I've been looking for a way to easily share the music I like online for awhile now. Grooveshark is so clunky that I thought I'd try 8Tracks. Since 8Tracks, unlike Grooveshark is relatively above board, there are some license requirements that'll prevent you from skipping around on the playlist. So, if you like a particular song (and I doubt most readers of this blog will care about any of this) check out the tracklist I've included at the bottom of this post.
This time around the track list is mostly, though not exclusively, New York indie stuff. Expect much more eclectic selections if I keep this up. Mix titles will continue to be incongruous.
Volume 1: Darkseid Always Hated Music
1. Pink City- Secret Cities
2. Silver Soul- Beach House
3. You Do You- Bear in Heaven
4. Hand Me Downs- The Morning Benders
5. Madder Red- Yeasayer
6. When I'm Small- Phantogram
7. Slow Motion- Panda Bear
8. Beautiful People- The Books
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky looks to have make the strangest ballet movie of all time. Even the trailer is creepy.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Based on Brian Lee O'Malley's great series of graphic novels, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is about growing older and accepting responsibility... in a world where veganism leads to psychic powers, indie-rock powered monsters fight electronica powered double dragons, and spontaneous Bollywood numbers are the norm. This is probably the most ridiculous movie I've seen all year. You should go see it immediately.
This was probably the most fun movie I've seen all year. Though the film does deal with some serious issues, the action scenes and dialogue are amazingly entertaining. I was worried that the film would get bogged down with fight scene after fight scene, there are seven bosses for the hero to defeat after all. However, the battles were so varied in their execution, and so tied to the progression of the story, that none felt extraneous. Though there is only minimal development for most of them, the characters are all memorable and interesting. Even the music, an essential element to the graphic novels, is done really well.
The film is very silly and there are innumerable references to video games and indie-rock (Scott's ex is essentially an evil version of the singer from Metric) but these elements don't subtract from the film. Rather they add an extra layer of humor over a really dense and very funny plot. Just like you don't need to be an expert on zombie movies to find Shaun of the Dead funny, or a fan of Bad Boys 2 to find Hot Fuzz funny, you don't need to be a big fan of video games and anime to enjoy Scott Pilgrim.
If you are a fan of Edgar Wright's other work, I recommend seeing this (and soon, I doubt it'll last much longer in theaters). Even if you aren't a fan, there is still plenty to like. See it for no other reason than the prospect of an extended fight sequence featuring Michael Cera vs. Jason Schwartzmann.
This was probably the most fun movie I've seen all year. Though the film does deal with some serious issues, the action scenes and dialogue are amazingly entertaining. I was worried that the film would get bogged down with fight scene after fight scene, there are seven bosses for the hero to defeat after all. However, the battles were so varied in their execution, and so tied to the progression of the story, that none felt extraneous. Though there is only minimal development for most of them, the characters are all memorable and interesting. Even the music, an essential element to the graphic novels, is done really well.
The film is very silly and there are innumerable references to video games and indie-rock (Scott's ex is essentially an evil version of the singer from Metric) but these elements don't subtract from the film. Rather they add an extra layer of humor over a really dense and very funny plot. Just like you don't need to be an expert on zombie movies to find Shaun of the Dead funny, or a fan of Bad Boys 2 to find Hot Fuzz funny, you don't need to be a big fan of video games and anime to enjoy Scott Pilgrim.
If you are a fan of Edgar Wright's other work, I recommend seeing this (and soon, I doubt it'll last much longer in theaters). Even if you aren't a fan, there is still plenty to like. See it for no other reason than the prospect of an extended fight sequence featuring Michael Cera vs. Jason Schwartzmann.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Neuropsychoparmacology
Though, I can't say I've noticed any behavioral effect (not that I would at this stage), my over-the-counter allergy meds are apparently chemically very similar to tricyclic anti-depressants. Awesomely, they also seem to causing me to have a really dry mouth as well as really bad headaches.
I wonder if I could live without histamine receptors. Mine seem to be increasingly rebellious the longer I stay on Long Island.
I wonder if I could live without histamine receptors. Mine seem to be increasingly rebellious the longer I stay on Long Island.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Bowie
In looking for clips for the last post, I stumbled across this:
Apparently there is also a version of Life on Mars floating out there featuring this collaboration.
The degree to which David Bowie pops up around music I really like is kind of ridiculous actually.
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