Name: Duke De Mondo
Dateline: Northern Ireland
Weblog: www.mondoirlando.com
Articles: 392
First Published: Friday, March 5, 2004
Last Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Duke (Aaron McMullan to his parents and the clergy) is a Northern Irish writer, performer and insomniac currently residing in London. He is the creator of Mondo Irlando, wherein his scribblings and hollerings can be found. He is currently working towards the completion of his first novel, and his debut "punk / country / folk / whatever" album has recently been released by Ex Libris Records . You can also pop by His MySpace Page and maybe have a coffee and a biscuit.Currently listing articles 392-351:
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Travels In Scientology - Part Two— The conclusion of Aaron Fleming And Duke De Mondo's adventures with London's Scientologists.
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Music Review: Jello Biafra - In The Grip Of Official Treason— 3 CDs of shy, restrained, barely-audible muttering. Or not.
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Pop-Cult Mind-Wax - Break-Ups and Buskers and Summer— Also, Harsh Words From A Man Next A Phone-Box...
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Music Review: Touchers - The Underwater Fascist— Jack Endino-Produced Country-Grunge Wonderments.
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Pop Cult Mind Wax - Out Of The Mouths Of Babes— Or, "Famous First Words"
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Movie Review: Screaming Masterpiece— Bjork, glaciers, vodka and violins. Wonderful.
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Movie Review: Apocalypto— Also, plenty thoughts regarding Mel Gibson.
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Movie Review: United 93— Also, 9/11 in the nut-house.
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Movie Review: Beat Angel - A Film About The Spirit Of Jack Kerouac— Kerouac returns to Earth, poetry is beaten wild, and a film about the whole affair is reviewed in a fair manner.
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DVD Review: Dust Devil - The Final Cut Five-Disc Collector's Edition— Hypnotic, distrubing, eerie, and also very, very beautiful.
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Movie Review: Fabulous! The Story Of Queer Cinema— From Anger to Lee, the Celluloid Closet kicked open and scrutinized.
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Music Review: The Pogues - Hell's Ditch— I will not be reconstructed! Exapanded, remastered, certainly. Reconstructed? No!
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Music Review - Ben Kweller by Ben Kweller— Also, the video for "Sundress", and thoughts concerning the synesthetic frenzies a good song should surely stoke in the skull.
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Original Short Film: Cliddyplomp by Aaron McMullan— An award winning 10-minute comedy/fantasy flick-cum-stand-up routine. With extra stuff, also.
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DVD Review: The Devil And Daniel Johnston— Mental Illness, Beautiful Pop Songs, Curious Soft Drink Jingles...
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The Mondo Mugwump Letters: Sympathy For The Devil— Godard, The Rolling Stones, Moth Mania and Cursed Hoo-Hah.
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Pop Cult Mind Wax - Old Age, Memory, Penile Mutiny— Or: My Willy Won't Rise And Johnny Cash Died But We Still Got Songs Worth Singin'.
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Pop Cult Mind Wax - New Love Grows On Trees— Also, a conversation with Edward D. Wood Jr.
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The Mondo Mugwump Letters: The Hills Have Eyes (2006)— Aaron Fleming and The Duke De Mondo discuss The Hills Have Eyes.
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Movie Review: The Omen (2006)— I'm sorry. I'm all the sorry in the world.
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Pop Cult Mind Wax — Love, London, Shane MacGowan— Also, the joys of late night, early morning email.
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Pop Cult Mind Wax - The Terrible Tale Of The Busted Cherry— This installment rated NC-17.
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Pop Cult Mind Wax - The Beauty Of Bjork, The Snarling Of Fate, Romantic Endeavors— Also — Was Kong A Terrorist?
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DVD Review: G.G Allin And The Murder Junkies - Terror In America— Punching, kicking, shouting and screaming. And bleeding, also.
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Pop Cult Mind Wax - Writing, Ann Coulter, And Bill O'Reilly's Bum— A tale of medical anomaly and direst mishaps.
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Pop Cult Mind Wax - Brokeback Mountain, The Proposition, Same-Sex Obsession— The trials and tribulations of a pretentious, self-obsessed, lust-stricken twentysomething, as glimpsed through the throb of pop culture.
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Pete Doherty Of Babyshambles Arrested - Again.— Stolen cars and class A narcotics. And so the saga continues...
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CD Review: Jenny Lewis And The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat— Rilo Kiley frontwoman produces record of awe-inspiring beauty. Imagine that!
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Movie Review: Walk The Line— Who was Johnny Cash? You won't find out in this.
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Movie Review - Hostel— Also, thoughts on the morality of horror.
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Movie Review: Sympathy For Lady Vengeance— Chan-wook Park's revenge trilogy reaches its glorious conclusion.
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Movie Review - Stalker (1979)— The Characters Search For God, The Duke Argues With A Priest
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Movie Review - Stalker (1979)
— The Characters Search For God, The Duke Argues With A Priest
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What's Next For Pete Doherty Of Babyshambles?— Pete Pleads Guilty To Drug Possession Charges.
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Conor Oberst Discusses "In-Between Feelings" and "Space Invaders"— Also, where Nietzsche went wrong.
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Brain Wax, Mortality, and the Best of 2005— "Let no-one ignorant of geometry or Bright Eyes enter here"
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Mondo Radio Episode 14!— The Christmas Holiday New Year Spectacular!!
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Argument With A Leper Concerning King Kong— Because no-one wants to believe.
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Catholic For A Fortnight— Of Theological Concerns, Brain Trouble and Cheap Cider.
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Sexual Confusion, Crippling Envy And The Music Of Bright Eyes
— The Complexities And Revelations Midst Conor Oberst's Fringe
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DVD Review - War Is Sell— Manipulation and misinformation through the ages.
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Belfast In The Key Of G - Part One— "Learning To See… Talk Of Obsessions… Naomi By Oberst Glow"
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