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phoo.action.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:30:38 -0800

A mega-ultra-super-happy-funtime thanks goes out to Luke for pointing this out to me. I believe I've covered my complete and utter adoration of Jamie Hewlett and his respective creative offspring, so it's no surprise that my insides feel dipped in sugar and rolled in sunshine upon the discovery of the upcoming pilot Phoo Action:

Phoo Action

Terry Phoo & Whitey Action

Based on Hewlett's 1990's strip Get the Freebies, Phoo features two sordid action heroes (Terry Phoo a buddhist kung-fu policeman and his sidekick Whitey Action) in their attempt to stop the evil Freebies from destroying future London. In true Hewlett spirit, the live-action interpretation of the strip looks to be nutty, absurd, and colorful, with definite homages to the days of the original Batman series. Oh, did I also mention it's directed by Doctor Who director Euros Lyn? Yeah, I know. Even more awesome than you could possibly expect.

Lets just say that with my hair only a current shade away from becoming Whitey Action for Halloween (Hewlett's Tank Girl was a perfect guise in 2005), there is apt costume competition against my previous ideas between Stella from Interstella 5555 or a Yip Yip Alien from Sesame Street.

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herroah.ween.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:28:50 -0700

i can haz 6A hallow33n photoz 2:

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indie.bands.i.know.about.now

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:15:31 -0800

Hey Indie/Japanese Voxers!
So tonight there is this big Halloween party being put on by my school's independent radio station, featuring a collective of Indie and Japanese pop/rock bands:
THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER
GREEN MILK FROM THE PLANET ORANGE
USASIAMONSTER
THE MALL
ZOoOoOm
~~ANIMENTAL~~
HENRY TENNIS
Has anyone heard of these bands before? And if so, would the concert be worth going to? (I have a lot of work tonight, so I'm trying to organize my time wisely!)
Happy Halloween everyone! <3

So, I ended up attending the concert for the first half of the set, catching the end of Henry Tennis and purchasing their CD after listening to some of their music before hand. One of the members sold it to me directly, and thanked me for coming out to see them. Apparently they had come out to perform a single show somewhere else on the east coast, and came to play at our school for free, and are heading back to Japan soon.

Next came Animental. Not good. I appreciate the fact that there is a trio of girls trying to make their way into the grunge/indie/rock movement, but they really need to learn how to play their instruments better. I don't mean to be cruel, but they came off as really inexperienced and as though they relied on their performance/dance pieces to support their hipster cred.

Finally, ZOoOoOm came to the stage with an incredible performance. I'm not well versed in genre music talk, so I cannot really explain what genre they fell under extactly. But I can say that the entire performance was an incredible Rollercoaster. With two sets of drums and a wicked guitarist, the 30 minute set never stopped. You could see the sweat dripping from the guiarist's finger tips. I wish I had picked up their album, but perhaps sometime when I get to Japan I will find them and purchase it then.

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lupe.fiasco.

nobody@vox.com(.tiff) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:43:02 -0800

The upcoming weekend has the potential to become one of the best weekends evar. The Halloween party, the biggest party on campus, is happening on Saturday. Yes, its after Halloween, which is lame. But do you know whats best? Dressing up as Tobias Fünke and becoming one of the most terrifying creatures walking the school grounds.

But cooler yet, I'm seing Lupe Fiasco on Friday. Hip hop don't stop. I'll be bumping on the dancefloor like its nobody's business. Check out Lupe's track 'Daydreamin', it's the flow-diggity.

As for now, I better reagain my sanity, nap up, and get ready for Halloween themed Trivia Night at my campus' bar. Yessir.

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