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Art, Film, Films, Music, pictures, Video

And the Oscar Goes to…

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Trent Reznor (above) and Atticus Ross won Best Original Score for The Social Network (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Colin Firth for The King’s Speech

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Natalie Portman for Black Swan

Best Achievement in Directing:
Tom Hooper for The King’s Speech

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Christian Bale for The Fighter

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Melissa Leo for The Fighter

Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published:
Aaron Sorkin for The Social Network

Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen:
David Seidler for The King’s Speech

The rest can be found here:  http://www.imdb.com/ 

This year turned out to be pretty much what I expected, no real surprises.  I’m glad The Social Network, Toy Story 3, and Christian Bale’s performance in The Fighter  got the credit they deserved. I really didn’t see too many films this year, but specifically I saw eye to eye with the acamedy for those three films and their respective awards.

Music, pictures, Politics

Question of the Week: Most Subversive Song?

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“The Twist was a guided missile launched from the ghetto into the heart of suburbia. The Twist succeeded, as politics, religion and law could never do, in writing in the heart and soul what the Supreme Court could only write on the books.”- Eldridge Cleaver

The Minister of Information says “The Twist” by Chubby Checker. Good choice. I’m not sure what I would go with. What do you fine people think?

Art, Honorary KLAYMERS, Music, pictures, Wavves

More New Wavves! “Horse Shoes”

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Song:  New Shoes

Link: http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15442-horse-shoes/

As stated in the Pitchfork blurb this is a reworking of an old tune from Wavves’ 2009 Daytrotter Session, when drummer Zach Hill was still in the band.  Hill’s louder, more chaotic drumming is apparent here as is the lack of Stephen Pope (unless I’m totally wrong and he is on this recording, but I don’t hear it!)  Hopefully, this is a glimpse at the forthcoming release of old Zach Hill/Nathan Wavves material, if it is this should be a decent record. Though the song may not contain the strong  hooks Wavves are known for, it’s raw musicianship can be appreciated.  I also second Pitchfork’s sentiment that this has a “garage punk” feel to it. We’ll see what happens next, it seems like Wavves songs are coming out left and right these days!

Art, Band of the Week, Music, pictures, Punk, Uncategorized

Band of the Week: Girlfriends

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Check out our Band of the Week, Boston’s Girlfriends. Since, The Maine Coons sudden departure, Girlfriends are easily the best Boston band around or at least my favorite. Their take on the “garage” style is intriguing, to say the least and without a doubt they have a knack for writing catchy pop numbers. Favorites of mine include “Good To Be True” and “I Was Here, But I Disappear.” Here is a link to their myspace page.

http://www.myspace.com/girlfriendsus