New martial art movie

I don't know when it will come to Chicago (if ever) but if you get the chance you should watch Merantau, a new film from Indonesia. The action is very similar to Ong Bak 1, but with better acting. Here is the trailer.

New layout for the store

Hard Boiled Update 2-26-10

The store's layout has changed quite a bit. The records are now on one side of the store and books line the other. With 45s and cds down the middle.

Johnny Cash - American VI CD

Yeasayer - Odd Blood CD

The Clean - Mister Pop LP On Morr Music.

Sun Ra - Sound Sun Pleasure LP

Sun Ra - My Brother The Wind LP

V/a - Nigeria Afrobeat Special CD New comp of 1970's Afro Funk. On Soundways.

RSD - Over It 12" Dubstep

The Wire #313 - new issue

Vladislav Delay - Tummaa CD

The Ex - The Convoy Tour DVD 25 years of the best Dutch punk band.

V/a - Electric Cambodia LP Comp of pre Khymer Rouge rock from Cambodia.

Darkstar - Aidy's Girl 12" On Hyperdub.

Also on Saturday night (midnight) Facets is showing one of the best Korean films of the last 10 years, Save The Green Planet and one of my friends is going to leading a discussion about the film. For more info check out. http://www.facets.org/pages/nightschool.php#savethegreenplanet

Thanks

Mark

Punk rock to download

Here is a link to a blog with 3 cds worth of good punk rock pre 1989.

Hard Boiled Update 2-5-10

Some new stuff here and some changes in the store's layout.

King Midas Sound - Waiting For You CD New dubstep on Hyperdub.

V/a - Pop Ambient Vol. 10 LP+CD The latest is dreamy electronic ambience from Kompakt Records.

V/a - Electric Cambodia CD Compilation of 1960's Cambodian rock and roll. Put together by Dengue Fever.

Monolake - Silence CD

V/a - Shir Hodu CD Compilation of Jewish songs from Bombay in the 1930's.

Oh No - Dr. No's Ethiopian 2xLP Oh No remixing Ethiopian Jazz and Funk from the 1960's and 70's. On Stone's Throw.

B12 - Archive Vol. 2 2xCD

B12 - Archive Vol. 3 2xCD

Spacemen 3 - Perfect Prescription CD

Spacemen 3 - Performance CD

V/a - Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 1 CD Compilation of minimal synth, darkwave music from the 1980's. On Stone's Throw.

BJ Nilsen - Invisible City CD On Touch Records.

Stefan Goldman - Haven't I Seen You Before CASSETTE On Tapeworm Records.

Tongues Of Mount Meru - The Delight Assembly CASSETTE On Tapeworm Records. Features Lasse Marhaug.

Wire - New issue

Wax Poetics - New issue with Fela Kuti on the cover.

Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band - You Are So Beautiful LP 180 gram reissue of 1971 funk classic.

Clue Kid - Chicken Foot 12" Dubstep.

Cotti - Calm 12" Dubstep.

Broadcast & The Focus Group - Investigate Witchcults of the Radio Age CD On Warp.

Thanks

Mark

What if famous directors directed the Superbowl?

From Slate.com via Flavorwire.com

What if Tarantino, Goddard, Wes Anderson and Werner Herzog directed the superbowl? The Herzog bit at the end is the best. Grizzly Man meets the Fridge.

Inglorious Basterds

I watched Inglorious Basterds last night. I liked it but did not think it was a great film. Better than Death Proof but not by much. I might have liked it better if I hadn't read the script and knew what was going to happen. When I saw the soundtrack listing when the movie came out I did wonder if the "Eastern Condors Theme" was from the Sammo Hung film and it was. He takes the music from Sammo's jumping on metal springboards to kill a guard before he kill his friends. and uses for Eli Roth's buddy taking out one of Hitler's guards. I doubt many people would have gotten the reference and of course "Eastern Condors" is basically a remake of "the Dirty Dozen". The music starts at around 4:20 into the clip.

Mark