October 26, 2008 by George Koroneos
Sorry if you are getting this twice through the RSS feed. We had complaints about the ACC file and had to reupload it as an MP3.
Hosts: Chuck Nasty and Georgie Bungalo
Air Date: October 23, 2008
Show Reviews:
*Gwar at Starland Ballroom
Chuck: “Toxic Holocaust was the main focus of the show. It was awesome, I bought a t-shirt and the album on record. It was put out by relapse.”
*Legendary Shackshakers at Mercury Lounge (My first concert injury in ten years)
News:
New Guns N Roses Record
H2O tour
Ian Mackaye Spoken Word Tour
Sasha Grey making a normal movie
TV:
Should Terminator be put out of its misery? Or will it get better?
New shows that kinda suck: Fringe, My Own Worst Enemy, Heroes
Chucks Video Game Review of the Week:
“I am playing everything right now, This truly is the best time of year for games, everything is out. Little fall review action.”
Random Topic:
The new Metallica CD is good
Music Pick of the Week:
George: Hellbound Glory
Chuck: Toxic Holocaust
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February 9, 2008 by George Koroneos
Get ready for a big monster throwdown, and I’m not talking Cloverfield. The Kaiju Big Battel guys are heading back to New York on February 9 for a knockdown, beat up, kickass brawl at…wait for it…Webster Hall. Okay, I have no idea how they are going to cram all that Kaiju goodness into a glorified dance club, but hell, WWE use to tape shows from the ESPN Zone.
Life In A Bungalo caught up with Dave of Kaiju Big Battel to find out more about the show and big monster wrestling:
Kaiju Big Battel has always operated of the wrestling industry. We use a lot of the fundamentals of wrestling but we never really treated it like a wrestling show. It’s more like a multimedia event that was more akin to a party than your typical indie wrestling fed. I think Webster Hall is going to be excited. I’m excited to go to that room and I think if it sells out it’s going to be a hot night and we definitely have some surprises for the show including this black box concept, and we have a musical surprise. I’m really looking forward to it.
Kaiju Big Battel: New York Blackout
When: Saturday, February 9th 2008. 7PM doors. 8PM show.
Where: Webster Hall, 125 East 11th St., Manhattan, NY
Tickets: All Ticketmaster locations and ticketmaster.com. $20. This is a 16+ event.
October 18, 2007 by George Koroneos
Bouncing Souls/Lifetime
Webster Hall
October 16, 2007
Damn, I knew the Bouncing Souls had gotten big over the years, but I don’t think I was ever expecting to see a packed ballroom singing along to every word of every song–even their cheesier work.
Lifetime took the stage after a handful of opening acts. The Jersey boys cranked out most of their crowd favorites, but never seemed to ramp of the energy in their stage show. The singer paced back and forth singing along, and one of the guitar players did the obligatory punk rock jumping guitarist thing every few songs, but all in all, the legendary Lifetime came off stale and okay. It’s almost like all the watered down emocore bands that they spawned have overshadowed Jersey’s Best Dancers. Then again, I remember seeing them in their heyday and the were only kinda okay back then too.
The Bouncing Souls came out to soccer chants, and merrily cranked out classics like “Quick Check Girl” and “Johnny X” as well as a few newer numbers. Greg jumped into the crowd a few times, passing his mic around during “Hopeless Romantic.” Sure, they played a few hoaky slow tunes, but the crowd did not seem to mind. Everyone in the band seemed to have a blast, and the songs I knew were note for note perfect. Sure, I could wax nostalgic and wish they played “Hardcore,” but it was fun watching a band that was always on the cusp, finally crack into the big time.
