Buzz Guide Where The Wild Things Are Giant Robot And Glee

Buzz Guide: Where The Wild Things Are, Giant Robot And Glee

We're starting a new weekly feature here at Buzznet in an effort to spread propaganda share with you things that we think are awesome. Each week, a different Buzznet staff member (and sometimes, a band member or community member) will give praise to the best in music, movies, art, television, books, and whatever else they're digging. AND YOU WILL LIKE IT! Or not. But come on in and enjoy the fun!

So I'm (Panasonicyouth) handling this week's inaugural run of the Buzz Guide. Expect the unexpected!

MUSIC

There's few things I am more excited and enthused by right now than Strike Anywhere's Iron Front. Released less than a month ago on Bridge 9 Records, it's a refreshing and inspiring slab of incredibly catchy melodic hardcore. Half this site listens to pop "punk" and completely ignores melodic hardcore. WHY. I am changing that. If you like your music to be infectious, fast, and thoughtful, get into this.

BOOKS

So, reading the Twilight series is painful to me, so I need something to wash away all the bad feelings. I've been doing that with John Ajvide Lindqvist's Let The Right One In before I go to bed. It's incredibly haunting, poetic, and terrifying. I've got less than 60 pages left and I'm in love. THIS is how you write about vampires and love. Also, it's all about being bullied and we all know my childhood was TRAUMATIC, so this book has already earned a soft spot in my heart.

MOVIES

Look, call me a hipster. I DON'T CARE. This movie is so wonderful for expanding on the subtext in the children's novel to create a two-hour extravaganza of joy, anger, fear, and sadness. THIS IS NOT A CHILDREN'S MOVIE, ALSO. It's a movie for adults who read the book as children. And it is glorious. Near tears? Yep. Smiling ear to ear? Gotcha. Wishing it never ended? That makes a fine movie. Go see Where The Wild Things Are.

TELEVISION

I don't actually have cable (THANK YOU, HULU), but I don't miss this show. GLEE is not perfect, but what it does get right redeems everything else. Subversive, hilarious, and wildly entertaining. It's an appreciation of music and, to a greater extent, of all of us in high school who did what we loved, even though it made us unpopular. Also: Jane Lynch. I'm a fan.

ART

The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles (located in Little Tokyo) just started their sequel to their 2007 Giant Robot exhibit. Let it be known: I LOVE GIANT ROBOT. This exhibit is a celebration of all things Giant Robot and focuses on artists who have either appeared in the pages or on the cover of the magazine. If you live in Los Angeles or you're going to be here before January 24, 2010, make a point to go.

INTERNET

And the best thing I've come across on the Internet this week is Movember, a movement to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer. Grow gross, disgusting, and slightly ironic mustaches during the month of November for a good cause. I'm sorry, that sounds like the best idea of all time. Head on over to the Movember site and see how you can help!

Signing off,

Mark/Panasonicyouth

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Comments (23)

	Alcy: 10/29/2009 1:20 PM Cool! I've been hoping to see a bigger mix of official features - this should be really interesting! ♥
	Midge: 10/29/2009 1:33 PM If I was a guy and had the ability to grow mustaches, I would grow it for Movember. Mark, are you going to grow one for it?
	Bye Bye Blackbird: 10/29/2009 1:38 PM That book sounds awesome. I'll have to add it to my 100+ list of books I want to read lol. Also, GLEE and Where the Wild Things Are=WIN. Too bad I can't grow a mustache or I would. Maybe I'll get a fake one. Also, I would love to do a Buzz Guide. Hit me up about it if you need someone :D
	0118 999 881 999 119 725... 3: 10/29/2009 2:41 PM GLEE!!! XD
	Jocelyne A.K.A. Mcrrocker1819: 10/29/2009 2:44 PM Glee+Where The Wild Things Are= EPIC AWESOMENESS! where the wild things are is such a sad movie but so awesome and touching :') i love it so much
	Em is for ily: 10/29/2009 5:14 PM I love Glee. Have you seen Election? With the pilot episode of Glee especially I feel like they were definitely inspired by that film. I've heard such mixed reviews about Where The Wild Things Are, but I still would quite like to see it.
	k-ron: 10/29/2009 5:43 PM I love the film Election. You may have just inspired me to check out an episode of Glee.
	k-ron: 10/29/2009 5:43 PM Oh and Where The Wild Things Are is unbelievable. The soundtrack is PERFECT!
	cookiecutterr: 10/29/2009 6:16 PM hey hey i posted somthing about glee and let the right one is is soooooooo much better than twilight
	Kat Pirch: 10/29/2009 6:37 PM LET THE RIGHT ONE IN ♥ I loved the movie. Based on how you described it, sounds like it's the same thing, only as a book?
	Em is for ily: 10/29/2009 6:51 PM kron said: I love the film Election. You may have just inspired me to check out an episode of Glee. Like, the plot isn't the same at all, but the behavior of some of the characters and the way the voice overs are done remind me of it a lot. Plus the main jock kid looks like Chris Klein.
	Rhianna Resolution: 10/29/2009 9:15 PM Where the Wild Things Are so so overly amazing, no words. Speaking of mustaches, I'm really late on carving my pumpkin this year, so hopefully I'll have time to do so soon and I believe it will have a mustache.
	peanutbrittany: 10/29/2009 10:43 PM I loved Where the Wild Things Are. It was by the book, with a few details that fit right in. I cried, and I'm damn proud. I was the oldest kid in the theater but it was great.
	Gretchen Weiners: 10/29/2009 10:48 PM I only have one Strike Anywhere album, but I l love it. (Exit English.) I must remember to give Iron Front a listen. This looks like an amazing series! I hope it sticks around.
	dorkschoolgirl: 10/30/2009 8:00 AM i love glee!! its fun!
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