Hellvis

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Hey Orblers,

I've been away from Orble for a long time with other commitments (uni, new job, magazine writing, love) but am ready to get back into the swing of blogging. I know I've been dangling that carrot for a while but I mean it this time.

Anways, I came back to my blog to find google ads messin up my posts, seemingly appearing after the first paragraph of every one.

I don't like it.

I'm a bit rusty with the whole my.orble thing and can't really figure out how to stop this.

Any help would fill me with the joy of a million milkshakes.
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THE HELLVIS 2007 COMEBACK SPECIAL

June 11th 2007 11:30
Hellvis Comeback
Hellvis left the building, but they're resolving their emotional differences
For anyone weeping in their milkshakes—while it brings all the boys to the yard, and I’m like, mine’s better than yours, and I could teach you, but I’d have to charge—thinking that Hellvis had left the building for good, don’t fret, unless you play guitar (oh man was that shit). Hellvis will be back in the next few weeks, catching up on the reviews he has promised his faithful visitors, and posting up a huge backlog of Tsunami reviews without changing them because that takes too much effort.

Hellvis has been attempting to rectify his year three education by finishing his Creative Writing degree. There’s another semester to go, then maybe post-grad or an hilarious European vacation with Chevy Chase and German teenagers in training bras. I can’t afford the latter, so it’ll probably be the former.

So I’ll still be pretty busy for a while, and if I’m honest, I foresee that I simply won’t have the time to generate new material for the blog. The Earache Hotel will probably become a repository for my music writings for other publications, and maybe a few random musings. I’ll still be open to dialogue and such with anyone who wants to, so check in and let’s ramble.

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THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

April 3rd 2007 13:20
So this whole albums of the week schtick is about as regular as John Goodman’s bowel movements, but I guess y’all are used to that by now. I have a whole sackful of reasons and excuses but I don't wanna bore ya. Read the following, vote, and wait.

This week’s albums are:

1) for the money…

Blank Generation
Blank Generation (1977)
Richard Hell & The Voidoids:
Blank Generation
(1977; Sire/Warner )

Blank Generation is the kind of nervous, arty punk that may be the non-movement’s true legacy. Taking Captain Beefheart’s spastic elasticity and reimagining it for the streets of New York, this is confronting more for its chaotic jazzy jitters and poetic nihilism than the expected wall of sound. It’s real catchy, groovy, ‘n’ idiosyncratic too, with Mr Hell slurring and spitting with more bitterness than rage. File next to Patti Smith and Talking Heads in your punk rock satchel.

2) for the show…

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)
Outkast:
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
(2003; Arista)

My forays into hip-hop are brief but generally rewarding. This double album, splitting the talents of Andre 3000 and Big Boi onto individual discs, may be my favourite of all time. But I certainly ain’t no expert. Out of the two CDs, I prefer Dre’s jazzy, George-Clinton-via-Prince, nymphomaniacal soul-love weirdness. But Boi’s old school brittle 808 beats, gangsta shit, and pimpin’ smoothies are just as boundary-smashing to my lily white lobes. Collectively Outkast could conquer the universe.

3) to get ready…

Killer
Killer (1971)
Alice Cooper:
Killer
(1971; Warner Bros)

I recently scored three Alice Cooper albums for ten buckeroos. The only one I’ve gotten around to listening to yet, Killer comes after their breakthrough Love It To Death (both released in 1971) and is apparently part of Mr Cooper’s golden age of awesomeness. It’s a dandy carnival of cartoonish theatricality with some tough-ass hard rock and spooky Halloween creepers, dumb and smart in equal proportions, ‘60s garage orchestrated into proto-metal magnitudes, and a whole heap-a-fun.


Now go, cat, go!

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BORIS: PINK (REVIEW)

April 2nd 2007 14:10
BORIS
PINK
(2006; SOUTHERN LORD)

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BEDROOM PUNK: CHAPTER I (PART 2)

April 1st 2007 05:45
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BEDROOM PUNK: CHAPTER I (PART 1)

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NO ALBUMS THIS WEEK

March 27th 2007 09:40
There ain't gonna be no albums of the week this week. That's cuz the Lobby caught on fire, my stereo blew up, and my CDs rolled out the door. Like Don McLean said, 'that was the day the music died,' or some shit. Listening to Don McLean, that concept doesn't sound like such a bad thing.

Anyways, I've been real busy of late, and have reviews to catch up on, so no albums. If anyone out there gives a damn, please let me know. If you find it annoying that my approach to the blog is too erratic, I'd like to hear about it. I'll do my best to fix it but don't know how much time I can commit at the moment. If you find that my approach to the blog is too erotic, then maybe you should loosen up a bit. I've heard a shoehorn helps


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THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

March 20th 2007 10:20
The ol’ Hellvis is gettin’ back into the swing o’ things with this Pablum for the Weak business. It looks like the almighty Boris have won this time round, which rips open my chest and crams a whole heap of joy in my bleeding cavity.

I haven’t had much time to listen to anything this week apart from stuff for Tsunami. I have a dickload of Tsunami reviews that I still have to post up here, but be patient. In the meantime, I’ve cobbled together a few CDs that have enjoyed repeated listens on the lobby ghetto blaster fo' shizzle


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THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

March 13th 2007 11:15
Ahoy all you hipsters, beatnicks, and members of the criminal fringe. It’s that time again. Choose the album you want to see reviewed and give it a big ol’ vote. Nice clear votes where you precisely state you are voting for a specific album will help. Other comments are welcome, but may not be counted as votes if you if you ain’t clear, ya hear?

This week’s albums are


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BARRY ADAMSON
AS ABOVE SO BELOW
(1998; MUTE/LIBERATION)

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Comment by Hellvis
on Google Ads Gettin' All Up In My Face

July 8th 2007 02:32
The good thing about having a million milkshakes is you don't have to be too picky about the flavour. I'll chugalug a coupla chocalate ones in your honour though.

Thanks Ahmed. You're a champion.

I haven't checked into the Hotel for a while either. Things are changin round here man. People keep coming, which I suppose is a good sign. Don't know why the've turned my bracket smileys into graphics though, or stuck ads in the middle of my text so that headings don't match up to anything anymore, or why some of my once perfectly attractive links now have weird texty bits in them. The Hotel has fallen into disrepair mon frere, and now I'm gonna squat in the decrepitude.

I remember the Hummingbirds, kind of. Didn't they do 'Don't Fear the Reaper' on the Frighteners soundtrack? I'm sure I've heard others. They sound all right, although power pop isn't really my bag because things keep falling out of it.

Don't stress about stupid user names. You do know my real name's not Hellvis right?

The geetar is yesterday's instrument, mrjaytee. You know all the kids want to hear these days is marimbas, and Tom has tapped into that demographic.

I love 'Goin' Out West' too. Bone Machine is definitely my fave album. But let me think. Heartattack & Vine is pretty geetarish but mostly blues, and pretty generic blooz at that. Tom gets away with it cuz his voice is like chicken gumbo. Mule Variations is similarly bluuzhy with quite a bit of geet but a good mix of other stuffs as well. If I was to recommend anything, it'd be Swordfishtrombones, Rain Dogs, and Frank's Wild Years. Tom was on a roll with those three, and there's plenty of geetar. Problem is, Frank's Wild Years has 'Way Down in the Hole' on it. Yeah it's grating, but not as grating as 'I'll Take New York' which is also on it. 'Goin' Out West' is probably his heaviest geetar tune in terms of having geetar on it which is heavy, rather than having lots of geetar on it, thus making it heavy with the sheer weight of geetar, if you know what I mean. Tom manages to be heavy and fucked up without geeter though, especially on Blood Money and maybe on Real Gone (his beatbox album). This paragraph ends now.

Great Richman and Waits story. Still haven't got any Richman of my own. I want the Modern Lovers album, but never see it for a decent price. I'll get there one day. I've seen Coffee & Cigarettes and didn't love it. I get the whole rock stars having nothing to say to eachother schtick. Doesn't mean I want to sit through it again though.

Comment by Hellvis
on THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

May 21st 2007 03:30
Hey Anonymous,

By Mr Lang, do you mean the grade seven primary school teacher who used to throw chairs at people?

I'll have a veritable slew of fresh material when I get back into gear, mostly stuff from Tusnami that I may or may not expand upon.

Thanks for your continued patience and support in this time of no-time.

Comment by Hellvis
on THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

April 15th 2007 00:33
Howdy y'all,

Things've been a li'l bit crazy here at the Earache Hotel, with the internet on the fritz and all.

Things is gonna be quiet round here for a while til I sort it out.

Richard Hell & the Voidoids is last week's winner. A review of Blank Generation and the Residents' Third Reich & Roll are comin', but don't hold yr breath.

Comment by Hellvis
on THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

April 10th 2007 09:03
Or was it a hardcore PORN festival?

Comment by Hellvis
on THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

April 10th 2007 09:00
Excellent choice Anonymous,

I've got a soft spot for hardcore, but it can get a bit samey. I do prefer when its mixed up with something else, like country or psych, ala early Meat Puppets, the Dead Kennedys, or Husker Du.

An entire hardcore festival would be a bit of a drag.

Comment by Hellvis
on THE LOBBY: ANOTHER WEAK WEEK FOR ALBUMS

March 28th 2007 09:45
Hey Kylar,

Red Riders aren't bad. They've got that post-punk guitar sound that I like, and an ear for a good tune. I dig the tune 'Slide In Next to Me' (maybe its just the bass in the verses) but it's not really my thing.

I've been pretty slack with the blog lately. It's uni holidays soon which will hopefully give me time to expand and post up all the Tsunami reviews. I'll let you know.

Comment by Hellvis
on THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

March 27th 2007 09:24
Hey yonicsooth,

Hope the dysentary's cleared up. I've been having a bit of a problem with the old poop shute lately too. Maybe it's a thing.

Looks like the eyes have it. I'll skip the Albums of the Week this time and catch up on reviewing. Will email you soon to see what condition your condition is in.

Comment by Hellvis
on THE LOBBY: ALBUMS OF THE WEEK

March 20th 2007 10:03
Thanks yonicsooth. Looks like you've won.

You get a review of Boris's Pink and a set of complimentary ginzsu knives. But your not allowed to reseath them until they've drawn blood.

Thanks for the gig news. I'll try and make this one. Are you going?

New Albums of the Week are here.