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Maison Ikkoku eps 1 & 2

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Kent Conrad

Routinely cited as one of the greatest anime series of all time (by old people) and the second series by the most profilic comic artist in the world, Rumiko Takahashi, Maison Ikkoku is a love story about a desperate, almost … Continue reading →

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Love You ‘Til Tuesday (1969)

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Kent Conrad

In 1969, Kenneth Pitt was desperate to make his wayward, odd little artist David Bowie somehow profitable. David had been plodding away for years, chasing trends, cutting singles that went nowhere, joining various little rock bands and writing tunes no-one … Continue reading →

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Halloween II

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Kent Conrad

The difference between Halloween and Halloween II is the difference between technique and style. Halloween was shot with style – it had a particular point of view and stuck with it throughout the entire film. Halloween II, first feature of … Continue reading →

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Patlabor OVA ep 1 of 7: “Second Unit, Move Out!”

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Kent Conrad

Patlabor is an 80s mecha anime that focuses heavily on the practicalities of dealing with Mecha. It isn’t a heady philosophical drama (that wasn’t grafted onto the Mecha scene until Evangelion) and it’s not a thrill a minute action extravaganza. … Continue reading →

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Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Kent Conrad

When I was young (late 90s, times like that) the appeal of anime was that it would tell stories that Western pop culture shied away from – the heroes had feet of clay, bad things could happen that were not … Continue reading →

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Vinyl – Hipster Affectation, Archival Format, Late Stage Capitalism Freak Out

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Kent Conrad

I love vinyl records. I was collecting them before it was hip, and as the fad seems to be heading toward cassette tapes (which is nuts, because cassettes sound terrible) I will still be getting my physical medium which, like … Continue reading →

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Federale – They can Even do it Live

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Kent Conrad

sometimes it’s hard to do a post a day…

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Episode 21: Welcome to the Reset and Episode 22: Welcome to God!

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Kent Conrad

Tables get turned, who cures who? These two episodes of Welcome to the NHK see all of Sato’s crutches being pulled out from under him, and the surprise revelation of who was curing who the entire time. In “Welcome to … Continue reading →

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Lazy Friday Videos (warning:drumsolos)

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Kent Conrad
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Federale – All the Colours of the Dark

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Kent Conrad

 A review in texts… And then I quit texting because of my beer: And whiskey: This is cowboy music for the Sphagetti cowboy. How does it compare to the earlier albums? I don’t know, I haven’t listened to those yet. … Continue reading →

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