reels of solid steel.

Cheeba's put up his entire AV set on the Solid Steel page, which i had the pleasure of seeing live a few months back and is definitely worth a watch. Ridiculously fun from start to finish, even Prince Charles can't help but hit us with some of his best moves.

DJ Cheeba-The Reels of Solid Steel from Solid Steel on Vimeo.

http://www.djcheeba.com/

who likes short shorts?

well i certainly do. here's 5 of the best short films i've seen to date.

1. Madame Tutli Putli - Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski

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2. Destino - Walt Disney & Salvador Dali

3. Foutaises - Jean Pierre-Jeunet

4. Forklift Driver Klaus - Stefan Prehn & Jorg Wagner

5. Pencil Face (no idea who made this but its really fucking wierd)

the dopest ghost in town.

so this week the north west has decided to fuck with our heads and go all tropical. i open my blinds in the morning to blissful sunshine ready to hit the park and by the time i'm having breakfast there'll be an ACTUAL THUNDERSTORM. this never happens around here. extremes of weather are not usually something you'll find in the north west (votes for extreme right-wing parties however...)

anyway this means i've not bothered braving the confusing, nasty outdoors, and instead found solace in the crumb-laden sheets of my ridiculously comfy bed and our best friend the internet. i thought i'd share my highlights of the past few days with you.

KIDS

this film is so fucking cool. ok its mostly about aids and nasty shit but it got me right in the mood for summer. now i just want to live in new york and chill with my homies on the park with blunts in rotation and skateboard all day. if someone could sort that out for me that would be excellent.

PLATFORM

http://www.readplatform.com/

ive spent a lot of time on this site the past couple of days. its basically like vice magazine except not as, ermmm, cunty (is that a word? it should be). still a few shit pretentious articles but the majority are genuinely funny and well written. here's a few personal favourites:

The Worst Feelings In The World

90s Kids Shows Were Scary

Staying In On The Internet

Things To Do Before You're 21

TOTALLY BONE

http://totallybone.blogspot.com/

a blog written by a friend of a friend and his girlfriend. loads of hilarious and intelligent articles and plenty of hatin' on american apparel, which can never be a bad thing. 

FLIP STUFF OFF

http://flipstuffoff.wordpress.com/

pretty self-explanatory really. simple but really makes me laugh!

LITERAL ALBUM COVERS

http://www.funnyordie.co.uk/blog/posts/15153

continuing the trend of simple silly things. pretty bloody funny though.

HOLLA DADDY

http://www.holladaddy.com/

winding people up on dating sites. i particularly recommend the first one (with victor). me and my mate jake did this once but went nowhere near the lengths this guy goes to. there really are some freeeeaks in the world. bit mean but fucking hilarious.

JAH RASTAFARI

this guy is classic. i don't think anybody has ever been quite as happy as him ever. a role model for us all.

PETER SERAFINOWICZ

http://www.peterserafinowicz.com/

again not much to say on this. just a few funny bits and pieces by mostly british comedians. check out his and matt berry's twitterband project. clever shit!

there's more but i'm getting bored. all i'll say is LISTEN TO GOLDEN SILVERS THEY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

you've got to show me love.

Funuke: Show Some Love, You Losers! is a japanese dark comedy with everything from knife-fights to incestuous love triangles. It centers around a dysfunctional family reunited by the death of their parents, who were hit by a truck during a panic to save a cat. it sort of reminded me of The Royal Tenenbaums, with the siblings being thrown together despite their huge grievances, which become apparent as the film progresses: 

The charm of the quiet small town is completely lost on failed actress and part-time prossie Sumika; Kyomi is reserved and observant, expressing her anger and family secrets through gruesome manga cartoons; Machiko and Shinji maintain a loveless marriage, made worse by Shinji's alcoholism and money problems.

As the plot progresses in ever-varying directions, you find yourself becoming completely engrossed in this family's unhappy existence, and its worth watching if only for the crazy manga-themed climax.

Buy it from amazon or download it using this torrent

Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain

today i watched amelie, and then developed a minor obsession with learning piano for every yann tierson song i can get my hands on. his songs are fucking incredible.

- Comptine d'un Autre Etè - Yann Tiersen

- Pas Si Simple - Yann Tiersen

- Summer 78 - Yann Tiersen

- La Valse D'Amelie (Orchestra Version) - Yann Tiersen

audrey tautou is just perfect.

wild style.

anyone that knows me will know i bum off david lynch. from the small town wackiness of twin peaks (possibly the best tv series EVER) to the complete and utter headfuck of inland empire, lynch has been unleashing his crazy genius on to the world for decades.

but one of the most striking features of his work for me is the music he uses, to create the incredible atmospheric moments of cinematic genius he's come to be known for. 

audrey horne is made sexier than ever with her trademark shuffly blues grooves:

nina simone's sinnerman plays as an army of whores go sick to strobe lights. to be honest that film messed with my head too much for me to actually enjoy it:

roy orbison's classic in dreams comes out of nowhere for a bizzare lip-syncing performance in the drugden of blue velvet:

and here's the trademark david lynch sound, if ever there was one, that made me learn to appreciate heavy tremelo on a whole other level:

finally, another surreal lynch moment in which nicolas cage's badass wild at heart character proves his love by breaking into love me tender. guy's got some pipes!

to anybody unfamiliar with david lynch, i would highly recommend you get your hands on twin peaks, blue velvet, wild at heart and mulholland drive.