spiderman Blog and Journals

Tonight is Carney's last concert in LA until 2011 as we leave soon to begin work on Julie Taymor's production of Spiderman on Broadway!

1) Tickets are NOT sold out!  If you weren't planning on coming because you thought the show might sell out rest assured we will have enough room for you and your friends.  Just buy a walkup ticket for $15 at the door! Seriously, the El Rey is super enormous...

2) Carney will start performing around 10:30p.m. and playing until about 1a.m. - 23 songs people, no joke!

Carney "Farewell to LA" Show
The El Rey Theatre
5515 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, November 28th (TONIGHT!)
8:00p.m. doors (Carney @ 10:30p.m.)
$15
ALL AGES

It's been a while since we started things here in LA, moving up from Room 5 to Molly Malones to The Troubadour and now The El Rey.  We'd love to share this step with you cause who knows when our next LA show will be!

So, if you don't have plans yet for tonight we'd love to share the evening with you - we've been preparing a very special set for you and can't wait to make some dang music already!

Here's a link to our music video to wet your appetite and we'll see you tonight!

http://www.facebook.com/l/294e2;www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSrzE0GjCD4

Zane

After perusing the usual news sites, I came upon one particular article with some distressing news.  It's right here.

Since when have Bono and the Edge been into musicals?  Not that there's anything wrong with it.  Personally, I love musicals.  But, Broadway just isn't their niche.

This isn't news to me.  It was reported a while ago, but now they're opening up discussion about it, because of its impending release date (February 18, 2010).

There are, however, a few major issues that distress me most.  If Bono and the Edge want to throw their towels into the ring, then ok, I have enough confidence in them to write good songs ("Get on Your Boots" is an exception).  

But don't they know that Broadway is going under?  They're looking to take a major loss.  If the musical isn't impeccable, it won't be seen.  People who would see it solely because it's a Spiderman musical will be automatically ruled out by the current state of the economy.  

In the movies and comic books, Spiderman manages to keep his dignity while still running around in a tight jumpsuit.  Add singing and dancing to the bit, and how will Spiderman retain the image he's built for years and years? (Confession: his image is hyper-masculine and dictated by society's standards of male behavior.)

I'm just saying, are there no original ideas anymore?

as we all know, there's no shortage of movie review sites out there on the web. but who among us hasn't longed for movie reviews in the form of really crappily done japanese poetry? i know i sure have!

so once a week, i'll be dedicating a journal entry to a movie review in the form of a really crappy haiku.

this week's movie is the story of a shy teenager who gets transformed into a web-slinging hero by the magic of science. it's sorta like cinderella for guys. only in this version, cinderella can bench press a volkswagen over his head and kick willem defoe's butt. oh, also in this version cinderella has a penis - it's spider man!

spider man

peter was a nerd

till a spider nommed him

now he's all sticky

the end

p.s. feel free to hit me up with any suggestions, and you might just get to see one of your favorite movies summed up in a really crappy haiku...

Hello Buzznet friends!
I wanted to post something and since I'm lacking inspiration for photos, I thought I'd post a journal letting you know what I've got coming up in the next few months!

Well, next week I've got a bit planned.

On Monday, I'm seeing Bella (panicatthediscobella) and the Dazzle Krewwwww in town!

Tuesday, I'm going to town again to see the only Echelon I've met and her name is Jenn :D
I haven't seen her since January, so I miss her a fair bit!
Hopefully we'll do something for the Global Glyphic Assault.
It's also my sister's 14th birthday, but that isn't that special.

Then on Friday, I'm going to town, AGAIN, to see Danny Kintore and Amber Calling do a Live Instore Acoustic at We Are Godzilla.
We Are Godzilla is this clothing shop that Amber Calling own, they've got this great sale on now and they're selling like, Kill Brand shirts for like $7! So I might buy some shit while I'm there!

In May, I've only got one thing planned so far and thats seeing Danny Kintore and The Second Hand Squad at The Underground.
It will be pretty amazing becuase it will be their second show as a band. I can't go to the first one becuase it's at SYKE and I'm not 18.

June, nothing so far. A Sound Mind might be coming back from Melbourne to play a show. Glen, the guitarist, is going to text me when they know so I can sell tickets for them again. Mum is pretty excited about them coming back, she loves them. Haha.

July. Well, July is what I'm excited for the most.
Do you know why?
I'M SEEING SHORT STACK AT THE GOV!

Heck yes I am!
And Amber Calling is supporting so it will be twice as epic!
And you know what will make it three times as epic? Getting a photo with Bradie.
I'm going to buy him some Spiderman stuff becuase he is the one and only, SPIDER-BRADIE!
And I'm getting Shaun some Pokémon toys and shit becuase he is, Pokéshaun!
And of course, I Want (c)Andy, is the one and only Astro Andy! So you know what I'm getting him! And, If you don't know, I'm getting him Astro Boy toys :D

Thats basically all I've got planned, of course I'll be going to more shows, especially Snapping Owls, Danny Kintore, Amber Calling and The FAK.

OH AND SPEAKING OF THE FAK! They have a show next week and I'm free so I can go, but.
I haven't spoken to Tyson about my Buzzet yet. I wrote on here that I like him and he saw it, and I don't like him anymore.
So I'm too scared to go because I dont want it to be awkward, so I might wait untill the next show to go confront him.

 

And to end this journal I'm going to write a list of reasons why I love Bradie Webb.

1. He likes Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus probably more than I do.
2. He loves Spiderman.
3. He isnt like other boys. Most boys have hidden porn in his room. He has hidden Spiderman comics.
4. He's only 3 years older than me!
5. The thing he wants to do more than anything in the world is, have a passion fueled night alone with Miley Cyrus.
6. He enjoyed taking his nudes just as much as I enjoyed looking at them. BRADIE WEBB NUDES HERE!
7. We like our coffee the same. White with 2.
8. He wears a retainer.
9. He has MSN but to get it you have to be his mum, in his band, or that virtual santa that gets released every christams that has about 5 replies.
10. He still works at Dominoes and likes to throw garlic bread while he's supposed to be working.
11. He loves Lano and Woodley, Llight of the Conchords and Summer Heights High.
12. He has pathetic things on his MySpace like, Bradie get shaky after school, na na na + Bradie Bradie Braaaadie.. you are my voodoo child + hit me Bradie one more time! But thats when you smile and say, THATS OUR BRADIE!

Thats my Bradie!

Comic books are quickly taking over Hollywood.  Between this past year's hits Iron Man and The Dark Knight and with a highly anticipated movie adaptation of Watchmen in the near future, it seems like comics are becoming a viable option for Hollywood.

But what about BROADWAY?


Well, apparently someone longs to test the ability of a mainstream comic to successfully adapt to the stage.  Because, ladies and gentlemen, we are drawing ever closer to the premier of "Spiderman: The Musical."

So, if Peter Parker running around dressing like Pete Wentz in Spiderman 3 didn't do it for you, imagine your friendly neighborhood Spiderman swinging in to rescue the girl next door Mary Jane (rumored to be played by Evan Rachel Wood), while belting out a tune.  And who better to put words into the mouth of Broadway's Spidey than U2's Bono and The Edge?  Honestly, folks, I can't make this stuff up.

And apparently somebody's taking it very seriously, because the production is set to cost roughly $40 Million.  What does that mean?  Well, “a weekly running cost of $1 million, [and the show] will have to run about 8,000 years in a Broadway theater just to break even," according to the New York Post. 

You know what could save this for me?  Having Stephen Colbert play J. Jonah Jameson and belting out a song about how he wants pictures of Spiderman.  After all, Colbert DID appear in a Spiderman comic earlier this year!

What do you think of the concept of a Spiderman musical?  Would you pay to see it?  Could you think of a superhero you'd RATHER see in a musical?

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Who is the greatest superhero of all time?  Ok, slow down.  Before you get all riled up about your answer and defending your cause, there needs to be a bit of reasonable debate.  Many people will argue for Batman, Superman, Spiderman, the Hulk, Ironman, or the Flash.  You won’t get a lot of votes normally for the Green Lantern, Captain America, or the Wonder Twins.  But in any case, people like to talk about it.

Retailers have realized the super “sale” power of superheroes for years.  Every year, there is a new action line coming out, and every year parents raid the shelves to get the right toy for their kids.  This year, it may be Bakugan toys or something like this.  Even girly movies can serve as heroes to girls.  So Hannah Montana party favors and other trinkets get sold like hot cakes.  There is something internal in all of us that wants to root for the superhero.  We want to be a part of something larger.  We want to root for hope, and we want to have victory.

With all of that said, I want to submit my answer for the greatest superhero ever.  He’s brave, just, kind, loving. strong, sacrificial, courageous and fights evil.  Sound like anyone you know?  Yeah, now take away the tights, and think back about 2000 years.  To me, it’s so obvious.  Jesus is the ultimate superhero, and in reality, not fiction.  Every other character is based off of him.  Everyone else are just copies.  

Previously, Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz had hinted at the band doing something to fight California's Prop 8, which would overturn the state's decision to allow same-sex marriages.  And it appears that the band has put their money where their mouth is, as they have donated $50,000 to the No on 8 Campaign.

Hey, let's face it, Pete Wentz has a big mouth. Let's put this in perspective, eh?

so ppl keep telling me that i have an odd tast in movies ..here is my list of my fave movies ....

the royal tenenbaums

BEETLEJUICE

factory girl

the family stone 

the lord of the rings

running with scissors

secret window

the shining

the godfather

300

the nightmair be for christmas

sweeny todd

spiderman

star wars!!

so now that u have seen what kind of movies i like what movies will u recommend me to whatch??

and what r you fave movies??