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Watched a few things recently.  Thought The Seed was enjoyable enough.  Nothing amazing, but it filled a Thursday evening well.   I also watched Fresh.  This was decent too, but it was a bit long and seemed to be unsure of what it's tone was.

Deathwish exclusive color of the Townes van Zandt covers LP.

https://deathwishinc.com/collections/neurot/products/amenra-cave-in-melissa-nadler-songs-of-townes-van-zandt-vol-iii

9 hours ago, Rip said:

Them is also great..

Completely agree!  Well worth the watch.

I just realized shipping was $13 for media mail.  That's the real slap in the face 😂

Nice!  I've liked everything he's done as Night Sins, but those last two albums were fantastic.  Stoked I got the /100 too

Was at home most of the weekend, so I got some things watched

6:45 - starts out promising enough, but gets worse at such a slow rate that by the time I realized it was awful I only had ~20 minutes left.

Alligator - It has a giant alligator and Robert Forster, what more could you want?!  This was a ton of fun and a perfect movie to recover from the dud that was 6:45.

Breeder - Based on the synopsis and poster, I was expecting a sci-fi/horror movie and it's very much not that.  It doesn't quite hit the extremes of Martyrs/A Serbian Film/etc, but it's close.  Has some Hostel vibes too.  In terms of quality, it's a decent movie, but nothing fantastic.  Worth a watch if you're the mood for that type of film

On the non-horror side of things, I really liked Licorice Pizza.

1 hour ago, Subdomestic said:

Hellmaster (1992). I picked this at random and ended up really liking it. Scratched an itch for the vibe of a late 80's/early 90's horror movie with gross monsters, a mad scientist and dumb students who get killed.

This sounds right up my alley

2 hours ago, Buffbloom said:

Am I the only person who doesn't go crazy any time a sleeve shows up with minor damage?

It doesn't bother me too much, but seam splits are really frustrating because they're 100% preventable.

I'm predicting a lot of NM-/NM-  'played once' listings on discogs 😂

On 2/23/2022 at 5:23 AM, Gumbo72203 said:

I'll jump into the fray and say that those Tennis System albums did not move me at all.  I don't get it.  It's too... weird for me.  I want my shoegaze to be relatively straightforward. 

I can't get into Tennis System at all either.  To me, it sounds like pop punk ran through a shoegaze filter.  I'm guessing that's primarily due to the vocals though.

I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) for the first time last night.  I really enjoyed it!  Cool visuals, great monster design and a fair amount of gore.  I was expecting it to be a more conventional film and was pleasantly surprised with how stylized it was.

https://www.daisrecords.com/collections/frontpage/products/spice-viv

Red/Blue/White Splatter Vinyl LP | 200 edition

Orange/Mint Split Vinyl LP | 300 edition (Store Exclusive)

Neon Yellow Vinyl LP | 300 edition

Pink Vinyl LP | 400 edition

Clear Sea Vinyl LP | 500 edition

Clear Vinyl LP | 600 edition

Black Vinyl LP

15 hours ago, Rip said:

- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022): seems like most people didn’t like this one but it didn’t mind it.  Some really cool kills and the soundtrack was awesome.  I also thought it was interesting that they pretty much made Leatherface a sympathetic character in this.  And I think this is the point a lot of people missed.  I couldn’t stand any of the main characters and I couldn’t have cared less if they died.

I mostly enjoyed it!  I thought it was a really fun slasher, but it wasn't necessarily a good TCM.  Kind of thought it would've made a better Friday the 13th or maybe Halloween movie.  Definitely some cool kills!  The first one was something I don't think I've seen before.

I watched Scream (2022) last night and it's a bit of a mixed bag, but I found it enjoyable enough.   Some of the dialogue is awful and Melissa Barrera's performance is pretty bad.   I think this plagues most reboot/sequel hybrids, but it leans a little too heavily on homages to the original and probably spends too much time with Dewey/Sydney/Gale and not enough on the new cast.   On the plus side, they got the meta stuff right.  It's got a similar look and feel to the originals as well.

Going to watch TCM tonight.  I'm cautiously optimistic, but that seems to be a franchise than no one gets right.

I'm glad I have a week to think about the box.  It'd be nice to have the picture disc mix not on picture discs, but remixes and live tracks don't do a whole lot for me.

Some updates from Rosenberg's SubStack

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WTFPFH? #1 Deluxe- BLAKE SCHWARZENBACH / JOYCE MANOR is out now but we are reprinting it. Those reprints should be in shops in the spring we hope.

WTFPFH? #2 Deluxe- SCREAMING FEMALES / WORRIERS the records have been at Diamond Distribution since early January. We are told they should be hitting comic shops next week or the week after?

WTFPFH? #3 DELUXE- NOTHING / RESTORATIONS is in production now and we’re hoping will be in shops in April?

WTFPFH? #4 DELUXE- CHUBBY & THE GANG / SPIRITUAL CRAMP is waiting for parts to begin manufacturing.

WTFPFH? #5 DELUXE- AJJ / TIM BARRY is waiting for parts to begin manufacturing.

18 hours ago, 2notepockets said:

I don't think so, I have 3 confirmed orders in my emails now though 😂

I ended up with 2 haha. 

1 hour ago, 2notepockets said:

Have been waiting for this for a while, stoked it's getting a non boxset release... Well I'd love to buy it but merchtables checkout doesn't seem to be working...

Not sure if this applies, but I had an issue with AdBlock+ that prevented me from checking out.

3 hours ago, prowl20 said:

Any speculation what the 5 LPs will be?
My guess is:
2 LPs : standard
2 LPs : picture disc mixes
1 LP : demos

I'm thinking the picture disc mixes will be included.  Demos is a good guess.  I could see remixes or live tracks being the last disc as well.

I have an older pressing and a copy of the picture discs, so I think that last disc would have to be real tasty for me to double dip.

2 hours ago, Rip said:

Alex Garland’s (Ex-Machina, Annihilation, Devs) new movie!  Can’t wait.  I honestly didn’t even know he had something in the works

Did you watch Devs?  It's not perfect by any means, but I think it's worth watching.

I too watched Slapface this weekend!  I didn't love it, but it was a decent way to spend part of a Friday evening.

I also watched Ebola Syndrome and it's a wild ride!  Mid-90s Chinese splatter film.  It starts strong and mostly maintains that momentum. 

Lastly, I watched The Runner.  More of a music video / horror short hybrid than a proper short film.  I like Boy Harsher enough that I thought it was worth the watch.  It's about 40 minutes and goes pretty quick.

2 hours ago, mindphaser said:

Blut Aus Nord - 777 boxset up for PO at Debemur Morti:

https://www.debemur-morti.com/en/blut-aus-nord/2301-blut-aus-nord-777-boxset.html

Probably grab the box if I see it in any US distros, otherwise I'll pick up the single LPs.  Been on a Blut Aus Nord kick for a while, nice being able to pick up their stuff as it's getting repressed!

7 minutes ago, iwokeinrelief said:

Eh, i'll probably still give it a watch when the time comes, i'm a completist *and* a glutton for punishment 😂

Same here!  It being a Wes Craven film and part of a franchise was a double dose of completism for me. 

53 minutes ago, iwokeinrelief said:

Is 3 totally skippable?  I only saw the first two but was thinking I'll just watch all four of them around the time the new one is up for rental.

I want to say you'd be fine skipping it, but it's also been 3-4 years since I watched all of them in a row.  At a minimum, you should probably read the plot outline on wikipedia before starting 4 haha.

15 hours ago, VickyPepper said:

Just saw the new Scream. I'm not super familiar with the franchise other than the original but I enjoyed it for what it was. The meta commentary and callbacks to the first were a nice touch.

With the exception of Scream 3, the franchise is pretty solid.   I feel like 4 rivals the original.  Haven't seen the new one yet, but I'm looking forward to it!