http://drowningodium.com/word An alternative art and culture blog Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:02:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Henry Rollins may not dance, but I sure as hell have been dancing to these two short eps by UK based indiepop band Allo Darlin' all day long. I found out about them the other night quite randomly on youtube, and I was simply awestruck by their blend of fun ... http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=139 Mandy Morbid is awesome. Intelligent, articulate, hip and hot as fuck, Ms. Morbid is the embodiment of the new wave of independent alternative pornstars who have come to shine over the past decade or so. Only, Mandy shines way brighter than the majority. (All photos by Bob Coulter) Mandy Morbid Interview: Okay, for ... http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=138 Directed/ shot by Richard Kern Richard Kern is one of my favorite directors, so when I saw this DVD at my video store, I immediately snagged it. "Richard Kern: Extra Action & Extra Hardcore" is a collection of outtakes from photo shoots Kern did with various models, with music scored ... http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=137 Portland based project Ego and The Ids are rather hard to describe, but rather cool. They make melodic, symphonic neo-classical type stuff, but with a kind of post-rock aesthetic. Their style varies song to song, though dark melodies and a somewhat slow tempo are constants throughout. It's kind of like ... http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=136 Okay, so it certainly isn't a new thing to combine porn samples with some spastic gabber/ DHR beats.  But I have honestly never heard it done so well. I mean, in most cases, the porn samples just kind of awkwardly linger  in between breaks in a song, but Kamikaze Slut ... http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=135 Pinchu Macha- (Review of various mp3s) Whoa! Talk about an awesome discovery! Pinchu Macha were an all female hardcore punk/ alternative/ band formed in New York back in 1994 who broke up in 97. It seems that they just recorded one 7 inch, released on burst into flames records. From ... http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=134 Joy Division- The documentary I had no idea that this thing even existed. I was actually randomly going through the catalog of pay per view movies on my tv one night when I noticed the words "Joy Division" in big letters. Being as they're one of my favorite bands, ... http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=133 Scarling- Sweet Heart Dealer I'll be honest in saying that I was a bit disappointed with Scarling at first. I really loved Jack Off Jill, and I found out about Scarling maybe just a few months after realizing that JOJ had actually broken up, so I guess I was very much ... http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=132 http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=130 http://drowningodium.com/word/?p=127