“The Impossible Kid (of Kung-Fu)” is a 1982 Filipino action flick starring Weng Weng, the pint-sized dynamo with a knack for kicking ass and taking names. If you haven’t seen this gritty gem, let me paint a picture for you: it’s a riotous mash-up of action, comedy, and a fair dose of the absurd, all […]
Mazzy Star was a bit of an anomaly in the early ’90s music scene. An embodiment of moody, introspective cool, mixed with a hefty dose of dream-pop mystique, they were a sonic oasis in a desert of grunge and boy bands. They emerged from the ashes of the late ’80s, led by the sultry, haunting […]
There’s been a lot of talk about the Oasis reunion as of late and it got me to thinking why some folks think Oasis is “gay” — not in the sexual way, mind you, (so far as I know) but you know, in that “gay” way where even gay people call them gay. Buckle up […]
Hailing from the balmy, sun-soaked shores of Hermosa Beach, California, Black Flag is the epitome of a punk rock revolution. Founded in 1976 by Greg Ginn, this outfit wasn’t about your average rock ‘n’ roll dreams. No, Black Flag was a raw, visceral experience, the kind that leaves you with a hangover and a bad […]
The infamous music video for “Violet” by Courtney Love’s band Hole is a piece of visual artistry as unhinged as it is unforgettable. If you haven’t seen it, buckle up, because this video is a visceral rollercoaster that’ll make you feel like you’ve taken a one-way ticket to the dark side of grunge’s soul…
Patti Smith didn’t just waltz into the rock ‘n’ roll scene; she ripped the fucking door off its hinges. Picture this: a scrawny girl from Chicago, born into a world of grime and grit, who somehow made her way to New York City in the early ’70s. There, amidst the wreckage of a decaying urban […]
If you haven’t seen “Johnny Got His Gun”, you’re in for a trip through the dark side of human nature. Directed by Dalton Trumbo in 1971, this film isn’t your average war flick; it’s more like a punch to the gut wrapped in black-and-white misery. Based on Trumbo’s own novel, the movie tells the story […]
Invasion of the Bee Girls (re-released in 1981 as Graveyard Tramps) is a 1973 American science fiction film. The first film venture for writer Nicholas Meyer, it was directed by Denis Sanders and stars William Smith, Anitra Ford and Victoria Vetri. The premise of the movie is that a mad scientist (Ford) is using radiation-mutated bee serum to create an army of female beauties who seduce men […]
Ciao! Manhattan is a film that’s as much a reflection of its time as it is a tragic symbol of one woman’s unraveling. Released in 1972, this experimental piece is as much an artifact of the 60s counterculture as it is a haunting portrait of Edie Sedgwick, a woman who glittered like a firework before […]
This iconic video for The Runaways’ 1976 hit Cherry Bomb features Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Cherie Currie, Sandy West, and Jackie Fox — five teenage girls who, in their leather jackets and sleazy lingerie, look like they just got picked up by a couple of horny old dudes who thought they were gonna get them drunk and […]
