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06.14.05 by Widge @ 12:16 am  Well, I saw this book a while back on Boing Boing, and anything that sounds remotely like it belongs on the Art Bell show (mysterious giant black orb, strange disappearances) is a winner in my book. Basically a town in Massachusetts gets visited by the aforementioned orb in 1935. Later, the only five witnesses to the event disappear. And the puzzle of what happened only begins when you finish the book and go, "Um...what?" You go to creator Bob Staake's website and there's enough backstory here to make the folks at Haxan Films go "Well...shit." Strange phenomena + puzzle/riddle book = we are very intrigued. It's available from Commonwealth Editions. Categorized as: Books and Headsup
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06.10.05 by Widge @ 11:38 pm  Well, this is without a doubt my favorite product of the (obviously disturbed) mind of James Kochalka. Though he's most famous for his Sketchbook Diaries, where he logs his daily activities (such as trying to pick up a cat with chopsticks--my personal favorite), who knew that he was a rock star? Well, kinda. James Kochalka Superstar is sorta like what would happen if you took The Polyphonic Spree and They Might Be Giants, subtracted about sixty-three people from the total band-members you'd then have, then ran them through an industrial press. Afterwards, they'd decide to sing songs about their "dink" and a frog trying to catch airplanes with its tongue. Oh, and monkeys. Oh, and it comes with a bonus DVD as well. Jesus, I can't stop listening to this crazy shit. Send help. Please. Categorized as: Headsup and Music
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06.10.05 by Widge @ 3:53 am  The only thing better than an album is an album with bonus features. We're suckers for bonus features. And here, Columbia/Legacy will smack out on June 14th (June 20th in the UK, apparently) a new two-disc version of Janis Joplin's Pearl. You get the original ten tracks, including "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Get It While You Can," plus six bonus tracks. The second disc is the real bonus fun, though, with live tracks from Joplin's tour in Canada. In addition to the previously released and mind-destroying "Ball and Chain" and six other live bits (which I believe were on a previous not-quite-as-special release of the album), you get six additional unreleased live tracks. Ah, we love us some Janis. Nobody screeches holes in the sky like she does. Categorized as: Headsup and Music
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06.02.05 by Dindrane @ 1:39 am  Non-otaku, talk amongst yourselves. According to The Right Stuf International, Viz has licensed and will release the first volume of the anime version of popular Shonen Jump title, Hikaru No Go, in September! Okay. As you were. Categorized as: DVD and Headsup
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05.29.05 by Widge @ 3:18 am Got kids? Need some discs to keep them under control? Okay. We got you covered... The Adventures of Pete & Pete: Season 1. One of the quirkier shows for kids out there, this Nickelodeon title struck a chord with a lot of folks. It started out as one-minute shorts, then graduated to specials and then finally a series. On this Paramount set, you get the first eight episodes, plus four specials, and a couple of shorts. All this on two discs. There's audio commentary on two episodes and a special, and a music station of seven songs from the series. If nothing else, this is worth checking out to see what series could attract Michael Stipe, Steve Buscemi and Hunter S. Thompson to make appearances. Streeted 5/17. (US)(UK)(CAN) Clarissa Explains It All: Season 1. This Nickelodeon series marked the arrival of Melissa Joan Hart on the small screen and all thirteen first season episodes are here on two discs. Basically, it's the story of Hart's character, a junior high student, and her family. And all the hijinks that come along with being that age and rambunctious and energetic, a concept that wears me out just typing it out here. Anyway, it's good for kids of that same age, or for bigger kids if you're just feeling nostalgic. This Paramount set comes with only some Nick TV spots from that era of the network along with Hart's segment from Cribs, a show from MTV. Streeted 5/17. (US)(UK)(CAN)  Pooh's Heffalump Movie. The latest Pooh movie hit cinemas and managed to make its money back worldwide...I'm sure this DVD release will be the icing on the cake. Still, it's short, the Messages are billboard-sized and your kids already like Pooh, so this Disney release can't be faulted too much. Single digit kids will dig the hell out of it. And once you've got it home, there's the ability to sing along with the songs, a hide and seek game, what amounts to a making-of featurette, and some DVD-ROM stuff: coloring pages and a recipe. Streeted 5/24. (US)(UK)(CAN)  Racing Stripes. Well, if your kid likes animals (and I don't know any kid that doesn't), this movie might work for them. It's especially designed for kids in the single digit range, and the farther you get away from that the more it will probably make you want to tear your hair out. Still, it's hard to get too upset with a film that has tolerance among its messages. Too bad it delivers it with a mallet like we've already seen this batch. A cute mallet, yes, but still...a mallet. Anyway, this Warner Brothers release comes with an alternate ending, outtakes, a featurette on making the animals talk, deleted scenes, a game, and a director's commentary. See the official site. Streeted 5/10. (US)(UK)(CAN) Categorized as: DVD and Headsup
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