Monthly Archives: February 2007
The Other Two
OK, I’m behind because I’ve been busy and using the PVR heavily to watch shows when I can. Lost amidst all the discussion of a frankly fantastic Heros episode were the other big two. Battlestar Galactica and 24. So without further adieu off we go.
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Painfully Unscripted: The “Heavily Accented” Podcast
I’ve created another podcast during my commute time, this one features singers with thick accents. (Which I should probably dedicate to Ronan, our resident Brit, since most of the bands are British.)
Featured songs:
New Model Army – “Bittersweet”
Billy Bragg – “The Short Answer”
The Decemberists – “The Legionaire’s Lament”
The Toy Dolls – “Fiery Jack”
Alisdair Roberts – “The Whole House is Singing”
Damian Dempsey – “Ghosts of Overdoses”
(I’ll get better at the editing eventually. Unfortunately, I can’t edit them while driving, and my time to spend on it at home is very limited!)
Jazz for Kulturbloggers II – Why You Should Listen to Jazz
by Sam B
Actually, I don’t think I want to ask why you should listen to jazz. Better is, why should anybody make the effort to give jazz a try. I think ultimately there’s an aesthetic payoff–jazz is both fun and challenging, and the challenge makes the fun that much better–but there are other musical forms that are also challenging, other forms that are also fun, and even some that are both. So let me offer two contradictory reasons, plus a third for United States kulturbloggers. Read the rest of this entry
Hollywood’s Cake Is Good For Eating
While watching the Oscars last night I noticed there was a lot of talk about all the good Hollywood can and does do, of their positive impact on the world. The implication is that they help us see things/each other in a more simpathetic light, that they expose us to the horrible things that are going on in the world, that through their insight they can bring positive change to the world.
This is nice and all but the problem with that is they won’t ever fess up to all the bad they do too. They’ll never admit their influence on how we view our bodies, how we view love/lust/sex, how we view violence, etc. They need to either admit they are influencial, both positive and negative, or that they exist for purely entertainment purposes and have no influence whatsoever.
Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne & John Trudell Los Angeles 2-22-07
I went to this show for Jackson, but was really happy I stayed for Willie.
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LOST: “Stranger in a Strange Land”
A new LOST episode is better than no new LOST episode. Right?
Spoilers concerning tonight’s episode and other stuff below the fold.
DVD Review: The Prestige
The Prestige is writer/director Christopher Nolan’s fourth major work. He burst onto the scene in 2000 with the amazing mind bender Memento and with each subsequent film he has seen his stock rise. 2005′s excellent and successful Batman Begins announced Nolan as a mainstream force to be reckoned with. The Prestige shares many elements in common with Nolan’s previous works, from the complex narrative structure, to the dark feel, to the psychologically maladjusted male protagonists and further demonstrates Nolan’s storytelling prowess. Read the rest of this entry
Band Spotlight: Loney, Dear
This week’s Band Spotlight features a wonderful Swedish band, Loney, Dear.
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Your favorite types of shows to see
I go see a pretty wide variety of shows, but most are at small bars/indie clubs. I’ve seen shows with really quiet audiences, such as Low or Damien Rice (although the fans call out stuff between songs quite a bit). I’ve seen shows with incredibly wild, rowdy audiences, like most of the all ages shows I saw growing up as a teen in Seattle.
(Seattle was known for it’s crazy audiences. If you watch Pearl Jam’s video for “Evenflow,” that’s exactly how Seattle shows were. That wasn’t being put on for the camera.)
I think the funnest shows are the heavy metal shows. Specifically, the all ages metal shows. The kids go crazy. Stage diving, crowd surfing, moshing. The energy of it is just so fun.
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