Re-Animator. It'll scare you to pieces.

Once you wake up the dead, you've got a real mess on your hands...



Playing this Saturday...the midnight movie at South Side Works. FCKYA.

Malkin is Dapper Dan

Pretty funny stuff from Geno here...

MP3 At 3PM: Circus Devils

MP3 At 3PM: Circus Devils

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Golf Guy

thanks to Yast for this. Yes, my partner who also went into hiding. Appears Reading is about to get relegated.

"The Other Bob"

Thanks to gbvh (who really should be an official contributor) for not only this snippet, but the post title. Speaking of "Date w/ IKEA", I briefly heard from Rich T recently through fb, who had said this Pavement tune always reminded him of GBV. Thought that was kinda cool...



ps: word on the streets of Sewickley is that EC will have a fresh new face coming real soon. We've seen a preview, and we're getting kinda pumpt!

I hope you missed us, we're back!!!

So much for that New Year's resolution. Two months strong, then a complete collapse. Just following in the footsteps of our favorite team.

The Alexei Ponikarovsky Era Begins

Or the Ukrainian version : Олексій Понікаровський

Pronounced: PAH-nih-kuh-ROV-skee

Learn it. Know it. Live it.



OK...so maybe he's not filling Eric Godard's role any time soon. Hopefully, more of this stuff...

Satin Gum play Game of Pricks

Hadn't heard of Satin Gum until this point, but covering GBV makes this guy an instant fan. They're from the Burgh, too. From the Brillo Box earlier this week...



thanks to gbvh, once again, who probably should've become an official EC contributor a long time ago :)

All things Pavement

Appears to be a SETLIST!!! Getting so jackt for this!! Toronto in June and NYC in September seem like an eternity.


This is old news for one loyal reader, seeing he fwded it all to me. But seeing I just rec'd my Quarantine the Past (best of) Pavement record, I was in the mood....

Per Spiral Stairs' blog (aptly titled "spinalspirally"), sounds as though the whole band got together for the first time in 10 years to start rehearsing. Read Spiral's account HERE.

More on the first show HERE.

March article on Pavement in GQ calling them:

"Greatest. Indie-est. Band. Ever."

New Zealand blogger Piero on that first show in Auckland, New Zealand. GO HERE for pics.

Video from SPIN HERE.

The Crazies

Heading out to see the remake of George A Romero's 1973 classic this weekend. But first, an exclusive viewing of the original. Who's coming with me?



So jackt!

Boo Sidney Crosby???

From what I hear, it's just a couple of moronic yinzers talking about this, so no more cause for shock. Remain calm, all is well.

An unidentified source has told us that any actual "Pens fans" in attendance at tonight's first game back who actually "boo" Sid, will promptly be ejected from the arena. Their fan card will be rescinded. They will then experience a cross check to the lips, followed by a face wash. Finally, they will feel shame. I also have a personal message...

Bounty on the head of Tim McCracken sound bite Slap Shot sound bites

Don't Stop Now Olympics

As I told all my close pals 3 weeks ago, these Olympics are Everything.

A few random things we witnessed and learned over the past few weeks, in no particular:

• Moguls look painful.
• MSNBC and CNBC are actual channels I get.
• If there's an HD variety of MSNBC and CNBC, I don't have it.
  
• Chubby guys are most excellent bobsledders.
• Athletes who compete in Skeleton are slightly more insane than those who compete in Luge.
  
• This new sport curling is tremendously tremendous.
• That blond skier chic on the USA Team is hot.
• Closing ceremonies: Ogilthorpe f*$ked the last girl on the pinwheel of the lce Stravaganza. It's true. I heard it from a couple guys.
• Military Patrol = Biathlon.
  
• Ice Dancing: would be better if they cut the suits a little higher in the thigh, so you can see more ass.
  
• Apolo Ohno seems like a swell dude.
• Vancouver is a pretty little city.
• Hockey games and Pierre McGuire can be mutually exclusive.
  
• Russian ice dancer dudes, while extremely talented with the twirly whirly move, are sore losers.
• The "twirly whirly" is an official name of an ice dancing move. Or so I'm told.
  
• The Sid haters were left scrambling for new material this morning.
• Ovechkin is still sitting at the blue line, watching his team get scored on.
• Ken Hitchcock, in between burgers, was seen hugging Sidney Crosby post Gold-winning goal. You remember Hitchcock. He's the lame turd ex-Flyer coach who started the "Sid Dives" campaign a few years back. He's also jobless right now.
  

(thanks to our pal from Rando Mango for that above clip)

Today, it's 2002 all over again

Project Italian Giallo

Thanks for the inspiration from good friend of the program Jables / the Nate Corner, we're starting another film viewing project. See the full list HERE via Listverse, titled "10 Brilliant Italian Giallo Films." Basically, it's a genre of Italian (duh) films from the early 1970's combining mystery and horror elements, with a dash of eroticism.

We're starting tonight with the 1963 Mario Bava classic, The Girl Who Knew Too Much



Personally, I'm only familiar with the two Argento films on the list: Deep Red and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage. But in the interests of completing the list, all films will be watched in their entirety...hopefully over the next month.

O Canada

Love it when "my" team peels the man boobs of a disliked rival. Team Canada came out fast and furious Wednesday night, showing the world that the North American style beats skating in circles and half-assed defensive work on most nights. Our boy Sid was left off the score sheet, but so was that doofus Ovechkin. More noticeable, Ovie was a -2 and shown on the ice twice being lazy on the backcheck for two of Canada's goals. Nabokov was a sieve, for sure...but it doesn't help when your forwards don't care about playing the defensive zone. It was a performance that reminded me a lot of last year's Game 7 Pens beat down of the Caps.

funny stuff...



Ovie wasn't alone, though. Kovalsuck, Malkin, Gonchar...they were all brutal. I've been a little harsh on Malkin all year, and perhaps it's warranted. So I didn't feel incredibly bad when Getzlaf was getting in his ear by the Canada bench. Maybe this will wake him up.

Alexander Semin was exposed as well. These guys are all incredibly gifted offensive talents. But maybe they are simply inferior when it comes to two-way play, something we've preached around these parts for awhile now. And playing against the best team in the world, they never stood a chance.

Much was made of the Dan Boyle slew-footing of Semin. In full speed, it looked like a cheap shot from Semin. Maybe it wasn't. But take into consideration the time it happened and the fact the game was out of hand, you can understand why Boyle would be peeved. After all, he does have an NHL team (not to mention, the #1 team in the league) who he reports back to next week. No call for boarding the guy, potentially injuring him, simply because you got your ass handed to you. So yes, I applaud the Boyle retaliation. Afterwards, Semin's true colors were revealed. He's a coward. Bottom line: if you don't like someone getting in your shield-protected face, don't play cheap.

More from the people making a big deal outta nothing department...

Mike Milbury referring to Russia's game as "Eurotrash." Big effin deal. I thought it was hilarious. Almost as funny as him referring to the German players as "fire hydrants" who were getting "peed on" a night earlier. I'm not a fan of Milbury, as it often seems like he takes the opposing view, simply to start an argument. Witness: Pierre McGuire vs. Mike Milbury intermission pieces, where they both come off as fake turds. But calling someone's game "Eurotrash" is not taboo, in my book. I heard some PC cop call it "racist," which is sort of insane. Russia sucked. Their game sucked. Live with it.

More big deals: Canada Women win Gold, drink beers...




I'm appalled. Victory, followed by beers. That just doesn't fly with the whole Olympic spirit thing (insert hand job motion).

And finally: congrats to RMU's Brianne McLaughlin. Brianne saw mostly mop up duty as USA's 3rd string goalie, but simply making the Olympic Team and coming home with a Silver is a great achievement for the Moon Township via Ohio star goaltender.