Rabu, 28 Desember 2011
Leave Tim Tebow Alone!
About a few weeks ago I logged onto MSN.com to see that the new "trending" topic was the skit Saturday Night Live did about Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow. I checked it out on youtube since I missed the whole show. I was absolutely shocked when I watched it. My whole mouth dropped then a rush of anger came over me. People would try to argue with me and say that the only reason it made me mad is because I'm a Tim Tebow fan. That's not 100% true, more like 40% The other 60% is because I felt like they were making fun of Christians all together. They make fun of him saying his speech "First off I would like to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" blah, blah, blah and the guy playing Tebow kneels down to the position of praying that Tim has been seen doing then suddenly Jesus Christ appears in the locker room with Tim and the rest of the Denver team.
The skit goes on with "Jesus" telling Tim to tone it down and to stop being in every one's face about his beliefs. He also mentions that Tim should start reading the playbook and Tebow chimes in saying the Holy Bible is his playbook and Christ responds with "that's good but start reading the REAL playbook" and then tells him to work on his athletic abilities. I didn't find that funny at all, it was mean and uncalled for. I was talking to one of the girls I work with telling her about the skit. She goes, was it really that bad? It's Saturday Night Live after all. I said it wasn't funny, it was cruel then I went on to telling her about it and she says okay now I understand why it made you mad cause that was just rude.
When does making fun of some one's beliefs in God and Jesus Christ funny? There's a saying that I love and is the perfect saying to live by. "I rather live my life believing in God and find out that he doesn't exist then living my life not believing in God to find out he DOES exist." Is it really bad that he's a huge believer and supporter of Christianity and he wants to express it? No, it's not. He's not going around shoving his beliefs and opinion down any one's throat, he's not going around saying he's right you're wrong and you're all sinners and you need to repent. You don't have to believe what he says and you don't have to listen to it. If you don't like the fact that he thanks Jesus Christ in all of his interviews then don't watch it, don't watch the game and change the channel.
At least we have a QB who has great standards and morals and is the type of person that is worth looking up to. Let me ask you this, would you rather have a QB who promotes happiness, love, family, God, hard work and kindness or someone who promotes hate, violence, Satan, laziness, meanness and who is self centered? It's nice to have someone like Tim Tebow who thanks someone other then himself in interviews. Speaking of mean, self centered people, Bill Maher just LOVES to pick on Tim Tebow and organized religion. Why? Because he's an atheist. He posted on Twitter on Christmas Eve bashing the QB and God.
"Wow, Jesus just fucked Tim Tebow bad! And on Xmas Eve! Somewhere in hell Satan is tebowing, saying to Hitler "Hey, Buffalo's killing them"
Because of that tweet there has been an uproar of angry fans defending the Broncos QB, myself included. I posted to Twitter and Facebook with..
"Bill Maher, if you want to be someone who doesn't believe in anything that's fine. You don't need to bash people who choose to believe in God. It doesn't make you look cool or better then anyone, just a pathetic waste of human flesh."
Maher responds to all the tweets against him via tweeter.
"All u J-freaks having a cow re my Tebow tweets pls go back to the much longer piece we did on 11/4 Real Time and have a proper heart attack."
Wow, nice insult Mr. Maher. By the way, learn how to spell douche bag!
I have never liked Bill Maher and it's not because he makes fun of Tebow, it's because of the way he presents himself and how he acts like the only opinion that matters is his own. Several years ago he came out with a movie mocking organized religion and that's what made me not like him because I believe in God and Jesus Christ and I'm not ashamed to admit it and it's pretty sad that someone who chooses not to believe in anything worth living that he has to take it upon himself to tease, bash and humiliate someone who actually does. It's understandable that Maher doesn't believe in God, that means happiness, love and kindness, qualities he obviously doesn't have.
Yes, it makes me mad when I see people making fun of Tebow because of his faith in God and Jesus Christ because I am a huge fan of Tebow and I look up to him and the way he presents himself and I love how he's not ashamed in admitting his faith and he's proud of it. He is one of the true definitions of being Christ like and I salute him for it. If someone made fun of something or someone you like and look up to, would that make you upset? Of course it would cause no one likes to see someone make fun of something that means a lot to you. Tebow is a wonderful person and he's an inspiration to me in many ways. Because of him I want to in brace my Christianity and I want to live the word of God and I'm not ashamed of it. People just need to leave Tebow alone, he's not doing anything wrong. A lot of people just don't like how religious he is. Making fun of his beliefs is getting old and is out of line and I would LOVE to log on to MSN.com and not see someone else making fun of him.
So what, he believes in God, that's great. Believing in God means everything that I have mentioned before. Love , happiness, family, kindness etc. Who wouldn't want to believe in that? You may not think he's the best QB but let him live his life, let him be a Christian. Bashing him isn't going to make things better or make him go away. It's just going to make him want to prove you all wrong and by golly I hope he does.
Go Tebow and God Bless!!
Kamis, 22 Desember 2011
Happy Horrordays!! (little rant post)
The Holidays are almost 2 days away and some people haven't even started their Christmas shopping. *Tisk tisk* What I love about horror is that it can take a wonderful happy time and turn it into a scary dark experience. I love Horror themed Holiday movies and we sure have some great ones. I have made a list of some of our favorite Christmas horror movies.
Silent Night, Deadly Night
"A young boy watches his parents killed by a thief in a Santa suit. He spends his youth in an orphanage, staying quietly to his self, but his mind is further bent by an ironhanded Mother Superior. He finally gets a job at a local store, where he finally snaps when he is required to wear a Santa suit, and goes on a killing spree that leads him slowly back to the orphanage. "
Christmas Evil
"Widely recognized as the best of the Christmas horror efforts, Christmas Evil is the story of a boy who loves Christmas. He is scarred as a boy when he learns that Santa is not real. Throughout the rest of his life, the toy-maker tries to make the Christmas spirit a reality. He becomes obsessed with the behavior of children and the quality of the toys he makes. When he is met with hypocrisy and cynicism, the resulting snap causes him to go on a yuletide killing spree to complete this dark comedic horror."
Gremlins
"A boy inadvertently breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town."
Black Christmas
"A sorority house is terrorized by a stranger who makes frightening phone calls and then murders the sorority sisters during Christmas break."
Jack Frost
"A serial killer dies, comes back as a snowman, and wreaks havoc."
The Gingerbread Man
"An evil yet adorable Gingerbread man comes to life with the soul of a convicted killer - this real life cookie monster wreaks havoc on the girl who sent the killer to the electric chair."
(Onto the rant part of the post)
You've probably heard about this topic before cause they've mentioned it on t.v. A lot of people believe that we shouldn't say Merry Christmas, only Happy Holidays. Well, I don't agree with that at all. I was raised and baptized Mormon and I'm a true believer of Christianity so I celebrate Christmas. I don't think we should have to say Happy Holidays and if we celebrate Christmas then we have every right to say Merry Christmas. Some people say it so they don't offend other people but if they are that easily offended then big who cares to them. If someone says Merry Christmas to someone who doesn't celebrate Christmas they should just say I don't celebrate Christmas but thank you instead of getting all butt hurt about it.
What irritates me is that everyone is making such a big fuss about it because not everyone celebrates Christmas, yeah so? I'm not going to stop saying Merry Christmas just because there are other Holidays in December. I don't celebrate Hanukkah or Kwanzaa so I'm not going to say Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa! Christmas is the holiday I celebrate and I'm proud of it, not being able to say Merry Christmas and only Happy Holidays makes me feel like I'm not aloud to celebrate my Holiday. If someone came up to me and said Happy Hanukkah or Kwanzaa I would say thank you, Merry Christmas. People need to stop being so easily offended and lighten up, choose your battles. Just cause someone says Merry Christmas to you doesn't mean they're taking away your right to celebrate your holiday it's just they celebrate a different holiday and that's what they want to do.
The world is getting more dark and evil and people getting offended over every little thing doesn't help the matter. I have a very odd and different sense of humor and I can be very sarcastic so I'm not easily offended. The only thing that actually offends me is when someone makes a derogatory comment against my family or towards someone who has a disability because I'm deaf and I draw the line at that. The other thing that offends me is when people go out of their way to make fun of some one's beliefs in other words being a Christian. Everyone has a right to their own opinion, just because you don't agree with it doesn't mean you have to be rude and trash the person and their beliefs (SNL skit about Tim Tebow-post coming soon) That's the one thing I have never done, I have never trash another person's beliefs because I don't like when someone does that to me.
I'm not ashamed for being a Christian and celebrating Christmas and I'm going to continue doing so, if you don't like it then big whoop, I'm not changing for anyone.
Lets put CHRIST back into Christmas.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and you've been good so Santa will bring you lots of presents ;) Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa! :)
Merry Christmas & Happy Horrordays, God Bless!! :D
Senin, 19 Desember 2011
The love child of Jenny Krueger and a random Serial Killer
Isn't she just so freakin' adorable?! ;)
I know I've been lacking in the blogging area lately, I blame the weather. This is the time of year that you would think people would blog more on their horror sites but I'm the exact opposite. I blog the most in the summer time since I'm more up beat during that season. I have a post I've been working on so I'll put it up as soon as I'm done. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and hope you have a great week. I'll be back real soon, I promise :D
Merry Christmas and God Bless.
- Jenny Krueger
Minggu, 04 Desember 2011
Top 5!!!
Hey everyone!! I just wanted to let you all know that my horror blog Memoirs Of A Scream Queen made the top 5 for TheMovie411 blog awards!! Also, for the second year in a row I made the top 5 for the sexiest female award. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!! Vote for me on both of those categories. It would mean a lot to me if I win this award soooo please! I will love you all forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and EVER!! :D
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Rabu, 16 November 2011
Extra, Extra! Read All About It!!
I am happy to announce that your's truly has made a guest post on the wonderful Killer Aphrodite site!! Wahoo!! It's titled FEAR! Hopefully that title will reel you in. ;) If you want to check it out go here ---> MY POST!
Go read it and tell me what you think!!
Go read it and tell me what you think!!
Kamis, 10 November 2011
Ramblings Of Jenny Krueger Ft. The Human Centipede 2 Full Sequence
I finally watched the second installment of The Human Centipede trilogy, The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence. Hopefully that will calm my obsession for the franchise. Doubt it. This movie was everything I expected the first one to be. I loved this movie and the first one. The 2ND movie gave me everything I wanted. When I watch a horror movie I want it to be so sick and twisted that it makes my heart beat really fast and I think to myself "What the hell am I watching?!" Not a lot of horror movies nowadays give you that feeling. I like movies that really mess with your mind and makes you obsessed and can't stop talking about it. That is exactly what this movie is. It shakes you to your inner core that you have to walk out and take a breather. Even though I enjoyed the HC2 I liked the first HC story line a lot more. All the gore and sick and twisted-ness should of been in the first movie.
I understand what Tom Six is doing, he's trying to build you up for the sickest movie of all time which will be The Human Centipede 3: Final Sequence. When the first Human Centipede movie came out it got so much crap for it and it made me mad. It's the whole "Don't judge a book by it's cover" thing. Did you know that The Human Centipede First Sequence was the most watched trailer on youtube?? That means something. It became such a huge cult horror favorite and a easy target for haters. What we have here is a wonderful, beautifully made movie that took horror to new heights, which was needed and it got punched in the face for it.
People need to stop being so uptight and pull the sticks out of their ass. Have a open mind, it's art. Get over it. Now we have The Human Centipede 2 which I feel is Tom Six saying F you to all the people who bashed the first movie. The movie delivers more gore, more violence, more sickness and more ass to mouth. Tom Six decides to give the movie an artistic feel by filming the movie in black and white. At first I was a little annoyed at that but after watching it I understand why he did it. I agree with the statement that Chuck Conry made, if it wasn't for it being black and white it probably would have gotten an X rating for the amount of gore.
The movie starts off with Martin, a mentally disturbed loner watching the first Human Centipede movie. That begins his obsession and fantasy of creating his very own human centipede. Martin lives with his crazy, psycho, suicidal mother in a dumpy apartment building in London. He works at night as a security guard in an old secluded parking garage. His mother calls Martin's doctor because she is very worried about him and we all can sense it. Martin's Doctor explains his obsession of the centipede as a result of his trauma from the sexual abuse caused by his father. Over the next few days Martin kidnaps people that come through his parking garage to to fulfill his fantasy. He calls up Miss Yennie's agent pretending there was a audition for a Quentin Tarantino movie that they want her for.
Now, the day has come. Martin has everyone tied up to complete his mission of his very own human centipede. This brings us to the goriest part of the movie. I was looking forward to this part and I am proud to say that I wasn't disappointed. Tom Six did a great job at the gore factor, I just wish he would of had that much gore in the first movie, that would of made the movie even better.
Onto Ramblings Of Jenny Krueger!!!
1: Why do people always have to make fun of someone being short? Haven't they learned anything from the Leprechaun movies? You make fun of someone being short they'll kill you.
2: What got annoying was they had weird scene changes. A scene would go black then switch to a new scene and it would make you feel like they were cutting things out.
3: I'm sorry but I don't think Ashylnn Yennie is a great actress. I watched her audition for the first Human Centipede and I didn't think she did a great job in that or the movie. I know Tom Six think she's a wonderful actress but nope, I don't.
4: I always wondered why Tom decided to bring back Ashylnn Yennie for the second movie but not Ashley C. Williams. She was a much better actress.
5: What I learned from this movie is, you make Martin mad he'll shoot you in the head.
6: Best horror movie of 2011!
I was so pleased with this movie and I think Tom Six did an amazing job. You don't see movies like this nowadays and I am very proud to be a supporter of this movie. Well done Tom Six, well done.
Selasa, 08 November 2011
Remember Kiddies.........
Don't talk to strangers, don't eat their candy, don't get into their car. Always wash your hands after you go to the bathroom, remember to brush your teeth at least twice a day. Help a zombie in need, don't be a stick in the mud, have an open mind. Also remember that Memoirs Of A Scream Queen is on Facebook and Twitter!! :D
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Senin, 07 November 2011
Guest Post Pt 2: Dylan Duarte's Review, The Dead (2010)
My days of blindly watching a zombie film are pretty much over. As a lover of the flesh-eating undead, I'm sick and tired of all the zombie movies that have been saturating the market. What's that, you say? Shouldn't I love being buried in a cinematic pile of rotting flesh? You're right, I should love it. But I don't, because they're not good films. I love the accessibility of filmmaking these days. The advancement of technology and the advent of the internet allows talented people to follow their passion without having to wade through studio bullshit. However, it also allows any jackass with a camcorder and a gore fetish to whip together some bastardization of a Romero flick and shove it down everyone's throats. This saturation is diluting the undead. Absence makes the heart grown fonder. Overabundance makes the heart grow whatever the opposite of fond is.
Alright, my tirade is over. I wanted to thoroughly explain the attitude I brought into The Dead, so that when I say it's a good zombie flick, you know exactly where I'm coming from. The Dead does just about everything right and it's few flaws - some cheap looking sets and questionable acting - can be attributed to a lack of a bigger budget, something it's hard to fault the filmmakers for.
The major difference between The Dead and countless films like it is the setting. Instead of shoulder-to-shoulder zombies crowding the streets of major cities, the film takes the undead epidemic to Africa, something we've never quite seen before - at least, not to my recollection. The change is more or less purely aesthetic, but it sure does look beautiful. And our heroes trying to survive a trek across the scorching deserts of Africa amidst the walking dead is certainly an interesting dynamic.
A common thread among zombie films is the idea that the undead are a secondary threat, acting more as a catalyst for something else. Man is often portrayed as the primary threat, his quest for survival revealing his true barbaric nature. And yet here, in a country known for its violence and chaos, humankind has united against a common enemy. It's certainly powerful, but lacks any sort of coherent commentary. It feels like there's an idea under the surface wanting to get out, but then again, I could just be imagining that because Africa is such a political hotspot. Even without an underlying message, The Dead works well as a straightforward horror film in the truest sense. Whereas Romero's films often contained some sort of ironic (and incredibly dark) humor, The Dead is as a serious as a walking corpse and that makes it truly terrifying. Still, not taking advantage of the political landscape seems like wasted potential.
Guest author Dylan Duarte has a love/hate relationship with the undead. When he's not complaining to the internet, he’s writing about Halloween costumes. He can be reached at dylnduarte@gmail.com
Alright, my tirade is over. I wanted to thoroughly explain the attitude I brought into The Dead, so that when I say it's a good zombie flick, you know exactly where I'm coming from. The Dead does just about everything right and it's few flaws - some cheap looking sets and questionable acting - can be attributed to a lack of a bigger budget, something it's hard to fault the filmmakers for.
The major difference between The Dead and countless films like it is the setting. Instead of shoulder-to-shoulder zombies crowding the streets of major cities, the film takes the undead epidemic to Africa, something we've never quite seen before - at least, not to my recollection. The change is more or less purely aesthetic, but it sure does look beautiful. And our heroes trying to survive a trek across the scorching deserts of Africa amidst the walking dead is certainly an interesting dynamic.
A common thread among zombie films is the idea that the undead are a secondary threat, acting more as a catalyst for something else. Man is often portrayed as the primary threat, his quest for survival revealing his true barbaric nature. And yet here, in a country known for its violence and chaos, humankind has united against a common enemy. It's certainly powerful, but lacks any sort of coherent commentary. It feels like there's an idea under the surface wanting to get out, but then again, I could just be imagining that because Africa is such a political hotspot. Even without an underlying message, The Dead works well as a straightforward horror film in the truest sense. Whereas Romero's films often contained some sort of ironic (and incredibly dark) humor, The Dead is as a serious as a walking corpse and that makes it truly terrifying. Still, not taking advantage of the political landscape seems like wasted potential.
Guest author Dylan Duarte has a love/hate relationship with the undead. When he's not complaining to the internet, he’s writing about Halloween costumes. He can be reached at dylnduarte@gmail.com
Minggu, 06 November 2011
Oozing Thoughts Of A A.D.H.D./ O.C.D. Mind Pt 5!
1: I have decided to dye my hair back to Blonde. That's the 1st sign of the Apocalypse, now we're all gonna die!
2: The holidays are coming up and I have mixed feelings about that. Even though I love the holiday season, I'm trying to get out of debt not drown myself in it.
3: The guys on the online dating sites are mean. I have no idea why I keep going back to it when there is nothing but douche bags on there. :(
4: I'm starting my own business with Slumber Parties. If you don't know what that is then go here ----> Slumber Parties ;)
5: I started the HCG diet, hopefully that works or I'm doomed to be fat. :/
6: I really, really can't stand the sound of screaming children. I work in a jewelery store that's in a huge grocery store so I hear it every day. What irritates me the most is when the parents won't do a damn thing about it. Shut your kid up or I'm going to do it for you.
7: Because of #6 I'm not interested in having kids. They bug the shit out of me too much and I think I might eat them.
8: In my work we have to greet customers within ten seconds of them walking into our store. It's rude when I say "hi, how are you doing?" And their response is "We're just looking!" Okay, that's not what I asked. I was just saying hi.
9: Even though I'm not a fan of remakes, I'm looking forward to the remake of Stephen King's IT. Hopefully they don't ruin it by having a different actor play Pennywise. They already did that with Freddy Krueger in the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street and look how well that turned out.
10: I have mentioned before that come June of 2012 I will be moving to California to pursue my career as a horror writer, hopefully with FEARnet or Bloody-Disgusting. With that being said, I have to start saving my money and man, I sure do need a lot. Because of that I'm going to put up a little donation box titled either "Jenny Krueger's quest to become a horror writer" or "Help Jenny Krueger move to California." (Which ever sounds better) If anyone would like to make a donation to my fund (you don't have too, please don't feel like you're obligated) I would greatly, greatly appreciate it and love you forever and ever. :D
11: I'm trying to decide whether I should try to work with FEARnet or Bloody-Disgusting. For the longest time I only wanted to work with FEARnet but now I'm thinking different. I'll work for either one of these companies as long as they can give me the opportunity that I want.
12: I'm going to write Tom Six a letter telling him how much I enjoyed his movies and that he was a genius to come up with The Human Centipede. I'll send it to him once I'm in California, that way I'll have a better chance at meeting him. I hope.
Jumat, 04 November 2011
Happy Halloween!! (Late Halloween Post)
I'm sorry my Halloween post is so late, I got caught up with so many things. Better late then never I guess. Happy Halloween from Jenny Krueger!!
With Halloween, people start to stock up on their share of horror movies. T.v. channels have marathons of horror movies all the time and all day Halloween. For me I have a few traditions that involve holidays and movies. For my birthday I watch Children of the Corn, Valentines Day is My Bloody Valentine 3D. March, all of the Leprechaun movies except for the stupid "hood" ones. For Christmas I watch the Christmas episode of Supernatural, I'm also going to get Santa's Slay and Silent Night- Deadly Night.
For Halloween I have a wonderful collection of movies I watch, it is also the only time that I watch the most movies in one day. Even though I watch these movies all the time, I make sure to watch them on Halloween since they get me in the holiday spirit the most. I have decided to open up my Halloween Vault and show you which movies were lucky enough to make it in there.
Introducing Jenny Krueger's Halloween Movie Vault!! (in no particular order)
1. Carrie: Nothing says Halloween like Stephen King. "They're all gonna laugh at you!"
2. Return of the Living Dead: Favorite movie monster period.
3. Return to House on Haunted Hill: They had a dead nurse in that movie which inspired one of my Halloween costumes. Also, I'm a sucker for a zombie nurse.
4. Pumpkin head 2 Blood Wings: One of my favorite horror villains and this one is perfect. Pumpkin head and you carve pumpkins for Halloween. Yeah, genius! ;)
For 2011 I decided to add a new movie to my vault and I will be watching it every Halloween. The new movie is!!.. dun, dun, DUUUUUUNNNN!! The Human Centipede!! I know! I'm obsessed but come on, this movie is bad ass so of course it's going into the vault. These movies make me happy and definitely make Halloween more special. Now, tell me what your Halloween movie traditions are. Maybe I can get some new ideas for movies. I had such a wonderful Halloween and wish it wasn't over. For me and most of you, Halloween doesn't end when the clock strikes 12:00, it last year around. I always tell people I live and breath Halloween 24/7 365 days. This year I was Lady GaGa and at the end of the night I was a zombie. (go figure) Pictures below.
I hope everyone had a great Halloween and I wish you all the best for the Christmas season and New Year.
(Lady GaGa!!)
(Zombie!!)
(I was trying to "eat" my BFF)
P.s. My blog has been nominated for the Horror Blog Award at TheMovie411 site. Please, please, PLEASE! vote for my blog. I really want to win this award! :D
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Jumat, 28 Oktober 2011
Jenny Krueger's 7 Signs Of The Apocalypse
For as long as I can remember I have always been intrigued with the Apocalypse. The thought about the Devil rising up and ending the world fascinated me. No wonder why people always call me a Devil worshiper. ;) That is also why I love Exorcism movies. It doesn't matter what Religion you belong to, everyone is familiar with the Apocalypse. There is the Zombie Apocalypse where the world will be taken over by Zombies. Then there's thee Apocalypse with the Devil rising up. In the Catholic Religion they talk about the 7 signs of the Apocalypse. Hmmm... 7 signs, 7 Deadly Sins. Go figure. In Supernatural they mention 66 seals being broken to free Lucifer out of his cage so he can end the world.
We all have different meanings for the word Apocalypse with the main event being the end of the world. I have come up with 7 signs that I think will bring on the Apocalypse. Without further ado.......
Jenny Krueger's 7 Signs Of The Apocalypse!!
1: I dye my hair back to Blond.
You might not know this but my natural hair color is Blond. I've been dying my hair Black for several years and I love it. I don't feel like my true self with Blond hair which is why I won't go back.
2: I stop drinking Coke all together.
HA, fat chance on that! People who know me knows how I am addicted to Coke. It is definitely my drug of choice. The only time I stop drinking Coke is when I go on a diet and even that doesn't last long. I have to be in a hospital bed hooked up to a I.V. with the Doctor telling me if I don't stop drinking Coke I'll die. With that, I would only consider it. ;)
3: Country music becomes my favorite.
I HATE Country music. The sound of it sounds like nails on a chalk board to me. The only type of music I like is hard rock/ metal. If I can't head bang to it then I won't like it. Well, you can head bang to Country music but you're going to look pretty damn stupid doing it.
4: I love Chick Flicks.
I will watch almost any type of movie except for that one. Chick Flicks make me want to vomit. I don't like all that mushy crap. Oh, your boyfriend left you to go fight in the war? Well boo hoo! Get over it, you big baby!
5: Pink is my favorite color.
That color is too girly for me. My closet consist of the colors Black, White and Grey, sometimes Red. I hardly ever wear Pink because I don't like it and I feel uncomfortable in it. The only time I had to wear Pink is when I had to look "professional." Give me a break.
6: Horror Movies & Zombies are a thing in the past.
Really? Those are the things that define who I am. I am proud to have the Horror Industry apart of my hobby and life. Get rid of that and I might as well dye my hair back to Blond and start wearing Pink. :/
7: I have a weak stomach w/ movies.
When it comes to Horror Movies I have a pretty tough stomach. It takes a lot and I do mean a lot to gross me out and make me queasy. With that being said I can handle any type of movie. The Human Centipede (obsession) didn't even gross me out, I thought it was bland on the gross factor. Call me desensitized I don't care, I didn't find it disgusting. :D
There you have it, the 7 signs of the Apocalypse. Now that we have had our Bible lesson for the day, you are now on Red Alert for these signs. If you see any of these things happening take cover, things will get bad and fast. ;)
P.s. PLEASE nominate my blog for the Horror Blog Award!! Also please nominate Jeremy from iZombie for the Best Design Award.
TheMovie411 Blog Awards 2011
Rabu, 26 Oktober 2011
It's Back!! TheMovie411 Blog Awards 2011
TheMovie411 Blog Awards are back for 2011! I am here to ask you all a favor. If it's not too much trouble would you PLEASE nominate my blog for the Best Horror Blog award? I've worked so hard on this blog and have such a love for the industry and it would mean so much if my blog could win this award. With this award I'm able to get my blog out there and recognized by a lot of people. Here are the Blog Award rules.
To nominate yours or someone’s blog for an award all you need to do is e-mail themovie411@live.co.uk with nomination in the subject box. You must state which award you are nominating the blog for and the link to that blog, in the case of the best post award, you will also include the link to that pacific post as well as leaving your name and your own blog link. Only bloggers can nominate, and they must be followers of TheMovie411 so we can keep track of multiple voting (hence why you have to include your own blog link in the e-mail). Make sure you/they fit the criteria for the award your nominating for. Blogs that are suitable for the chosen award, and depending on how many nominations they receive will display a nomination badge much like the one pictured right. You can only nominate yourself or another blog for a maximum of two awards, and multiple voting from the same blogger and e-mail account will result in dismissal of nomination. A confirmation e-mail will be sent once your nomination has been processed, normally within 24hrs.
The Nomination round closes November 28th, and the Top5 that receives the most nominations in each category will progress to the online vote round at the beginning of December.
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Last year the gong went to Russell Cook for his post at Cine-Vue on the movie I Spit On Your Grave. If you have a post that you think is just as good or know of someone else’s work you would like to nominate, then e-mail us with the link to the post along with your details.
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If you could please do this for me I will love you forever and ever! I already love all of my followers and fellow horror friends but I will love you even more! :D
Selasa, 25 Oktober 2011
Blog Award! *Happy Dance*
I am happy to announce that I have been awarded the iDig Your Blog Award from the wonderful Emma at Little Gothic Horrors. Thank you, thank you Emma, you're a doll! :D It makes me so happy when my blog gets an award cause I've worked so hard on this and I'm glad everyone likes it. :) Here are the blog award rules.....
1 ) Gratefully accept this award.
2 ) Link to the person you received it from.3 ) Post 3 interesting facts about yourself.
4 ) Pass this award around to at least 5 blogs you dig.
5 ) Notify them.
The 3 interesting facts about me are..
1: I may be a lover of all things Horror and Halloween but Christmas is my favorite holiday. Don't worry, Halloween is a close second.
2: I love Vanilla Ice Cream but I hate the smell of Vanilla.
3: When I was 16 I developed a fear of driving and I was too scared to drive so I didn't get my license till 3 months before my 19Th birthday.
My 5 picks..
1: Nicole from Living Dead Girl Nicole
We share a common love for Rob and Sheri Moon Zombie. She's super talented and her art is beautiful. Her blog is definitely one to check out.
2: Fred from Full Moon Reviews
One of my favorite blogs and Facebook buddies. His reviews are very well written and such a joy to read. (Sorry about the lack of comments Fred!)
3: Aaron from The Death Rattle
This is such a bad ass blog and I always look forward to reading it every day. He also has awesome interviews with a lot of Actors/Actresses and Directors in the Horror Industry.
4: Andrew from Who wants taters?
This is one of the funniest blogs you will ever read. I find my stomach in pain from laughing so hard. If you ever need a pick me up this is the blog for you.
5: Jeremy from iZombie
He is one of my most loyal followers and I appreciate all of his wonderful comments. I love his blog and see great things happening with his blog.
Minggu, 23 Oktober 2011
Stop the madness!! Just say no!!
When October comes around we usually get a few decent Horror Movies hitting the theatres. Not anymore, the horror genre has started to go down hill a couple of years ago. What do we have this year? Paranormal Activity 3. Good Hell! It seems that the only horror movies coming out for Halloween or the main horror movie of the year for that matter is usually one of the Paranormal Activity and SAW movies. Horror, my love. Are you feeling okay? You haven't been yourself lately. Nowadays the only thing we see is, never ending sequels to movies that should of ended after the 3rd one. We've been seeing nothing but remakes after remake, mainly of movies that shouldn't of been remade in the first place. Movies that have so many plot holes in them, every time a scene changes you instantly get confused and shout out "What the Hell just happened?!" It looks to me that the horror film makers have gotten a little lazy.
Producer: "We need to come up with a new idea for a horror movie."Director: "Nah! Let's just remake a movie that has already been remade five times and then when we're done we'll make a sequel. See? We're set for the entire year! Now get out so I can get back to counting my money."
Lazy Fat Cats. Horror is going down hill because film makers rather remake a movie or make a sequel to the other five sequels instead of putting the effort into coming up with a movie that doesn't suck. They're lazy and afraid of taking a chance on a concept because they don't know how society is going to react. Screw society! Go out and take a chance, you're never going to know how the audience will react if you don't make your movie. Who cares if they hate it, at least you had the balls to make it and show the world what lingers in your mind. This brings me to Tom Six, the director of the movie The Human Centipede. I have quite the little crush on that man. Why? Because he makes movies that speak to my heart.
What I love about that man is that he thought of a concept that was out of the ordinary and that was sick and twisted. Instead of being afraid of what everyone will think, he went for it and man I am glad he did. This type of movie had everything I wanted. The first movie fell a little short with the shock value since I'm so desensitized it takes a lot to shock me. Even though it wasn't as shocking as I wanted I still loved it and thought it was a wonderful movie. The type of horror movies I love are the ones that get your heart pumping and leave you with a eerie feeling, also horror movies that make you think "what the fuck!?" and gives you a rush. I live for those types of movies and I love the feeling it gives me. I get such a high off of movies that are so sick and twisted that I'm craving for more.
I'm looking forward to part 2 of The Human Centipede cause that's suppose to be even more sick and shocking then the first one. That is exactly what I need! More film makers need to be like Tom Six. I've read a lot of mean comments about him saying he's a sick bastard and he needs to be in a mental hospital. Why? Is it because he thought outside the box and wasn't afraid to take a chance on a movie that was going to be controversial? Everyone is so easily offended and they need to pull the stick out of their ass. This is what horror is and what it should be. The genre needs to get back to it's true horror roots and put an end to the constant making of sequels and remakes. What we have going for us in the horror world is, Wrong Turn 4, Paranormal Activity 4. SCREAM 4, 5,6, and 7. The remake of Child's Play, sequels to the remakes of A Nightmare On Elm Street and possibly Friday The 13Th.
We might also see a sequel to Beetlejuice, the remake of Stephen King's IT, they came out with the remake of Children of the Corn and now a prequel. It's not over yet, there's going to be a Ring 3 in 3D annnnd The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 3D. See a pattern here? Lazy, lazy, lazy and no originality. What I'm trying to say is STOP REMAKING MOVIES AND SEQUELS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN 6 TIMES!! It was bad when they had to remake A Nightmare On Elm Street cause not only did they shit all over it, they chose the worse person to play him. No offense to Jackie Earle Haley I just think they could of gotten someone better since they didn't want to use Robert Englund. (jackasses) To top that off they remade the love of my life, Children of the Corn. That movie was HORRIBLE. I know he made the remake more like the book which is why I didn't like it cause I read the book after I watched the original so I wasn't happy with it. Like that wasn't bad enough they had to make a damn prequel. That movie didn't need a prequel, we understand the concept of the movie.
Brainwashed evil children go psycho and kill all the adults in town and sacrifice them to He Who Walks Behind The Rows, WE GET IT!!! Please stop the madness, my heart can't take it anymore!
Minggu, 09 Oktober 2011
How To Survive A Horror Movie!
We watch a lot of Horror movies around here. Some more then others, but we all share a common bond and love for the genre. With thee amount of Horror movies we all watch we tend to pick up on certain things that "normal" people wouldn't even think to notice. For example, we notice all the mistakes the characters make and we get very annoyed by them. Really, you're running away from the killer and you've managed to trip over yourself and fall into a ditch? Seriously, come on! I can't tell you how much it bothers me to watch a Horror movie and see someone get killed out of pure idiocy. If this was "real life" you will be just like the movies, dead man walking. Because of this I have come up with a list of rules to help you out if and when you fall victim of a crazed psycho masked/unmasked killer.
Jenny Krueger presents "How to survive a Horror Movie." (In no particular order.)
"All the skills to dodge the kills."
1: Stay away from Cornfields!!
When you're running away from the killer and you see a huge ass cornfield, you stop to think to yourself. "Hmmm.. that looks safe, I'll go hide in there!" Just a little problem with your plan honey, you run into a cornfield you not only have to worry about the killer coming after you cause I guarantee he's going to see you rummaging through the field and now you have about 20 demonic possessed children ready to sacrifice your stupid ass to He Who Walks Behind The Rows.
2: Don't babysit over the weekend!!
Nothing good ever comes from babysitting. You have to deal with spoiled little brats, you're not doing anything fun, you get paid jack shit and some creepy ass dude is watching you outside the window while he pervs out, waiting for you to fall asleep so he can kill you. It's no surprise that HALLOWEEN was originally titled The Baby Sitter Murders.
3: Don't answer the phone!!
This usually falls in line with # 2. You're all alone in your house and you get this feeling like you're being watched then suddenly the phone rings. DON'T ANSWER IT!! Seriously, these people are stupid. If you HAVE to answer the phone then don't have a damn conversation with the person on the other line. I highly doubt he's interested in your latest "boyfriend drama."
4: Avoid looking for trouble!!
You're walking down the street and you start to hear a creepy noise in the background, keep walking and don't look back. If the noise in the background is making you feel nervous and uneasy then there's most likely a good reason for it. So, if you hear a scary noise don't go look to see what it is. Jackass!
5: Run, don't hide!!
In a lot of Horror movies when the killer tries to attack people one person usually runs upstairs or to the basement to avoid the killer. This tactic never works! If you don't run out of the house to escape then the killer will get a hold of you and kill you. Without fail, it always happens. What I would like to know is why do these morons think running upstairs, to the basement or even into the closet for that matter is actually going to help them? You do realize that running into a closet is basically backing yourself into a corner with no way out? Guess not cause they keep on doing it. By all means, run and hide in the closet if it makes you feel safe. I'm sure the killer won't see you standing behind all the coats.
6: Be prepared!!
You never know what's going to happen so you better be prepared for anything. The tag line "better safe then sorry" is very true in this situation. Keep some loaded guns ready for battle, a Latin book of Exorcisms. Salt, lots and lots of salt and knives, just in case. Nothing is wrong with being overly prepared, I mean If Dean Winchester can sleep with a knife and holy water under his bed then so can you.
7: Last but not least. Don't be stupid!!
I can't say this enough, if you're going to be in a Horror movie then you cannot be stupid. You can't expect to survive if you're running around like a chicken with it's head cut off. Have some common sense. Just think, if this was "real life" what would you do? You're not going to run and hide in the closet when you can run to the house down the street and call the police, right? No of course not cause in real life you're not that stupid, well for the most part you're not.
There you have it. A list of ways to survive a horror movie, these are not the only rules to live by in the horror world. They are the only ones I can come up with at 2:30 in the morning. Do you have ways that will help you survive and it wasn't mentioned on here? Then by golly go make a list of your own and tell me about it. I'm DYING to know what you all would do. You see what I just did? I said I was DYING, I just made a joke. Hahaha! I kill myself! ;)
Selasa, 04 Oktober 2011
Help Me......
Someone, please help me. I've always told people that I need a therapist who enjoys a challenge cause we all know that I am one big bucket of crazy. For the past couple of weeks I have been having a problem with writer's block and I can't seem to get over it. I can't find interesting things to write about or I'm just too lazy to find the time to write out a movie review. The only thing I seem to be able to post about is when I do Music Mondays, I can't keep doing ONLY that. It gets old after awhile and I really don't want everyone to get sick of that segment cause I want that to become a huge thing that let's me promote bands. I have a lot of goals and dreams I want to happen with this horror blog and I need some help to accomplish it. My goal is to be one of the horror writers for either FEARnet or Bloody-Disgusting. Also there is a site called BUZZNET I would like to be a horror writer for. They have a few fashion and music promoter blogs but they don't have a horror writer.
I would like to change that. Horror is starting to become a HUGE thing, to the horror fans out there horror is already huge. Now you're starting to see it more in your everyday life and it's becoming a pop culture trend. I want to be able to blog and write about all things horror and help get the word out on this wonderful genre that we love so much. There are somethings I have to do in order to try to go after that goal. I am not a professional writer I know this but I have written enough over the years to not suck, I'm not the greatest writer and I do want to get better and more professional. I would like to spruce up my writing, my only problem is I am flippin' broke and I can't afford to take any Writing/English classes and I feel the only way I'm able to do that is to buy books on Writing and Proper English and Grammar.
Growing up I've struggled with trying to find a talent, I couldn't sing because I'm tone deaf which also meant I can't play any instruments. I like to dance but not enough to make a career out of it. Cooking? no thanks. Photography, I hated that subject in school. The only true talent I had and that fit my personality and stuck with me all these years was writing. I have A.D.H.D. so my mind is always running and I'm a huge daydreamer and a lover of fantasies. I have a talent that I'm able to take the stories I have playing in my head and put it on paper and have it actually make sense. I'm very opinionated(the nice kind) and I want to get my ideas out to the world. There is a scene in the movie "The King's Speech" that stuck with me even though I didn't really enjoy that movie.
[Sees Logue is sitting on the coronation throne]
King George VI: What are you doing? Get up! You can't sit there! GET UP!
Lionel Logue: Why not? It's a chair.
King George VI: No, that. It is not a chair. T-that... that is Saint Edward's chair.
Lionel Logue: People have carved their names on it.
King George VI: [Simultaneously] That... chair... is the seat on which every king and queen has... That is the Stone of Scone you ah-are trivializing everything. You trivialize...
Lionel Logue: [Simultaneously] It's held in place by a large rock. I don't care about how many royal arseholes have sat in this chair.
King George VI: Listen to me. *Listen to me!*
Lionel Logue: Listen to you? By what right?
King George VI: Because I have a right to be heard. I have a voice!
I have a voice and I want it to be heard. I know what I want in life and what I want as a career and I am not afraid to go after it. I don't want to waste my time, day after day wishing and hoping. I want it to happen, I don't want to be stuck in retail my entire life having the "what ifs" play in the back of my mind. This is something I know I will be good at and something I can accomplish, with some help.
I posted a status on my Facebook about this topic that I thought was worthy enough to share on here.
"I have goals in life, yes you might not agree with them and you probably won't think I'll accomplish them but please keep that to yourself. Why bring me down just because you have doubts? I know what I want in life and I'm not afraid to go after it. If I'm happy with what I'm doing and I'm not hurting anyone then why can't I have that? Even if I don't succeed at least I went out and tried instead of sitting at home thinking "what if?" " - Jenny Krueger's Facebook
If anyone has any ideas or ways that can help at all with anything that I have mentioned in this post I will greatly appreciate it. :)
Senin, 03 Oktober 2011
This Is Halloween!!
Man, I sure LOOOVE Halloween. It's the only time I can walk out of the house without getting a lot of strange looks from bystanders. :/ Haters be hating. Besides Christmas, Halloween is the only Holiday that I spend the most money on. I take this Holiday very seriously and I don't mess around. I always ask for the day off at work because I need the whole day to get ready. People tease me that when I request Halloween off I put it as a religious Holiday, hey whatever works. :D
I love the atmosphere the Holiday brings and I love the feeling you get when you walk into a Halloween costume store or a Haunted House. I feel so alive during this time and I never want it to end. I always have a hard time trying to figure out what I should be but this time I was early. I was going to be a Zombie then I was going to be Raphael from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, then I was going to be a Zombie Nurse. Buuuutt I finally made my decision of what I'm going to be and it's not going to change since I already have my costume for it. I am going to be LADY GAGA!! :D
Everyone knows I'm a die hard fan of Lady Gaga just read my letter that I wrote for her titled "Why I adore Lady GaGa." I'm excited for this Halloween cause my costume is going to be wicked. With this post being about Halloween I wanted to post a little about the background of the Holiday.
HALLOWEEN
***Halloween (or Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
HISTORY:
Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)". The name of the festival historically kept by the Gaels and celts in the British Isles which is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summer's end".
ORIGIN OF NAME:
The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day. Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556
SYMBOLS:
Development of artifacts and symbols associated with Halloween formed over time. For instance, the carving of jack-o'-lanterns springs from the souling custom of carving turnips into lanterns as a way of remembering the souls held in purgatory. The turnip has traditionally been used in Ireland and Scotland at Halloween, but immigrants to North America used the native pumpkin, which are both readily available and much larger – making them easier to carve than turnips. The American tradition of carving pumpkins is recorded in 1837[8] and was originally associated with harvest time in general, not becoming specifically associated with Halloween until the mid-to-late 19th century.
The imagery of Halloween is derived from many sources, including national customs, works of Gothic and horror literature (such as the novels Frankenstein and Dracula), and classic horror films (such as Frankenstein and The Mummy). Among the earliest works on the subject of Halloween is from Scottish poet John Mayne in 1780, who made note of pranks at Halloween; "What fearfu' pranks ensue!", as well as the supernatural associated with the night, "Bogies" (ghosts), influencing Robert Burns' Halloween 1785. Elements of the autumn season, such as pumpkins, corn husks, and scarecrows, are also prevalent. Homes are often decorated with these types of symbols around Halloween.
Halloween imagery includes themes of death, evil, the occult, or mythical monsters. Black and orange are the holiday's traditional colors.
***Information from Wikipedia.com
Also every Monday I will be posting a spooky recipe that everyone can use at their Halloween parties. Today's Spooky recipe is Bleeding Heart Martini
"Keep up the fear factor with a Bleeding Heart martini, a drink with a pickled beet that "bleeds" from a would caused by a cocktail spear."
Ingredients:
2 ounces dry vermouth
8 ounces premium gin
Ice cubes
4 Pickled Baby Beets, each placed on a cocktail skewer
Directions:
1.Chill 4 martini glasses in the freezer or fill with ice water and let sit until frosty, about 5 minutes (pour out water). Add the vermouth, dividing evenly; swirl to coat the glasses, then pour out. Add gin to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled; divide among chilled glasses. Garnish each with a skewered pickled baby beet, and serve immediately.
Feel free to check out my new Music Mondays listed below. :D
Music Mondays Ft: My Darkest Days "Move your Body"
I'm having bit of a writer's block lately and I can't think of anything to post about. :( With that being said, the only thing I'm able to post about and think of is Music Mondays. I know, you guys are probably getting sick of all my Music Mondays since I've been doing one right after another. I am very sorry to anyone that is annoyed by this but I can't help it, I'm trying to keep up with my posts and this is the only way I can until I get over this damn block. Today's Music Mondays is the band My Darkest Days. Now this is a band that's more my style! ;) How I came across this band is actually kinda funny. I work in a jewelry store and my manager asked me if I wanted to listen to her "theme song." I thought why the hell not?! We're slow and I'm bored. She pulls out her Iphone 4 and shows me the music video to her song which was "Porn star Dancing" by My Darkest Days. I was in awe watching that music video cause it was pretty damn sexy and the song, WOWZA!
I giggled at the fact that my manager said this was her theme song cause I thought Bitch please, this is MY theme song! After all I wanted to be a stripper when I was 7 years old. Bahahaha! Good times. As you all know, or should know cause I swear I've mentioned it ass loads of times on here. I have really, really bad O.C.D. and it triggers to things that I like. I.E. Movies, Actors, Bands, Songs etc. So when I heard this song I became obsessed with it and the band. I got home and did my usual stalking routine and found another music video from MDD which was "Move your Body." Screw "Porn star Dancing", THIS is my theme song. Even though I adore "Porn star Dancing" for all the obvious reasons, "Move Your Body" fits more with my personality which is why I have declared "Move your Body" the theme song of Jenny Krueger. The song and music video is dark, sexy and stylish. Just the way I like it!! :D
***My Darkest Days is a Canadian rock band based in Toronto, consisting of lead singer Matt Walst, lead guitarist Sal Costa, Bassist Brendan McMillan, Drummer Doug Oliver, and keyboardist Reid Henry. They were discovered by Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, who signed them up for his production company, 604 Records.
The band was founded by Matt Walst in 2005, who was born in Norwood, Ontario, and whose older brother, Brad Walst, is the bassist for Three Days Grace. Instead of playing in his brother's band, Matt decided to form one of his own with his friends Brendan McMillan on bass guitar, Doug Oliver on drums, and Chris McMillan on lead guitar. Chris McMillan was later replaced by Paulo Neta. In 2009, a friend introduced Walst to Toronto–based singer–guitarist Sal Costa, who later became the band's guitarist, replacing Paulo Neta, who became the guitarist for Thornley. My Darkest Days has opened for many bands, including Three Days Grace, Default, Theory of a Deadman, Skillet, Papa Roach, and Hinder.
My Darkest Days won a contest called Rock Search put on by 97.7fm in St. Catharines, Ontario in 2008 with "Every Lie". This gave them time in a recording studio publicity in Niagara, Ontario.
When Chad Kroeger heard My Darkest Days' music, he was so impressed he immediately signed them to his record label. The first song they wrote after being signed was "Porn Star Dancing," which became their first single. Kroeger decided he wanted to be featured on it, along with a friend of his, Zakk Wylde, lead vocalist and lead guitarist for Black Label Society and a former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne. Kroeger and Wylde both appear in the video, which was filmed at the Hard Rock Las Vegas Vanity nightclub. There is also a remix of the single featuring American rapper Ludacris. On their official Facebook page, My Darkest Days announced their debut eponymous album was to be released on September 21, 2010. On that album, the song "Set It on Fire" features Australian singer/guitarist Orianthi on lead guitar, known from her work with Steve Vai, Carlos Santana, and Michael Jackson. Also on the album is a collaboration with country-pop singer Jessie James, on the song "Come Undone".
The Saw 3D soundtrack released on October 26, 2010 features the single "The World Belongs to Me."
My Darkest Days was named the “Best New Band of 2010” by hardDriveXL after hitting the #1 spot on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks ranking, as well as #1 on FMQB’s Active Rock list. It was announced on their Facebook page that they will be entering the studio in October 2011 with Joey Moi of Mountain View records to start writing new material for their next album. My Darkest Days’ first major–label single, “Porn Star Dancing,” went gold in Canada last month.
Band Members:
Matt Walst – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2005–present)
Sal Costa – lead guitar, vocals (2009–present)
Brendan McMillan – bass guitar (2005–present)
Doug Oliver – drums, percussion (2005–present)
Reid Henry – Keyboard, vocals (2010–present)
***Information from Wikipedia.com
Senin, 12 September 2011
Music Mondays: Glory Days - Can't get enough
A week or so ago I got a message on Twitter from Steve Patrick the drummer from the band Glory Days. He brought his band to my attention and I decided to check them out. To be honest I was a little afraid I wasn't going to like them cause I'm very picky when it comes to music and movies. To my surprise and relief I actually liked them. :D Their EP "Summer of Love" was released in May of this year and it's the ultimate Summer album. When I'm listening to their song "Can't get enough" I can imagine myself laying poolside while sipping a strawberry daiquiri. That's what music should be like, songs should be so intriguing that you can picture yourself in a wonderful happy place that puts you in a great mood. I love music that does that, ever since I was little I have always been a lover of day dreams which is why I have such a undying love for music.
Listening to music let's my mind wandering into a magical place buuut not every band has the talent to be able to wake up my little dream fairy. Once I hear a band that is amazing my dream fairy comes out to play. Thanks to Glory Days my dream fairy has been awaken once again. Their song "Can't get enough" is such a happy song and you can't help but smile while you're listening to it. Even though I mainly listen to hard rock music but it's also nice to have something mellow and bubbly to listen to. If you're ever feeling upset or if you're in a bad mood all you have to do is listen to "Can't get enough." I'm serious, it's THAT good! Even though they're just starting out, I see a bright future ahead of them playing big arena shows.
I know I've mentioned all this before on the rest of the bands I've posted on here but you need to know that I wouldn't of taken the time to make a post dedicated to a band if I didn't think they had talent and I didn't think they were going to go far in their music career. Even though summer has come to an end you can still turn on "Can't get enough" and picture yourself poolside sipping a strawberry daiquiri. If you think about it, their song is kind of diiiiiirty, I like it! ;)
Glory Days hails from New Jersey with Andy on vocals, Dylan on guitar, Ian on guitar, Julian on bass and Steve on the drums.
What makes this band even more awesome, the boys are pretty good looking! :D I'm a sucker for musicians.
Glory Days facebook
Glory Days twitter
Glory Days myspace
Here is a lyric video for their song "Can't get enough", they don't have a music video for the song out yet but once they do I'll be sure to post it. :)
Sabtu, 10 September 2011
Remember Way Back When.........
We didn't have vampires sparkling in the sunlight??? I was talking to one of my co-workers about vampires and Twilight and it spawned this post. I was telling her that I hate vampires because Twilight ruined them for me. Stephanie Meyer took one of the greatest movie monsters and shit all over it. I also had a conversation about this with my sister a few weeks back and she said that everyone has their own opinion of how vampires are. I love my sister but I completely disagree with that, there is only ONE definition of vampires, real vampires. Thanks to Stephanie Meyer there's now two but I don't classify "Twilight vampires" as real vampires. Vampires were born from Bram Stroker's Dracula and he was no sparkly fruit cake! REAL vampires hypnotized you and sucked you're blood turning you into a vampire.
When you think of vampires what should come to mind is a dark, sick and twisted, blood thirsty vampire, NOT the Twilight vampires. One of my friends asked me what has happened to the good old fashioned evil vampire and I told her that vampires went to Hell when Twilight was born. Even though my favorite movie monster are zombies I still loved vampires and I want the real ones to come back and for Twilight to fall in a hole. How dare Stephanie Meyer ruin the vampire generation, she should be ashamed of herself. Twilight is pretty much a slap in Bram Stroker's face and I feel bad. Stroker created something magnificent, Dracula is such a beautiful creature and you end up lusting over him, at least I did. ;) Even though I hate vampires I LOVE Dracula and the whole story of him.
All I want is for things to go back to how they use to be and how it should. The Twilight vampire is not a real vampire and we shouldn't call them vampires, we should call them sparkly fruit cakes. I've been tempted to write Stephanie Meyer a letter letting her know how mad I am for what she did to vampires. She needs to know that there are a lot of people out there hating her and angry for what she did and what she created. It's not like her books are even good, I've read the first 3 books and tried to read the 4Th but I just couldn't. I thought the books were okay enough to make me want to see the movie and I was even excited about it, I'm embarrassed to admit that. When you think about it, the books are kinda lame and she's not the greatest writer. I'm not too fond of her writing and I won't read any other books that she's written. Stephen King even said in an interview that she was a horrible writer and that the Twilight books aren't very good.
If Stephen King doesn't like a certain writer and books then you know something is wrong. He is the Master of Horror after all and he's won shit loads of awards and almost all of his books were made into movies. I just love how all the Twilight fans try to stick up for Stephanie Meyer and Twilight calling Stephen King a horrible writer and saying Meyer is better. Really? Riiiiight! Stephanie Meyer doesn't hold a candle to Stephen King, he kicks her ass in more ways then one. I just have one simple request, vampires going back to their Gorey roots and Twilight going bye-bye. If Stephanie Meyer ever reads this I just have 3 words for you. SHAME. ON. YOU!!!!
Selasa, 06 September 2011
A Late Music Mondays: I Like To Dance - Hot Chelle Rae
I was going to post this on my Monday but I have been up since 6am so I passed out around 10pm. I didn't want to wait till next Monday to post this so I decided to do a Late Music Mondays, Tuesday Edition. The band/ song I'm featuring for this post is I Like To Dance from Hot Chelle Rae. The first time I heard HCR, I was driving in my car and their song "Tonight, Tonight" came on the radio and I was like "Dude, this song is bangin!" When I got home I decided to look them up and I'm very glad that I did. This band has so much talent and I know they're going to go far. When I was "stalking" them I came across their music video for the song "I Like To Dance." That is one of the coolest songs you will every hear. Listening to that song makes me want to rip off all of my clothes and start dancing in my bra and panties. :D I really like how the music video has a little 80's flare to it cause I love everything that has to do with the 80's.
The only thing I don't like about the music video is that Stephanie Pratt is in it and I'm not too fond of her. Besides that minor thing the video is awesome, so is the song. Once you watch the video and listen to the song you'll understand what I mean about ripping my clothes off. If you haven't heard of this band then you are seriously missing out because their songs are amazing and the guys aren't too bad to look at either. ;)
*Hot Chelle Rae is a pop rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2005. The band consists of Ryan Follese (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Nash Overstreet (lead guitar, backing vocals), Ian Keaggy (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Jamie Follese (drums). Their debut album, Lovesick Electric, was released on October 27, 2009.[1] They are best known for their platinum hit single, "Tonight Tonight".
Hot Chelle Rae began in 2005, with a meeting between singer-songwriter Ryan (RK) and guitarist Nash. The band is named for the first "dedicated" fan, Chelle Rae, a MySpace stalker who provided the band with quite an entertaining era of online activity until her false identity was discovered and brought to light. Overstreet is the son of country music singer Paul Overstreet and the brother of actor Chord Overstreet. The Follesés are the sons of country songwriter Keith Follesé and Keaggy is the son of Phil Keaggy.
In the summer of 2007, the band opened a sold out concert for rapper Lil Jon. Later on that year, they played a string of venues at the prestigious South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, and then went on tour with the band Vedera.
They were signed to Jive Records in October 2008, and then began work on their first album.
After being signed with Jive Records in 2008, Hot Chelle Rae began work on their debut album with producers Eric Valentine, Butch Walker, and Matt Radosevich. The album, Lovesick Electric, was released on October 27, 2009.
After releasing the single "Tonight Tonight", Hot Chelle Rae skyrocketed to mainstream success. "Tonight Tonight" has peaked at 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 so far.
Ryan Keith Follese – guitar, lead vocals (2005–present)
Nash Overstreet – lead guitar, vocals (2005–present)
Ian Sebastian Keaggy – bass, vocals (2005–present)
Jamie Christian Follese – drums (2005–present)
*Information from Wikipedia
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