3 Artist, 3 Movies

On April 8th of this year I went with a good friend of mine to see Ani Difranco, aka my idol.. To be blunt I fucking love Ani DiFranco. I fell in love with Ani after watching some lesbian B movie called Love and Suicide ( http://www.loveandsuicide.com/) look into if you’re bored, the soundtrack is cool. Any who, I go to see Ani pumped praying that she plays Bodily ( which she didn’t), the only opening act was a man by the name of Buddy Wakefield, and let me tell you , when this man speaks he gives you chills. He’s a spoken word artist, the first thing he told the crowd was to lift their wrist so far back that the pens and razors blades can fall out their wrist, let’s just say I fell in love with him.

Above is a piece he did which is fucking brilliant. I’m talking about Buddy because, since seeing him April 8th, I havn’t really listened to Ani DiFranco, he stole the show with his just plain brilliance. I got his cd last night and dear Jesus it’s just a work of art, it makes me feel all the emotions a piece of art should make me feel. I’m happy, sad, angry, joyful, and most of all inspired.


Now because I brought up Buddy I decided to talk about some other artist, next is Blessed by a Broken Heart (see above). These guys are the eptidemy of WTF, they are best to be described as 70’s Hair Metal, with a this new wave Death Core, but don’t forget our lord and savior that’s right they are Christians as well. I dub this band: the best-mother-fucking-work-out-band ever, with lyrics like “Together We will conquer The impossible baby Don't stop Baby don't stop Till you feel the burn Baby don't stop Just don't stop.”


Not to mention the members of this band are all ripped as hell, and motivate you to be healthier =3.


The last Artist I will talk about are the boys of Emmure, this is the best either A) Cleaning or B) I’m really Angry, music. To non-metal listeners they may sound like the run of the mill metal band screaming about some girl who broke their heart, but lets take a step back, the boys of Emmure are the “Gangstas” of metal, hailing from Queens, New York, running around in basketball shorts and flat brimmed hats these guys send out heart wrenching lyrics that put gasoline in your stomach. Check the song Rusted Over Wet Dreams and if you don’t feel an ounce of anger of sullenness…you have no heart.
“But if there's one regret we can share.
What shall we name him?
WHAT SHALL WE NAME OUR DEAD SON!”

Another thing, when the lead singer comes on stage he turns his hat like Ash from Pokemon, it tickles my fancy..


Now for my 3 movies, this is simple, to start things off I’m going to talk about High Tension this movie, like the box says, “Will scare the hell out of you,”. This movie was loaned to me by one of my sisters co-workers awhile back, one in which I considered to be a rather conservative and “normal” lady, until I watched High Tension, the whole time all I could think was, “ What the hell is wrong with this lady.” I’m over it, and High Tension ranks on the top movie list for me, it’s got everything I could ever want, blood, subtitles, Muse, and Lesbians, if that didn’t sell you did I mention there’s a chainsaw scene? For me I can’t be good friends or date some one until they fully watched High Tension, if they run away from the movie chances are they’ll be running from me.


I bought Donnie Darko when I was sophomore in High School, I had a friend who was a former Crack Addict who was obsessed with a few things in life, Austin, Drugs, Bandanas, and Donnie Darko, she was always painting Donnie Darko characters and drawing them in several of her notebooks, I tried renting the movie till I realized Walmart had it for 5 bucks ( the directors cut at that) I shrugged and bought it figuring it was cheaper than renting it and later paying the late fee. Needless to say I watched it when I got home, when my mouth gaped open half the time, as soon as the credits started rolling I picked up my remote controller and restarted to whole movie. It was pure genius the whole movie, it was a actual Cult Film the deserved a following, it was Donnie Darko. Plus, there’s a 6ft tall bunny rabbit in it and I’m bloody obsessed with rabbits. Donnie Darko is one of those few films you get and can watch 100’s of times and still every time see something new…

I found a VHS copy of Water Ship Down at a local outlet store for 3 bucks one day while shopping for a monopoly game for my Pal, how’s that for amazing? I put this movie down on the list for a little bit more of a WTF factor, I made Chelsea watch this movie before we became really good friends, I’m not really sure why it’s not even one of my favorite movies, the only reason I got it was because in the Director’s Cut of Donnie Darko they mention the book. But none the less when it came time for Chels and I to share movies with each other Watership Down was popped into my VHS player and I turned to her with a glint in my eye, “ You’ll like this movie it’s about bunnies…” Two hours later Chels was haunted by 80’s cartooned rabbits gnawing each other’s faces off. Moral of the story, show weird ass movies while trying to impress girls, it gives cool stories.

-Love Emily