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marianne faithfull – the ballad of lucy jordan

Posted on October 9, 2013 by cherry bomb

From Broken English (Island Records, 1979) – penned by Shel Silverstein.

Posted in dream, embodiment, freedom, gender, music, uncanny | Tagged ageing, broken english, desire, fairytales, hysteria, marianne faithfull, patriarchy, silencing | Leave a comment

solid fuckall

Posted on October 9, 2013 by psychaderek2012

“If you feel you’re standing on solid ground, you’re DEAD.”

— David Bowie, on the creative process

Posted in art, impermanence, music, philosophy | Tagged creativity, uncertainty | 6 Comments

aerial m – last caress

Posted on October 9, 2013 by cherry bomb

Trigger warnings (har har): rape, murder

Chillingly quiet home-recorded cover of the Misfits’ song, which is probably one of the most disturbing songs I have ever heard.

Posted in music, uncanny, violence | Tagged aerial m, banality of evil, cover versions, desecration, horror, misfits, murder, punk, rape | Leave a comment

death becomes her

Posted on October 9, 2013 by cherry bomb

Scenes from the 1992 Robert Zemeckis black comedy, Death Becomes Her (with Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep and Isabella Rossellini).

Posted in embodiment, film, gender, impermanence, personae, uncanny, violence | Tagged abject, ageing, beauty myth, elixir of youth, goldie hawn, hollywood, horror, meryl streep, robert zemeckis, undead | Leave a comment

felix da housecat feat. miss kittin – madame hollywood

Posted on October 9, 2013 by cherry bomb

From the album Kittenz and Thee Glitz (City Rockers, 2002).

Posted in embodiment, film, gender, impermanence, music, uncanny | Tagged abject, ageing, beauty, electro, hollywood, horror, miss kittin | Leave a comment

alright, mr demille, i’m ready for my close-up

Posted on October 9, 2013 by cherry bomb

Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950 – co-written and directed by the great Billy Wilder).

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Posted in embodiment, film, gender, personae, uncanny | Tagged aging, beauty myth, billy wilder, gloria swanson, hollywood, horror, noir | Leave a comment

lizzy mercier descloux – hard-boiled babe

Posted on October 9, 2013 by cherry bomb

Yes, this track is really from 1979!

It comes from her debut album, Pressed Color, which was produced by Michel Esteban and released on his acclaimed New York no-wave label, ZE Records.

Posted in dance, music | Tagged exploitation, hollywood, house, lizzy mercier descloux, mutant disco, no wave, post-punk, prostitution, way ahead of its time | Leave a comment

the flying lizards – the window

Posted on October 9, 2013 by cherry bomb

Sometimes you fight for the world
Sometimes you fight for yourself

(Off the experimental collective’s eponymous album, released on Virgin in 1979, with vocals by Vivien Goldman.)

Posted in embodiment, freedom, gender, music, politics, uncanny, violence | Tagged fear, forced entry, vampire | Leave a comment

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