[Editor’s Note: Our own Scott Drebit hosted panels last weekend at the sixth annual Calgary Horror Con. At the three-day event, Scott caught up with Ari Lehman, the first actor to ever play Jason Voorhees, to discuss his years in the ’80s New York City music scene, performing onstage in Africa, and singing and playing the keytar in his punk rock/heavy metal band First Jason.]
Congratulations on melting everyone’s faces off Friday night with your solo performance as First Jason.
Ari Lehman: Thank you! That’s why we’re there, to melt faces, to melt brains. That’s kind of you to say. I love playing First Jason’s songs on the electric keytar; it has a certain kind of sound, it’s very loud. But usually I have the emotional and musical support of my bandmates; my drummer, whose name ironically is Bass Amp, and our guitarist, Eddie Machete—they give me so much support, and it just makes me feel great having them there. So I felt that it came off well; but it was an adjustment. The audience was so receptive and it was a great experience for me, too, playing that way.
I was there with my niece, and I knew of the band, but I assumed it was just you.
Congratulations on melting everyone’s faces off Friday night with your solo performance as First Jason.
Ari Lehman: Thank you! That’s why we’re there, to melt faces, to melt brains. That’s kind of you to say. I love playing First Jason’s songs on the electric keytar; it has a certain kind of sound, it’s very loud. But usually I have the emotional and musical support of my bandmates; my drummer, whose name ironically is Bass Amp, and our guitarist, Eddie Machete—they give me so much support, and it just makes me feel great having them there. So I felt that it came off well; but it was an adjustment. The audience was so receptive and it was a great experience for me, too, playing that way.
I was there with my niece, and I knew of the band, but I assumed it was just you.
- 6/17/2016
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Op-Ed: Why the Batgirl Cover Should Have Been Cancelled!by Matt MacNabb
In recent weeks a controversy has arisen in the comic book fan community over a variant cover to Batgirl #41 that pays homage to the dark 1988 Batman one-shot, The Killing Joke. The story has been picked up by national media outlets and some may be wondering why this is such a big deal. The idea that this is an issue of censorship has been thrown around, as has a huge movement by the predominantly male comic book community for Dc Comics to release the cover as scheduled. The request to not release this cover came directly from the artist, Rafael Albuquerque. We aren't talking about censorship here, or freedom of speech. Niether of those qualify in this instance. You have a private company that opted not to release a cover that they commissioned to be created, based on sensitivity to the public.
In recent weeks a controversy has arisen in the comic book fan community over a variant cover to Batgirl #41 that pays homage to the dark 1988 Batman one-shot, The Killing Joke. The story has been picked up by national media outlets and some may be wondering why this is such a big deal. The idea that this is an issue of censorship has been thrown around, as has a huge movement by the predominantly male comic book community for Dc Comics to release the cover as scheduled. The request to not release this cover came directly from the artist, Rafael Albuquerque. We aren't talking about censorship here, or freedom of speech. Niether of those qualify in this instance. You have a private company that opted not to release a cover that they commissioned to be created, based on sensitivity to the public.
- 3/25/2015
- by Matt MacNabb
- Legions of Gotham
Opening this week is Jack the Giant Slayer, a retelling of the old fairy tale starring Warm Bodies' Nicholas Hoult in the titular role as a farmhand tasked with defending his land from giants. Not just any giants, either; these guys are some Big meanies. Now, you can't say our giveaway doesn't amount to a hill of beans, because we've got some cool stuff for one lucky winner. Like these prizes: Microfiber Screen Wipe – Arv $3 5”x7” Tattoo Sheet – Arv $2 3”x5” Bag of Brown and Green Jelly Beans in Burlap Bag – Arv $7 Heat Changing White Mug –The bean sprout grows! - $14 Hat – Arv $20 Hemp Journal - Arv $16 Pen with ‘Beans’ Inside Barrel - Arv $20 Bean Shaped Ear Buds – Arv...
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- 2/26/2013
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
Fee, fye, fo, fum! Are you a Jack and the Beanstalk fan? Want to go on your own adventure to magical lands? Or maybe you just really like coffee? If so, NextMovie's "Jack the Giant Slayer" giveaway is for you, budding warrior!
"Jack the Giant Slayer" is the story of a young farmhand, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), who unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants, reigniting an age-old war. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the long-banished giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess (Eleanor Tomlinson), he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend…and gets the chance to become a legend himself. Experience the 3-D adventure yourself In Theaters March 1St!
"Jack the Giant Slayer" is the story of a young farmhand, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), who unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants, reigniting an age-old war. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the long-banished giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess (Eleanor Tomlinson), he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend…and gets the chance to become a legend himself. Experience the 3-D adventure yourself In Theaters March 1St!
- 2/25/2013
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
In Jack the Giant Slayer, our hero Jack (Nicholas Hoult) is barely scraping by, living with an uncle who can't stand him and forced to go to the market to sell his beloved horse. That all changes, of course, when he's traded six beans for the horse. and winds up with a beanstalk growing out of his house and the entire wild adventure that starts from there. But just because Jack has nothing doesn't mean you have to, so to prepare for seeing Jack the Giant Slayer, in theaters March 1, check out our huge prize pack, which one lucky reader will have shipped to their door: Microfiber Screen Wipe 5.x7. Tattoo Sheet 3.x5. Bag of Brown and Green Jelly Beans in Burlap Bag Heat Changing White Mug .The bean sprout grows! Washed Hat Hemp Journal Pen with .Beans. Inside Barrel Bean Shaped Ear Buds Alternative Apparel Men.s .Jack the...
- 2/20/2013
- cinemablend.com
I’ve always had two theories about Bad Channels: Either Charles Band hoped it would become Full Moon's very own Rocky Horror, or he did a ton of blow and believed a sci-fi comedy horror musical about an alien with a head like space cauliflower hijacking a radio station as an excuse to have some sexy gals dance to schlocky music was genius.
Sometimes you find yourself watching a movie trying to figure out what on earth the filmmakers were striving for. An alien takes over a radio station and uses the musical airwaves to hypnotically shrink beautiful women that it collects in bottles. I'm back to leaning toward the blow theory.
The apex of Bad Channels was without a doubt the alien music video hallucination "Manic Depresso" performed by Sycotic Sinfoney, a band that can only best be summarized as being as if someone dumped Mr. Bungle,...
Sometimes you find yourself watching a movie trying to figure out what on earth the filmmakers were striving for. An alien takes over a radio station and uses the musical airwaves to hypnotically shrink beautiful women that it collects in bottles. I'm back to leaning toward the blow theory.
The apex of Bad Channels was without a doubt the alien music video hallucination "Manic Depresso" performed by Sycotic Sinfoney, a band that can only best be summarized as being as if someone dumped Mr. Bungle,...
- 9/24/2011
- by Foywonder
- DreadCentral.com
Claymation has a long history in rock videos. Peter Gabriel used clay to craft one of the most-watched, iconic videos in the history of early MTV in "Sledgehammer" (which regularly has a place on the "best videos of all time" lists). Adam Jones of Tool has directed a series of clips over his band's career that incorporated clay-based action (especially their breakthrough video "Sober"). Kenna turned to clay for his clip for "Hell Bent" and Primus exploited some clay characters for "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver." And of course the most famous video to feature clay characters is probably Green Jelly's "Three Little Pigs" (which really needs to be seen to be believed). Metalcore juggernaut Killswitch Engage have continued that tradition with the just-premiered "Save Me."
The clip begins with 80 percent of the band (in clay form) practicing in a tiny room. Singer Howard Jones is absent because...
The clip begins with 80 percent of the band (in clay form) practicing in a tiny room. Singer Howard Jones is absent because...
- 5/25/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
We already celebrated the birthday of Pixies mastermind Black Francis, but it would be inappropriate to let a particular event pass by without acknowledgment. On this day in 1993, next-level California metal band Tool released Undertow, their debut album. While it is far more raw and unrefined than their subsequent efforts, Undertow remains an important album in the history of metal and in the genre's continued evolution.
Formed around 1990, the members of Tool came from primarily visual backgrounds: Original bassist Paul D'Amour (since replaced by Justin Chancellor) and guitarist Adam Jones were both in Los Angeles looking to break into the film industry, while frontman Maynard James Keenan was a skilled painter and designer. With former Green Jelly drummer Danny Carey in tow, they found success almost immediately, signing a record deal after only a handful of live performances.
Their abrasive sound was first heard on the Ep Opiate, which consisted...
Formed around 1990, the members of Tool came from primarily visual backgrounds: Original bassist Paul D'Amour (since replaced by Justin Chancellor) and guitarist Adam Jones were both in Los Angeles looking to break into the film industry, while frontman Maynard James Keenan was a skilled painter and designer. With former Green Jelly drummer Danny Carey in tow, they found success almost immediately, signing a record deal after only a handful of live performances.
Their abrasive sound was first heard on the Ep Opiate, which consisted...
- 4/6/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Heya, Dreadites. Sean "The Butcher" Smithson here with the second installment of my new ongoing column, Scare-riff-eyeing: Musical Abominations Horror Fans Should Be Killing For and Dying Over. This week we get so damned bloody it's funny and so fuckin' heavy it's criminal. You've been warned; now enter freely and of your own will...
Question: What has eight arms, 32 fingers, a collective half-a-brain, wears rotted flannel, and lives off human entrails and Snickers bars?
Answer: I don't know, but it's crawled up on the stage, and it's plugging in!
Creepsylvania is home to many colorful and interesting tales, not the least amusing of which is the widely held conviction that there are four "Ghouls" living in the extensive, uncharted catacombs that honeycomb the earth underneath Monture Noire Cemetery.
These creatures are said by the natives to feed on dead things in the graveyard and are believed by many to venture...
Question: What has eight arms, 32 fingers, a collective half-a-brain, wears rotted flannel, and lives off human entrails and Snickers bars?
Answer: I don't know, but it's crawled up on the stage, and it's plugging in!
Creepsylvania is home to many colorful and interesting tales, not the least amusing of which is the widely held conviction that there are four "Ghouls" living in the extensive, uncharted catacombs that honeycomb the earth underneath Monture Noire Cemetery.
These creatures are said by the natives to feed on dead things in the graveyard and are believed by many to venture...
- 3/11/2010
- by The Butcher
- DreadCentral.com
Welcome to the weekly Newsroom Poll, where we will give you a sneak peek into the lives and minds of some of the correspondents, writers, editors and producers here at MTVNews.com. Every week, they’ll answer a poll question that will reveal some of what we talk about behind the scenes here in the newsroom. Enjoy!
One of the recurring themes that came up during this week’s Michael Jackson memorial was the idea that the video for “Thriller” was such a huge event that it not only made people love Jackson but love music videos as an art form. Everybody who works here at MTV News had that moment at one time or another — the one where music videos suddenly became the greatest thing in the universe, even if for a short time. Which brings up this week’s poll question: What music video was the one that made you love music videos?...
One of the recurring themes that came up during this week’s Michael Jackson memorial was the idea that the video for “Thriller” was such a huge event that it not only made people love Jackson but love music videos as an art form. Everybody who works here at MTV News had that moment at one time or another — the one where music videos suddenly became the greatest thing in the universe, even if for a short time. Which brings up this week’s poll question: What music video was the one that made you love music videos?...
- 7/9/2009
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
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