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X-Files: Mulder & Scully

Read More The X-Files Talking to people, I get the impression that no one is really all that excited about the new X-Files movie that was just released on Friday. Admittedly, since I'm an old-school X-Philer …

X-FILES SEASON 11
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I’ve been a fan of the X-Files since it originally aired in 1993. I remember watching it the night before and talking about it with my school friends in Junior High School. At that time, we didn’t have anything quite like the X-Files and it became a big hit.

I was a fan, and watched it even after Agent Mulder (David Duchovny) left the series. I collected the Topps’ X-Files comics for many years, various books & magazines, the original VHS 12 episodes and bought the original DVD boxsets.

The series remained dead until 2016, when Fox resurrected the series with Season X (10). I was excited, but quickly realized it wasn’t very good after watching the first two episodes. I haven’t written after Season X ended, but I can tell you that I hated it.

It was so bad, that I was in the middle of upgrading all my X-Files DVD to Bluray, but I had to stop because Season X left such a sour taste in my mouth.

Now that the first two episodes of Season 11 have aired, I can tell you that it’s truly terrible. It kills me, because I’m such a fan and I want it to be good.

Season 11:

Episode	Title	Date
1	My Struggle III	01/03/18
2	This	01/10/18
3	Plus One	01/17/18
4	The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat	01/24/18
5	Ghouli	01/31/18

Read More David Duchovny Bree Sharp's "David Duchovny" was a big hit for her, possibly a one-hit wonder if you ask me. She's released one additional album since her 1999 debut, A Cheap and Evil Girl. ...

DAVID DUCHOVNY
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Fox Mulder himself, David Duchovny will be releasing his second album Every Third Thought on February 9th via King Baby/GMG. There is no album artwork at the moment, but the record is done with complete track listing below.

You can currently pre-order the album with extra bonuses, like signed test pressing on Pledgemusic.com.

Be sure to catch Duchovny live on tour in Australia and New Zealand this February. Be on the lookout for a U.S. tour, to be announced soon.

Every Third Thought Tracklisting:

1. Half Life
2. Every Third Thought
3. Maybe I Can’t
4. Stranger in the Sacred Heart
5. Mo’
6. Someone Else’s Girl
7. When the Whistle Blows
8. Spiral
9. Roman Coin
10. Jericho
11. Last First Time
12. Marble Sun

Tour Dates:

Feb 20 - Auckland, NZ
Feb 21 - Wellington, NZ
Feb 23 - Melbourne, AU
Feb 24 - Sydney, AU
Feb 25 - Wollongong, AU
Feb 28 - Newcastle, AU
March 1 - Brisbane, AU

Read More Sharkmuffin Brooklyn's trio Sharkmuffin (Tarra Thiessen, Natalie Kirch, and Sharif Mekawy) will be at the Triple Rock next Sunday, August 16, in support of their debut full-length ....

SHARKMUFFIN
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Brooklyn duo Sharkmuffin (Tarra Thiessen and Natalie Kirch) released their song “Scully is a Sharkmuffin” earlier this Summer.

The band explained the title:

“’Scully is a Sharkmuffin’ is our ode to The X-Files. It’s the only track on Tsuki that is mostly improvised and was recorded live. The lyrics are taken from The X-Files opening theme: ‘The truth is out there. I want to believe. The government lies.’”

Tsuki came out May 5, 2017, via Little Dickman Records.

We caught the group in March 2017 and noted:

“As expected with a band with a debut record, the band played plenty of tracks from Chartreuse (State Capital/Little Dickman Records)... including ‘First Date’, which Tarra described as a song written about Tinder.”

THE X-FILES VOL. 4: RESISTANCE
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The new X-Files Comics collected trade called The X-Files Vol. 4: Resistance is out now (released January 10th) via IDW Publishing.

IDW got the rights to the X-Files after Topps exited the comic publishing business. In 2013, IDW started publishing The X-Files’ “Season 10”. The series ended with #25 in 2015. The recently-released trade collects issues #14-17.

Details:

The mystery and intrigue continue with the latest from the comic series! Scully receives an invitation from Firas Ben-Brahim after months of silence, and she soon discovers the dark secrets he's been keeping from her. Once the final piece of the puzzle falls into place, it threatens to send Mulder over the line, just as shadowy forces are revealed to have compromised the upper echelons of government. Collects issues #14–17

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The Music of the X-Files

 

 

Unkle - Broken

Unkle

Talking to people, I get the impression that no one is really all that excited about the new X-Files movie that was just released on Friday. Admittedly, since I'm an old-school X-Philer, I own every X-Files season on DVD (defnitely not looking to re-buy it on bluray).

 

"Does this guy ever leaves his house?"

I am going to see the movie today (Sunday) - in the meantime, enjoy this little tribute article to The X-Files music.

 

Soul Coughing - Unmarked helicopters   Mark Snow - X-Files Main Title   The Cardigans - Deuce

Obviously, with the success of the television show, an album "inspired by the X-Files" called Songs in the Key of X was released in early 1996. The compilation sold very well, partly due to the popularity of the show and its respectable artists on the credits, such as Nick Cave, Soul Coughing, and Danzig.

There's even a PM Dawn remix of the X-Files theme that sounds a Spaghetti Western dance mix. A very interesting mix, but I did prefer the original songs. Soul Coughing did a great job on their song "Unmarked Helicopters", about men in black.

It wasn't long before Mark Snow's original soundtrack for the television show was released, called The Truth and the Light: Music from The X-Files. The music are taken from the first three seasons (1993-1995) - including that familar X-Files Theme song. Some of the songs are nice and relaxing, but as they were designed to be background music, nothing really stood out for me. There is an occassional dialogue excerpt from the show mixed into some of the songs, but outside of that this album is meant only for hardcore X-File fans.

When the first movie, Fight the Future, hit the theaters, back in '98, the soundtrack was also released. I picked this up through our friends the BMG. The track listing seems to compile the typical artists of that time period (notably Ween, The Cure, & Better Than Ezra).

I believe all the songs were written especially for the movie, and the ones I used to listen to a lot was The Dust Brothers's version of "The X-Files Theme", Noel Gallagher (Oasis)'s "Teotihuacan", and The Cardigans' "Deuce". The last song seems more like a love song, I'm not sure where it actually appeared in Fight the Future, but it's been years since I saw that movie. It's actually one of the few X-Files DVD that I'm missing because when I bought it originally (via the internet), that company went bankrupted and never shipped my DVD.

This finally brings us to the new soundtrack, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, which was released a few days ago, July 22^nd. I have only picked it up hours today, so I haven't really listened to it. Mark Snow does most of the instrumental stuff, but there are two songs of note on here: "Broken" by Unkle and what sounds like a rap song called "Dying 2 Live" by Xzibit.

Catatonia - Mulder and Scully

In the bonus segment of this article, here are songs that were inspired by the television show. From Britpop, comes Catatonia with their song, "Mulder and Scully". I used to really love this song, but it sort of wore thin when I realized that there were only a handful of great songs from their 1998 International Velvet. Although this won't be an in-depth article on Catatonia, I do have a most of their releases that I want to talk about (particularly Cerys Matthews' solo material).

Hal featuring Gillian Anderson - Extremis

As far as I know, "Extremis" was the only song that's ever released by Gillian Anderson. With an mixer outfit called HAL (a nod to 2001: A Space Odyssey?). With the techo beats and Anderson's deep, sexy voice (with loads of heavy breathing), it comes off (haha) like a porno song. I actually don't know much about HAL, or where Anderson's music career is right now, but what I do know is that back in 1997, "Extremis" ruled the various trance/ambient compilation CDs. I remember all the entertainment television show was talking about Gillian Anderson's venture in music. Too bad nothing ever came of it, because, "Extremis" is a pretty good song.

Bree Sharp - David Duchovny

Bree Sharp's "David Duchovny" was a big hit for her, possibly a one-hit wonder if you ask me. She's released one additional album since her 1999 debut, A Cheap and Evil Girl. Looking over at her myspace, there seems to be an indication of a brand new 2008 album called Robots in Love. Anyway, this stalker song is really about the actor that plays Agent Fox Mulder, it's quite funny - especially at the end when she says "I'm gonna kill Scully."

Yellow Sloth Chicken Broth - Gillian Anderson (I Wanna Be With You)

Not to be outdone is Yellow Sloth Chicken Broth's lustful song about Gillian Anderson, the actress that plays Agent Dana Scully. The punk song complains how she never shows off her cleavage (except on the internet), and it's pretty forgettable. It's safe to say that he wants to be with her in a three way or something? You can find this song on their Party Of Four (1998) album.

 

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vu wrote: Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 9:42 PM

 

The X-Files: I Want to Believe [Theatrical Release]

I'm choosing my words carefully, as to not give you any spoilers.

First of all, you do not need to know any X-Files before venturing to see this movie, it does hold up to a stand-alone film... but it does help to have known the show as there are winks that only loyal fans would understand.

I did enjoy the film overall, but I believe if you don't care about the X-Files, this would come off as a pretty standard crime/police movie with a little bit of the unknown/supernatural.

I've seen a LOT of movies, and what works here is the "real life" coppers and evildoers. I like it when the movie is grounded in reality - and it plays off like "Silence of the Lambs", where you're given bits of clues and you sort of "piece together" the story as it unfolds.

Where the movie fail is the incredibly, unbelievable, even ridiculous premise. You will know what I'm talking about once you've seen the film.

Other failure: relationships of Fox and Dana. Who is asking for this??? Not me. The movie would've worked if we never know (it would've been better if you didn't know). The unveiling of the answer hit you like a brick in the face, WTF.

If you like crime drama/thriller, this might be a movie for you - if you've never cared for the X-Files or thrillers, skip this movie. For X-Files fan, you must see this movie. It feels good to see it on the big screen, and I'll pick up the bluray of this when it's released.

 07/27/2008 00:54:50  ♥ written by vulder ()