Summer is here. I'm convinced of it.
Ettes = one bad ass two-thirds Texas girl band!
The Ettes - You Can't Do That To Me
the ettes
03.15.2010
Summer is here. I'm convinced of it.
Ettes = one bad ass two-thirds Texas girl band!
The Ettes - You Can't Do That To Me
Summer is here. I'm convinced of it.
Ettes = one bad ass two-thirds Texas girl band!
The Ettes - You Can't Do That To Me
mmu fav films 2009
03.04.2010
1. Un prophète
A Scarface for the 21st century! Tahar Rahim (Malik) is superb! Niels Arestrup (César) is as well! Spielberg or Scorcese are undoubtedly already at work on the American remake.
BONUS: A cool cover of the classic song Mack The Knife by Jimmie Dale Gilmore.
2. Technology, er, Avatar! (in 3D IMAX, of course)
This flick features both a Canadian director and the best Canadian film tech has to offer. That's right, a Canadian company gave the world IMAX. You're welcome world, and don't forget about it...
Incidentally "F*ck y'all!" is something you will never hear a Canadian say: We are so polite and nice, the Prime Minister may prorogue the government and we don't even require an explanation. What's that now? Harper did what!? Well... I'm sure he has a good reason. If Wayne Gretzky can rub elbows with him at the Vancouver Games, he can't be all that evil, can he now? [crickets]
Thanks to the magnificence of Avatar, the experts have declared 2010 to be the year of 3D! Avatar is the only movie you have to leave the house for. (The rest can be downloaded by various means). The movie itself may not be the most artistic or the deepest or even that well written, but the G-rating allows every child to see it and be brainwashed into thinking man is inherently bad and the natives are always good. And damn, I loved it! Cameron sure got one thing right – that seemingly indomitable villain, Colonel Quaritch (played by Stephen Lang).
3. The Hurt Locker
This movie was directed by Katherine Hardwick (as in James Cameron's ex-wife). She has a chance to be the first woman to take home the Best Director Oscar. Jeremy Renner is great, and a cameo by Ralph Fiennes is brilliant! Oscar Best Pic no doubt in my mind. Or on my bookies tic sheet. Should also win the award for best title.
4. The Blind Side
I know. I know. WTF RC? Well, strong female characters are hard to find. Make her southern and we're in business! Like it or not, this is the biggest sports film of all time. My mom watches this daily. Haha! Sigh... So do I.
5. Food Inc.
Succinct and revealing documentary about what we (unfortunately) eat. Suddenly toxic dolphin meat sounds delicious! If you didn't get that joke; watch "The Cove." While we're taking docs, “Capitalism: A Love Story” was wonderfully depressing as well.
6. District 9
Absolute game changer for the sci-fi genre. The robo suit fight scene is live action-anime gorgeous!
7. Fantastic Mr. Fox
I love director Wes Anderson. Mr. Fox is pretty fantastic but not his best. The Royal Tenenbaums is his best hands down. Nevertheless, Anderson manages to retain his trademark style film after film. Impressive and inspired. Anderson brought back all his favourites in Mr. Fox including Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson. First-time actors in an Anderson film include Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Jarvis Cocker, George Clooney and Meryl Streep.
Wes Anderson from best to rest: The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Rushmore, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Bottle Rocket. As always with Anderson the soundtrack is well executed from start to finish. I think he makes movies like I make mix tapes for girls, cause we know our music be the best and pretty ladies ought to know about it. Touché, Mr. Anderson!
8. Watchmen
Had they kept the octopus ending I might have placed this one higher. But it is impressive nonetheless. Oh and it turns out there is a REAL doomsday clock! AND it just recently moved even closer to midnight! Who knew!?
9. The Hangover
Seven reasons why The Hangover is the unofficial/spiritual sequel to Old School, which we were all waiting for...
1. Todd Phillips makes a “sleazy” cameo (in the elevator sexing a lady / Luke Wilson at door looking to sex some ladies)
2. Both feature a super hottie jail-bait character (underage high school student / a hooker)
3. Unhappily married douche (Vaughn / Cooper)
4. Famous black icon cameo (Snoop / Tyson)
5. Both feature The Dan Band
6. Both feature a comic genius naked (Will Ferrell / Zach Galifianakis)
7. Both films feature a musical interlude by a main character (Dust in the wind / Stu's Song)
10. (500) Days of Summer
The Regina Spektor "Hero" scene is simply AMAZING!
11. Up
Pixar. 'Nuff said... Watched this in digital 3D. The story was amazing, but the 3D was blah.
12. Youth in Revolt
Witty, funny. That Cera kid is gonna be okay. Runners up would include Brüno and I Love You Man.
13. Observe and Report
Wes Anderson has some competition in Jody Hill. Both directors always feature brilliant actors (Faris, Rogen, Liotta) and manage to create an offbeat style all each others own. I love the trailer for this movie which features "The Man" by Patto... "Why are you stopin' motherfucker?"
14. The Boat that Rocked [aka Pirate Radio]
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Chris O'Dowd, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson. So basically British royalty plus Philip Seymour Hoffman (who steals the show!). The Soundtrack is huge, two CDs. Well worth the purchase...
15. The Informant!
Soderberg directs the hell out of this picture. Matt Damon is hilarious! I hope Scott Bakula becomes a Soderberg mainstay! The Marvin Hamlisch soundtrack complements this movie like a fine red wine complements cold, day-old Chinese food for breakfast!
16. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Really a great cartoon! Very impressive in HD. Hader, Faris and crew are hilarious! But seriously, how could a movie with James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Neil Patrick Harris, Will Forte, and Al Roker possibly fail!?
17. An Education
Peter Sarsgaard carries this film along briskly with lots of help from Carey Mulligan and Alfred Molina. An alternate title could have been "Music Lover Statutorily Rapes a Teenage Girl and her Father Couldn't be Happier." You know... light family fare!
18. Crazy Heart
T-Bone is a better Burnett than I. He scored the whole damn picture. This is a much better musical than Nine. For one thing, the music is actually good! And Jeff Bridges' portrayal of a broken-down, hard-living country has-been was excellent.
19. The Lovely Bones
Peter Jackson takes on the serial killer genre and he masterfully applies his trademark fantasy treatment to create a fairytale out of some gruesome material. It's a weird one, and I liked it. The story never does what you'd expect of it. Does it fully succeed? Not really, but hey, that's why it sits in the lowly 19th spot.
20. Zombieland
Surprising fun. The Bill Murray cameo steals the show.
1. Un prophète
A Scarface for the 21st century! Tahar Rahim (Malik) is superb! Niels Arestrup (César) is as well! Spielberg or Scorcese are undoubtedly already at work on the American remake.
BONUS: A cool cover of the classic song Mack The Knife by Jimmie Dale Gilmore.
2. Technology, er, Avatar! (in 3D IMAX, of course)
This flick features both a Canadian director and the best Canadian film tech has to offer. That's right, a Canadian company gave the world IMAX. You're welcome world, and don't forget about it...
Incidentally "F*ck y'all!" is something you will never hear a Canadian say: We are so polite and nice, the Prime Minister may prorogue the government and we don't even require an explanation. What's that now? Harper did what!? Well... I'm sure he has a good reason. If Wayne Gretzky can rub elbows with him at the Vancouver Games, he can't be all that evil, can he now? [crickets]
Thanks to the magnificence of Avatar, the experts have declared 2010 to be the year of 3D! Avatar is the only movie you have to leave the house for. (The rest can be downloaded by various means). The movie itself may not be the most artistic or the deepest or even that well written, but the G-rating allows every child to see it and be brainwashed into thinking man is inherently bad and the natives are always good. And damn, I loved it! Cameron sure got one thing right – that seemingly indomitable villain, Colonel Quaritch (played by Stephen Lang).
3. The Hurt Locker
This movie was directed by Katherine Hardwick (as in James Cameron's ex-wife). She has a chance to be the first woman to take home the Best Director Oscar. Jeremy Renner is great, and a cameo by Ralph Fiennes is brilliant! Oscar Best Pic no doubt in my mind. Or on my bookies tic sheet. Should also win the award for best title.
4. The Blind Side
I know. I know. WTF RC? Well, strong female characters are hard to find. Make her southern and we're in business! Like it or not, this is the biggest sports film of all time. My mom watches this daily. Haha! Sigh... So do I.
5. Food Inc.
Succinct and revealing documentary about what we (unfortunately) eat. Suddenly toxic dolphin meat sounds delicious! If you didn't get that joke; watch "The Cove." While we're taking docs, “Capitalism: A Love Story” was wonderfully depressing as well.
6. District 9
Absolute game changer for the sci-fi genre. The robo suit fight scene is live action-anime gorgeous!
7. Fantastic Mr. Fox
I love director Wes Anderson. Mr. Fox is pretty fantastic but not his best. The Royal Tenenbaums is his best hands down. Nevertheless, Anderson manages to retain his trademark style film after film. Impressive and inspired. Anderson brought back all his favourites in Mr. Fox including Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson. First-time actors in an Anderson film include Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Jarvis Cocker, George Clooney and Meryl Streep.
Wes Anderson from best to rest: The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Rushmore, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Bottle Rocket. As always with Anderson the soundtrack is well executed from start to finish. I think he makes movies like I make mix tapes for girls, cause we know our music be the best and pretty ladies ought to know about it. Touché, Mr. Anderson!
8. Watchmen
Had they kept the octopus ending I might have placed this one higher. But it is impressive nonetheless. Oh and it turns out there is a REAL doomsday clock! AND it just recently moved even closer to midnight! Who knew!?
9. The Hangover
Seven reasons why The Hangover is the unofficial/spiritual sequel to Old School, which we were all waiting for...
1. Todd Phillips makes a “sleazy” cameo (in the elevator sexing a lady / Luke Wilson at door looking to sex some ladies)
2. Both feature a super hottie jail-bait character (underage high school student / a hooker)
3. Unhappily married douche (Vaughn / Cooper)
4. Famous black icon cameo (Snoop / Tyson)
5. Both feature The Dan Band
6. Both feature a comic genius naked (Will Ferrell / Zach Galifianakis)
7. Both films feature a musical interlude by a main character (Dust in the wind / Stu's Song)
10. (500) Days of Summer
The Regina Spektor "Hero" scene is simply AMAZING!
11. Up
Pixar. 'Nuff said... Watched this in digital 3D. The story was amazing, but the 3D was blah.
12. Youth in Revolt
Witty, funny. That Cera kid is gonna be okay. Runners up would include Brüno and I Love You Man.
13. Observe and Report
Wes Anderson has some competition in Jody Hill. Both directors always feature brilliant actors (Faris, Rogen, Liotta) and manage to create an offbeat style all each others own. I love the trailer for this movie which features "The Man" by Patto... "Why are you stopin' motherfucker?"
14. The Boat that Rocked [aka Pirate Radio]
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost, Chris O'Dowd, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson. So basically British royalty plus Philip Seymour Hoffman (who steals the show!). The Soundtrack is huge, two CDs. Well worth the purchase...
15. The Informant!
Soderberg directs the hell out of this picture. Matt Damon is hilarious! I hope Scott Bakula becomes a Soderberg mainstay! The Marvin Hamlisch soundtrack complements this movie like a fine red wine complements cold, day-old Chinese food for breakfast!
16. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Really a great cartoon! Very impressive in HD. Hader, Faris and crew are hilarious! But seriously, how could a movie with James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Neil Patrick Harris, Will Forte, and Al Roker possibly fail!?
17. An Education
Peter Sarsgaard carries this film along briskly with lots of help from Carey Mulligan and Alfred Molina. An alternate title could have been "Music Lover Statutorily Rapes a Teenage Girl and her Father Couldn't be Happier." You know... light family fare!
18. Crazy Heart
T-Bone is a better Burnett than I. He scored the whole damn picture. This is a much better musical than Nine. For one thing, the music is actually good! And Jeff Bridges' portrayal of a broken-down, hard-living country has-been was excellent.
19. The Lovely Bones
Peter Jackson takes on the serial killer genre and he masterfully applies his trademark fantasy treatment to create a fairytale out of some gruesome material. It's a weird one, and I liked it. The story never does what you'd expect of it. Does it fully succeed? Not really, but hey, that's why it sits in the lowly 19th spot.
20. Zombieland
Surprising fun. The Bill Murray cameo steals the show.
ridney
02.28.2009
If you were shipwrecked on this island and walked up to this house; this is what you would surely hear echoing from the front door...
Heres hoping this lady is there too! Defected have a 2010 summer anthem here for reals!
Ridney - At Night
If you were shipwrecked on this island and walked up to this house; this is what you would surely hear echoing from the front door...
Heres hoping this lady is there too! Defected have a 2010 summer anthem here for reals!
Ridney - At Night
weekend wild life
05.02.2010
It's the weekend! Time to make bad decisions involving liquor, ladies and some dirty club that makes you stand in a cold line for the better part of an hour only to find out you wore the wrong shoes and therefore cannot gain entrance. Or you could just stay at home put these tunes on repeat and not get laid all the same...
Paul Harris vs The Eurythmics
"I Want U"
Top notch house music. Good for you Paul! Of course you'd have to be semi retarded to make a bad Eurythmics remix.
Major Lazor + Elephant Man
"Halo"
This is fun. Major Lazor, aka Diplo, and Elephant Man take on Beyonce's mega-hit.
Major Lazor - Halo
Fear of Tigers
"I Can Make The Pain Disappear"
From the FREE freshman album "Cossus Snofsigalonica". Isn't it nice when dance music is both euphoric and free!
Fear of Tigers - I can Make The Pain Disappear
David Guetta & Madonna
"Revolver"
Guetta is so hot right now and Madge...well she gets around. Remember Confessions on a Dancefloor produced by king disco shit, Jacques Lu Cont? Well this isn't that good. But it is seriously all right!
It's the weekend! Time to make bad decisions involving liquor, ladies and some dirty club that makes you stand in a cold line for the better part of an hour only to find out you wore the wrong shoes and therefore cannot gain entrance. Or you could just stay at home put these tunes on repeat and not get laid all the same...
Paul Harris vs The Eurythmics
"I Want U"
Top notch house music. Good for you Paul! Of course you'd have to be semi retarded to make a bad Eurythmics remix.
Major Lazor + Elephant Man
"Halo"
This is fun. Major Lazor, aka Diplo, and Elephant Man take on Beyonce's mega-hit.
Major Lazor - Halo
Fear of Tigers
"I Can Make The Pain Disappear"
From the FREE freshman album "Cossus Snofsigalonica". Isn't it nice when dance music is both euphoric and free!
Fear of Tigers - I can Make The Pain Disappear
David Guetta & Madonna
"Revolver"
Guetta is so hot right now and Madge...well she gets around. Remember Confessions on a Dancefloor produced by king disco shit, Jacques Lu Cont? Well this isn't that good. But it is seriously all right!
yellow wings
02.02.2010
Indie fantastic. What are yellow wings anyway? The Urban dictionary tells me...oh. Oh my. Well that's just awful. Necro-what!? I've made a huge mistake. This has tainted my appreciation of this song.
Keepaway - Yellow Wings
Indie fantastic. What are yellow wings anyway? The Urban dictionary tells me...oh. Oh my. Well that's just awful. Necro-what!? I've made a huge mistake. This has tainted my appreciation of this song.
Keepaway - Yellow Wings
destroy
02.01.2009
The Japanese Popstars, team up with the man, the legend, Jon Spencer! If you are not familiar with 90's punk/blues/rock god JSBX then all you have to know is this - In university there were two types of women: lesbians and women that loved Jon Spencer.
The Japanese Popstars feat. Jon Spencer - Destroy
The Japanese Popstars are A-OK as well. The hype behind these guys is reaching critical mass so expect more from them soon! Fun fact: they're Irish!
The Japanese Popstars, team up with the man, the legend, Jon Spencer! If you are not familiar with 90's punk/blues/rock god JSBX then all you have to know is this - In university there were two types of women: lesbians and women that loved Jon Spencer.
The Japanese Popstars feat. Jon Spencer - Destroy
The Japanese Popstars are A-OK as well. The hype behind these guys is reaching critical mass so expect more from them soon! Fun fact: they're Irish!
fan death
01.30.2010
Fan Death is a super duper Vancouver lady duo who will surely be bringing us some A-list material in 2010. Or so the blogs and papers would like us to believe. With all the hype behind these two, I had to wonder if it was warranted. So I put my detective hat, monocle, and cape on, called my trusted sidekick and started building a case. After many hours of intensive private eying, I managed to not only decipher their MySpace page but also managed to uncover why they name themselves so: Apparently South Korean's are afraid of being left alone at night with their fans in a closed room. Pay dirt! Obviously these two ladies identify with just such a scenario. Fortunately for them they are touring with Vampire Weekend now and can afford security. Case solved!
Free MP3 Download: "Reunited (Ghost Hunter Remix)" via Rcrdlbl
Fan Death is a super duper Vancouver lady duo who will surely be bringing us some A-list material in 2010. Or so the blogs and papers would like us to believe. With all the hype behind these two, I had to wonder if it was warranted. So I put my detective hat, monocle, and cape on, called my trusted sidekick and started building a case. After many hours of intensive private eying, I managed to not only decipher their MySpace page but also managed to uncover why they name themselves so: Apparently South Korean's are afraid of being left alone at night with their fans in a closed room. Pay dirt! Obviously these two ladies identify with just such a scenario. Fortunately for them they are touring with Vampire Weekend now and can afford security. Case solved!
Free MP3 Download: "Reunited (Ghost Hunter Remix)" via Rcrdlbl
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