His genres may range from World War II westerns to martial-arts, revenge epics to Grindhouse, exploitation-inspired, slasher flicks, but Quentin Tarantino’s signature directing style is like a blinking, whooping, neon sign. From the first scene, he transports us to another world that is very much his own. From the dialogue to his personal tastes in [...]
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From The Flinstones’ Way Outs to High Fidelity‘s Barry Jive and the Uptown Five, fictional bands are always good for a giggle and sometimes even become cult hits in their own right. Here’s ten random facts about some of music history’s most memorable fake bands. 1.) Cult 1950s comedian Ernie Kovaks supposedly formed the image [...]
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In the 1960s a string of romantic comedy musicals came out known as the Beach Party films. They’re aimed at teens (yeah, it’s teen week at 100b) and starred Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon. Frankie and Dee Dee’s (Annette) adventures were so popular they made seven of these movies! The plot never really changes and, [...]
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Today is a special day here at 100b, because today we celebrate the birth of our own Mighty Tamboosh. It’s tradition ’round these parts to post a little something for each other’s birthdays, but Tamboosh is just too damn good at it. There’s no way on earth I could top the raw power of Saxon. [...]
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Nobody, I mean nobody, does Poptastic like Quentin Tarantino. From Reservoir Dogs to Death Proof, fans of the quirky director look forward to the music providing the sonic supporting cast almost as much as the film itself. And we’re never disappointed. Some months ago, the Bean and I watched Death Proof, Tarantino’s 2007 homage to [...]
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