Sunday Funday Double Feature

Here are a couple of videos that have been released recently that I find to be interesting enough to press play more than twice. Both visuals hold a deeper meaning than front what the eye can see:

Cj TopOff’s Girls of the Rainbow- shot and edited by ReelBump, presented by HalfpintFilmz

Let’s jump into our newly built time travel machine and head back to the late 60’s/ early 70’s when the highly intelligent, infamous cult leader Charles Manson was one of those individuals that created a lot of attention (imagine if social media was present in that time period). Around 1967, after his parole, Manson propounded the ecological belief system ATWA, the acronym for Air, Trees, Water and Animals to the “Family”, to his most notably associates including Lynette Fromme (Red) and Sandra Good (Blue). In the midst of sharing his beliefs, he founded his own religion called “Order of the Rainbow” and recruited Fromme , Good and other female “Family” members. Manson took it upon himself to give nicknames to each participant involved; Fromme was nicknamed “Red” because she was appointed to save the Redwoods and Good was nicknamed “Blue”, etc. The origins of Good’s nickname has been speculated, some say the nickname was given because she possessed blue eyes and others say she represented air and water. The Order of the Rainbow members were required to wear long hooded robes and were forbidden to have sex, smoke and watch violent movies. Let’s fast forward to roughly 50 years later; psychedelic influenced Fort Worth artist CJ Topoff exercises his mild Manson obsession in most recent video, “Girls of the Rainbow”. Cj’s adaptation to “The Order of the Rainbow” in this visual features his own contemporary, fictional version of how he, as Manson, himself, recruited a group of women into his eco-terroristic endeavors. Modern storytelling at its finest, Girls of the Rainbow can be considered a real treat for Charles Manson enthusiasts.

197 Media presents Texas hardcore band Judiciary at LDB Fest

Early February 2020: young adults from all over the nation swarm Louisville, Kentucky to attend the annual LDB Fest; a festival that took place at the Riot Skate Park that caters to the youth culture that surrounds the all inclusive music subgenre, hardcore. During the two day festival, bands strum their bass and guitar strings with their relentless energy, beat their drums and sing/screams at the audience with ferocious passion. Participants or hardcore kids, whichever you prefer, erupt with chaos as they engage in, what is deemed to be by on lookers and those with a mere misunderstanding, a series of ultra violent movements surrounded by a circle of peers known as the mosh pit. Wildly swinging arms and feet, massive dogs piles and unchecked crowd killing is the fan’s way of showing their appreciation for each band that steps foot on stage. The unpredictability is not for the weak and only the strong survive.

The California camera crew, 197 Media , was in attendance to provide visual coverage of the ongoing mayhem that doesn’t seem to cease. Yesterday, 197 released the video via YouTube of the Texas hardcore band Judiciary. Without giving out too much, it presents the perfect representation of its like to be apart of LDB Fest. Check it out below