Robot Action Boy

Books!

robotactionboy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:30:51 +0000

today while i was out shooting the latest BHF challenge i stopped by one of the used bookstores that stocks used english books. i was hoping they’d have a copy of lord of the flies, but alas they didn’t. still, i couldn’t leave without purchasing a few gems:

i’ve been in a bit of a sci-fi mood lately. i was pretty surprised to find this shelley winters bio here. who brought this to taiwan? sometimes i’d really like to know how some of these oddities reached these shores.

‘roid Week 2009

robotactionboy — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:36:13 +0000

a preview of something i shot for ‘roid week ’09. get out your instant film camera and join the fun! runs from monday to friday(starting 6 am eastern standard time(and yes, i still think it’s stupid they are using that as a beginning time).

Won Fu’s Hitting The West Coast

robotactionboy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:42:38 +0000

taiwanese band won fu are doing a quick tour of the u.s. west coast, including a halloween date in seattle. they’re a band i’ve been wanting to see live, but always seem to miss. go check them out if you get the chance. here’s one of their more girly pop numbers:

Beauty Kit For Little Girls

robotactionboy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:29:50 +0000

this is brilliant and frightening at the same time. via clint catalyst.

Batman & Robin

robotactionboy — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:17:42 +0000

if the newer batman movies looked more like this, i’d actually be interested in seeing them.

7 Years of Robot Action Boy

robotactionboy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:27:52 +0000

the second of october has marked the 7th year of robot action boy. of course like clockwork i forget the day once again. things have been pretty sporadic on the blog front and i’m not entirely sure it’ll continue(the blog not the being sporadic). i’m not sure i’m quite ready to give up on it quite yet, but it may just be that i post things less frequently, or just end up mainly posting video posts.

The Ghost In You

robotactionboy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:20:51 +0000

the ghost in you the psychedelic furs version:

the robyn hitchcock version which i just discovered sometime in the last couple of months:

Wuthering Heights

robotactionboy — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:08:18 +0000

wuthering heights, the kate bush version:

wuthering heights, the trannyshack version:

the trannyshack version takes awhile to get going, but definately has its moments.

In Search of Hellen Keller

robotactionboy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:27:38 +0000

read a write up on the powell’s blog about this book cultural history of punk: 1974-1982. they mention a seattle punk band called hellen keller. about the single they had this to say in part:

The voice is low and menacing, like someone shouting through gravel into the dark void. But then the soaring, soprano — sung by Valerie Yockey — extravagant and baroque and full of melody; it humbles you that no combination of words can do justice to the weird beauty of this song.

of course i had to hear it for myself. a quick check on the hype machine lead me to killed by death records. a blog that posts mp3s of old punk records. their tagline is i won’t pay for punk records. i’ll definately be checking out more of what’s on their blog. you can download the single here for yourself if you’re as curious as i was. hearing this, makes me wish there was more weirdness in most of the new music i seem to come across these days.

DIY Film Projector

robotactionboy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:58:29 +0000

i’ve been wanting this issue of otona no kagaku just about since i knew it existed. when i asked eslite if they could order it for me they said they couldn’t get it. on tuesday i was at eslite and what did i find, but the very thing they said they couldn’t get. this isn’t the first time this has happened, but i’m glad it did since now i have it. this issue is a 16mm diy film projector which uses “paper” film. it doesn’t look too hard to put together, but it’ll probably take me awhile to get around to doing just that.