THE HORROR THAT IS "JACKPOT"! - 2001 INDIE JOHN GRIES AS A LOSER KARAOKE SINGER THE HORROR!

The Polish Bros "Jackpot" is one of those unknown treasures

in the indie film world just waiting to be stumbled upon.

It won the John Cassevette's Independent Spirit award

and stars Jon Gries as a karaoke star (or at least he 

thinks so in his mind) who shrugs his own wife and

kid to go on the road with his equally disillusioned 

manager played by Garrett Morris. A nice lot of tunes

sung by Gries and others (including a rare cameo by

Mac Davis!) are shown in the movie so it has a very

unique feel, 1/3 road movie, 1/3 musical and 1/3

character study. The comedy and drama are inter-

laced in a nice even way and this is definitely

one of those films very overlooked, using my Palm 

Springs Rating System, I give Jackpot a solid

Three Palm Trees....The Horror!!

Jackpot Movie Review & Film Summary (2001) | Roger EbertJackpot (2001)

Note - getting harder to find now that it's 15 years old, best bet is to order a used dvd on Amazon, should be very cheap.

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PAUL KANTNER TRIBUTE! - FINISHING THINGS OFF WITH PAUL & FRIENDS SEMI-ACOUSTIC 2003

For you bootleg lovers out there, enjoy this rare 2003 show

in a small mountain town in Ca with Diane, Earl, I believe

Jack if I remember correctly is on this too. It's a full

benefit show stripped down semi-acoustic with

A+ sound, enjoy - set list - 7daylink

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PAUL KANTNER TRIBUTE! - OH SAINT CHARLES SINGS, SINGS ABOUT LOVE - 2 HORRIFIC VERSIONS

St Charles is credited to 5 people but it's mainly a Kantner/

Balin composition. And oh what a tune it is. For you

guitarists out there, this was also basically Craig

Chaquito's breakout album and song. In two words-

He shreds. Just a great tune, two versions below.

St Charles - Philadelphia 1992 - THOH Remaster

sample above - link to full - 7daylink

 

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PAUL KANTNER TRIBUTE - A TRANSCENDENTAL VERSION OF "BLOWS SUITE" FROM 1992 W DARBY

BLOWS SUITE - VIENNA 1993 - THOH Remaster 
sample above, link to full 15 min , 7daylink

How Paul Kantner and Jefferson Airplane delivered LSD music to the masses

Those looking to understand the roots of San Francisco psychedelic rock need only read one observation from Paul Kantner, who died Thursday at age 74, to connect the microdots. "Jefferson Airplane had the fortune or misfortune of discovering Fender Twin Reverb amps and LSD in the same week while in college.

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PAUL KANTNER TRIBUTE! - A COUPLE OF PARAGRAPHS ON THE MAN & "MARTHA" FROM 1967

"Martha she listens for the ticking of my footsteps, Patiently;

She sifts the hairy air that's worn and wood-swept, pleasantly;
She does as she pleases, she listens for me"

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REFUSED 1998! - PUNK ROCK TURDS-DAY PULLS INTO THE STATION WITH 'THE SHAPE OF PUNK TO COME'

Just so you's knows I didn't forget the newer punk scenes,

subject to your approval one 1998 masterpiece of an 

album from Refused and my man Dennis who went

on to form International Noise Conspiracy besides

a couple others. Everything this guy touches turns

to gold ya dig? Incredibly talented chap.

Refused: The Shape of Punk to Come: A Chimerical Bombination in 12 Bursts [Deluxe Edition]

No band has ever mastered the ominous cymbal tap quite like Refused. On the Swedish hardcore band's final album and masterpiece, David Sandström's shivering tings signal a sort of warning. They usually come right as the band launches from tense, coiled quiet into all-out assault-- or, if they're already in assault mode, from one head-spinning riff to another.

Why 'The Shape of Punk to Come' Was Wrong

Fourteen years ago, Refused made an album that they called The Shape of Punk to Come. But it wasn't. The album was complex and challenging, full of sounds that had rarely been incorporated into punk rock (electronic and drum-and-bass elements! Jazz breakdowns! Ambient soundscapes!)

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FEAR IS 'LIVE, FOR THE RECORD'! - 1986 LIVE LP OF A SHOW INSIDE A RADIO STATION - THE HORROR!!

PUNK ROCK TURDS-DAY SHUFFLES ON....

Fear has always been one of those bands that's much

better live than in the studio. This is the best official 

release to own as it draws songs from both studio 

albums and captures this old school punk band

at their best. They play a show at a radio station

and a 24-track mobile van showed up to record.

The whole album can be found pretty cheap

on cd, vinyl or cassette ha ha, this is the FEAR

record to own, found some but not all of the

songs on youtube, assembled a playlist below, njoy

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CAREFUL AROUND THIS NEXT BEND IT'S A "DRIVE-IN MASSACRE"! - 1977 B-FLICK TRULY A HORROR!!

Oh boy, we got a little stench that precedes this one,

I will say this much- it has that 70's vibe to it in a

strong way but unfortunately nothing else to hang

it's hat on. A few gore scenes, I would say this one

is a good watch for lovers of the genre but even

b-movie fans aren't going to pull this one off the

shelf a second time, ya dig me? Using my Palm

 Springs Rating System, this little slice of late 70's

gets One Palm Tree....The Horror!!

Film Review: Drive-In Massacre (1977)

SYNOPSIS: "At a rural, run-down drive in theater, a young couple arrives to watch the movie playing. They park their car and talk about having a baby. The woman suggests procreating at the drive-in, but the man, Alan, wants to see the beginning of the movie.

Every 70s Movie: Drive-In Massacre (1977)

For fans of '70s cheese, the prospect of a low-budget slasher flick set at a drive-in theater-and bearing the cheerfully blunt title Drive-In Massacre-is tantalyzing. Unfortunately, this particular picture's appeal ends there, because the amateurish movie squanders every bit of potential its concept promises.

Drive-In Massacre (1977)

Directed by Stu Segall Magnum VHS THE FILM As a kid, I spent a lot of time with my first cousins. They farted in my face, trashed my Millennium Falcon, and let their friends fart in my face.

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PUNK ROCK TURDS-DAY! - DOUBLE SHOT OF FEAR - THE HORROR THAT IS "RADIO SHOW 1990" W WHO?

If ever there was a strange curiosity then it's this 15

minute radio done by yours truly in 1990. This was

when I was going thru my short-lived "I sound like

Hal Fishman from KTLA Channel 5 news" phase.

Each week had a different theme and this was the

show I did on punk and FEAR. They had just done

a reunion gig at the Hollywood Palladium sold out

so they were back in the limelight. The interview

portion with Lee Ving I recorded using an old

Radio Shack suction cup mic on the phone

earpiece, it's pretty comical stuff, remember I

did warn ya. Megalink - previously distributed.

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PUNK ROCK TURDS-DAY! - THE HORROR THAT IS THE CIRCLE JERKS GROUP SEX ALBUM - SHEER PUNK!

Punk Rock 101 is in session and you're looking at the

"Exile On Main Street" of old school punk. 15 minutes

and 45 seconds of pure LA punk in 1980. 14 songs

that belong together, stick together and refuse to

compromise. Other bands would try, one or two

may have come close, but none that came after

this album have been able to top it...The Horror!!

Circle Jerks - Group Sex (album review 3) | Sputnikmusic

Circle Jerks- Group Sex -When a group of males stand in a circle to jer Whoa there, hold yer horses. I'd be leading into one hell of a misuse for the definition of the phrase we're looking at here. I say, on with the review.

Prindle Record Reviews - Circle Jerks

Sometimes in life, you start off really good and then gradually rest your leg in the toilet. Such is the way with two of the most popular L.A. hardcore bands of the early 80s, X and the Circle Jerks.

"What the Jerks offered to their audience in and out of the studio was a rush of reality-depraved subjects, but yet, they centered around the reality of the life of an insomniac, a high-class pervert, and of course, and anarchist. Morris, after leaving a newly-established Black Flag with haste, partnered up with guitarist Greg Hetson, and later picked up drummer Lucky Lehrer, and bassist Roger Rogerson, and got right down to the addicting late-nights and constant touring that later led to the recording of Group Sex." - Sputniknusic

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PUNK ROCK TURDS-DAY! - THE BAND IS 999 THE YEAR IS 1980 THE PLACE IS HORRIFIC HAMBURG

These guys came out of England in 1977 when the punk scene

first broke and guess what? They're celebrating 40 years this

year! Punk never dies, welcome to Punk Rock Turds-Day

999 - Hamburg 10-28-80 - 7-song 30 min set 7daylink A-

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STONES 1969! - THE HORROR THAT IS "1969 SOUNDBOARD COLLECTION" OLE SKOOL HORROR ;-)

this one's better than it looks, nice listen, oleMFlink

01 Sympaty For The Devil (*)02 Stray Cat Blues (*)
03 Prodigal Son (*)
04 You Gotta Move (*)
05 Love In Vain (*)
06 Live With Me (*)
07 Gimme Shelter (*)
08 Little Queenie (*)
09 Satisfaction (*)
10 Sympaty For The Devil (**)
11 Stray Cat Blues (**)
12 Little Queenie (**)
13 Love In Vain (***)
14 Jumping Jack Flash (#)
(*) Oakland, November 9, 1969 (2nd Show)
(**) Detroit, November 24, 1969 (1st Show)
(***) Baltimore, November 26, 1969
(#) London, December 14, 1969

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AROUND THIS NEXT BEND, IT'S "ZAAT", RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! - 1971 HALF-MAN HALF-CATFISH WTF

Kind of a take-off on the fly but instead of a fly

getting in the chamber, it's a catfish. This one is El Stinko

to the point of laughter, especially the costume and 

extremely cheesy narration. Let's get this over with-

great trailer, terrible movie, One Palm Tree...The Horror!

Film Review: Zaat (1971)

SYNOPSIS: A mad scientist transforms himself into an aquatic killer. REVIEW: When I was first alerted about "Zaat", I will confess, it being the first I've ever heard of this title. No mentions in reading, no lost VHS tapes, no late night viewing's in the after hours, "Zaat" was simply off the radar completely.CCC: Clayton's Cinema Countdown

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X 2004! - LIVE IN LOS ANGELES IS THE HORROR AS BAND MACHINEGUNS 21 OF THEIR BEST HORRORS

Now pay close attention cause there's going to be a 

test later ya dig? There are two official live albums

in the X canon. They were both recorded in LA

but two decades apart. The first one called X Live

At The Whisky was a 2-lp album released in the

mid-80's. It's a damn fine album but didn't

have the greatest song order or selections so

doesn't flow that well. But this one from 2005

recorded at the House Of Blues LA is a 21

song powerhouse of basically every great X

song there is. The pace is set on first song

and doesn't stop, Johnny & Pauline still rock!

X - Live In Los Angeles (album review ) | Sputnikmusic

Release Date: 2005 | Tracklist Coming 25 years after their debut album Los Angeles took the punk community and nation buy surprise by landing them on numerous "Best of" lists for band and album of the year honors, Live In Los Angeles, X's first album in 9 years and recorded at the House Of Blues, Hollywood this past November, is the first album in 20 years to feature all four original members back in the fold (with guitarist Billy Zoom being absent since 1985) and playing as a unit once again.

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A DOUBLE-SHOT OF PUNK BAND X! - CHESTNUT CABARET 1986 - HAVE A SEAT NO STANDING PLEASE

Greetings - a double shot of X on a Twos Day Nite,

here's an old Hear Rock City goody 7daylink Rating A+

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