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You know one of the most frequent questions I receive here on the world wide interwebs would have to be "Jack, what would happen if proto-industrial legends Einstürzende Neubauten got really, really shitfaced one night and somehow gang banged HBO's comedy folk-duo The Flight of the Conchords?" Yes, I get asked a lot of seriously screwed up questions but more importantly than that, I have now have an answer: Meet Hurra Torpedo who are without a doubt the definitive Norwegian kitchen appliance band. Think of it as hot blooded Viking-Dada from the Scandinavian Peninsula. Here's their cover of the Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart.

Bonus round: Here's the previously mentioned Einstürzende Neubauten reminding the world why the Germans remain some of the scariest mother fuckers in all of Europe.

Fandom Fall Fashions

Hello there my virtual darlings!

Well as you should all know by now (unless you've been living under a rock or on dial up) there's less than two weeks to go until Dragon*Con goes down (mmmm...hold that thought) and as always the fanboy fashionistas are busy, busy, busy getting ready to unviel the latest in this years fantasy fall fashions! Tonight we're going to take a look at what fandoms finest might or might not be wearing when they walk down the Hyatt Regency this year.

What say we start with the insider buzz shall we? Word on the street is that this year Off Black is the new Jet Black, "Zombie" is the new "Pirate" and "Stardust" is the new "Rings". As always though expect lot's of mix and match especially with the Zombie, who's versatility allows a lot of cross over appeal and can spice up even the dreariest ensembles. Still got that old brown robe and lightsaber in your closet from 1999? Well just dab on a little face paint with just a hint of some latex gore there my Padwan and voila: Zombie-Jedi! Need to spice up your Pirate Booty shake from the rest of the crew? Why not add a little Tom Savini to your Captain Sparrow and enjoy the best of both worlds? And never mind all those baffling 'Civil Wars' and 'Perpetual Crisis'... after all, who hasn't been reading Marvel Zombies this year? ( Read more... )