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28
Aug
Sorry for usin’ iTunes…
Started burning some BFS CDs for a mate (SGMBF to be exact), and as I’m (on average) bored around 12 hours a day, I decided to draw the logo and shiz on the disk…before I burned it. NAÏVE.
iTunes owned it. Cool coaster though!
Currently listening to Life After Lisa - Bowling For Soup
Peace out x
30
Mar
‘Moulin Rouge’ OST
Musicals may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Moulin Rouge’ gave the musical of the 20th century shock therapy and brought it into the new millennium sexier, more modern and a lot edgier.
Boasting songs from Beck, Bono, Bowie, Fatboy Slim and Christina Aguilera to name a few; the soundtrack is as star studded as the film itself.
Lead actors Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman’s vocals also feature alongside other members of the cast.
A modern musical that EVERYONE should see. And own the soundtrack of.
Peace out.
07
Mar
Barenaked Ladies - ‘One Week’
Another song to add to the summer songs list.
Many will know this song from 1999’s ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ - the track is being played by the four girls in the convertible as Kat pulls up next to them blaring Joan Jett’s ‘Bad Reputation’.
Peace out.
Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it.
John Lennon.
Sad, but true. People always look at the music industry thinking ‘look at the mess it’s in’, when really, the music industry isn’t in a mess at all - it’s the record industry.
You don’t often see an artist claiming copyright or theft, it’s the label that “owns” the track doing the suing.
In an age where people spend more time on the internet than they do interacting with people in real life social situations, it’s a bit naive not to try and embrace the technology - why would you go out and buy a physical CD when you have a permanently flawless mp3 at your finger tips?
A lot bands are embracing this “iGeneration” as MC Lars would call it.
MusicGlue is a website that allows artists to do exactly that. In exchange for your e-mail address [where you will receive information on upcoming releases and tours] you can download a number of free tracks by the artists that are part of the site.
Canterbury have offered their entire album through this website for free. You can donate directly to the band as well, by putting more than £1 towards the album, or you can buy a physical copy of the CD.
Have fun, spread the word and remember music belongs to everyone, it’s an art form.
Peace out.
[p.s. I’m not promoting ‘stealing’ per se. I think in an ideal world, all releases should be like Canterbury’s]
Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Desecration Smile’
Desecration Smile is a far cry from Red Hot Chili Peppers usual videos; it’s extremely quiet visually when compared to previous offerings such as ‘Can’t Stop’. Reminiscent of the studio video for ‘My Friends’, they both share a consistent use of shallow depth of field and manual focusing throughout, resulting in softness of both light and image that is usually unachievable in their videos.
The video coincides perfectly with the sun setting on the coast in the background, providing a stunning backdrop. Gus Van Sant shot the video in one 4:16 take on a hand-held camera to emphasise the realism that is usually lost in music videos. It’s this realism that makes Desecration Smile so special; the energy within the video and between the four band members is extremely genuine and respectful. It is quite simply a beautifully shot documentation of the chemistry between the four musicians and their music.
Absolutely love this video, it’s stunning.
Peace out.
