THE COOLDUDE CLUB (Secret Hammer) #BlastProcessing: 1997

Showing posts with label 1997. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 01, 2023

Songbook Xtended: Bachelorette

Björk - Bachelorette (1997) [Original Post]

Thursday, July 06, 2023

Songbook Xtended: We Have Explosive

The Future Sound of London - We Have Explosive (1997) [Original Post]

Monday, June 19, 2023

Songbook Xtended: Alright

Jamiroquai - Alright (1997) [Original Post]

Sunday, June 04, 2023

Songbook Xtended: The New Pollution

Beck - The New Pollution (1997) [Original Post]

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

There aren't a lot of Nowhere trailers that come up straight away on YouTube and they're all terrible. [They] don't even scratch at a fraction of the style and force of will that elevates otherwise middling material. The Doom Generation looks more recognizable as a film, but because of that it just seems lacking by comparison. The TV spot is less tragic than the stock Teen Movie home video trailer, but it's still funny to think somebody actually tried to trick regular people into seeing Nowhere.

Friday, April 28, 2023

TrailerClub: Clockwatchers

Clockwatchers (1997) [Original Post]

I haven't seen this, but after the good turn of Party Girl -- I would like to. This time Parker Posey is a temp agent working in an office. Hijinks ensue. Lisa Kudrow and Toni Collette are along for the ride. That sounds good to me. Maybe it isn't, but who cares? This is the nineties. Anything is possible, and 1997 is really the time to be alive. Nostalgia is a factor, but I really think this might be a good watch. I'm toying with picking it up on DVD. It's $5, but it's 4:3, so I'm not totally sold.

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Songbook Xtended: Sunchyme

Dario G - Sunchyme (1997) [Original Post]

In 1997 I enjoyed the hell out of Sunchyme. It's the kind of song I think we're supposed to forget. A cheesy dance song resting awfully hard on an obvious sample. Life in a Northern Town is arguably the better song and you should make sure you hear that before you imprint on this. Then you can appreciate it with proper diction and class. Because I still like Sunchyme. It's joyous with just a hint of melancholy. The kind of song that feels like the end credits for real life. Or maybe I'm still just getting over a personal loss. Maybe one way to do that is to reclaim an old pleasure. Check that video. Take it for what it is. An amazing expression of the natural world. This was years before the Long King took broadway. Good stuff.