Indie/Altie Chitter Chatter.

lordgoat

Jill just for you, random chatter for all the regs.

The point of this thread is to say whatever you want, but while still be nice. Off topic threads ftw!


I'm pretty thrilled after the weekend, United 2 points off top, and just laughing my ass off at Mark Lamarr on Buzzcocks.

jill_valentine

Aw. I'm touched. In an embarrassingly sincere modern Indie kind of way.

Lamarr was great. I dunno though, after Simon Amstell, he feels a bit tame. Speaking of which, his absence from the newer episodes is painful. What's Mark Lamarr up to now, actually?

In other news, yesterday, I bought both a giant furry hat and a check shirt, and after considering both purchases carefully and giving the matter some thought, I've concluded that it's time to lay off the aul' Bon Iver for a bit. It's evidently affecting my lifestyle choices.

lordgoat

I love Amstell. I loved him on pop world. Remember the pop world pony interviewing the strokes. Or the one question for one of the gallaghers? Gold.

Bon Iver or Don Ivor as i once heard him referred to at one of his gigs by a (true) fan is a good choice for a winter wardrobe model. The girl lumberjack look is rocking this Autumn/Winter.

Miguel_Sanchez

Does the Workman's Club open on Mondays? I think I lost my MP3 player in there on Saturday night.

lordgoat

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

Does the Workman's Club open on Mondays? I think I lost my MP3 player in there on Saturday night.

Balls, ya that upstairs part is a regular bar.
Here's the number:+353 (0) 1 670 6692

smokedeels

jill_valentine wrote: »

Lamarr was great. I dunno though, after Simon Amstell, he feels a bit tame. Speaking of which, his absence from the newer episodes is painful. What's Mark Lamarr up to now, actually?

I gave up on the guest-host era Buzzcocks. It's not only the lack of a constant host, Amstell wrote the gags too, the content/delivery have both become poor for me.

I do feel for Phil Jupitus, he's the typical lad in the job who'll never get a promotion but remains there amid mass turnover.

On the subject of British "alt" comedy, I forgot that this was out.... http://tinyurl.com/33y6w53

I think I'll top up the 3v card and order a copy, love the Mission of Burma song reference.

I remember a few years ago I was smoking outside Roisin Dubh in Galway before a Stewart Lee gig and Mr. Lee approached me having noticed I had a Fall badge affixed to my jacket and we preceded to talk about how his kid was named after a Nick Cave song, I was delighted, the man's a legend.

lordgoat

smokedeels wrote: »

I gave up on the guest-host era Buzzcocks. It's not only the lack of a constant host, Amstell wrote the gags too, the content/delivery have both become poor for me.

I do feel for Phil Jupitus, he's the typical lad in the job who'll never get a promotion but remains there amid mass turnover.

On the subject of British "alt" comedy, I forgot that this was out.... http://tinyurl.com/33y6w53

I think I'll top up the 3v card and order a copy, love the Mission of Burma song reference.

I remember a few years ago I was smoking outside Roisin Dubh in Galway before a Stewart Lee gig and Mr. Lee approached me having noticed I had a Fall badge affixed to my jacket and we preceded to talk about how his kid was named after a Nick Cave song, I was delighted, the man's a legend.

I still love Amsell for the whole Preston episode. Preston come back we're having fun...

From wiki - Lamarr is just doing his radio shows on bbc radio at the moment.

FewFew

lordgoat wrote: »

I still love Amsell for the whole Preston episode. Preston come back we're having fun...

Ah yes, comedy gold if only all such irritating bands were so easy to get rid of

homerun_homer

Amstell was better than Lamarr, but I liked both on the show. Lamarr always seemed nastier in his approach but Amstell is still very cutting. I love watching people being ripped on. The episode with that young fella from Coronation St. was a right laugh. Fair play to him, cause he gave back as good as Simon insulted, slaggin his bad research into a joke.

Has the Jedward episode been on yet? I never see it anymore cause I have only poverty 1 & 2.

lordgoat

homerun_homer wrote: »

Amstell was better than Lamarr, but I liked both on the show. Lamarr always seemed nastier in his approach but Amstell is still very cutting. I love watching people being ripped on. The episode with that young fella from Coronation St. was a right laugh. Fair play to him, cause he gave back as good as Simon insulted, slaggin his bad research into a joke.

Has the Jedward episode been on yet? I never see it anymore cause I have only poverty 1 & 2.

there's a jedtard episode? off to youtube i go...

lordgoat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja0Cfjjhkwo

Mother of God.

Bastards just made me burn my toast.

So that's what Elisa Doolittle is. She's very pretty.

smokedeels

06:45 into part 2 of the jedward episode, one of the twins starts running along the desk screaming, check out Phil Jupitus's face, he looks genuinely embarrassed for the lad, they're 19 years old, yeah? ffs.

lordgoat

smokedeels wrote: »

06:45 into part 2 of the jedward episode, one of the twins starts running along the desk screaming, check out Phil Jupitus's face, he looks genuinely embarrassed for the lad, they're 19 years old, yeah? ffs.

Keep going it gets worse! When Jupitus screams shut up for the first time check out the look on Charlie Hitchsons face. Scares the bejaysus out of him!

KeanSeenan

Towards the very end they look they're properly going to cry, one even whispers something to the other when they're slagged.It was lovely.I think David O Doherty is presenting it at some stage, I'll check that one out.

lordgoat

Is Tremors with Kevin Bacon possibly the greatest movie ever? Discuss.

homerun_homer

lordgoat wrote: »

Is Tremors with Kevin Bacon possibly the greatest movie ever? Discuss.

Hmm, it's a 'Yes' with an 'if...' or 'No' with a 'but...'.

pauliewallie

love that movie .... its been a long time since I seen it but yes it is a classic!

but no probably not the greatest ever! - very close!

lordgoat

They're under the frickin ground.

smokedeels

What's the greatest "bad film" of all time?
My vote goes to Bio Dome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J6qOSUJXy0

jill_valentine

The most recent one I saw that springs to mind is the Nicholas Cage remake of Wicker Man. It feels like it lasts about eight hours, and four of those hours are spent watching Nicholas Cage either punch a load of girls or cycling about a bit. I'm sure most of ye have seen the highlights on Youtube, but man, that's not even the half of it. It makes no sense at all and at one point he's dressed as a bear.

In conclusion, Nicholas Cage is the very worst actor on planet earth.

lordgoat

jill_valentine wrote: »

The most recent one I saw that springs to mind is the Nicholas Cage remake of Wicker Man. It feels like it lasts about eight hours, and four of those hours are spent watching Nicholas Cage either punch a load of girls or cycling about a bit. I'm sure most of ye have seen the highlights on Youtube, but man, that's not even the half of it. It makes no sense at all and at one point he's dressed as a bear.

In conclusion, Nicholas Cage is the very worst actor on planet earth.

I'm sorry but the bee scene in this movie is amazing.

Ah the bees they're all over my eyes.


I too hate Nick Cage. However I really liked him in Bad Lieutenant but that's a very weird movie...

bio Dome - Pauly's finest hour...

Another personal favourite of mine is Big Trouble in Little China, hell anything with K-Russ is immense.

jill_valentine

I like when they're putting the bees on him, and he makes a gurgling noise. As if he's drowning, in bees. Way to sell it, man, way to sell it.

I only saw Tremors recently, and everybody around me was distressed and alarmed to know that I'd missed out on it for so long. It was a ton of fun, but then Fred Ward is always a good omen.

homerun_homer

Big Trouble in Little China is legendary. I must dust off the DVD for a rewatch.

Just got tickets to see this man in Galway this weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZLUS7rnzFQ

Bonus: SFA Fav (plus gonna see Matt Berry from this vid in Galway soon)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BANdftxuqlM

smokedeels

lordgoat wrote: »

bio Dome - Pauly's finest hour...

http://www.lamebook.com/not-so-shore/not-so-shore/

I hope this is legit.

lordgoat wrote: »

Another personal favourite of mine is Big Trouble in Little China, hell anything with K-Russ is immense.

Love Escapee from NY/LA.

homerun_homer wrote: »

Just got tickets to see this man in Galway this weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZLUS7rnzFQ

Bonus: SFA Fav (plus gonna see Matt Berry from this vid in Galway soon)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BANdftxuqlM

I'm going to Matt Berry's Dublin date, If Gruff Rhys is around Ireland this weekend I wonder if he will show up at the Gorillaz gig this Thursday since he's on the new album doing this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xTnhnkyAHA

Miguel_Sanchez

smokedeels wrote: »

What's the greatest "bad film" of all time?

At the moment it's this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_XYRfDV2-U

homerun_homer

Anyone seen Troll 2? I haven't but it looks like it's right up there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KCct4RwLNM

lordgoat

Damn not being able to see youtubes in work.

This evening when i get home i shall post up links to some of the greatest bad movies ever.

Matt Berry is hilarious.

Miguel_Sanchez

homerun_homer wrote: »

Anyone seen Troll 2? I haven't but it looks like it's right up there.

I think I have it on DVD somewhere. It's certainly work a look.

Kid V

jill_valentine wrote: »

In conclusion, Nicholas Cage is the very worst actor on planet earth.

I most certainly agree. The Wicker Man remake is gloriously bad. I saw it in the cinema and burst out laughing so many times.

This is just too funny!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6i2WRreARo

I think 'The Happening' with Mark Wahlberg is worse/better though

lordgoat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gTkUcXGF_Q

and then

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrKTLEPeO38

but mainly this little beauty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7ck5mcd1o

All brilliant in their own special ways...


The first film is called Gymkata.

smokedeels

Kid V wrote: »

I think 'The Happening' with Mark Wahlberg is worse/better though

The scene where Mark Wahlberg is talking to a plastic plant is comedic gold (sadly it's not on youtube)

Kid V

The whole film cracks me up. Wahlberg is awful at conveying terror!

rcaz

Played a gig tonight and the first thing the sound man said to me when I thanked him for his work was, "You like Jonny Greenwood, don't you?". Don't know whether to be please or embarrassed. Didn't know it was that obvious :rolleyes:

smokedeels

Has anyone been listening to Public Strain by Women? it's been my favourite "rock" album of the year thus far. Awful bang of Velvet Underground - and at times Television - off it, not to say it's only treading nostalgia, just good reference points.

You can download two of the best tracks for free here http://www.last.fm/music/Women (legal). Well worth a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsmwy_ZU6zQ

pinksoir

I like that a lot. There's this sort trippy, modern psychedelic sound that's pretty popular right now. These dudes, the MGMT album (which I love), Oh No Ono Eggs (fantastic album) to name a few. I have to say I really like the sound - great chord progressions, heavily effected vocals... that sort of thing.

KeanSeenan

Didn't they have some sort of onstage breakup up recently?I liked their first record, I must check this out.

smokedeels

KeanSeenan wrote: »

Didn't they have some sort of onstage breakup up recently?I liked their first record, I must check this out.

yeah, they did...

"Women's Canadian label Flemish Eye have since announced that the band are cancelling three more dates so the group "can get some sleep and work things out. There are no plans to cancel other upcoming dates."

Looks like it was down to exhaustion/stress, hopefully it will be worked out.

They wrote more "songs" on the new album but still indulge in some of their more experimental tendencies. I liked the first album too and imo this one is the logical progression from that.

Aldebaran

jill_valentine wrote: »

In conclusion, Nicholas Cage is the very worst actor on planet earth.

He has starred in some god-awful movies, here's a great video that College Humor did recently ripping the p*ss out of him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDd4DoVN9BU

smokedeels

have you seen this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksKLHt9Kzg

Anyone going to Gorillaz tonight?

lordgoat

UGHHH Friday isn't Friday when you have work tomorrow.

1 hour left and we better get out early...

rcaz

What do you do lordgoat?

Twee.

lordgoat wrote: »

UGHHH Friday isn't Friday when you have work tomorrow.

1 hour left and we better get out early...

Ugh tell me about it. College Monday to Friday, and then work Friday/Saturday/Sunday. Boo-urns!

Finally got Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter. Can't wait for my long bus journey in the morning

lordgoat

El Pr0n wrote: »

What do you do lordgoat?

lordgoat fights crime by night and by day is getting more and more pissed off at his career choice and it looks like he'll be moving far far away next year.

Twee. wrote: »

Ugh tell me about it. College Monday to Friday, and then work Friday/Saturday/Sunday. Boo-urns!

Finally got Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter. Can't wait for my long bus journey in the morning

All i can say is i have friday off and I can't wait. Hope the long bus journey went pleasantly (and was not filled with annoying people that pester you)


Also the lounge with derek byrne on phantom on a sunday night is the best radio show out there.

J'approve. and J'recommend.

Jim

I remember when Fridays used to be awesome.

Now they're just the last day of the week I can pick up my dole.

Miguel_Sanchez

Since I've spent the evening giving out about things that aren't funny, I thought I'd post something that definitely is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-ZNX1jqbOk

lordgoat

The new girl talk album is worth the hype. You can download it legally from their website.

Heisenberg.

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homerun_homer

Scien wrote: »

In other news, Lykke Li will be visiting in April. €20 is pretty reasonable and she's supposed to be amazing live.

Saw her at EP last year and was really impressed. Might go to this.

Kid V

Loving the new Girl Talk album. Who'd have thought mixing Fugazi and Rihanna together would work so well?

Anyone else incredibly excited to be seeing LCD Soundsystem this weekend??

KeanSeenan

I really like the ELO mashup and the Daft Punk/Missy Elliot one.It's a good album so far, well, good fun.
Yes, I am very excited.Sunday still hasn't sold out.

homerun_homer

Kid V wrote: »

Anyone else incredibly excited to be seeing LCD Soundsystem this weekend??

I'm not incredibly excited cause I've so much ahead of me this weekend that it's daunting, but when I'm in Tripod, have had a few beers and they arrive onstage I'll be giddy.