Girls and Guns: The Bikini Bandits

"All you need to make a film is a girl and a gun", french cult director Jean-Luc Godard apparently once claimed. What is it this fascination with scantly-clad, but heavily armed women in popular culture, as most recently documented in the controversial reception of a US web-based reality show called „Girls and Guns“? From Homer's godesses to Jeanne d'Arc, from Barbarella to Pam Grier and Charlie´s Angels, from the voluptous vixens of Russ Meyer, Jamie Lee Curtis (Blue Steel) to Lara Croft or the more recent Bikini Bandits, predominantly male audiences seem to be fascinated with strong female characters, who know how to defend themselves.
If they wear a bikini, that is. Although I´m not so sure about Jeanne d'Arcs casual clothing choices.

Unlike the gun-bunnies at ToughSportsLive, the Bikini Bandits appear to be a parody. They are a band of bikini-clad, gun-toting superhotties who star in internet shorts and their own movies. And they have that other, decisive ingredient: Rock n Roll.

The Bikini Bandits starr in videos by A Perfect Circle, hang out with Tool and had Dee Dee Ramone play the Pope in one of their flicks. In other words: they rock.

So, what´s the deal with all these machine gun maids and superheroines? Since I am far from being a social scientist, I leave the research to the scholars and just mindlessly embrace this weird popular culture phenomenon . By the way, „Girls and Guns“ comes with a subscription for similar intellectually challening shows such as cockfighting or Brazilian cagefights….what else could we ask for?

Feel free to add your comments. I might pick up this topic again after having seen the new Rodriguez / Tarantion Grindhouseflicks Planet Terror and Death Proof…. or I´ll add a little something on rrrriot girls or the like‚ `cause, actually, nothing beats a girl with a …guitar!

Further reading or unadulterated mindless indulgence:

http://www.girlswithguns.org/

http://www.moviebadgirls.com/

http://www.girls-with-guns.co.uk/

http://www.atomfilms.com/home.jsp

http://www.ifilm.com/video/2683985

From the Vault #4: Danzig (1988)

Danzig's debut, featuring the classic Samhain skull cover. Produced by Rick Rubin. Evil.

1.: Twist of Cain
2.: Not of This World
3.: She Rides
4.: Soul on Fire
5.: Am I Demon
6.: Mother
7.: Possession
8.: End of Time
9.: The Hunter
10.: Evil Thing

From the Vault #3: Misfits - Walk Among Us (1982)

"20 Eyes in my heeeeaaad!". American punkrock classic from Evil Glenn and his (former) undead posse.

1. "20 Eyes" – 1:45
2. "I Turned into a Martian" – 1:41
3. "All Hell Breaks Loose" – 1:47
4. "Vampira" – 1:26
5. "Nike A Go Go" – 2:16
6. "Hatebreeders" – 3:08
7. "Mommy Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight?" (live) – 2:01
8. "Night of the Living Dead" – 1:57
9. "Skulls" – 2:00
10. "Violent World" – 1:46
11. "Devils Whorehouse" – 1:45
12. "Astro Zombies" – 2:14
13. "Braineaters" – 0:56

From the Vault #2: Sublime - 40 Oz. to Freedom (1992)

Sublime. Needs no introduction. Just beautiful.

01. Waiting For My Ruca
02. 40 Oz. To Freedom
03. Smoke Two Joints
04. We're Only Gonna Die For Out Arrogance
05. Don't Push
06. That's My Number/Ball And Chain
07. Badfish
08. Let's Go Get Stoned
09. New Thrash
10. Scarlet Begonias
11. Live At E's
12. D.J.S
13. Chica Me Tipo
14. Right Back
15. What Happened
16. New Song
17. Ebin
18. Date Rape
19. Hope
20. KRS-One
21. Don't Push [Original Version]
22. We're Only Gonna Die For Our Arrogance
23. Rivers Of Babylon
24. Thanx

From the Vault #1: Fu Manchu - The Action Is Go (1997)

Classic Fu Manchu album. Floor it, Baby!

1. Evil Eye
2. Urethane
3. The Action is Go
4. Burning Road
5. Guardrail
6. Anodizer
7. Trackside Hoax
8. Unkown World
9. Laserbl'ast
10. Hogwash
11. Grendel, Snowman
12. Strolling Astronomer
13. Saturn III
14. Nothing Done

Guitar Backing Tracks

Looking for guitar backing or jam tracks? Here´s an awesome directory sorted by artist:

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The Return of Frank the Tank?

In the sequel to the comedy Old School, the rumored plot focuses on the first film's three main characters—Mitch (Luke Wilson), Frank (Will Ferrell?), and Beanie (Vince Vaughn)—who head to Daytona Beach for spring break. However, rumors have it that Will Ferrell is reluctant to join the cast for some more streaking fun in Old School Dos, which I feel, is one hell of a bummer.

Coolest Band Names Ever

Here are some of what I think are the coolest band names ever:

Alabama Thunderpussy (Stoner Gods from Richmond, Virginia)

The Supersuckers (Eddie Spaghetti and the guys from Seattle always deliver..)

Cato Salsa Experience (from Norway I believe, spicy..)

Killer Barbies (HorrorPunk from Spain fronted by Sylvia Lopezzzzzz)

And you will know us by the Trail of Dead (harmless looking boys actually)

The Atomic Bitchwax (uh, ok...)

The Mr. T Experience (California Punk, don´t mess with Mr. T..)

Frankenstein Drag Queens fromPlanet 13 (uhm, sure why not..)

Cycle Sluts from Hell (your favourite N.Y. all-female biker gang)

Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash (authorized by the man in black)

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