Tag: Lee Hardcastle

Filthy Apes and Lions

We Here at FYB are Quite Amused to Present the Claymation Music Video “Filthy Apes and Lions”. The Music and Vocals are By Mark Stoemer and Animated as well as Directed by Lee Hardcastle (Who happens to Be one Of Our Favorite Animators Who’s Work We have Featured Several Times Here at FYB). The Song was a Writing Collaboration between Mark Stoemer and Lee Hardcastle.

                

Mark Stoemer is an American Musician and Songwriter. He is Best Known as the Bassist for the Rock Band The Killers until 2016. In Addition to His Work with The Killers, Stoemer has Released Three Solo Albums one being 2017’s Filthy Apes and Lions. Stoemer also joined The Emo Band The Smashing Pumpkins to Tour in Support of the Band’s Ninth Studio Album Monuments to an Elegy (2014), and Produced The Howling Bells’ Third Studio Album The Loudest Engine.

Stemer Talked about the Songwriting Process behind the Single “Filthy Apes and Lions”: I was doing a Stream of Consciousness, Surrealistic Exercise where You just Write Out Whatever’s on the Top of Your Head, and Then I Started CreatingRhymes, Not Really Knowing where I was going, and then that’s where I got the Lyrics for the Song.

               

Lee Hardcastle is a British Animator Who Specializes in Stop-Motion Techniques. He is Famous for His Handmade Independent Animations. His Work includes Original Remakes of Emblematic 1980’s Action and Horror Movies, as well as Parodies of Animated Series and Video Clips. His Work is Known for its Violent and Gory Content. He has worked with Many Companies including Momentum Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Adult Swim, and has Also Worked with Notable Artists such as Sufjan Stevens. Besides Being a Kick Ass Animator Lee Hardcastle was a Member of the Band Shit The Bed.

Shit The Bed was a Hardcore Punk Band with Grindcore Tendencies  from Leeds, UK Formed in 2000 by Jordan Ramoth, Richard Kenyon, Dom Smith, and Lee Hardcastle when They were in High School. The then 14 Year Old Band Members used to get Together to Share Their Mutual Love of SST Records as well as Other Shitty Bands that 14 Year Olds are Into. In 2006 Shit The Bed put Out Their first and Only EP Titled Camel Bite! that has amassed a Niche Cult Following over the Years since its Release. The Main Lyrical Themes are Gary Coleman, Computer Games, and Massive Natural Disasters. In Addition to Playing Drums in Shit The Bed Hardcastle also made Music Videos for the Band.

Enjoy.

Thanks for Listening/Watching,

Presented By   Les Sober & FYB

Tidbits For Shits & Giggles: Shit The Bed’s Camel Bite EP

We Noticed in the Claymation Classic HAMSTER HELL Created by One of Our Favorite Claymation Animators Lee Hardcastle the Music was by a Band called Shit The Bed. So having a Penchant for Unusual Music and Love of Hardcastle’s Claymations We had to look into the Band a Bit Further. While Looking into the Shit The Bed We discovered that Lee Hardcastle was in fact the Band’s Drummer, and from there the Hunt was On. Below You will find a Brief Band Bio Followed By Shit The Bed’s EP Camel Bite!, and then the Bonus Track Krakatoa.

Shit The Bed Brief Band Bio:

Shit The Bed was a Hardcore Punk Band with Grindcore Tendencies  from Leeds, UK Formed in 2000 by Jordan Ramoth, Richard Kenyon, Dom Smith, and Lee Hardcastle when They were in High School. The then 14 Year Old Band Members used to get Together to Share Their Mutual Love of SST Records as well as Other Shitty Bands that 14 Year Olds are Into. In 2006 Shit The Bed put Out Their first and Only EP Titled Camel Bite! that has amassed a Niche Cult Following over the Years since its Release. The Main Lyrical Themes are Gary Coleman, Computer Games, and Massive Natural Disasters. In Addition to Playing Drums in Shit The Bed Hardcastle also made Music Videos for the Band. The Only Other Recording by the Band Other Than Camel Bite is a Four Song Compilation of Theirs with the Song’s: 1. Fuck Off Government  2. Fuck Off Long Intros 3. Fucked Up Punks 4. Burn Your Fucking Television.

“Music was something I never took seriously but I had incredible fun with it.” Lee Hardcastle

Song List:

  • Wake Up Fred (1:03)
  • April O Neil (1:30)
  • Amnios (3:01)
  • Shit The Bed (0:54)
  • Bring Me The Head Of The Navigator (0:11)
  • Gooch (0:12)
  • Monolith (1:23)
  • Venger (3:01)
  • Krakatoa (Bonus Track 2:22)

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Thanks For Listening,

Presented By    Les Sober & FYB  

HAMSTER HELL and HAMSTER HELL 2

2012’s Hamster Hell is by the Talented Claymation Creator Lee Hardcastle and Features the Music of Shit The Bed. Hamster Hell follows a Young Kid who Secretly Hides His Pet Hamsters from His Parents Under His Bed. Along the Way the Naiver  Kid Learns some Grim Life Lessons the Hard Way While He tries to make Sense of it All.

  • Chapter 1 Arrival
  • Chapter 2 Wife
  • Chapter 3 Fun World
  • Chapter 4 Escape
  • Chapter 5 Disorder
  • Chapter 6 Mother
  • Chapter 7 Punishment
  • Chapter 8 Death

Enjoy.

Hamster Hell 2 (Which Premiered on Sept 1st 2020) Follows a Young Hipster  who Attempts to get Rich Quick by Posting Pictures and Videos of His Pet Hamster on Social Media. The Young Man’s Girlfriend isn’t at all Happy about His the so called Business Venture Until She sees the Money Making Potential. This is a Tale of Exploitation Personified in the Age of the Internet where Social Media is King.

  • Chapter 1 Ms. Cupcake
  • Chapter 2 The Accident
  • Chapter 3 Deformed
  • Chapter 4 Play Dead
  • Chapter 5 Fortune
  • Chapter 6 Heaven

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Thanks for Watching,

Presented By    Les Sober & FYB  

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Animation Abominations: GHOST BURGER!

In this Installment of Animation Abominations We are Thrilled to Present GHOST BURGER By Writer and Director Lee Hardcastle. Ghost Burger is the Amazingly Disturbing Epic Sequel to T IS FOR TOILET [The ABC’s of death]. Lee Hardcastle is an Insanely Prolific Filmmaker who in His Own Words “Makes Claymations that are Not for Children’s Eyes.”, and has Vowed to Never Insult His Auidence with Shitty FIlmmaking.

Brief Plot Summery: 12 Years After the Accident Two Kids go Hunting for Ghosts to Help one of the Kid’s Dad Run a Burger Cafe (Where They make Their Burgers Out of Ghosts).

Enjoy.

Thanks for Watching,

  Presented By Lee Sober and FYB

Tidbits For Shits And Giggles: T IS FOR TOILET [ABC’s of death]

Welcome to this Installment of Tidbits For Shits And Giggles featuring the Claymation Carnage of T IS FOR TOILET [ABC’s of death]] Directed and Animated by Lee Hardcastle.

T IS FOR TOILET Contains Scenes of GRAPHIC VIOLENCE.

T IS FOR TOILET is NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN.

Brief Synopsis: This Humorously Creepy Claymation Horror Story is about a Little Boy who is Very Uncomfortable with Learning to use the Toilet. Now most People simply do Not Remember the Irrational Fear(s) of being a Child going through Toilet Training, and How Alien the Whole Ordeal can be. It’s true that before One tackles the “Big Boy/Girl Potty” there’s an intermediate phase where One uses a Training Potty as part of the Transition.

            

While a Training Potty is a Logical Middle Step in the Process, BUT lets fucking face it Training Potties are NOTHING like Real Toilets. A Training Potty is basically a Plastic Mold that looks like a Mock Cartoonish Toilet (No Pun Intended) designed to be Child Compatible. An Actual Toilet is White and Sterile (like say a Doctors Office) there No Colors or Whacky Characters. Toilets are Not Designed to be Child Friendly so to Speak.

Also a Training Potty is a Third of the Size of an Adult Toilet so when a Child sits on an Adult Toilet they Feel Tiny as Toilets are Designed Specifically for grown Adults. A Small Child is Teetering on the Edge of the Rim where an Adult would be Sitting Secure and Comfortable. To add Insult to Injury when it comes to Children Feeling insecure is the Fact Their Feet are No Longer Touching the Floor. It must feel like Learning to take a Shit like You’re sitting on a Swing at the fucking Playground or something equally Insane. Lastly on the Size Inequality Issue a Child actually Small enough that They can Fall  (or more like Sink) into the Toilet Ass First.

           

The Final Extreme Difference between a Training Potty and a Real Adult Toilet is an Adult Toilet has Pluming which can be Intimidating to a Child with No Concept how Pluming Works. The Tank can Whur, Gurgle, and make other Strange and Creepy Noises that can Urk a Toilet Training Child. Also the Adult Toilet Flushes, and this is probably the Biggest Fear Inducer for Toilet Training Children. Children are a Fraction of Our (Adult) Size so when the Toilet Flushes (the Sound and Visual of) the Water being  Forcefully Sucked Down can Creep a Child Out. The Child’s Fear though is that They some how will be Sucked into the Toilet and Down the Soil Pipe (A Soil Pipe is a Pipe that Conveys Sewage or Waste Water from a Toilet, etc. to a Soil Drain or Sewer).

All Parents have to do to is Remember the Child Doesn’t Know Why all of a Sudden They have to Shit in this Giant, Grim Looking Toilet that Appears to have the Power to Suck Them In. Yes these are the Irrational Fears of a Child, But Again One must remind Themselves this is a Entirely New Experience for Them. At this age Children are just Barely beginning to understand How the World Works and it can be Utterly Terrifying at Times.

Enjoy.

Stay Tuned for the  Sequel to T IS FOR TOILET [ABC’s of death]

Ghost Burger!!

Thanks for Watching,

Presented Les Sober