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theplanetofsound: The Clash to Release Massive Box Set Shaped...

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:15:20 -0400

The Clash to Release Massive Box Set Shaped Like a Boombox, Plus Greatest Hits Comp

Five remastered LPs plus singles, rarities, demos, DVD, fanzines

On September 9 in the UK and September 10 in the U.S., the Clash will release what guitarist Mick Jones tells The Guardian is the ”best box set ever.” Designed by bassist Paul Simonon to resemble a 1980s boombox, the set is titled Sound System.

Along with remastered versions of all five Clash LPs (1977’s The Clash, 1978’s Give ‘Em Enough Rope, 1979’s London Calling, 1980’s Sandinista!, and 1982’s Combat Rock), Sound System will include three discs of singles, rarities, demos, and B-sides. It will also contain a DVD featuring all of the band’s videos, plus “unseen footage by Julien Temple and Don Letts,” as well as reprints and a new issue of the band’s Armagideon Time fanzine. Not to mention “an exclusive poster, dog tags, stickers, badges, and more.

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*inaudible shriek*

greatpeoplewithpets: Tippi Hendren’s Lions! Tippie Hendren may...

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:13:00 -0400

greatpeoplewithpets:

Tippi Hendren’s Lions!

Tippie Hendren may not have been a fan of the birds (while filming the notorious Hitchcock classic, she reported she was pelted with live birds on a soundstage for a full day). Tippi Hendren mainly loved lions.

On a shoot in Africa, Hendren became most fascinated with a pride that claimed an abandoned building in the middle of the veldt. Upon returning home, her and agent hubby Noel Marshall set out to make a feature film entirely starring lions.

Trying to cast fifty lions, they were informed that one does not just assemble a pride, lest they turn on each other (or any nearby humans). They would have to rear a pride of their own to get a “cast” that would work together. They were introduced to Neil, a human-friendly lion they could care for 4-5 days of the week.

While the whole family lived amicably with their adoptee, neighbours began complaining and authorities cracking down. The family relocated to Soledad Canyon to raised their lions in private and eventually make their film.

“Roar” (1981) was an epic disaster: costing $17.5 million to make and only grossing $2 million in return, the experience also resulted in many severe injuries (daughter Melanie Griffith was mauled by a lioness and required 50 stitches to the face; the cinematographer was literally scalped when a lion gnawed on his head). The experience also resulted in the dissolution of Hendren’s marriage.

Still loyal to her lions, who could not be privately owned post-production, Hendren founded the Shambala Preserve which cares for over 50 big cats in California. Among her wards were Togar (featured in the Life spread shown) - Togar was adopted from Church of Satan founder Anton Levey after he discovered he was prohibited from keeping a lion as a house pet. She also took on Michael Jackson’s tigers Thriller and Sabu after his passing.

A wild story that could only happen in La-La-land, Tippi Hendren remains a huge benefactress of big kitties and still runs the non-profit Shambala Preserve to date.

psych-facts: More here

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:31:27 -0400

psych-facts:

More here

museumuesum: Erik Olson I Fucking Love Space, 2011 oil on...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:28:24 -0400

museumuesum:

Erik Olson

I Fucking Love Space, 2011
oil on panel, 48 x 36 inches

Mercury, 2011
oil on panel, 48 x 36 inches

Venus, 2011
oil on panel, 48 x 36 inches

Earth, 2011
oil on canvas, 72 x 84 inches

Mars, Fear & Dread, 2011
oil on panel, 48 x 36 inches

Jupiter, 2011
oil on panel, 48 x 36 inches

Saturn, 2011
oil on panel, 48 x 36 inches

Uranus, 2011
oil on panel, 48 x 36 inches

Neptune, 2011
oil on panel, 48 x 36 inches

The Gateway (Hubble Deep Field), 2011
oil on canvas, 72 x 84 inches

ozyreads: SHRIEKING

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:17:06 -0400

ozyreads:

SHRIEKING

mydarling: aw my gawd

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:19:13 -0400

mydarling:

aw my gawd

I want it, but I dunno if I could rock it as well…. \m/

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:14:31 -0400

I want it, but I dunno if I could rock it as well…. \m/

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Fri, 24 May 2013 01:02:03 -0400

drunkblogging: this is so important

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:01:19 -0400

drunkblogging:

this is so important

brianshairsmellslikecinnamon: autumnsspirit: Freddie by...

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:59:27 -0400

brianshairsmellslikecinnamon:

autumnsspirit:

Freddie by Micheal Putman 1974

Freddie you make me melt

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Fri, 24 May 2013 00:54:04 -0400

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Thu, 23 May 2013 01:19:04 -0400

miyulivingdead: Some HQ photos of the Nutty babes.♥

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:56:33 -0400

miyulivingdead:

Some HQ photos of the Nutty babes.♥

anotherstateofmind67: Guitarist Mick Jones (left) and singerJoe...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:56:14 -0400

anotherstateofmind67:

Guitarist Mick Jones (left) and singerJoe Strummer (1952 - 2002), of English punk rock group The Clash, London, 1979.

planetvalium: A gathering of pregnant men.

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:54:05 -0400

planetvalium:

A gathering of pregnant men.

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Sat, 18 May 2013 18:39:46 -0400

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Sat, 18 May 2013 17:17:45 -0400

every time i eat nachos. every. time.

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:13:15 -0400

every time i eat nachos. every. time.

seanhowe: STAN LEE, CENTERFOLD (photograph by Eliot R. Brown)...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:50:54 -0400

seanhowe:

STAN LEE, CENTERFOLD (photograph by Eliot R. Brown)
When Stan Lee visited New York in January 1983, the editorial staff was at the peak of its yuk-yuk, hand-buzzer giddiness. They’d been shooting photos of each other in superhero costumes for some of the covers—several staff members appeared on the cover of the last issue of SPIDER-WOMAN—and now they were putting together a comic that consisted wholly of photos of intra-office hijinks. They wanted to include Stan the Man. Lee, the original ringmaster, jumped at the chance to pose for a nude centerfold. Marvel staffers photographed Lee with an oversize comic book covering his private parts; soon after, they received a call from his assistant in L.A. “Stan is wild,” said the assistant. “He should not have been naked for your centerfold. Please. Don’t.” (A Hulk costume was later superimposed over Lee’s body in postproduction.)

Text from Marvel Comics: The Untold Story

UPDATE: Photographer Eliot R. Brown adds, “Stan indeed kept his fire-engine-red bikini briefs on—very business-like, I must add. You’d have thought he did this every day.”

lustik: Project Be Violent - ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ ALVIRA via...

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:46:57 -0400

lustik:

Project Be Violent - ANTONIO FERNÁNDEZ ALVIRA via 40Fakes