Insider info tells me that Brooklyn key-punk band Matt & Kim will be rocking Alaska in April. YYYEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! EDIT: Confirmed on their MySpace page!
Yea Yeah video
It's a Fact (Printed Stained) live @ Lollapalooza 07
This CD-R was 'made in conjunction with the summer 2005 "Ass Holocaust" tour with Rose for Bodhan'. This is sort of a transitional EP, 7 tracks in length. Moving from the less overt The Sex is Next to masterwork of After the Rain my Heart Still Dreams, i am become ass is the chrysalis stage of the Ahab butterfly.
The Tracks:
1. Your Body is a Wonderland- This cover is a poppy string of almost childish synth lines and electronic beeps. Julie (my wife) hates the original and this version is pretty funny. 2. I Can't Believe It's Not Booty (Radio edit)- The idea that this song would ever be played on radio is hilarious. Check out the single version on the 2nd video in my Valentine's Day post. This version replaces all the F-bombs with the word Love. The keys are also more lo-fi and the secondary keyboard part is much more pronounced. This track is completely great. 3. Sk8er Boi- Before there was Girlfriend their was that other amazing Avril song. This cover could be some terrible serious attempt to make this song techno workout/dance music. This song starts to show Captain Ahab's ability to walk the line of irony so silently that the casual passerby might not notice it. 4. This Music Sucks- A song that rips on its own genre for almost 5 minutes. The drum & bass brakes down in the middle for a noise & vocals tirade. Brilliant. 5. Climate Control Abe Lincoln vs. Fairy Princess Ballerina Bride (Live)- An electronic instrumental with "announcing" of what sounds like a pro wrestling match, this is a song that seems to be almost 100% based on being there. Why does this work for me? It's a horror trick, that what you don't see can be scarier than what you do see. Same deal here, with funnier being the operative word. 6. Goliath!- This is a narrative about David and Goliath mostly sung from Goliath's point of view. This reminds me of old comic books or Saturday cartoons where the bad guy constantly brags of their own evil. Goliath boasts about being a "befouler of the land" and a "metaphor of selfishness" and "proud to be uncircumcised"; while the Philistines refer to themselves as godless. Good stuff. 7. The Captain Ahab Megalomaniamix- This is probably my favorite track. It's an almost 16 minute mix that highlights past achievements and alludes to what would be their very bright future.
I am now eagerly awaiting the first package from the fan club that should come out soon. Of course, I can't wait for their next full length The End of Irony.
I was going to review the latest Incredible Hercules but its been out for a week now so I'm just going to link to this post (and this one and this one) that sums up everything I wanted to say and has prettier scans. If you've wondered why I have links to fashion blogs on my page here, i think this should clarify. Modern "high fashion" consists mostly of costumes. Inspiration for this line seems to have come from the Adam West Batman series of yore.
Happy Valentine's Day! Here is some prime love ballads sandwiching choice MODOK soft-core. So take a trip with me to the land of love.
Our first stop is CaptainAhab's "U Want Me" video. Now, I'm sure many of you are already familiar, but indulge yourself and watch this again. Watch it all the way through. It will set the tone for this blog, the rest of the day, and maybe even change your life. (Caution for those at work, maybe wait 'till later if your office is strict)
Wasn't that great? "TEH H8RED PWNS ME 4EVA!11!!" Captain Ahab is so great. Who doesn't want to be loved like that? Maybe MODOK?
Let's explore some of the highs and lows of MODOK's sordid romantic history. The Mental Organism has had many a dealings with the opposite sex but here are my picks for the three most titilating adventures.
Last year, we learned of MODOK's, or rather George Tarleton's, fling with Monica Rappaccini in MODOKs 11 and the Ms Marvel story arc "Ready, AIM, Fire!" MODOK was once a normally proprtioned, scientist-dork who took advantage of a drunk girl at an AIM gathering. When years later, they have a chance to reunite, Monica spurns the freakish MODOK and condemns their offspring-producing encounter to a mistake. What she didn't realize is that Hell hath no fury like a MODOK scorned. He formulates an insane plan to get back at her by blowing her up with a destabilized Hypernova. She should really have thought about her hurtful and unkind words before she crossed poor MODOK.
Next on our stroll down MODOK memory lane is 1983's The Incredible Hulk 290: "Unholy Alliance". First off, it's refreshing to see how far we've come in 25 years. To call something as beautiful as love "unholy" truly is. MODOK's Conquest in this issue is Dr. Katherine Waynesboro. Now it's hard to tell by Sal Buscema's fairly flat art, but the Dr. is quite the looker. To summarize the plot, AIM kidnaps Dr. K.W. and turns her into Ms MODOK in order combat MODOK who is looking to reclaim AIM for himself.
What AIM didn't see coming was love.
And I don't think anyone saw the consummation coming.
Yikes! Click on that one for the full effect. Well, eventually MODOK disintegrates the Abomination and Ms MODOK is put off. MODOK tries to kill her, but accidentally knocks her into the machine that can revert her to her natural form. Dang!
6 years before this tragedy MODOK had an "encounter" with Ms Marvel in the 7th issue of her first series. Now if you read about their battle in 2007 you will have noticed she never mentions this battle. Here is why:
Oh yeah. Check that out! “She screams a second time, and inside her mind smiles… For MODOK has changed. No longer repulsive, fearful, monstrously evil– the mind ripper mas made him tall and strong and beautiful. It’s made him a man Ms Marvel can LOVE. And serve. A man she will worship as a GOD.” ICE COLD.
I think that image properly sets the tone for this last video. Yes, it is Captain Ahab again with "I Can't Believe It's Not Booty" and NO, YOU SHOULD NOT WATCH THIS AT WORK!
