With 8 Mega pixle camera, GPS and more nifty applications than you can shake a stick at....I'm happy I finally upgraded.
Much love
FrEaK xXx
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
New Mobile Phone
All hail my mighty SAMSUNG TOCCO ULTRA EDITION hahaha
With 8 Mega pixle camera, GPS and more nifty applications than you can shake a stick at....I'm happy I finally upgraded.
Much love
FrEaK xXx
With 8 Mega pixle camera, GPS and more nifty applications than you can shake a stick at....I'm happy I finally upgraded.
Much love
FrEaK xXx
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Stolen Babies
Oh how I love this band!!
If image and music do indeed go hand in hand then they truly are one step ahead of the game!!
Of the many descriptions to pigeon hole this bands genre the best I have heard is that they are avant-garde metal/industrial punk with a circus attitude.
Monday, 18 May 2009
The Weekend Madness
Well people it started on Thursday with a trip to the cinema to see Robert Langdon tackle the Illuminati.
I must say I took to this film with more ease than its predecessor (The Da-Vinci Code). This is a stripped back affair and fast paced as our hero races around Rome & the Vatican to stop an Anti-Matter device from destroying all the clergy and followers.
In all I would give this a 7/10 and is well worth a trip to see it in the Cinema.
Friday I was drunk.....very very drunk.
Saturday was a quiet one, plans had went all wrong as my girlfriend was poorly...so a chance to watch Eurovision and eat junk food.
Germany had my vote but failed to secure enough votes to make any real dent in Norway's ridiculous win...I'm sure people weren't listening to the songs grrrr how could anyone not vote for a song that had 'THE GODDESS' Miss Dita Von Teese dancing in the background...words fail me!!
Anyway this week is shaping up to be most uninteresting.
However I have found a band that is truly awesome!! FACT from Japan infuse techno, hardcore, pop, punk and metal to make thee most catchy tracks ever!! I'm gonna expect big things from this band!!!....time will tell.
Much love
FrEaK xXx
I must say I took to this film with more ease than its predecessor (The Da-Vinci Code). This is a stripped back affair and fast paced as our hero races around Rome & the Vatican to stop an Anti-Matter device from destroying all the clergy and followers.
In all I would give this a 7/10 and is well worth a trip to see it in the Cinema.
Friday I was drunk.....very very drunk.
Saturday was a quiet one, plans had went all wrong as my girlfriend was poorly...so a chance to watch Eurovision and eat junk food.
Germany had my vote but failed to secure enough votes to make any real dent in Norway's ridiculous win...I'm sure people weren't listening to the songs grrrr how could anyone not vote for a song that had 'THE GODDESS' Miss Dita Von Teese dancing in the background...words fail me!!
Anyway this week is shaping up to be most uninteresting.
However I have found a band that is truly awesome!! FACT from Japan infuse techno, hardcore, pop, punk and metal to make thee most catchy tracks ever!! I'm gonna expect big things from this band!!!....time will tell.
Much love
FrEaK xXx
Monday, 11 May 2009
Star Trek
Well on Saturday I went to the cinema to see the new re-invention of Star Trek, J.J Abrams is a the helm and with Cloverfield & Lost under his belt already expectations were high.
The film happliy lives up to the hype and is a fantastic new look Star Trek, set in the past to the Original Star Trek Series, the film introduces an alternative to how Kirk, Spock & McCoy (and friends) meet and form a friendship that will shape the course of history.
Throw in a cameo from Leonard Nimoy as Spock from the future what more can we Trekkies ask for??
FrEaK xXx
oohhh Angels & Demons this week!!!
Epic Gig-age at the ABC!!
Well im a tad late on this but Friday night was really fucking good!!
As always Every Time I Die were nothing short of awesome!! Keith and the Buffalo boys opened up a set of classics from Hot Damn right through to brand new material from their forthcoming album.
As a fan of the Gallows I was unsure if what I heard about their manic shows was true or not!! It was an understatement!!
Frank Carter is a power frontman and demands nothing but anarchy from his fans. The floor of the ABC became a pit of death as circle-pit and walls of death took over!!
All the new material from Grey Britain came over excellent and this gig was a must see.
FrEaK xXx
As always Every Time I Die were nothing short of awesome!! Keith and the Buffalo boys opened up a set of classics from Hot Damn right through to brand new material from their forthcoming album.
As a fan of the Gallows I was unsure if what I heard about their manic shows was true or not!! It was an understatement!!
Frank Carter is a power frontman and demands nothing but anarchy from his fans. The floor of the ABC became a pit of death as circle-pit and walls of death took over!!
All the new material from Grey Britain came over excellent and this gig was a must see.
FrEaK xXx
Friday, 8 May 2009
Gallows Tonight...New Album Review Time I Think
On the eve of the Gallows gig at Glasgow's ABC I thought I'd share my review of their new album 'Grey Britain'.
I have always liked the Gallows, 'Orchestra of the Wolves' came out of no-where for me and encapsulated hardcore punk with a certain amount of bravado that I was throughly hooked. However over time I found myself thinking there was something missing.
'Grey Britain' is a flawless record and the sign of a band building upon their previous work like the solid foundations on to which a house would be built. Frank Carter paints a bleak picture of a Britain - full of corruption, racism & plagues...which lets face it, kinda resembles the front paper headlines on a day to day basis. The music is hatefueled, unrelenting, thought-provoking and very much more the work of a band entering maturity and uncompromising on their hardcore roots.
It is a very rare occasion that I will state and album is without filler tracks and the reason is I feel many bands run through the motions, Gallows are just finding their A-Game now and for that reason I would give it an intimidating 8/10!!
Roll on tonight with Every Time I Die is support, this gig is gonna be a belter!!
FrEaK xXx
I have always liked the Gallows, 'Orchestra of the Wolves' came out of no-where for me and encapsulated hardcore punk with a certain amount of bravado that I was throughly hooked. However over time I found myself thinking there was something missing.
'Grey Britain' is a flawless record and the sign of a band building upon their previous work like the solid foundations on to which a house would be built. Frank Carter paints a bleak picture of a Britain - full of corruption, racism & plagues...which lets face it, kinda resembles the front paper headlines on a day to day basis. The music is hatefueled, unrelenting, thought-provoking and very much more the work of a band entering maturity and uncompromising on their hardcore roots.
It is a very rare occasion that I will state and album is without filler tracks and the reason is I feel many bands run through the motions, Gallows are just finding their A-Game now and for that reason I would give it an intimidating 8/10!!
Roll on tonight with Every Time I Die is support, this gig is gonna be a belter!!
FrEaK xXx
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Spawn of Dawn - Revisited
I have decided to recant my earlier claims of not going into detail on the might and splendor of Spawn of Dawns 11hr horror marathon!!
Below is my entire review on said event.
My friend Grant & I arrived at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh and after a quick strong black coffee headed to our seats. The introduction was short and sweet, we were informed the first group of short films would tickle us and the main would have us wondering what the hell was going on.
Staplerfahrer Klaus - A very funny short film from Germany, filmed in the style of an instructional video to health and safety in the work place, in this case the film follows the pits and pearls of Klaus's first day as a forklift driver. Lots of funny twists, blood and humour...what more can you ask for?? Check it out below.
You Better Watch Out - Another short film from Australia, this time a old man finishes his shift as a Santa for a local department store. This old man lacks festive cheer and is subsequently abducted by two, ski mask wearing, men intent on making Santa pay for the presents they never got as kids. Sinister and funny at the same time as only the Australians can do.
Tanami The Baby's Curse - This was the first feature film of the event. From Japan and done in the style of Evil Dead meets Scooby Do, my friend and I are divided on our reviews of this film. He thought it was nonsense but well filmed haha but I saw fun and Japanese classic film techniques. Not the best film to leave the land of the rising sun but one you certainly wont forget soon.
Intermission....
Mama - This short film from Spain freaked me out with a clever use of build up of music and climax of scare!! Two girls wake up with one informing the other that Mama is home. As they try to escape the house Mama is there waiting for them!! Check it out below....Scary stuff!!
The Ugly File - A bizarre short film about a photographer taking pictures of babies with deformities for his client.
Last of the Living - The second feature tips its cap to Shaun of the Dead & Mad Max 2 in another mental Australian film. The story centers around three friends living life as part of the last of humanity as the rest of the world has been infected by a strange virus rendering them mere zombies hungry for that taste of brains and blood. Our three heroes are persuaded by a woman to help take a possible cure to an island research center. The story has wit and comedy spurting viscously like the blood spray from the bitten necks of the cast of this film. Well Worth a Watch.
Intermission.....And after seating complications....
Wheelchair Werewolf - This short film is just silly and crazy at the same time. Basically is a spoof trailer for a film that centres around the premise that a small town is under threat by a werewolf...this one though, has a twist...its got wheels!!! Awesome film, mad laugh and something you gotta check out below!!
The Killer - A pretty predicable short film from the Americans. A strange man comes to town hunting a man and ends up staying for dinner in a local bed and breakfast...but what exactly is in that stew??
Night of the Creeps - The third feature and personally the one I was most looking forward to seeing. A hark back to the 80's in this one. I am sure I originally saw this film in the early 90's, and as I was a bit older than I was in the 80's and subsequently allowed to watch the more grim and gruesome flicks. This film, re-released recently, got a special showing at Spawn of Dawn this year and 10secs in to it the memories flooded back. The film is about alien parasites infecting a college campus and the hero (the geeky kid) stepping up to bring them down and bedding the girl!! I was not disappointed by this one.
Breakfast intermission.....
Hold Your Fire - Easily one of the most disturbing and yet amazing works of movie art I have seen. Check it out if you get the chance!!
Buried - The second Australian short film, funny as fuck ... nothing need more be said.
Home Movie - From the title you could be mistaken for thinking this could be a pornographic film or even a spoof in the same vein as Date Movie, Scary Movie & Disaster Movie. You'd be wrong on all counts...this film is disturbing and excellent and uncomfortable all in one. A Family of 4 (Mum Dad Brother & Sister) live on the outskirts of New York and make family films...however the kids aren't like kids and over the course of different specially filmed events (Easter, Christmas and so on) a apparent chain of disturbing events are catalogued showing the kids to be killers in the making. I would recommend this film to every horror fan!
Last intermission.....
Pib & Pig - A funny short delivers in the style of a kids Plasticine programme...What you see is what you get.
Advantage - This short played out like a Aphex Twin music video with a couple getting trapped in a tennis court while the flood lights blind them and disturbing industrial noise powers through the speaker system..slowly they are both taken away by mysterious creatures. Check it out below.
Les Dents De La Nuit - This last French feature was the most fun of all. A comical tale of Vampires and Partying. Three partying friends get invited to an exclusive party with a group of other socialites only to find out the VIP's are out for blood. For those unafraid of fun and blood, a definite must see.
Below is my entire review on said event.
My friend Grant & I arrived at the Filmhouse in Edinburgh and after a quick strong black coffee headed to our seats. The introduction was short and sweet, we were informed the first group of short films would tickle us and the main would have us wondering what the hell was going on.
Staplerfahrer Klaus - A very funny short film from Germany, filmed in the style of an instructional video to health and safety in the work place, in this case the film follows the pits and pearls of Klaus's first day as a forklift driver. Lots of funny twists, blood and humour...what more can you ask for?? Check it out below.
You Better Watch Out - Another short film from Australia, this time a old man finishes his shift as a Santa for a local department store. This old man lacks festive cheer and is subsequently abducted by two, ski mask wearing, men intent on making Santa pay for the presents they never got as kids. Sinister and funny at the same time as only the Australians can do.
Tanami The Baby's Curse - This was the first feature film of the event. From Japan and done in the style of Evil Dead meets Scooby Do, my friend and I are divided on our reviews of this film. He thought it was nonsense but well filmed haha but I saw fun and Japanese classic film techniques. Not the best film to leave the land of the rising sun but one you certainly wont forget soon.
Intermission....
Mama - This short film from Spain freaked me out with a clever use of build up of music and climax of scare!! Two girls wake up with one informing the other that Mama is home. As they try to escape the house Mama is there waiting for them!! Check it out below....Scary stuff!!
The Ugly File - A bizarre short film about a photographer taking pictures of babies with deformities for his client.
Last of the Living - The second feature tips its cap to Shaun of the Dead & Mad Max 2 in another mental Australian film. The story centers around three friends living life as part of the last of humanity as the rest of the world has been infected by a strange virus rendering them mere zombies hungry for that taste of brains and blood. Our three heroes are persuaded by a woman to help take a possible cure to an island research center. The story has wit and comedy spurting viscously like the blood spray from the bitten necks of the cast of this film. Well Worth a Watch.
Intermission.....And after seating complications....
Wheelchair Werewolf - This short film is just silly and crazy at the same time. Basically is a spoof trailer for a film that centres around the premise that a small town is under threat by a werewolf...this one though, has a twist...its got wheels!!! Awesome film, mad laugh and something you gotta check out below!!
The Killer - A pretty predicable short film from the Americans. A strange man comes to town hunting a man and ends up staying for dinner in a local bed and breakfast...but what exactly is in that stew??
Night of the Creeps - The third feature and personally the one I was most looking forward to seeing. A hark back to the 80's in this one. I am sure I originally saw this film in the early 90's, and as I was a bit older than I was in the 80's and subsequently allowed to watch the more grim and gruesome flicks. This film, re-released recently, got a special showing at Spawn of Dawn this year and 10secs in to it the memories flooded back. The film is about alien parasites infecting a college campus and the hero (the geeky kid) stepping up to bring them down and bedding the girl!! I was not disappointed by this one.
Breakfast intermission.....
Hold Your Fire - Easily one of the most disturbing and yet amazing works of movie art I have seen. Check it out if you get the chance!!
Buried - The second Australian short film, funny as fuck ... nothing need more be said.
Home Movie - From the title you could be mistaken for thinking this could be a pornographic film or even a spoof in the same vein as Date Movie, Scary Movie & Disaster Movie. You'd be wrong on all counts...this film is disturbing and excellent and uncomfortable all in one. A Family of 4 (Mum Dad Brother & Sister) live on the outskirts of New York and make family films...however the kids aren't like kids and over the course of different specially filmed events (Easter, Christmas and so on) a apparent chain of disturbing events are catalogued showing the kids to be killers in the making. I would recommend this film to every horror fan!
Last intermission.....
Pib & Pig - A funny short delivers in the style of a kids Plasticine programme...What you see is what you get.
Advantage - This short played out like a Aphex Twin music video with a couple getting trapped in a tennis court while the flood lights blind them and disturbing industrial noise powers through the speaker system..slowly they are both taken away by mysterious creatures. Check it out below.
Les Dents De La Nuit - This last French feature was the most fun of all. A comical tale of Vampires and Partying. Three partying friends get invited to an exclusive party with a group of other socialites only to find out the VIP's are out for blood. For those unafraid of fun and blood, a definite must see.
Monday, 4 May 2009
11hrs of full on Horror
Well as the clock struck midnight on Saturday I was comfortably seated in the FilmHouse for Spawn of Dawn.
This was a fuckin awesome night and I shall be attending the next one for sure!!
I would go into details but ten short films and five features lengths over the space of 11hrs we were shocked, tickled and bemused to the point that a review of the individual films wouldnt do justice as many of them are limited to their release.
Anyway take my word for it....it was AWESOME!!!
Yes people...Im a Gore Whore!!
Till next time...Much love
FrEaK xXx
This was a fuckin awesome night and I shall be attending the next one for sure!!
I would go into details but ten short films and five features lengths over the space of 11hrs we were shocked, tickled and bemused to the point that a review of the individual films wouldnt do justice as many of them are limited to their release.
Anyway take my word for it....it was AWESOME!!!
Yes people...Im a Gore Whore!!
Till next time...Much love
FrEaK xXx
I Bring you FIRE!!
Me and my lovely girl Cozi were out in Edinburgh killing time and above is a few pics of the madness!!
Here is a few snaps from atop of Carlton Hill in Edinburgh last Thursday (30th April). BELTANE FIRE FESTIVAL!!! (please excuse the poor quality)
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