Declarationz

Tropic of Food is proud to finally present Silk Nogg's "Declarationz EP", a teaser to the forthcoming "Forthcoming LP". The LP, which is almost completed, features at least 11 songs (none of which are on "Declarationz") and a slew of special guests, including:
Ddoodd
Mr. Nimbletoez (a cat)
Kristopher Krunk (aka Crash)
the Hackey Sac Crue
Benito Crawford
RPBjr
your mom

All tracks produced by the Semiotic Crouton.

1. Declarationz (You Best Watch It)

2. To Live and Nogg in L.A.

3. Sounds Great (Weavexx feat.Silk Nogg)

Papa Smurf

Happy Holidays

Y'all need to step up on this posting business

What happened to the always-popular lists of things enjoyed throughout the year?

Or jowling photos?

Or things involving dragons?

Some people call it a kaiser blade, I call it a sling blade, mm.

today is National Stinge Day

traditional celebratory rites include:

--honoring fallen heroes of the Burr childhood:



--recalling candid moments in contemporary 80's cinema.



--a peanut butter and jelly cake made in the likeness of Mitch Buchannon.



--a hearty session of stone cold lampin', usually done indoors with the blinds drawn (seen here with Silk Nogg).

Who's gonna shave ya?

I assume this gentleman's first policy decision will be this:
"Let's Give it Back"

the front fell off

Props to Joshua C for this nugget.

A post about a band playing a show

Erie Choir plays Tuesday, NOV 27th at the LOCAL 506 with Zookeeper and Hard Luck Stories.
The Hercules Europe Brass will be accompanying us with their smooth, graceful stylings. Not sure yet what I'll wear, but we'll play a song most of us first heard on cassette.

Thanks,

Reek

Bloggong question

To all bloggors bloggong on this blogg: Do we should or do we should not changify the format of the dating system of the each bloggong entry, so as to make each of the bloggong entry say what number and month and day of week for each bloggong entry? This question is posed here for answering in the section of comments. I'm only sayin' because sometimes I really don't know if Tuesday means today or last week. Bloggong.

Bloggong

I found this posted somewhere on the internet. Direct quote:

"I have been writing a few thought on my profile blog. Feel free to to look and throw in your 2 cents. I found bloggong is Thearaputic for a wonded fan."

You won't be needing a link. The joke is already over.

Support the Scene

For my first post, I'd like to report on the show I went to last night. It was night one of the 4 Million Tongues Festival, held at a cool loft space called the AV-aerie. The main reason I went was to show love for the dirty south, as Chapel Hill rockers Horseback were on the bill as part of their current northeast/midwest tour. Horseback is the drone project of Jenks Miller, and he was joined in this incarnation by Aaron Smithers and hired sax Crowmeat Bob. In talking with Jenks and Bob beforehand, I was appraised of their multiple run-in's with the fuzz, putting even the hi-jinks of a certain tour that shall not be named to shame.

As for their performance this night, I thought it was terrific. My only complaint was that they could have played longer, but since they were one of 2 side-stage bands (and one of 6 bands overall), they had to be limited. It's ok though, they made the most of their time, pumping out some sweet drones for the first part of the set before adding a friend of Aaron's on drums for the last song, which was quite rocking. The crowd seemed appreciative as well.

I bought a Horseback album, as well as a 4-disc mega collection from Crowmeat, documenting his Death Jazz series at the Bickett Gallery (includes a certain Teenage Horses cover model on one of the tracks!). Today I'm going to try and show the lads around my hood, as they're staying in town for night two of the festival. I've got dinner plans tonight in Chinatown, but I'm going to try and make it back in time to see Charalambides and Alasdair Roberts. Until next time, Stinge out.

Tropic of Food welcomes this man to the meta-infosphere that is this blog

meaning, the detritus of his daily thoughts and online wanderings can now be sifted onto the blog at his will. we can only take so much responsibility for the results.

Quiz

This is fun:

Rolling Stone's Almost-Impossible Rock 'n' Roll Quiz.

Hat tip to Dave S. It's hard but not almost-impossible. I scored a 32.

What the nein, nein, nein's been up to?

dood, what's going on here?

Since I'm no longer at the Bighouse...

...to make sure Biggs and the gang get some quality tv, here's a taste of what I'd have one.

Everyone needs a little Cos from time to time

Call...





...and response.

HALLOWEENZ CONTENT VOL.4

Courtesy of Rikk. Octaman (1971, writ./dir. Harry Essex) has 4 arms, 3 eyes, and sees 5 of everything. That kinda works out to 8, if you count his eyes plus his field of vision. But it's hard to argue for him really being eight-based. It does argue for his general state of confusion and inability to figure out what his prey is doing or react constructively in a high-pressure situation.

Fredric Brown

I don't know shit about science fiction, so maybe this guy is super famous. A copy of his 1949 book, What Mad Universe, was sighted by me this morning. This is the cover, by which I immediately judged that the book could not be anything other than awesome.



Wikipedia on Fredric Brown

From that page, the plot synopsis of What Mad Universe:

Keith Winton is a journalist for a science-fiction review. With his glamorous co-worker girlfriend, Betty, he visits his friends one day in their elegant estate in the Catskills, unfortunately, as we'll find out, on the same day as an experimental rocket is to be launched. Betty has to go back to New York. Keith is alone in his friends' garden, deep in thought, when, suddenly, the engine of the rocket (whose launch has been a failure) crashes and explodes upon his friends' residence, taking him to a strange but deceptively similar parallel universe. Wild-eyed and astray, Keith is astonished to see how credits have replaced dollars; is amazed when he encounters some scantily-clad pin-up girls who are, at the same, astronauts; is driven to stupor when he encounters his first Arcuturian. But it is when he tries to get back to his usual world when he finally understands his problem, if not the solution.

And there's a description of the novel's "style":

What Mad Universe is full of humour, mostly stemming from the description of the culture shock that the protagonist feels, and the strange things that are in the universe, like knitting machines that open the way for a voyage in space. A half-serious, half-humorous take on modern society and the reality of our world, its light-hearted style would be built on by subsequent books, most notably his 1955 work, Martians, Go Home.

HALLOWEENZ CONTENT VOL.3

From "Cemetary Gates" (2006, dir. Roy Knyrim), a film about a "genetically mutated Tasmanian Devil" named Precious who gets loose and makes things inconvenient for everyone.

HALLOWEENZ CONTENT VOL.2

From "Mexican Werewolf in Texas" (2005, dir.Scott Maginnis). Note that while we actually don't see the blonde put 'em on the glass, it's enough to distract the Chupacabra from its task at hand. But not enough to stop it completely. Apparently the beast gave those puppies "two thumbs down".



****special bonus Chupacabra footage, apparently real***