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Amon Tobin composing for ‘Infamous’

This guy is amazing, I highly recommend any of his albums, though “foley room” is a fave.

Star Trek Theme on Theremin

Dead Space Trailer Released with new Sigur Rós Music

Shirt of the Week Club

Dalai Lama & Red Soldiers – off Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA

Sunset on Mars

On May 19, 2005, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This Panoramic Camera mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover’s 489th Martian day, or sol.

Sunset and twilight images are occasionally acquired by the science team to determine how high into the atmosphere the Martian dust extends, and to look for dust or ice clouds. Other images have shown that the twilight glow remains visible, but increasingly fainter, for up to two hours before sunrise or after sunset. The long Martian twilight (compared to Earth’s) is caused by sunlight scattered around to the night side of the planet by abundant high altitude dust. Similar long twilights or extra-colorful sunrises and sunsets sometimes occur on Earth when tiny dust grains that are erupted from powerful volcanoes scatter light high in the atmosphere.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Texas A&M/Cornell

War Of The Gargantuas

War of the Gargantuas, released in Japan as Frankenstein no Kaijū: Sanda tai Gaira (フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ, Furankenshutain no Kaijū: Sanda tai Gaira?, lit. “Frankenstein’s Monsters: Sanda Versus Gaira”), is a 1966 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie), and a semisequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World. It introduces two giant, hairy humanoids called Gargantuas, which spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein’s monster from the previous film and are described as brothers. The Green Gargantua is violent and savage, preying upon human beings; as he lives in sea water, he is given the name Gaira (ガイラ – from kai (or gai, for “stranger”)), corresponding to Japanese characters for “sea”). The Brown Gargantua had been raised in captivity, and is docile and gentle; because he resides in the Japan Alps, he is called Sanda (サンダ, from san, “mountain”). The film follows the investigation and military engagements of these creatures until their climatic confrontation in Tokyo.

Several ambiguous references are made to Frankenstein Conquers the World, but the only direct link between the films is the term “Frankenstein”, which appears in the title and is used to refer to the Gargantuas (”Frankensteins”) in the original (Japanese) dialogue. Like the previous film, which starred Nick Adams, War of the Gargantuas features a Hollywood actor (Russ Tamblyn) in the lead as a scientist, Kumi Mizuno as his colleague, and another Japanese scientist (previously Tadao Takashima, here Kenji Sahara). The similar casting has led to speculation that the film was intended to feature recurring characters. Eiji Tsuburaya helmed the special effects crew with monster suit actor Haruo Nakajima portraying the antagonistic Gaira.

The movie itself is rather vague as to where (if at all) War of the Gargantuas falls in regard to the continuity of Toho’s other kaiju films, or even if it should be considered a canonical part of the Godzilla franchise. In 2002’s Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, however, specific reference to the Gargantuas is made, indicating that (in this variation on Godzilla continuity, in any case) War of the Gargantuas is considered by Toho to be a legitimate part of the Godzilla universe.

Nick Cave Portrait by Shane MacGowan

NICK CAVE PORTRAIT
Vice Magazine interviewed Shane MacGowan & during their time in Shane’s kitchen, they mentioned that the following day they were going to see Nick Cave play with Spiritualized in London. Knowing that the two were old friends, they asked Shane if he had a message for Nick. He made this drawing to pass along.

I’m torn!

Been looking at Schecter Guitar Research for an addition to my arsenal, only to find myself torn between these three guys!!!

Ultra III Vintage Wine Red

Stargazer – Black

Hellcat VI – Black on Black