Welcome to the first issue of "Casually Geeky" by Scott Grant. The title comes from the fact that I loves me some obscure pop culture but I'm usually too lazy to get overly fired up about it. So, yay Netflix, Spotify, and my Kindle Fire. Feel free to reply with comments, questions, or recommendations of your own!
Movies: The Sentinel (1977)
If you want to check out a weird, occassionally kinky, very 70's horror flick about a Gate to Hell, then The Sentinel's for you. It was better than I expected (decent acting/plot), but with a pretty predictable and anticlimactic ending. There are TONS of bit roles by some now-famous actors including Jeff Goldblum, Jerry Orbach, and Christopher Walken. There's even an infamous scene featuring the use of real "Human Oddities," making The Sentinel one of the few films in history to do this. Click the kitty to check this out on Netflix:
Movies: The Sentinel (1977)
If you want to check out a weird, occassionally kinky, very 70's horror flick about a Gate to Hell, then The Sentinel's for you. It was better than I expected (decent acting/plot), but with a pretty predictable and anticlimactic ending. There are TONS of bit roles by some now-famous actors including Jeff Goldblum, Jerry Orbach, and Christopher Walken. There's even an infamous scene featuring the use of real "Human Oddities," making The Sentinel one of the few films in history to do this. Click the kitty to check this out on Netflix:
"Black and white cat, black and white cake."
Music: Jellyfish (Bellybutton)
You know when you go back and listen to something you loved and high school and say "Oh man this is awful, what was I thinking?" That's not the case here. First, Jellyfish was already retro when they were around in the early 90's so this album doesn't sound "dated" in a bad way. Second, these guys are clearly pros and the recording quality is fantastic. Style-wise, think Beetles plus Queen plus a little more modern power-pop sound. Bellybutton is the album I had on casette, and it's available on Spotify. The first track is good but slow, so skip that if you're feeling short on attention span today.
You know when you go back and listen to something you loved and high school and say "Oh man this is awful, what was I thinking?" That's not the case here. First, Jellyfish was already retro when they were around in the early 90's so this album doesn't sound "dated" in a bad way. Second, these guys are clearly pros and the recording quality is fantastic. Style-wise, think Beetles plus Queen plus a little more modern power-pop sound. Bellybutton is the album I had on casette, and it's available on Spotify. The first track is good but slow, so skip that if you're feeling short on attention span today.
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