty-Six

Here's the trailer for Children Of the Corn:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty-Five

Here's "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Bauhaus:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty-Four

We made it through the first day, kids! Let's celebrate by watching the trailer to The Exorcist:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty-Three

Here's "Werewolves Of London" by Warren Zevon:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty-Two

Here's the trailer for The Blair Witch Project:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty-One

Here's the video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller:"

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twenty

Here's the trailer for Scream:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Nineteen

Here's "Halloweenhead" by Ryan Adams:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Eighteen

Here's the trailer for Night Of The Creeps:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Seventeen

Here's "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Sixteen

Here's the trailer for Shaun Of The Dead:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Fifteen

Here's "A Nightmare On My Street: by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Fourteen

Here's the trailer for Happy Birthday To Me:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Thirteen

Here's "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Twelve

Here's the trailer for Student Bodies:

Review: Haunted House (Wii)

If you had an Atari 2600 back in the day, you're probably familiar with their most popular titles. Games like Pac-Man. Missle Command. Pitfall! Super Breakout. Kaboom!

And Haunted House.

Haunted House was a great game. You ran around dark rooms, looking for three pieces of an urn, while trying to avoid ghosts and spiders. And like most games for the Atari 2600, the graphics left something to be desired:

Haunted House, 1981

Atari recently released a updated version of Haunted House for the Wii. If you're like me and you start to sweat, your skin itches, and you break out in hives when you hear the word remake, let me put your mind at ease: Atari did a great job with Haunted House.

How? Simple: they didn't change a thing.

Sure, there are many more levels in the new version. The rooms are actual rooms (it's 2010 -- no need for rectangles anymore) and some are quite large. But for the most part, the game's the same: you're bumbling around a haunted house. The only thing that's really changed is the graphics, as you can see in the game's trailer:



The new version is fun and has cartoonish graphics. Because the plot and gameplay is relatively simple -- you're basically moving from room to room, checking every piece of furniture for light sources, coins, and diary pages -- Haunted House is appealing to younger or more inexperienced gamers. But things do get more difficult as the game progresses, so there's something for everyone.

The only thing I didn't like about the game was the inclusion of the nunchuck. I can't stand using the nunchuck and felt Atari could've found a way around it. But other than that, I've really been enjoying the game!

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Ten

Here's Rob Zombie's "Dragula:"

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Nine

Here's the trailer for Sleepaway Camp:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Eight

Here's "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" by Marilyn Manson:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Seven

Here's the trailer for April Fool's Day:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Six

Here's "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Five

Here's the trailer for Frankenhooker:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Four

Here's "Boris The Spider" by The Who:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Three

Here's the trailer to Basket Case:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour Two

Here's "Chain Saw" by Ramones:

48 Hours Of Halloween 2010: Hour One

Let's kick things off with the trailer to the original A Nightmare On Elm Street!

Hellcats: "The Match Game"

Sex, pie, and secrets. It's like a cross between sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll and sex, lies, and videotapes.

This episode is packed full of horny cheerleaders in desperate need of money willing to sell their bodies, their reputations, and their relationships for the sake of paying for a spot in the nationals. They do this by holding a date auction where each one of them is bid on to raise money, kind of like going to the Bunny Ranch in Vegas. I think.

Sluts.

I'm just kidding. Seriously though after watching this episode I can't decide if I am hungry, need a date, or maybe just to break down some emotional walls and be free, as free as the wind blows, as free as the grass grows. Well, you get the picture.

Marti reveals to the entire squad that she and Lewis "Does this look crooked?" Flynn are doing the horizontal mambo and the squad's reaction was something between total silence and crickets chirping.

Savannah confronts her Mother and they both agree that it's okay if she decides to throw caution and potentially her virginity to the wind and travel down a winding road with Dan.

I think Alice just straight up slept with her auction date who happened to be her boyfriend, because the next day she was still wearing her Hellcat uniform after the auction.

And Vanessa's hopes of having a steamy mcsteamy love affair was dashed when she realized her anonymous bidder was her boyfriend Derrick and not her ex, Red Raymond.

They completely gloss over Lewis "Does this look crooked?" Flynn's date. He garnered the most dirty money from a 65-year-old man with salt and pepper hair, not that there is anything wrong with that, at all.

My favorite quote from this episode is from Wanda, Marti's drunk mom who doesn't ever seem all that drunk to me. "Don't touch it. If you don't touch it, it doesn't count." Oh that Wanda, she just woos me with her delicate sensibilities.

If you are a fan of the '80s you do not want to miss next weeks episode when the Hellcats host an '80s party, complete with a Thriller sequence, I think. At least that is what the teaser implied.

Romper Room Relic

I recently had a conversation with a family member who jogged my memory banks enough to help me recall a crayon drawing I spent endless hours perfecting.

Who was it for?

Why Miss Mary Ann from Romper Room, of course!

This clip helps explain my lifelong fear of bees.

Fergie Gets Beautiful Dangerous With Slash

Fergie and Slash's video for "Beautiful Dangerous" came out yesterday. It's sexy and crazy.

But the wackiest part? It actually kicks ass. Fergie has a voice for rock. Seriously. If Slash and the other guys decide to get Guns N' Roses back together sans Axl, Fergie could do a more than serviceable job.

The Mad Tea Party, "Rock 'N' Roll Ghoul"

From 2010, here's Asheville, North Carolina's The Mad Tea Party with "Rock 'N' Roll Ghoul."

Enjoy!

SmackTalk Victim: AWOLNATION, "Burn It Down"

Hello and welcome to Smacktalk, where each week we attack mock critique a music video or movie trailer. This week, we're taking a look at the video for AWOLNATION's "Burn It Down." Hope ya love it!



Dufmanno: The People's Court!



Dufmanno: Is that Samantha Ronson?

Chag: A guilty filthy soul is a crime? Time for me to take a trip to Canada to hang out with Randy Quaid!



Dufmanno: The accused embodies everything I ever wanted or needed in a man circa 1983-85.

Chag: You know, I had that same haircut twenty-six years ago. We all did.



Chag: Is that Rusty Burrell?



Chag: Please tase him, bro!



Dufmanno: Lightning flying from the fingertips is SO Emperor Palpatine. Or Anna Wintour. Or God.

The Weirdgirl: I wonder if he learned those crazy eyes from School Of Rock?



Chag: Should've tased him, bro. Now you're an MTV Video Music Award.



Didactic Pirate: Lasers, a bald mannequin and jury ninjas. I'm already totally on board.



Dufmanno: This guy is like a super mad scientist combo of a young Carey Elwes, Spandau Ballet, and Duran Duran's stylist. I think it goes without saying that I like him.



Dufmanno: What's he going to do to that secretly sexy lady with the librarian glasses and come-hither look?



Dufmanno: She's going to be a mermaid with a nice military jacket obviously.

The Weirdgirl: Bringing to life all those naughty Ariel fantasies for his lawyer.



The Weirdgirl: Bringing another fantasy to life for his lawyer! Transgender lightning!

Chag: Wow, Weirdgirl. I totally missed that the first time through.



The Weirdgirl: Booty shaking! And cheerleaders. Our legal system has been improved. I'd watch Court TV if every case was like this.

Didactic Pirate: More lasers AND cheerleaders? This just became the best halftime show EVER.



Dufmanno: Tame ninjas? What's the point?



Chag: Rusty busting a move!

The Weirdgirl: Lasers improve everything.



Chag: Why do I suddenly want a Coors Light?

The Weirdgirl: I know I'm supposed to be critiquing this but I'm blinded by the awesomeness.

The Weirdgirl: I seriously need to get me some booty shaking moves so I can be a groupie.



Chag: Cheerleaders having a pillow fight? Here's the music video you've been waiting for your entire life, 13-year-old me!

Didactic Pirate: Dude, this exact same thing happened to me when I went to go dispute a traffic ticket last week.

Dufmanno: The cheerleader pillow fight almost distracted me from that awesome sparkle guitar!

Dufmanno: I love this video, and the song is on FIRE! Can you imagine this live?

Chag: Agreed! The song kicks major ass!

Didactic Pirate: You know why the lead singer explodes in the end? Because he's got too much AWESOME coursing through his system. This song is great.

Watch The Monkey Get Hurt

Let me set the scene for you.

I'm in the sixth grade, it's early in the morning in the dead of winter, and our two-hundred-year-old farm house though outwardly charming and quaint, is lacking in all things modern and necessary.

Things like heat and hot water are rare and fleeting occurrences so it is with stealth and urgency that after a half hour or so of frantic wrestling under my electric blanket that I am able to pull on my jumper and peter pan collar shirt without losing any body parts to frostbite.

As my head emerges I hear a warm and familiar voice broadcasting over the radio waves of New York's WNEW about to debut a new song from that guy who used to sing for Genesis. What's his name again? Oh yeah, flower petal guy! Peter Gabriel!

I couldn't be more stunned if the guy were jumping up and down on my bed with those crazy pre-Pixar lifelike lamps bobbing and weaving to the beat of this song.

The entire day passes and the music won't leave my brain.



I know we've paid homage to Mr. Gabriel here before, but this song was a game changer in my life. It was so new and raw. I'd never heard anything like it in my years and it still stands up well today.

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Howlies, "Zombie Girl"

From 2010, here's the Howlies with "Zombie Girl."

Enjoy!

Free Download: Weezer, "Un-Break My Heart"

Weezer is releasing a 35-track deluxe verison of Pinkerton on Tuesday. You would think that such a release would leave their vault empty.

You'd be mistaken.

Weezer is also releasing Death To False Metal on November 2nd. Death To False Metal consists of ten songs that Weezer have recorded from the early '90s to the present day that never showed up on any of their studio releases.

One of the ten tracks is a cover of Toni Braxton's "Un-Break My Heart," which the band is letting you download for free.

So what are you waiting for? You know your curiosity is getting to you.

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Rocky Horror Glee

Last night the kids on Glee aired their Halloween Rocky Horror episode, with guest star Uncle Jessie I mean John Stamos.

If you missed the episode, here it is, courtesy of Hulu.

What'd we think? Yea? Nay? I'm not a huge Rocky Horror fan but I thought it was fun.

It's Official: Coldplay Is The World's Most Boring Band

Coldplay
CREDIT: Amazon.com

The UK's Travelodge surveyed 6,000 Britons to find out what musical groups they listened to in order to fall asleep. Here are the top ten musical acts used in lieu of sleeping pills:

1. Coldplay
2. Michael Buble
3. Snow Patrol
4. Alicia Keys
5. Jack Johnson
6. Taylor Swift
7. Mozart
8. Barry White
9. Leona Lewis
10. Radiohead

Coldplay was also the #1 artist the last time Travelodge conducted the survey. If Coldplay is #1 and Taylor Swift is #6, Swift's cover of "Viva La Vida" that surfaced last week might put the listener into a coma.

So now it's your turn! Do you use music to fall asleep? Did they get it right? If not, what music do you listen to in order to fall asleep? Have your say in the comments!

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LeBron's New Nike Ad

Maybe you should just shut the hell up and enjoy all those millions of dollars?

Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Bad Moon Rising"

From 1969, here's Creedence Clearwater Revival with "Bad Moon Rising."

Enjoy!

Rest In Peace, Sony Walkman

Yesterday Sony announced the retirement of an '80s icon: The Sony Walkman Cassette Player.


Ok, I was a little surprised that they were still selling portable cassette decks, but man oh man did these players change everything. Portable music player. For fairly cheap. Perfect for a girl whose family dragged her camping every summer. And it AUTO REVERSED so you didn't have to pop the tape out and flip it over. Brilliant, and handy when you're jammed in a minivan with your family and were covertly listening to music and not paying attention to whatever cannon monument they were talking about. (I've seen pretty much every cannon left in the United States. Thanks, Mom.)

Did they chew through batteries? Yes. Did we care? No! We were too busy making mixed tapes of music that we taped off the radio and listening to them through our own headphones. Duracells be damned!

Rest in peace, little Walkman. You were a good pal for a long time. My iPod's incredibly rad but you were there first.

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Mystery Guitar Man's The Simpsons

Who wants to hear a guy play the theme to The Simpsons on twelve toy musical instruments with a combined worth of $37.49?

You do?

You must be as easily amused and distracted as I am!



So what are you waiting for? Raid your kids' toy box and start working on the Night Court theme song!

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The Longwalls, "Zombies!"

From 2008, here's "Zombies!" by The Longwalls.

Enjoy!

Corey Feldman: The Lost Boy Discovers The Truth (Part Two)

If you missed Part One of Dufmanno's interview with Corey Feldman, please click here.

Corey Feldman
CREDIT: CoreyFeldman.net

Let's switch gears here for a moment. You have been working pretty much since you've been three years old. Growing up in the public eye is hard for anyone, but Hollywood loves to devour its young. More than 80 films under your belt and about thirty years in the spotlight it quite impressive. Do you have any advice for this crop of newly minted up and coming actors?
Well, the biggest problem you know is those that achieve success earlier rather than later is the time to cope. First and foremost, you need to know who you are because at the end of the day, I am not my career. My career is its own entity. That is my work and what I do for a living but that is not who I am as a human being. That is a key factor here. My life is my life and my career is my career, two very separate entities. If you meet Corey Feldman the person, I'm your average guy. I take my kid to school and do his homework with him. I do all the 9 to 5 day-to-day stuff that everybody else does. BUT when it comes to the entertainer, you've got the rock star and the celebrity and all that. I know how to put that image out there and be that guy when I need to be that guy but I also know how to file that away and be Average Joe Dad and Fella Next Door. You need to have the ability to do both, but that's something I had to learn. In 35 years I had a lot of experience with how to get the chemistry right.

New Music Releases: Crowded House, Prefab Sprout, King's X

Here are this week's new releases by '80s and early '90s artists. We've compiled this list to the best of our abilities.

Artist: Crowded House
Title: The Very Very Best Of Crowded House
Release date: October 26, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Reissue
More information: Nineteen previously-released singles and album tracks


Artist: Prefab Sprout
Title: Let's Change The World with Music
Release date: October 26, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Rebirth
More information: Eleven tracks, the band's first album in eight years


Artist: King's X
Title: Live Love in London
Release date: October 26, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Reissue
More information: Nineteen live tracks spread over two CDs, also comes with DVD of performance


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Set Your DVRs: Week Of October 25, 2010

Here are the musical acts appearing on the talk show circuit this week. We compiled this list to the best of our abilities. Check your local listings and don't shoot the messenger.

Monday, October 25th
Jimmy Kimmel Live: K'naan
Last Call with Carson Daly: Weezer (R)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Norah Jones
Late Show with David Letterman: Kings Of Leon
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Lauren Pritchard

Tuesday, October 26th
Jimmy Kimmel Live: Donavon Frankenreiter
Last Call with Carson Daly: She And Him
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Underworld
Lopez Tonight: Taio Cruz
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Jamey Johnson

Wednesday, October 27th
Jimmy Kimmel Live: A Perfect Circle
Last Call with Carson Daly: Interpol
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: School Of Seven Bells
Lopez Tonight: Sean Kingston
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Kylie Minogue

Thursday, October 28th
Last Call with Carson Daly: Ra Ra Riot
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Gwar
Late Show with David Letterman: Slash
Lopez Tonight: Allstar Weekend
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Corinne Bailey Rae

Friday, October 29th
Last Call with Carson Daly: Villagers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Jimmy Eat World (R)

Saturday, October 30th
Austin City Limits: Robert Earl Keen / Hayes Carll
Saturday Night Live: Rihanna

(R) = repeat performance
shows in red = our picks for the week

Moby, "We Are All Made of Stars"

From 2002, here's Moby's "We Are All Made of Stars."

Enjoy!

Free Download: Kanye West, "Don't Look Down (The Phoenix Story)"

But Kanye... what's up with the Michael Jackson head?

Corey Feldman: The Lost Boy Discovers The Truth (Part One)

The Lost Boys
CREDIT: Wikipedia

When I think of 80s royalty, there's a short list of actors that leap to my mind. Molly Ringwald. Lea Thompson. Elizabeth Shue. Michael J. Fox. Anthony Michael Hall. Corey Feldman. So when I heard that there was a new Lost Boys film coming out I thought, "Wouldn't it be so totally awesome to get Corey Feldman to talk to Culture Brats?" And then promptly thought that would never happen, but what the hell, a girl can dream right? So I did some research and lo and behold, YES, Corey Feldman would be willing to talk. To us. About stuff. EEEEE!

Later that night when I was talking to my mom about upcoming family events, I jokingly told her that I was earning good daughter points: I was turning down an opportunity to hang out with Corey Feldman to go to a family affair. And then I realized that I'd have to explain that, as my mom's not really a pop culture kind of gal. I mean, 5 years ago she asked me if U2 was "that little foreign band." (To which I said, "Sure, if you'd also define the Beatles as a little foreign band.") So I started to explain, "Corey Feldman, Mom. You know, from The Goonies?" And she cut me off, irritated. "Yes, I know who Corey Feldman is. He was Mouth. Why are you talking to Corey Feldman?" I explained that he was in a sequel to a movie from the '80s and she asked which one. I told her, figuring she'd have no idea and she replied, "Oh, Lost Boys. The vampire one with Keifer Sutherland. I like that movie. Corey Feldman seems like a nice young man, I've always liked him." So there you have it: Corey Feldman is officially bigger than U2. At my house anyway.

I wasn't available for the interview (SADFACE) but our intrepid Dufmanno was game and she had quite the interesting conversation with THE Corey Feldman. Turns out he's an interesting guy with great stories he's willing to share so here it is, the Culture Brats interview with THE Corey Feldman! --Archphoenix

Hey this is Dufmanno from Culture Brats, how are you?
I'm great today, thanks for asking. How are you?

Wonderful thanks. So the new Lost Boys movie, Lost Boys: The Thirst, is the third installment and you are reprising your iconic Edgar Frog role. The Frog Brothers have taken on a legendary status at this point so I was wondering how you feel this one stacks up against the original and the sequel?
In my estimation, it is a much more direct sequel to the original than the last one was so if by chance you never saw the last one you wouldn't be missing too much in the storyline. You could literally watch the first one and the third one and you wouldn't miss too much. Not to say I didn't like the second one (The Tribe). I actually thought it was a pretty good movie, but I think that it was good as a stand-alone. I don't necessarily know that it was a direct sequel to The Lost Boys. This new one is kind of the sequel that everyone has been waiting for. It's the return of the Frog Brothers and it pretty much hits the nail on the head. It references many of the old characters and there is a very nice dedication to Corey Haim in there. That's what is pleasing the fans more than anything is the nostalgia in it but there's also a new lease on the lives of these characters and I believe that fans are very inspired now to see what the future adventures of the Frog Brothers could possibly be.

Hellcats: "Ragged Old Flag"

I know each and everyone of you have been holding your breath for my weekly Hellcats recap that I never posted last week so I must apologize because you've probably passed out by now. That or you have gone elsewhere to get your weekly dose of sexy cheer time. Quite frankly, I don't blame you. I blame me. Last week, my DVR went on strike and never recorded it and this week I made sure to record it only to discover that the CW aired episode one. ONE! I am very angry right now. So this week you get last week's recap and next week you will get this week's. Right? If you think you're confused, you should be me trying to sort that out in my brain.

So last week was all about personal integrity on Hellcats: Ragged Old Flag.

Alice always seems to be the problem. The volleyball team tries to topple her from the top of a pyramid by chucking the ball at her head but because she's a roided-up athlete, she dodges that ball with superhero-like stealth. Which almost results in a hair-pulling catfight between the Volleyball Amazons and Hellcat Kitties with a flag football challenge to decide if the Hellcats are actually mice or men. Little do the Hellcats know that the VB Amazons are the champions of intramural flag football league. [Cue sad horn music]

So the episode goes on, Lewis "Does this look crooked?" Flynn realizes his dad is actually crooked and has been accepting hush money from the Lancer University athletic department. Vanessa does a little dance and by little I mean a really awkward dance that Red watches from a creepy distance and Marti bails on the Hellcats vs. Amazons because she has to go be a law student instead of the flag football star receiver. The nerve!

So back to the very important matter of the flag football challenge. Alice decides that the Hellcats need an angle to win the game since Marti is now *too sick* to be that star receiver so she pays a visit to her boyfriend who happens to be coaching the VB Amazons team in this flag football challenge. I am just not sure if Alice ends up being the QB, the wide end, or the star receiver. I am pretty sure she does all three to gain access to all of his plays. Which the Hellcats never use because Lewis "Does this look crooked?" Flynn is over the crooked life and refuses. He does his best to guide the girls through a rainy, awful massacre of a flag football game. But then out of the mist with bagpipes playing in the background, Savannah looks over and sees Marti, the saviour of mankind emerging with a determination that can only be rivaled by Mel Gibson in Braveheart.

And in just a few short moments Marti saves the day. Yet again. They score, and score and score once more. The rain stops. The clouds part. Rays of sunshine bathe the Hellcats in all their winning glory. The volleyball team cheers them on at the bar in their panties and then like all tragedies, the guillotine falls and Coach Vanessa informs them, mid-celebratory shot I must add, that their bid video did not make the cut by one spot. With the pathetic cheering in the background from the VB Amazons in panties the camera lingers on the sad faces of Marti, Lewis, Savannah, and Alice and we are left to wring our hands in complete worry until next week when we get to find out the fate of the Lancer Hellcats.

Free Download: Bad Religion Cover EP

Earlier this week, SPIN released Germs Of Perfection, a free 13-track mixtape of Bad Religion covers. Here's the tracklist:

1. William Elliott Whitmore, "Don't Pray On Me"
2. Frank Turner, "My Poor Friend Me"
3. The Weakerthans, "Sanity"
4. Switchfoot, "Sorrow"
5. Ted Leo, "Against The Grain"
6. Cheap Girls, "Kerosene"
7. New Politics, "Generator"
8. Cobra Skulls featuring NOFX's Fat Mike, "Give You Nothing"
9. Polar Bear Club, "Better Off Dead"
10. Guttermouth, "Pity"
11. Riverboat Gamblers, "Heaven Is Falling"
12. Tegan And Sara, "Suffer"
13. Bad Religion, "The Devil In Stitches"

To download the mix, click here.

Pseudo Echo, "Funky Town"

From 1986, here's Pseudo Echo with "Funky Town."

Enjoy!

Victim: Nicolas Cage's Drive Angry

Hello and welcome to Smacktalk, where each week we attack mock critique a music video or movie trailer. This week, we're taking a look at the trailer for the upcoming Nicolas Cage feature Drive Angry. Hope ya love it!



Archphoenix: Isn't that Nic's car from Gone In Sixty Seconds? I wonder how many classic Nic Cage movies this will reference?

Dufmanno: I am already about to give this movie legendary status right behind Vanishing Point with this opener.

Daddy Geek Boy: Another crappy haircut. Another crappy accent. Another crappy Nic Cage movie.



Daddy Geek Boy: Movie cliche #1: Good guy walking away in slow motion from an explosion.

Dufmanno: How do you break out of hell? This movie might prove very useful for those of us who already have reservations on the bullet train.

Archphoenix: He broke out of hell? Is this Ghost Rider 2: We Couldn't Get the Rights? Wait... Did he just drive that muscle car through a burning pentagram?! AWESOME.



A Vapid Blonde: Is that a merkin on his head?

Archphoenix: Oh Nic, what's with the hair? Let it go, hon.

Daddy Geek Boy: Movie cliche #2: "You got mixed up with the wrong crowd."

Dufmanno: More cars. Big cars.

Daddy Geek Boy: Movie cliche #3: "He's got one last shot at redemption."



Chag: Why do cults always steal babies? Can't they just shoplift or something?

Dufmanno: Cults steal babies because babies don't require as much work. Duh.

Archphoenix: Kidnapping babies - Raising Arizona.



Dufmanno: The Devil's right hand man? I should know this stuff. I went to Catholic school.

A Vapid Blonde: I like how well dressed the Devil's right hand man is... shouldn't it be his left hand man though?

Archphoenix: The Devil has a bounty hunter now? Sweet!



A Vapid Blonde: Oh hey! It's me as an ass double.

Daddy Geek Boy: Megan Fox was seemingly unavailable to drape herself over the cars in this movie.

Archphoenix: Nic always gets the HOTTEST women in films - Angelina Jolie, Jessica Biel, Eva Mendes. I wonder if that's a rider in his contract?



Chag: Is that supposed to be a selling point?

Daddy Geek Boy: Chag, oddly for this movie it seems it's a bigger selling point than Nic Cage being in it.



Dufmanno: I hope someday I get to blow things up, punch Chief Swann and then get thrown out of the back of a motor home onto the hood of someone's muscle car. Do you think it will ever happen for me?



Archphoenix: Shot in 3D?! FINALLY. Nic Cage's hair coming at you in 3D! I'm in.

Daddy Geek Boy: A crappy movie shot in 3D is still a crappy movie. It just has an extra dimension of crappiness.

Dufmanno: Call me crazy, but I'm a sucker for this kind of camp. I'm in the theater on opening day!

A Vapid Blonde: I should totally be in this movie. I have a muscle car. I have guns. I am even wearing Daisy Dukes right now. And I am with Dufmanno on this one. The trailer is making me all amped up. Definitely a must see!

The More You Know!

I have been having computer irritations lately which got me to looking for some old files, which reminded me of something awesome. Remember those old '80s PSAs that they sometimes embedded in cartoons? Well some genius did some editing and there's a slew of inappropriate/silly ones on YouTube. This has always been my fave (and it's Not Safe For Work):



My Mac used to yell "PORK CHOP SANDWICHES!" when I got email from a certain friend and I need to make that happen again. Check YouTube for more. Some of them are hilarious and downright wrong.

Veruca Salt, "Volcano Girls"

From 1997, here's Veruca Salt with "Volcano Girls."

Enjoy!

That R2-D2 Is In Prime Condition, A Real Bargain

So... will this replace Slave Leia as the ultimate fanboy fantasy?



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Free Download: 4-Song Live EP From The Pixies

The Pixies, who are currently touring in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the release of Doolittle, just released Doolittle 20th Anniversary Live Sampler, a FREE 4-song live EP. The tracks are:

1. "Dancing The Manta Ray"
2. "Monkey Gone To Heaven"
3. "Crackity Jones"
4. "Gouge Away"

If you want to download the EP (And why wouldn't you? It's The Pixies, people!), head on over to their official site. All it costs is your email address.

Boomtown Rats, "Rat Trap"

From 1978, here's "Rat Trap" by Boomtown Rats.

Enjoy!

E.T.: The Buddy Movie

It's definitely got the cast: Hot Fuzz and Shaun Of The Dead's Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, along with Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, and Sigourney Weaver. But does Paul have the plot?

Hugo, "99 Problems"

This cover kicks much ass.

From 2010, here's Hugo covering Jay-Z's "99 Problems."

Enjoy!

What Did You Wear?

Since the 80s are in, costumes of the 80s are in... most of the modern offerings seem to involve being a generic rock star, rock groupie, or rock parody. Although I certainly remember the fair share of (more specific) Madonnas, Michael Jacksons, and Axl Roses walking around my high school campus, I'm interested in those other 80s costumes. The ones you remember were popular but may be a little hard to find in the average costume catalog today. Such as...

Aerobics Instructor - I know most people think of Jane Fonda or Richard Simmons but when I think of 80s aerobics I always have a Running Man flashback. Seriously, what would be worse than working out and then Schwarzenegger busting through your door?



Miami Vice - What could be easier than throwing on some pastel suit combination?



Mork & Mindy - There was always that cutesy couple in Mork & Mindy costumes, holding hands, saying Na-Nu Na-Nu. Occasionally you would just see a lone Mork, rhymes with dork. Because Na-Nu just doesn't cut it without a hot girl attached.



Elvira - This one really worked best if you had the hooters for it. (I hated those girls.)



Mr. T - I don't recall Mr. T's skull being gray but whatever.


Rainbow Brite/Strawberry Shortcake/Pipi Longstocking - there seemed to be a plethora of characters that wore striped tights and had crazy hair in the 80s. All you had to do was find the tights and put on a short dress and you were good to go.



What kinds of costumes do you remember from the 80s?

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Gotta Go Back In Time

There's a lot of Back to the Future nostalgia right now as it's the 25th anniversary of the film.

Entertainment Weekly has an excellent reunion piece with Michael J. Fox and Lea Thompson. And they both look outstanding.



Spike is running this sweet ad for its 2010 Scream Awards:



And some superfans are having a week long Back To The Future fest in Burbank, California in November, that actually looks pretty fun. Hoverboard sessions!

Fess up, who else wanted an orange vest and a hoverboard after seeing the first two films?

New Music Releases: Liz Phair, The Church, Josie Cotton, Local H

Here are this week's new releases by '80s and early '90s artists. We've compiled this list to the best of our abilities.

Artist: Liz Phair
Title: Funstyle
Release date: October 19, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Reissue
More information: Originally self-released by Phair back in July, Funstyle gets a proper release this week and also contains the long sought-after The Girlysound Tapes


Artist: The Church
Title: Deep In The Shallows: The Classic Singles Collection
Release date: October 19, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Reissue
More information: Thirty-two singles spread over two CDs, it is not just thirty-two copies of "Under The Milky Way"


Artist: Josie Cotton
Title: Pussycat Babylon
Release date: October 19, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Rebirth
More information: Eleven new tracks and a dance version of "Johnny Are You Queer?" from Valley Girl's prom entertainment


Artist: Local H
Title: Local H's Awesome Mix Tape #1
Release date: October 19, 2010
Rebirth or Reissue: Rebirth
More information: Seven covers, including Pink Floyd's "Time" and Concrete Blonde's "Joey," that you can order on CD or as a limited-edition cassette tape


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