Musical Recommendation: Week 14

This time, I've just got two songs with really cool film clips for you. Of course, I could put together a ridiculously long list of them, but instead I'm just posting a couple that've caught my eye lately.

First, we have Darwin Deez with DNA

And secondly, The Leisure Society, with This Phantom Life

Birth Decade Blues

If I could choose any decade to have been born into, I’d definitely choose the 50’s. And my birthplace would preferably have been the US. That way, I could have been in my teenage years for the Woodstock Festival. (Yes, I have put extensive thought into this matter)

For those of you who don’t know, Woodstock was probably the greatest music festival EVER, with over 500,000 in attendance, and over 30 performers. It took place in August of 1969, at the small town of Bethel, New York, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm. The festival was largely organised by Michael Lang; at the time, being 25 years old. After investing millions of dollars, in the festival’s organisation, the Woodstock Ventures was forced to relocate the concert, and, after much debate, voted to make the festival a free event due to a greatly increased number of attendees making their way towards the small town. The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, promised “3 days of peace & music”, and most would say, it delivered. In many accounts of the festival, it’s clear that it was truly an incredible place have been. For a great look at the Woodstock atmosphere, watch Taking Woodstock. I’d also recommend reading The Road to Woodstock, Michael Lang’s autobiography for his account of the organisational side of the festival, but also to learn the story of a very interesting and inspirational man.

So basically, the fact is, that it makes me desperately sad that there’s no event like this in the present day. Which is why sometimes I wish I’d been born in a different era. Of course, there are many reasons why I love living at this time, too, but I’ll bet I’m not alone in sometimes wishing I’d been born in a completely different time and place.

Musical Recommendation: Week 13

Here we are again. It's Wednesday, Hump Day, and I'm bringing you your regular cup of music.
Actually, uh, as far as I know, it's not possible to put music into a cup, but I don't think I care.

SO HERE'S YOUR WEEKLY CUP:

It's Kimbra. She's an Australian artist, and she's charmingly quirky and cute. I also love her hair and her dresses. The music she creates just makes me want to dance, like in her film clips: crazily.

Voyage: Australia

Since Blogger's been really mean to me over the last couple of days, and not let me log in, I've had plenty of time to think of new ideas for things I can post for you guys. One of these, was a sort of a musical tour around the world, which I shall call Voyage. I'm pretty excited about it, because it means I get to find new music from every country around the world! Woohoo!

Since I already post a fair bit of music, I'm just going to make this a fortnightly thing; one country every 2 weeks. One a week was too many, and one a month would've taken me forever!

My Voyage starts in Australia, which is pretty logical, since that's where I'm from... So here we go!

AUSTRALIA

I realise how hard it is to define one country's music in just a few songs, but that's not really what I'm trying to do. What I'm doing is bringing you any music from whichever country I choose. So for Australia, I've chosen 5 songs from very different bands and artists.They're all great for different reasons, and I'll explain those as I go through the music.

The 5 Australian artists I've chosen are: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, The Temper Trap, Powderfinger, John Butler, and Augie March.

Geoffrey Gurumul Yunupingu is an amazing musician. I chose this song, 'History (I Was Born Blind)' because it has a great story, and his voice is just incredible. It's one of his best songs, and it's one that can be listened to over and over again.

This song by The Temper Trap, 'Fader', represents travelling around Australia, and it represents friendship. It's a driving song, or it makes a good one anyway; perfect for a roadtrip with your friends. Whether you're travelling west, or along the coast, it's such a feel good song, and it's a must have when you're travelling around Australia.

This is a fantastic song by Powderfinger, calles 'Sunsets'. They're a Brisbane band, who've been around for ages, but recently, after many years of success, Powderfinger have called the quits and gone their seperate ways. This is a live recording from from their last Sunsets Tour, at the Riverstage in Brisbane, Queensland. I chose this video, because I was there, and I'm telling you, it was an awesome night. These guys are incredible live, and it was great to be at one of their last shows.

This is John Butler solo, playing 'Ocean'. It's such an impressive and beautiful piece of music, and it's pretty cool that just one guy can do so much with one guitar.

This song 'One Crowded Hour', by Augie March is just great. That's about all I have to say about it. Just a great show of talent.

How To: Be An Online Loser

I have a love hate relationship with trolls. And by trolls, I mean those sad little people who think it's really awesome to post comments on online forums and things that belittle other people, make themselves sound really obnoxious, and often cause offence. In basic words, engaging in online arguments makes you look like a massive loser, but god are they funny to read.

Exhibit A:



Sometimes, posts get so much hate, that commenting is disabled altogether (note the message at the very bottom of the picture). Exhibit B: Rebecca Black's film clip for 'Friday', the most disliked video on Youtube:

But in the end, all troll arguments end up looking like this to me:

So, pretty much do that, and you're a loser in my books. Have a nice day, Internet Troll Community.

Musical Recommendation: Week 12

This week, Bon Iver. He writes great, obscure, brilliant, lovely lyrics, plays the guitar most awesomely, and has a beautiful voice. Here we go!

'Woods'

'Blood Bank'

'Skinny Love'

My 40 Most Beautiful People

I'm kind of sick of seeing Most Beautiful people lists with the same ol', same ol', run of the mill hollywood stars. So I've decided to write my own list. I hereby present you with, in no particular order, my...

TOP 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE:



Teresa Palmer, aged 25, Australia




River Phoenix, died aged 23, USA



Audrey Tautou, aged 35, France

Bethany Cosentino, USA



Gael García Bernal, aged 32, Mexico



Lykke Li, aged 25, Sweden

Johnny Depp, aged 47, USA

Natalie Portman, aged 29, Israel / USA



Emma Watson, aged 21, England



Markéta Irglová, aged 23, Czech Republic



Julian Casablancas, aged 32, USA



Julia Stone, Australia



Clémence Poésy, aged 28, France



Joseph Gordon-Levitt, aged 30, USA



January Jones, aged 33, USA



Emile Hirsch, aged 26, USA

Gemma Arterton, aged 25, England



Ohad Rein, Australia / Israel



Soko, aged 25, France



Joaquin Phoenix, aged 36, USA



Heidi Lenffer, Australia



Angus Stone, Australia



Chan Marshall, aged 39, USA



Orlando Bloom, aged 34, England



Charlie Fink, England



Florence Welch, aged 24, England



Heath Ledger, died aged 28, Australia



Zooey Deschanel, aged 31, USA



Alex Pettyfer, aged 21, England



Jade Castrinos, USA



John Butler, aged 36, Australia



Josh Pyke, aged 33, Australia



Samantha Harris, aged 20, Australia



Jake Gyllenhall, aged 30, USA



Ryan Gosling, aged 30, Canada



Cate Blanchett, aged 41, Australia



Hayden Christensen, aged 30, Canada



Ellen Page, aged 24, Canada



Jude Law, aged 38, England

Chloe Sevigny, aged 36, USA


 

 

The Sixth of May

Friends! As a special treat, since you helped me reach 1000 views (YAY!) I have another short film for you. I considered not posting it, since I don't want my blog to just be FILM FILM FILM, I FILM EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN MY LIFE, FILM! But uhhhh, well, I'm posting it anyway. Because I'm pretty proud of it, and it's only a minute long. Anywho, I made it with my friend Romy, and... enjoy! Oh, also, I'd love your feedback.

Cousin Charlie

Just a short series of both colour and black & white shots that I took of my cousin on Monday.

Musical Recommendation: Week 11

Today, I present you with the very charming SoKo!

She's french, and she's very cute, and I just love her music!

First, there's this song, called 'I'll Kill Her'.

And then, 'I Will Never Love You More'.

Lastly, a cute fan-made video for 'Take My Heart'.