A Bizarre Ball for Bizarre People

A Bizarre Ball for Bizarre People

Having built a reputation as receptacle for the ridiculous, a directory of the disgusting and, obviously, a book of the Bizarre. Bizarre magazine is hosting yet another live event.
Following on from the bizarre ball 08 and supplemented by a series of bizarre live dates, championing acts such as Electric Eel Shock and Zombina and the [...]

August 30th, 2009 by Girrable 

Necromag Recommends: Choke

Necromag Recommends: Choke

Necromag recommends: Choke. This overlooked adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name features Sam Rockwell as the back bone/boner of colonial America, Victor Mancinni.  A sex addicted, historical reenacting, med-school drop out with a rather odd penchant for deliberately choking himself in restaurants. These asphyxiation sessions are used to fun his ailing mother’s [...]

August 30th, 2009 by Girrable 

World of Warcraft Cataclysm

World of Warcraft Cataclysm

Having been rumored for weeks prior to blizzcon 09 the tension was broke and then some by the announcement of the third expansion to World of Warcraft, one of the world’s leading MMO’s.
This new expansion focuses on the ‘old world’ of Azeroth with new territories being patched into the game soon following the cataclysmic upheaval [...]

August 30th, 2009 by Girrable 

A Fantastic Trailer

A Fantastic Trailer

Things get more fantastic by the minute. Having already been enticed by the shots we posted in our previous Mr Fox post we were delighted to see this stop motion movie in motion.
Click here, or scroll down to see the trailer.

August 22nd, 2009 by Girrable 

Where The Wild Things Are

Where The Wild Things Are

Though the news has been around for a bit that an adaptation was in the works, this amazing trailer shows whats on the cards for Spike Jones adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where The Wild Things Are’.
The original book tells the tale of Max, who one evening plays around his home, “making mischief” in a wolf [...]

August 22nd, 2009 by Girrable 

Machinekunt At Work On New Compilation

Machinekunt At Work On New Compilation

Hot on the heels of the Extreme Women In the Dark Future compilation, Industrial/EBM Record Label MachineKUNT are hard at work on sanity is slavery. Sanity Is Slavery is centred around combatting psychiatric abuse.
In the original announcement the haywire herself described the sentiment of the compilation:
“We are more than the mental disorders that you diagnosis [...]

August 17th, 2009 by Girrable 

Trent Speaks up: “NO NEW ALBUM”

Trent Speaks up: “NO NEW ALBUM”

Despite the rumors of yesterday there has since been a hasty retraction from Trent Himself.
Necromag was eager to report this news as the rumour spread excitedly. Enough so that Trent Reznor responded to the report, though sadly in the negative, saying: “There is no new Nine Inch Nails record ‘ready to drop’. I have no idea [...]

August 11th, 2009 by Girrable 

NIN From Beyond Hiatus: A New Album.

NIN From Beyond Hiatus: A New Album.

Rumor has it that Nine Inch Nails will release a new album soon. Rumors began stiring  at Sonisphere.
A friend of Metal Hammer staff at the festival, who has been working on the Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction tour, informed us that there is “a new Nine Inch Nails album, completely finished and ready to go.”
The rumors suggest [...]

August 10th, 2009 by Girrable 

GO ASK ALICE.

GO ASK ALICE.

The trailer for Tim Burton’s adaptation of Alice in Wonderland shows its still a world where logic and proportion mean nothing at all. But there is still one question on everyone’s lips; is it worth looking down the rabbit hole, or would you be as mad as a hatter to see it?
Over the past few [...]

August 7th, 2009 by Girrable 

Coraline Returns To Arc

Coraline Returns To Arc

For those lucky enough to live in the Tees Valley you have a second chance to explore the other side of the door as Henry Selick’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s dark tale of Childish curiosity and being careful what you wish for dazzles the silver screen again.
Stockton’s local arts centre has chosen to screen this [...]

August 4th, 2009 by Girrable 

8th of August: Check Your Pulse!

8th of August: Check Your Pulse!

Dark Mourning Promotions, an online group dedicated to encouraging goth, darkwave and industrial bands have announced the release date for their new compilation – ‘Pulse’
If you’ve heard of them before you will know, of their previous compilations  ‘Pulse’ has been a bit late, but in the next week the album will hit the net, with [...]

August 1st, 2009 by Girrable