BENDZDAY

Back in the swing of things again here at ZB (ZinBlo, ZinBin, ZNBN?) and do I have a treat for you

Tonight at Club Mixx, Shooknite and DJ Blake Brandon are bringing the sounds guaranteed to make you rip up your best pair of dancing shoes. It's the stuff that's meant for dancing; the stuff you've gotta see/hear/feel on a serious sound system to appreciate. If you've listened to the latest mix (link) from Shook, you know what I'm talking about. These guys are definitely two of the most fun DJs to see live in Austin. Hands down. Butts up. No contest. What a combo. As always, Club Mixx is 18+ and features some of the cheapest drinks anywhere on 6th. DO THIS LOVE THIS

And for those who prefer loafers to dancing shoes, the Mohawk wants you to rock out - softly, so softly - to some yacht rock covers. What's that you say? Watching some of your favorite local indie bands cover smooth 70s tunes isn't gonna sell you? You want to get in on the smoothness for yourself? Well you're in luck, swab. This is indieroke, so that means you get to belt out all your favorite yacht rock hits for yourself. So there. $3 cover charge. Suitable seagoing attire is encouraged. Austinist.com, wow. This may all seem hypey, but whatever, I'm excited

AND OH MAN, THE Wii JUST WENT THERE

and no, I don't know where "there" actually is in this case. Maybe to the Japan that only exists inside the head of a 13 year old at an anime convention. Maybe there

Rainbow Blowing Bubbles

For this blog's inaugural post, I want to drop something imminent, timely, and germane to the perilous condition of our world today.

PERFECT SOLUTION
Heavily choreographed Germano-Russo-ABBA inspired power rangers that had a popular resurgence a half decade ago. It's like disco-pop created by fabric scientists and history majors. If your brain starts to hurt, skip to time stamp 2:05.


And their leader is some sort of czar-type guy doing interpretive dance. Or something. Making dramatic faces? There's definitely some twirling in there. Like I said, doing something. And what trans-continentally popular pop group named Dschinghis Khan could avoid an ode to their namesake:


Not this one, apparently. Neither has this, um, group been immune to pop cannibalism.

WITNESS


and of course there is a dubious J-pop cover of "Dschinigis Khan," complete with yurt, which is actually pretty cool looking.

YURT ENVY


The last time I saw Japanese people hanging out in yurts was 2007's criminally underrated "Mongol."


In talking to people about this movie, it seems that the most complaints fall along the lines of, "there's not enough action," "ew, a family drama," "what the red devil are those noises they make with their throats," "there's no conquering. didn't this guy do alot of that?," or all of the above. My answer usually falls along the lines of "then go watch 'Shooter,'" "yeah, a family drama - with swords," "throat singing is awesome," "oh, well it's supposed to be the first part of a trilogy, so 'Mongol' was mainly back story," or all of the above.

As of yet, production hasn't started on the sequels. Key word: yet. The general consensus is that they're still being made and that the director and lead actors are still on board. Hooray for that. Hooray for sequels I actually want to see. And hopefully those movies will come together before Dschinghis Khan (inevitably?) reunites to put out a new single called "Mansa Musa," or something like that