09.20.09 | w.a.s.t.e. photo shoot
About a week again I met up with the guys from w.a.s.t.e. to do a quick photo shoot. You can view some of the photos here.
09.01.09 | Upgrade – A Night of Geek-Chic Electro
08.25.09 | Win Demon City Tickets
Win Two Tickets to Das Bunker’s Halloween Event
All you have to do is become a fan of Verdilak on FaceBook. Just click the image above to go to FaceBook and become a fan, and your facebook profile will be added to the contest. Anyone that becomes a fan has a chance to win two tickets to Demon Night. The Winner will be announced on October 26th.
Legal stuff : This contest is open to everyone, except those directly associated with Das Bunker. Tickets must be used by the person that wins them, and they are not transferable or have any resale value. Contestants must be at least 18 years of age, and have a valid form of identification.
08.08.09 | Collapse into a dream
The Horrors’ second album, Primary Colors, came out a while ago, but for some odd reason I can’t stop listening to it. While some of their older fans are still a little puzzled by the sound of this album, and don’t really know what to make of it, it only took me one listen to realized it’s greatness. The traces of that old zombie garage sound are almost nonexistent, but you can still catch glimpses of them in songs like “New Ice Age”, but I must admit that while I love their first album, I do not miss the sound at all.
Primary Colors almost sounds like a who is who of early goth and dark wave without sounding like a clone of bands such as Echo and the Bunnymen, Bauhaus or even the most copied of them all, Joy Division. The album stands strong and on it’s own thanks to masterful production by several people including Portishead’s Geoff Barrow and director Chris Cunninham. The moody sounds of the album begs to be filed next to albums such as The Cure’s Disintegration and The Damned’s Phantasmagoria. I suggest listening to the whole album, but if you must listen to only a few tracks, I recommend “Scarlett Fields”, “Who Can Say” and “Sea Within a Sea”.
08.07.09 | 500 frames of music
Film: 500 Days of Summer [Rating: 8/10]
While I admit that the story and characters were quite entertaining and well developed, I have to say that the real stars in this movie are the soundtrack and the cinematography/visuals. The latter manifesting itself in the form of amazing shots of Los Angeles’ Downtown area, and through various graphical effects, which I’m obviously a sucker for. As for the soundtrack, there were enough melodies thrown in per scene to keep a music junkie like myself singing throughout the whole movie. From The Pixies (during a karaoke scene) to The Smiths (the infamous elevator scene) the film makes it obvious that the creators of the film know the indie music scene as well as they knew their Downtown landmarks.
