Thursday, December 31, 2009

Year End Movie Talley

Here they are, in the lazy man's alphabetical order (ie: movies that begin with The will be under T....see? lazy.) - so lazy, in fact, that I copied this intro from last year's list!
  1. 1408 (2007)
  2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  3. A Christmas Story (1983)
  4. A Fistful Of Dollars (1964) w/Commentary
  5. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
  6. A/K/A Tommy Chong (2008)
  7. Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who: Six Quick Ones (2007)
  8. Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)
  9. Baby Mama (2008)
  10. Batman Begins (2005)
  11. Be Kind Rewind (2008)
  12. Bill Cosby – Himself (1982)
  13. Blade Runner (1982) International Theatrical Cut
  14. Bolt (2008)
  15. Brick (2006)
  16. Bug (2006)
  17. Burn After Reading (2008)
  18. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)
  19. Cadillac Records (2008)
  20. Christmas On Mars (2008)
  21. Circus Of Fear (1966)
  22. Diary Of The Dead (2008)
  23. Dig! (2004)
  24. District 9 (2009) in the Theater!
  25. Dust Devil: The Final Cut (1992) w/Commentary
  26. Dust Devil: The Work Print (1992)
  27. Eddie Izzard – Circle (2002)
  28. Eddie Izzard – Glorius Live (2004)
  29. Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (1998)
  30. For A Few Dollars More (1965) w/Commentary
  31. Funny Games (2008) US Version
  32. Garage Days (2002)
  33. Ghost Town (2008)
  34. Ginger Snaps (2000)
  35. Gran Torino (2008)
  36. Hardware (1990) w/Commentary
  37. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002)
  38. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2009) in the Theater!
  39. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2009)
  40. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
  41. Hellboy (2004) Theatrical Version
  42. High Fidelity (2000)
  43. Hostel Part II (2007)
  44. Hotel For Dogs (2008)
  45. I Tre Volte Della Paura / The Three Faces Of Fear (1963) Italian version of Black Sabbath
  46. Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (2009)
  47. Iron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009)
  48. Kill Your Idols (2004)
  49. Låt Den Rätte Komma In / Let The Right One In (2008)
  50. Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain / Amélie (2001)
  51. Lord Of The Flies (1963)
  52. Mad Monster Party? (1967)
  53. Monty Python's The Life Of Brian (1979)
  54. Ocean's 11 (1960)
  55. Persona (1966) Ingmar Bergman
  56. Phantasm (1979)
  57. Pineapple Express (2008) Extended Version
  58. Planet Of The Vampires (1965)
  59. Point Blank (1967)
  60. Quadrophenia (1979)
  61. Quick Change (1990)
  62. Resident Evil: Exinction (2007)
  63. Ring Of Terror (1962)
  64. Run Fatboy Run (2007)
  65. Scum (1979)
  66. Sei Donne Per L'assassino / Blood And Black Lace (1964) Italian version
  67. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) in the Theater!
  68. Speed Racer (2008)
  69. Suspiria (1977)
  70. Tapeheads (1988)
  71. The Cannonball Run (1981)
  72. The Company Of Wolves (1984)
  73. The Devil Within Her (1974) International Version of Beyond The Door
  74. The Fear Of God: 25 Years Of The Exorcist (1998)
  75. The Go-Getter (2007)
  76. The Holy Mountain (1973)
  77. The Last Legion (2007)
  78. The March Of The Penguins (2005)
  79. The Midnight Meat Train (2008) Unrated Director's Cut
  80. The Princess Bride (1987)
  81. The Reader (2008)
  82. The Rocker (2008)
  83. The Secret Glory (2001) w/Commentary
  84. The Sentinel (1976)
  85. The Shining (1980)
  86. The Strangers (2008)
  87. The Watchmen (2009)
  88. The Whip And The Body (1963) Uncut European Version
  89. The White Darkness (2000)
  90. The Wind That Shakes The Barley (2006)
  91. The Wizard Of Oz (1939)
  92. The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
  93. The X-Files: I Want To Believe (2008)
  94. Thuderbirds Are Go (1966)
  95. Twilight (2008)
  96. Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
  97. Underworld (2004) Extended Version
  98. Underworld: Evolution (2006)
  99. Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009)
  100. Up In Smoke (1978)
  101. Voice Of The Moon (1990)
  102. WALL·E (2008)
  103. Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995)
  104. Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989)
  105. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
  106. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)
  107. Wanted (2008)
  108. You're Gonna Miss Me (2005)
  109. Солярис / Solaris (1972)
  110. スーパーロボット レッドバロン / Super Robot: Red Baron (1973-74) The Complete Series
  111. となりのトトロ / My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Japanese Version
  112. ルパン三世:炎の記憶~Tokyo Crisis / Lupin The 3rd: Crisis In Tokyo (1998) English Dubbed Version
  113. 保鏢 / Have Sword Will Travel (1969)
  114. 大決戦!超ウルトラ8兄弟 / Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers (2008)
  115. 水滸傳 / The Water Margin (1972)
  116. 用心棒 / Yojimbo The Bodyguard (1961)
  117. 遊俠兒 / The Wandering Swordsman (1969)
  118. 長江七號 / CJ7 (2008)
  119. 飛燕金刀 / Vengeance Is A Golden Blade (1969)
Last year = 201
Year before that = 258
These kids...they take up so much valuable movie watching time! What's an amateur cineaste to do?

Rotting America Film's YouTube Channel

Rotting America Film now has a YouTube Channel to showcase the pioneering work of our founder, Chris Hiatt.
(however, I reserve the right to put up any ol' crap I may have done, too)
Dig it.
http://www.youtube.com/user/RottingAmericaFilm

Year End Music Tally

Most of 2009 was a big pile of suck. However, nothing on this list is anything less than awesome. Hell, I even ventured out of the house to see a couple of these bands. This is the music I deemed it necessary to actually pay money for this past year. Dig it:

  1. Company of Thieves - Ordinary Riches (Bonus Track Version) m4a
  2. Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno - IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno CD
  3. Flower Travellin' Band - Satori CD
  4. Jessica Bailiff - Feels Like Home CD
  5. The Lovetones - Meditations CD
  6. Pacific UV - Pacific UV CD
  7. Bardo Pond - On The Ellipse CD
  8. Dean & Britta - Back Numbers CD
  9. Puffy AmiYumi - Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: Music From The Series CD (Birthday present for Maiya)
  10. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - We Are The Radio CDEP
  11. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Armed Forces 2xCD
  12. Spectrum Meets Captain Memphis - Indian Giver CD
  13. The Jam - All Mod Cons: Deluxe Edition CD+DVD
  14. The Who - The Who Sell Out CD
  15. Mogwai - Mogwai Young Team CD
  16. Mogwai - The Hawk Is Howling CD+DVD
  17. Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind CD
  18. The Lovetones - Be What You Want CD
  19. Bardo Pond - Peri CD
  20. The Jam - Snap! 2xCD
  21. Drop City - A Revolution Of Purely Private Expectations CD
  22. Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew CD
  23. The Lovetones - Dimensions CD Bought at the gig
  24. The Prisoners - In From The Cold CD
  25. Bardo Pond - Ticket Crystals CD
  26. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Give It Back! CD
  27. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Zero: Songs From The Album Bravery, Repetition, And Noise CDEP
  28. Labradford - Fixed::Context CD
  29. Drop City - Living In The Machine CD5
  30. Cornershop - Handcream For A Generation CD
  31. The Dandy Warhols - ...Earth To The Dandy Warhols... CD Promo
  32. Luna - The Days Of Our Nights CD
  33. Spectrum - War Sucks CDEP
  34. Drop City - The New Situation CD Autographed!
  35. Drop City - Chiaroscuro EP CDEP
  36. Colorsound - Auspicious Beginnings CD
  37. Colorsound - A Higher Station CD
  38. The Morning After Girls - The General Public m4a
  39. The Morning After Girls - Alone m4a
  40. ExDetectives - Closing Bell mp3
  41. Drop City - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow m4a
  42. Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time CD
  43. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man CD (remastered reissue)
  44. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - My Bloody Underground CD
  45. Bardo Pond - Dilate CD
  46. Tom Waits - Blood Money CD
  47. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81 CD
  48. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme CD
  49. The Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle + Gravest Hits CD
  50. The Who - The Who Sell Out: Deluxe Edition 2xCD
  51. Drop City - Magic Transister Radio CD
  52. The Lovetones - Stars EP CDEP
  53. The Morning After Girls - The General Public 7" Bought at the gig
  54. The Asteroid #4 - An Amazing Dream CD Bought at the gig
  55. The Morning After Girls - Evolve. (Reissue) m4a
  56. The Morning After Girls - Shadows Evolve single mp3 (only the b-sides)
  57. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - B.R.M.C. CD
  58. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl CD
  59. Crass - The Feeding Of The 5000 CD
  60. Bardo Pond - Game Five And A Half mp3
  61. Bardo Pond - Cypher Documents I mp3
  62. The Morning After Girls - Hi-Skies CD1 CDEP
  63. The Morning After Girls - Hi-Skies CD2 CDEP
  64. The Morning After Girls - Run For Our Lives CDEP
  65. The Daytime Frequency - Sun Opus Is Upon Us CD Matt Sigley
  66. Dead Man's Bones - Dead Man's Bones mp3 Ryan Gosling
  67. The Asteroid #4 - B-Sides & Singles 1997 - 2007 mp3
  68. The Saints - (I'm) Stranded mp3
  69. The Lovetones - Axiom CD
  70. Big Star - Keep An Eye On The Sky 4xCD won in a contest!
  71. Big Star - Feel (Alternate Mix) / Mod Lang (Unissued Single Mix) 7" won in a contest!
  72. Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos / You And Your Sister 7" won in a contest!
  73. Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos 2xCD won in a contest!
  74. The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost mp3
  75. The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust mp3
  76. Graham Day And The Gaolers - Soundtrack To The Daily Grind mp3
  77. Graham Day And The Gaolers - Beggin You / Sitar Spangled Banner mp3
  78. Wooden Shjips - Vol. 1 mp3
  79. Bardo Pond - Adrop mp3
  80. ?Alos - Ricamatrici CD Bought at the gig
  81. AcidMothersGuruGuru - Underdogg Express CD Bought at the gig
  82. Spacemen 3 / Wooden Shjips - Big City (Demo) / I Believe It 7" Red Vinyl
  83. Kawabata Makoto - Inui mp3
  84. Cul De Sac & Damo Suzuki - Abhayamudra mp3
  85. The Quarter After - Changes Near mp3
  86. The Quarter After - The Quarter After mp3
  87. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - King Tubby Meets the Aggrovators At Dub Station mp3
  88. Michael Nyman - The Draughtsman's Contract: Music From The Motion Picture mp3
  89. Michael Nyman - Decay Music mp3
  90. International Jetsetters - Heart Is Black mp3 (Elli's Christmas Present)
  91. David Bowie - Space Oddity (40th Anniversary EP) mp3
  92. Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians Of The British Empire - Punk Rock At The British Legion Hall mp3
  93. Wild Billy Childish And The Blackhands - Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler? mp3
  94. Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians Of The British Empire - He's Making A Tape mp3
  95. Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians Of The British Empire - Thatcher's Children mp3
  96. The Quarter After - Too Much To Think About / Here It Comes 7" Turquoise Vinyl
  97. Tones On Tail - Everything! 2xCD (Elli's Christmas Present)
  98. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Through The Devil Softly mp3
  99. The Stevenson Ranch Davidians - Life & Death mp3
  100. The Stevenson Ranch Davidians - Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs mp3

  101. The Prisoners - Taste Of Pink! (currently on order)

(incidentally, it is listed in order of purchase... so it's not, strictly speaking a Top Whatever list... although, it must be good if I shelled out cash-money for it "in these trying financial times" or however the line goes...)

Thursday, December 24, 2009

And LO! a child is born!

On the 40th minute of the 7th hour of the 24th day of the 12th month of 2009th year of our Astronomy Domine, Connor Lewis Reid, son of Douglas, son of David was brought forth into this world to herald the arrival of the Connormas!
Or some such thing.
I had a full mythology worked up in my head, but it leaked out the back.
In any case, big ups to our Doug and Abbey (who, quite frankly, did the heavy lifting here).
Connor Lewis, weighing in at 7lbs 10oz 19in
(same birthday as Lemmy, too!)





updated to change Abby to Abbey - in my defense, I DID tell her I'd most likely never get it right...

Monday, December 21, 2009

The Sirago 17 - Bedspins EP 1 - coming 10 Jan 2010

To usher in the 20th Anniversary of Rotting America, and to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of our 1 and only trip to a correct and proper studio, on January 10th 2010 I'll begin reissuing everything I can make sound good from my rack of 4-track tapes by posting The Sirago 17's BEDSPINS EP1 on RottingAmerica.com. Using new-fangled digital technology, I've made this stuff sound as good as I think I'll be able to. I dare-say it sound almost good.
And, it's free. Can't go wrong with that.
"Free" is the new "Awesome."