This House Needs Some Chairs and Stereos

REUSE:
Stereophonics /Music

I went to their show last Tuesday at Webster Hall. The performance was just what I expected―chill music by a band that that's sophisticated enough to give a good show. Although it wasn't anything exciting I was able to enjoy the lead singer's amazingly sexy voice.

Unsurprisingly, the audience was full of a rather older crowd with packs of britons here and there. The set was short and sweet. The encore was welcomed by me, as they hadn't performed my favorite two songs, "Dakota" and "Maybe Tomorrow" until then. Kelly Jones performed an acousitc intepretation of "Maybe Tomorrow" and for a moment I felt pure bliss through my ears.

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REDUCE:
House Bunny /Film
Rating: 6/10

Anna Farris is a gem. Recently, there is no other actress in the genre of comedy who makes me laugh as much as she does. It's unfortunate that House Bunny has been the first opportunity for her to shine as the lead role. The movie ensued some hilarity, but its awkward transitions and cinematography ruined the rather smooth progression of the film.

It's still worth a watch because the entire female ensemble puts on a delightful performance.

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RECYCLE:
Chairlift /Music


My friend at madeablog has already been blogging forever about this underrated and relatively undiscovered band. I went to see them open for the Black Kids a while back. They were probably the most delightful surprise this summer. I was so satisfied by their performance that the friend and I just left immediately after the opening act to go watch Iron Man (terrible movie by the way).

I remember how before the show Caroline, the girl vocal, was complaining how she was denied a drink (for not having the wristband) from the bar and was constantly treated like shit at Bowery Ballroom. This was probably because they were only an opening act... but now with the exposure from the iPod nano commercial, I'm sure they're going to hit it big. I can tell that it's very imminent!

Music video of "Planet Health":

Sorry Fishies

Dear readership (i.e. friends who I force to read my blog). I havn't posted in a while since I didn't rot at work as much as I did before. I promise to post more once since I got back to New York and I'll start watching live shows and movies in theaters.

But I do have one noteworthy movie that I've seen recently that I highly recommend:

Jellyfish (2007) /Film

This Israeli film won the Caméra d'Or (The Golden Camera award) at the Cannes Festival this year. It's another one of those "different people - same city - all intertwine" movies (examples being Crash, Love Actually, Heights). But the movie seems a bit more authetic than others; maybe because it's an international film devoid of all the hollywood commercialism. My favorite scene has to be when a newly wed woman reads, with a voice over, a poem that she previously wrote which was eventually finished by a writer, with whom they swapped hotel rooms. (Sorry for being so vague, otherwise I'd be spoiling the plot for you). Some of the plot lines and editing wasn't up to par, but the visuals and the enticing, magical realism of the movie makes up for it.

I tried to ponder on its thematic significance and I concluded that it's really a movie that portrays human relationships and self revelations. My friend made a good point that, as an Israeli film, the film makes a lot of references to death and rebirth. I'd have to watch this for a second time to make better conclusions.

P.S. I'm looking for that poem from the movie, please let me know if you find it anywhere online!