http://realtopekapeople.com.au The beer with the acid is in the red cups Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:09:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a long time people... and Real Topeka People is about to undergo some big changes.... stay tuned for a totally new site, coming soon. http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/10/13/big-changes/ The preview to 'Public Enemies', director Michael Mann's new pic, with Johnny Depp as notorious bank robber John Dillinger is here: The movie also stars Christian Bale as FBI Agent Melvin Purvis the man determined to bring Dillinger down (Sidenote: How many kids born in 2009 will be named Melvin? Six? ... http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/03/10/trailerwatch-public-enemies/ You've gotta have a bit of knowledge of the source material to get the humour - here's an alternative universe version of 'Watchmen' had it been made into a Saturday morning kid's cartoon. http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/03/10/saturday-morning-watchmen/ Part of me is laughing at these morons at affiliate TV station WKRC-TV in Cincinatti, but another part of me is pretty certain that this is the exact kind of thing I would end up doing if I was in their position. "I was actually rapping!" http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/03/04/wtf-were-they-thinking-dance-party-friday/ One of the best albums I've had the pleasure of listening to is from Sydney band The Devoted Few. It's called 'Baby, You're A Vampire' and it's an amazingly varied collection of heartfelt ballads, slinky grooves, balls-out rock songs and poppy singalongs. They worked on the album for almost two ... http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/03/04/the-devoted-few-baby-youre-a-vampire/ From Sydney Band The Devoted Few, a nice mix of tour diary and live show cut to 'Don't Listen To Us' from their excellent new album 'Baby, You're A Vampire' (mini-review to be posted shortly). These guys are touring March / April and put on a hell of a live show. ... http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/03/04/song-of-the-day-dont-listen-to-us/ The first international trailer for the Transformers sequel, 'Revenge of the Fallen': Not sure if I've ever gone into details with my feelings on the first Transformers here, but they can be pretty aptly summed up with the word 'massivedisappointmentthanksMichaelBay'. The first script was an abomination. Apart from the virtually non-existent ... http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/03/04/trailerwatch-transformers-2/ I know Michael Jackson bashing is a bit passe, but Dear God.... this clip is just ghastly. How would you explain to a seven year old today that this guy was the genius behind 'Thriller' and 'Off The Wall'? His fall from grace must only be rivalled by Whitney Houston's, and ... http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/03/04/wtf-were-they-thinking-mj/ A sweet little short film that Alex Lloyd decided to marry to 'What We Started', the second single from his new 'Good In The Face Of A Stranger' album. http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/03/04/song-of-the-day-what-we-started/ The description for this clip by Brisbane garage rockers DZ says it all.... "2 guys, 1 bottle of Jagermeister, 3 minutes." No prizes for guessing how this one ends... Caught these guys playing support for Tame Impala last night and loved every minute of them. Very energetic performance, great stage presence, ... http://realtopekapeople.com.au/2009/03/04/song-of-the-day-the-mess-up/