The Right Attitude With Attitude, Cool Kids Abe Vigoda

I know I've blogged about them in the past, but I just can't get enough of this band.  One of my recent favorite bands that is actually from the LA area.  Abe Vigoda always puts on a great show with their melodic, spazzy, frantic, sonic, and awesomely energetic music.  They recently played the smell which was drummer Reggie's last show.  Its okay because the kid pictured here on the left is Reggie's replacement.   Not that Reggie didn't add to the specialness of this band.  Hopefully the new kid will keep up the AV radness.  Well if he can deliver on songs like Animal Ghosts and Bear Face then I will most likely still be a fan. 

Abe Vigoda members with past and present drummer.

Always packing the house at The Smell and making everyone sweat.  I look forward to the new AV lineup and Reggie's sweet beats will be missed. 

Chandni Chowk to LA

Giant Robot recently sent me and Martin W. to check out the screening, take some pix and interview the director and stars of new Bollywood pic Chandni Chowk to China.  Martin having a much better vocab of Bollywood pics than me.  Gave me a little Bollywood 101 before the screening.  This is what I learned so far, Bollywood pics are long, kinda corny, and have large dance numbers with awesome Indian music!  I guess this is the first Bollywood pic to combine Bolly style movie with Kung Fu.  Not sure how American audiences will embrace the movie, but it definitely makes me want to see more of these style films.  Apparently the director has a 3 picture deal with Warner Bros. , so I guess we'll be seeing at least 2 more by director Nikhil Advani.

The very beautiful Bolly actress Deepika Podukone, I had 5 min. to get a pic.  Good thing she showed up with full make up and styled to the floor.

Chandni Chowk main star Akshay Kumar checking out a recent issue of GR.  Akshay was really cool and I guess the story is sort of autobiographical to his own life story, minus the crazy kung fu high jinx.