For safety's sake, please consider all links herein either nsfw or potentially offensive*
Let's Have a Shambles! with the
Country Teasers!
Formed somewhere in Scotland in 1993 around one
Ben Wallers, the Country Teasers forged an unusual contrast between
acerbic lyrics, trash punk twang, and
honest affect(at)ion of
country-western tropes and
sounds. They were also equal opportunity offenders, their songs frequently featuring seemingly
misanthropic, misogynistic, and even
racist lyrics. But despite their affrontive controversy, perhaps
they aren't quite so easy to dismiss.
Though rarely does he give in-person interviews, Mr. Wallers will, when confronted,
defend his "schlock tease," though not without
characteristic aplomb.
Although the Country Teasers are pretty much dead,
their extensive discography has plenty of
noteworthy diversions.
Some albums to start with are 1996's
Satan Is Real Again or Feeling Good About Bad Thoughts, 1999's
Destroy All Human Life, and 2006's
Back to the Future.
Mr. Wallers continues to release new records under the moniker
The Rebel. A number of Teaser records were released on
In The Red records.
*Although if you do find it offensive, I'd simply request considering if that is perhaps the point.
posted by SomaSoda
on Nov 9, 2011 -
5 comments
The most vivid figure in Michael Gramaglia and Jim Fields's End of the Century was the least articulate and most archetypal of the Ramones: Johnny, the right-wing prole whose hard-ass sense of style the others nutballed and softened and accelerated and above all imitated. ... Exciting and absolutely right though their '70s sets always were, the film establishes that they kept the faith live till the end, lifted by Joey's goofy dedication and powered by the chords Johnny thrashed out like they were why he was alive. As unyielding in his aesthetic principles as he was in everything else, this reactionary was an avant-gardist in spite of himself. -
Robert Christgau
posted by Trurl
on Nov 9, 2011 -
17 comments
Alex Cox:
REPO MAN was made as a "negative pickup" by Universal at the time when Bob Rehme was head of the studio. At the time, the big deal over there was STREETS OF FIRE, and nobody really noticed our film [8 MB PDF] at all. Which was lucky for us, since Bob Rehme had "green-lighted" a film which was quite unusual by studio standards. (previously)
posted by Trurl
on Oct 31, 2011 -
92 comments
"...it's probably extra easy to trace my life & interests through these galleries. They start out in Kansas (most of the early non-Lawrence/ KC ones were sent to me either by people ordering copies of my zine or by a few pals of mine who had run away to CA), and as I move around in life the bands & venues change accordingly: Kansas, Ohio, Washington DC, Kansas again, Arizona."
The Jason Willis Flyer Collection, 1981-2006
posted by nomadicink
on Oct 3, 2010 -
4 comments
Aptly named hardcore deconstructionists Fucked Up are slated to play a
free, 12-hour show in NYC on Tuesday, October 14th. The show will feature appearances from the likes of John Cale, Matt Sweeney, David Cross, Mobb Deep, Akon, Vivian Girls, U2's The Edge, and others.
posted by auralcoral
on Oct 6, 2008 -
13 comments
Deadlicious is an English language blog from France focusing on weird and kitschy art of all kinds. Online since May, the last few weeks alone have featured vintage monster model
kits, Nazi sex paperback
covers,
lots of crazy
comics (including
King Kong) and
bizarre action magazines,
Hammer vampire posters, old motorbike
helmets, Japanese plastic
toys,
UFO zines from the 1950s and 60s, French art from 1910 depicting the year
2000, as well as some pictures of famed Mexican masked wrestler
Santo I'd never seen before. Plus there's over 300 more features in the archives.
posted by stinkycheese
on Oct 18, 2007 -
9 comments
We all seem to know
about
Gary Panter: set designer
for
Pee-Wee's
play house and author of the
JIMBO
comics. His site archives an increasing radius: see his
comics, for instance,
some Jimbo covers:
1,
2, 3.
Or his
custom
drawings, which are done based on one to three words you supply. The ink drawings:
1,
2, 3
and the
sketchbooks
are nice, too:
1,
2, 3,
4.
Seems like he's everywhere: writing on his
blog
or that oft remembered
manifesto,
sometimes
being
taught or
written
about. And, as connective tissue, his
Screamers
design is one of the more well regarded punk images out there. When I think
of Panter, I also think of
Raymond
Pettibon, brother
of
Greg
Ginn (Black Flag/SST). Featured in
PBS
ART 21 (check out the multi-media), his work graced numerous
Black Flag and
Minutemen
album covers and
flyers.
Zines
also played an early role in his development.
Mike
Watt's own
Hootpage documents some of
Ray's
art from the summer of 2003. Known for his
interplay
of
image
and
word,
some
pieces
seem to be in
process,
but
all
are
still
striking.
More
pieces can
be seen
at tractor.com. When I think of Pettibon, I sometimes think of
Art
Chantry. His
posters
(
1, 2,
3, 4,
5, 6,
7) are
inspirational
and his
logos
ain't too shabby either. Mr. Chantry has been known to
debate
the rise and fall
of rock and roll graphic design,
speak
up on issues of the state of
graphic
design today (as well as
Seattle).
Some people can't
surf, indeed.
posted by safetyfork
on Feb 18, 2005 -
30 comments
