World Music

It's Friday Mexican Cinema Drive-In Theater with Tabonga, here at The Dungeon!.. We gots another Viruta y Capulina comedy, this time they invent an invisible paint that gets stolen by a local criminal. Viruta y Capulina were actually accomplished musicians and singers , a must for any Mexican flick. Eegah!! sent over a cool little soundclip of the theme, sooooo, you can push that there big red 'GO' button next to the smoke machine, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula! Here's our audio offering for... LOS INVISIBLES! And, here are our heroes working in a doll shop, they like to sing while they work.. Abbott and Costello were the perfect pair to parody, although, Viruta was pretty goofy for the straight guy. They work with their girlfriends, played by Martha Elena (FRAKENSTEIN, THE VAMPIRE AND COMPANY) Cervantes and Rosa María (THE BRAINIAC) Gallardo. Here they are inventing invisible paint with their special machine. The local thief catches wind of the inven...

Back in the 50's there was a great show on TV hosted by Art Baker called "You Asked For It!" This is not that show! Welcome to Weirdo Wednesday and a movie from the Something Weird "Weird-Noir" series of films titled "The Naked Road!" Here's what I have to say about "The Naked Road!" Any aspiring filmmaker who wants to make a movie, and doesn't have a lot of dough, would be well advised to make a remake of "The Naked Road!"  It could be done with a handful of so-called actors, and a budget a homeless person couldn't live on! First off, cheat a shot from outside any restaurant anywhere! For the music , go down to the Goodwill or to your local swap meet and find an old 45 nobody's ever heard of or cares about, and you've got it made!! Second, you need a car, and a convertible would be the vehicle of choice just because it's easier to shoot around, but it's not mandatory if you can borrow something else for ...

How Music Can Build Your Brand: A Lesson from Coke When it comes to using music as a branding tool, Coca-Cola dominates.  According to Billboard Magazine , its history of branding with music goes all the way back to 1899.  By the 1960s, artists such as The Who, The Supremes, and Aretha Franklin had performed more than 150 original Coke jingles.  I n fact, the music industry is still so intrinsic to Coke’s branding, it is infusing capital directly into the music industry, by hiring mega musical artists (such as Nicki Minaj) as spokespeople, acquiring its own music library (Music Dealers), and by forming a $10 million “strategic global partnership” with the online streaming music website Spotify, just to name a few examples. So what can smaller businesses learn from Coca Cola’s musical branding success? Here are four lessons Coke can teach every business. 1.  Don’t underestimate the power of music . Music has been around since humans were humans. It get...

Tabonga's back from computer limbo, hopefully, better than ever!.. Our feature is a great little film from MGM, directed by Tod Browning and based on the story "Burn, Witch, Burn." It's all about a former banker who was wrongfully accused of fraud by his partners and spends 17 years in prison before making an escape with another elderly inmate, a proclaimed scientist. They make their way to the scientist's house, where he and his wife have invented a way to minimize objects, in an attempt to reduce the size of people in order to save space and food in the future. Eegah!! sent over a nice little soundclip from the movie, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button there next to the flying saucer kiddie ride, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula! Here's our audio offering for... THE DEVIL DOLL! Here are Lionel Barrymore as the wrongfully accused Lavond, Henry B. Walthall as the scientist Marcel and Maureen O'Sullivan as his wife, Lorraine. Marcel is showin...