The International Submarine Band - Blue Eyes
Magical Power Mako - "Look up at the Sky"
The first half of this album (s/t) is meh, but halfway through it becomes nonstop awesome.
Susumu Yokota - The Colour of Pomegranates
Letterboxd rating scale:
The Long Riders (Hill) ***
Furious 7 (Wan) **½
Hard Times (Hill) ****½
Another 48 Hrs. (Hill) ***
/48 Hrs./ (Hill) ***½
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (Besson) ***
/Unknown/ (Collet-Serra) ***½
Animal (Simmons) **
James Blackshaw - "The Cloud of Unknowing"
Damn, this guy knows how to pluck some strings. Most of this is purely instrumental with nothing but a 12-string guitar, yet the sound is as rich and deep as an orchestra. Beautiful stuff.
Bill Callahan - "Honeymoon Child"
In Front of Your Face (Hong Sang-soo, 2021) - 6
Introduction (Hong Sang-soo, 2021) - 6
True Mothers (Naomi Kawase, 2020) - 8
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021) - 7
Wife of a Spy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2020) - 7
The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, 2021) - 9
Don't Look Up - (Adam McKay, 2021) - 4
The Matrix Resurrections (Lana Wachowski, 2021) - 4.5
Benedetta (Paul Verhoeven, 2021) - 7
mubi
Stacked Actors-Foo Fighters. Hardcore, head banging good tune-age that is also my favorite track off their album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The album is pretty solid, but I feel that the band is better at fast paced, hard rock/grunge than they are at softer power ballads although they have a few slower songs that are good. I really like the band as a whole though, and I want to get my hands on The Colour and the Shape especially.
BLOG
And everybody wants to be special here
They call your name out loud and clear
Here comes a regular
Call out your name
Here comes a regular
Am I the only one here today?
Tindersticks - Another Night in
Last movies seen
Frank: Good
Mistaken for Strangers: Good
Guardians of the Galaxy: Good
Last TV seasons watched
Treme (S04): Good
The Legend of Korra (S03): Good
Currently reading
This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Chromatics - "I want you love"
Wishful thinking, perhaps; but that is just another possible definition of the featherless biped.
Heh, I just listened to this album for the first time earlier today. It's not bad, but no song is as good as "Hands in the Dark" or "In the City", both of which they for the After Dark compilation. If you like IV, be sure to check that one out. It's a similar style across the board, but more consistnent and it has Farah's "Law of Life" which will haunt your dreams.Quoting Duncan (view post)
Spinal Tap - Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
Strange Days-The Doors. More psychedelic brilliance from a great band. I like the guitar work more so than the organ parts on this piece. Especially the short solos that are inter-worked into the song.
BLOG
And everybody wants to be special here
They call your name out loud and clear
Here comes a regular
Call out your name
Here comes a regular
Am I the only one here today?
Low - Lift
Last movies seen
Frank: Good
Mistaken for Strangers: Good
Guardians of the Galaxy: Good
Last TV seasons watched
Treme (S04): Good
The Legend of Korra (S03): Good
Currently reading
This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jay Reatard - "Fading All Away"
Yeah, I've heard IV. I can usually only listen to them for one or two songs, but when I want to hear a really slick track I'll give them a play.Quoting Derek (view post)
Bowie - "Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed"
Wishful thinking, perhaps; but that is just another possible definition of the featherless biped.
Tarentel - "All Things Vibrations"
Dan Deacon - "It's My Fault" (Beavis and Butthead sample)
In Front of Your Face (Hong Sang-soo, 2021) - 6
Introduction (Hong Sang-soo, 2021) - 6
True Mothers (Naomi Kawase, 2020) - 8
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021) - 7
Wife of a Spy (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2020) - 7
The Power of the Dog (Jane Campion, 2021) - 9
Don't Look Up - (Adam McKay, 2021) - 4
The Matrix Resurrections (Lana Wachowski, 2021) - 4.5
Benedetta (Paul Verhoeven, 2021) - 7
mubi
Holy Fuck - "Super Inuit"
Wishful thinking, perhaps; but that is just another possible definition of the featherless biped.
Clint Mansell - Xibalba
Last movies seen
Frank: Good
Mistaken for Strangers: Good
Guardians of the Galaxy: Good
Last TV seasons watched
Treme (S04): Good
The Legend of Korra (S03): Good
Currently reading
This Side of Paradise - F. Scott Fitzgerald
'Nother good choice and great band name. Just found out I'll be seeing these guys live in February when they open for Super Furry Animals. Should be a fun show even though I'm not the biggest SFA fan.Quoting Duncan (view post)
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Shugo Tokumaru - "Parachute" (the overly-precious but fitting music video)
Uh, indeed. Only two songs in, but this album's already looking like a possible contender for pop album of the year if it keeps up.
Sally Shapiro - I'll be by your side
Letterboxd rating scale:
The Long Riders (Hill) ***
Furious 7 (Wan) **½
Hard Times (Hill) ****½
Another 48 Hrs. (Hill) ***
/48 Hrs./ (Hill) ***½
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (Besson) ***
/Unknown/ (Collet-Serra) ***½
Animal (Simmons) **
I've never heard of this guy. He has a cool sound.Quoting Derek (view post)
Letterboxd rating scale:
The Long Riders (Hill) ***
Furious 7 (Wan) **½
Hard Times (Hill) ****½
Another 48 Hrs. (Hill) ***
/48 Hrs./ (Hill) ***½
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (Besson) ***
/Unknown/ (Collet-Serra) ***½
Animal (Simmons) **
I hadn't heard of him until a couple days ago myself. His new album Exit is fantastic - definitely worth checking out if you liked "Parachute". Third time through it today and I'm liking it more every time.Quoting Rowland (view post)
Behold the Temple of Light - Pink Floyd, live in Amsterdam '69
Great stuff. Probably the basis for a lot of modern post-rock. It sounds so different than most of the other Floyd stuff.