by Jensen

Previously Jensen had fun with 7 inches, this week she goes all the way, getting crafty – on video – doing some cool things with not one, but two 12 inches.

by A.J. Focht

Today’s media is overrun with rehashed tales of old myths. It is nearly impossible to come across a fantasy story that doesn’t re-use mythical beings. Vampires, werewolves, and zombies all come from traditional myths and plague our airwaves and book stores; every author is looking for a way to put their own spin on this time tested material.

Some authors are very good at taking traditional myths and adapting them, whereas others should be hanged, drawn, and quartered for their crimes against them. Most myths have grey areas that can be adapted, but they all have their canon – lists of facts and pieces of the myth that cannot be changed without altering that which is intrinsic to it. When an author starts altering these facts they upset the status quo. They weaken not only the fabric of the mythological being – but our ability to suspend our disbelief. This leaves their final product looking like a cheap bastardization of the original.

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by Blogbot

This Sunday (Dec 5th) hooktastic London duo Graffiti6 (a.k.a. TommyD and Jamie Scott) will be SG Radio’s special in-studio guests. We’ll also have longtime friend of SG, Andrew W.K., calling in with his latest protégé, the intriguing Aleister X.

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Phecda Suicide (seen here with Casanova Suicide) in Tete-a-Tete

• INTO: Dinosaurs, video games, donuts, puppies, being in the sunshine, going to zoos, being in love, good friends.
• NOT INTO: Animal abusers, womanizers, raw onions, snow, LIARS.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: The sun, puppies, zoos, my lovebug, video games, donuts.
• MAKES ME SAD: Abused animal commercials, when animals die in movies – abused animals in general make me sad come to think of it. When people you love lie to you.
• HOBBIES: Video games, running, reading, watching documentaries, skateboarding.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Macbook Pro, Blackberry, water, music, and love.
• VICES: Love. Most definitely love.
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: On World of Warcraft – no joke!

Get to know Phecda better over at SuicideGirls.com!

by Nicole Powers

“You’ve got to keep ducking and weaving.”
– Billy Duffy

Interviews are not exactly something The Cult’s Billy Duffy enjoys doing. This is something the iconic guitarist reiterates several times in different ways during the course of our 40-minute conversation. However, after remaining mostly silent during his band’s recent Love Live Tour – celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Love album which carried the seminal single “She Sells Sanctuary” – Duffy is biting the proverbial bullet to promote new material.

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In this weeks video blog, Missy and Rambo sit down to play some catch up: get some time with Rambo while you can because next week she’ll be in London shooting some new sets!

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by Brett Warner

This Friday, auteur filmmaker Darren Aronofsky’s latest psychological and emotional rollercoaster Black Swan will be dancing across a handful of movie theater screens for a limited release. The film stars Natalie Portman as a hard working young ingénue who lands the lead in a new production of Swan Lake only to find herself haunted by her more sensual competition (played by Mila Kunis) and — in true Aronofsky fashion — lots of other creepy shit. The two stars were coached and choreographed by Mary Helen Bowers and New York City Ballet principal Benjamin Millepied respectively and underwent months of rigorous training necessary to replicate an art form that — for professionals — requires years of intense, borderline obsessive dedication. (I’ve dated two former ballerinas – trust me, they don’t fuck around.) Black Swan should have Aronofsky fans geeking out to the nth degree, though it’s not exactly the first film about a ballet company to deal with themes of obsession, jealousy, sexuality, and, well… other creepy shit.

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