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Godspeed You! Black Emperor -  Storm

For those of you who have 20 minutes to spare, I’d recommend listening to this track. Instrumental heaven. I can consume this tune in its entirety as easily and frequently as I do a 2-minute Beatles song, but that’s just me.

((GY!BE are playing three dates in London this December. I bought a ticket a few months ago but it now turns out that I’ll be in their homeland that week. Bugger of Irony is what I have to say to that.))

Mary Margaret O’Hara - Body’s In Trouble

Body’s In Trouble

Mary Margaret O’Hara

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Just catching up to the fact that there exists this perfectionist Canadian cult heroine singer-songwriter who coined an idiosyncratic jazzy country sound (with shades of Bowie glam, even, on this particular track?) and had XTC’s Andy Partridge fired as the producer of her 1988 debut/pretty much lone album because he was an atheist. Oh and that she is sister to this O’Hara. Sometimes the vastness of all I don’t know about music leaves me panic-stricken.   

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) by Edgar WrightThere’s so much cool coming at you in this film (and right from the start with the über nifty Universal Studios 8-bit opening theme), it’s unbelievable. The visual effects are not just stunning to look at, they’re also very cleverly embedded in the storytelling (e.g. Ramona Flowers is the hot girl so it’s no wonder than when she roller-skates her way through the snowy streets of Toronto, she leaves a trail of melted snow behind)… Candy for the eyes (and the ears), really. But even though the film is technically incredibly precise (probably leaving very little latitude for improv acting), it still manages to feel completely loose and spontaneous, and that’s thanks to the excellent cast: all young actors but all veteran performers. They seem incredibly engaged in their parts and it’s clear that they’re having tremendous fun. There are quite a few scene stealers among them — Kieran Culkin and Johnny Simmons most noticeably. Jason Schwartzman, Alison Pill and Culkin are old favourites of mine and they certainly don’t disappoint here. As for Michael Cera, I think he’s tonally perfect as Scott (contrary to most people, I don’t have Cera fatigue). There’s this little pun he likes to use when talking about Edgar Wright: Edgar’s middle name is Gets It, as in Edgar Gets It Wright… Lame? Sure, but damn right he is. Favourite scene: Scott and Knives’s neat little ninja choreography over the arcade game they’re playing together (the first time around). Favourite Evil Ex: Roxy. For her moves, her visual gimmicks, her look, and her ‘tude obviously.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) by Edgar Wright

There’s so much cool coming at you in this film (and right from the start with the über nifty Universal Studios 8-bit opening theme), it’s unbelievable. The visual effects are not just stunning to look at, they’re also very cleverly embedded in the storytelling (e.g. Ramona Flowers is the hot girl so it’s no wonder than when she roller-skates her way through the snowy streets of Toronto, she leaves a trail of melted snow behind)… Candy for the eyes (and the ears), really.

But even though the film is technically incredibly precise (probably leaving very little latitude for improv acting), it still manages to feel completely loose and spontaneous, and that’s thanks to the excellent cast: all young actors but all veteran performers. They seem incredibly engaged in their parts and it’s clear that they’re having tremendous fun. There are quite a few scene stealers among them — Kieran Culkin and Johnny Simmons most noticeably. Jason Schwartzman, Alison Pill and Culkin are old favourites of mine and they certainly don’t disappoint here. As for Michael Cera, I think he’s tonally perfect as Scott (contrary to most people, I don’t have Cera fatigue). There’s this little pun he likes to use when talking about Edgar Wright: Edgar’s middle name is Gets It, as in Edgar Gets It Wright… Lame? Sure, but damn right he is.

Favourite scene: Scott and Knives’s neat little ninja choreography over the arcade game they’re playing together (the first time around).

Favourite Evil Ex: Roxy. For her moves, her visual gimmicks, her look, and her ‘tude obviously.

Lost In The Trees - All Alone In An Empty House

All Alone In An Empty House

Lost In The Trees

All Alone In An Empty House

Lost In The Trees - All Alone In An Empty House

I streamed the album a couple of times and liked it enough — you know, as background music — but then at some point “All Alone In An Empty House” really hit me. It’s at 4:08 mins onwards that it grabs me by the throat, goosebumps and all. It’s like having an epiphany. Now the baby is in my itunes — the whole thing is on repeat and it gets better with each listen.

I can hear traces of Bowerbids on some of the songs. Hints of Bright Eyes as well.

Bonheur, partage: I feel like sharing (ain’t that neat?) so feel free to download the album here (the link will expire in a week).

Mary Margaret O’Hara in her full manic glory, being interview on Q. The interviewer is sweating buckets trying to give her stream of consciousness some sort of direction, but the woman’s freestyle is uncontrollable, much to my enjoyment (and his too, clearly). 

Thank you dodicesimo for your original post; until a few hours ago I thought Catherine was the only talent in the O’Hara clan.

Stars - Dead Hearts

Dead Hearts

Stars

The Five Ghosts

Stars - Dead Hearts

I’m not sure how many times I ended up streaming the new Stars last night but let’s just say that I like their new record a lot. That Stars binge was particularly needed for I had just spoiled my eardrums with a lot of shit new music on Spinner.

“Dead Hearts” is such a sweet opener, the rest of the album simply adorable. Don’t know why I’m using cutsy words to describe Stars music, but I can’t help it: that fucking Warm&Fuzzy feeling takes over every time I listen to their sound, especially with their male-female vocal duets.