I came across this vid a little while back and can’t stop watching it. The story’s great, the animation’s greater, and it’s pretty dark. All this is, as you might guess, a recipe for magic. And hoo boy, is this magic… Behold “Something Left, Something Taken.”
In a move that should remind you of this film, Carl’s Jr. introduced a little while ago the FOOTLONG CHEESEBURGER, which knocked the KFC Double Down off of its “Most disgusting ‘food’ item” perch. Now, don’t get me wrong, I like a sub and a cheeseburger as much as the next guy (and, incidentally, the guy after that), but seriously: slow the fuck down. I’m not sure how much more gross we can get before we stop calling this type of thing food. How soon will it be before fast food joints start picking their trash out of the dumpster and then dare us to eat it?
Granted, that’s what they’re doing already with these concoctions–but soon, they’re going to have to turn up the heat, I think, with things like, “If you can’t handle the footlong cheeseburger, you might as well not go home anymore because you’re a huge pussy.”
I found this picture of the footlong cheeseburger at the OC Register’s website, and it’s even more appalling in the wild than it is in my head:
Oh, dear.
This, friends, is what appears to be a Siamese triplet hamburger. I want to die just looking at it. Blerf.
This guy, Steve Averill, decided to build what appears to be the most lovable drum machine ever. What’s really a bummer is that the ‘bot’s a way more tasteful drummer than I ever could be. Ouchy.
The second in the “Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t covered these guys” series is Fugazi. Without any doubt in my mind, Fugazi (and the subsequent career arcs of its members) is probably the most influential thing on how I approach the things I do creatively. At times this DIY, non-corporate approach can be a bit stifling to me, but one thing it’s consistently been over the years, regardless of what it is I’m doing, has been more or less art-centered. Fugazi’s lesson, if you want to call it that, is that if you’re creating things, those things should be handled on your own terms and with your own concerns in mind.
The DIY approach, as it relates to music, is seeing a resurgence because of the faltering nature of the record industry; they simply can’t keep up with technology. In other words, bands are learning to make their own ways–not that that’s so easy–and not use the mainstream labelmodel anymore. It’s not quite the way everyone’s doing it yet, but with more mainstream bands beginning to go that route (see OK Go), we’re certainly seeing the start of something, I think.
Wow. I just realized I haven’t talked about Fugazi’s music at all. Let’s let it speak for itself–that’s exactly how they’d have it anyhow. Enjoy.
