Sebastian's Voodoo A creepy looking, but beautifully animated and ultimately sweet, short. Voodoo - Screamin' Jay Hawkins Voodoo Village - Tony Joe White Hoodoo Voodoo - Billy Bragg and Wilco Voodoo Spell - Cuatro Caminos Ryan "Four decades ago, filmmaker Ryan Larkin produced some of the most influential animations of his generation. Years later, plagued by alcoholism and drug abuse, he was destitute on the streets of Toronto. In this haunting film, his friend and fellow animator, Chris... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full content...the [...]
Warning: May contain spoilers! I watched the film Fat Girls for the first time a couple of days ago...a film I have wanted to see ever since I first read about it being in production (over a year ago). And, whilst not all its scenes are entirely successful, or necessary for driving the 'plot' forward, I rather enjoyed it as a whole. The story is centred around a high school student named Rodney (Ash Christian who, aged 20, also wrote, directed and co-produced Fat Girls), who thinks of... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un [...]
CSS are back with their latest (second) album, Donkey, which was released yesterday. It's good, but I have to say that it has, to date, left me feeling a little underwhelmed/unmoved. It is fine, it is well-produced, but it is, well, forgettable. They are just not as bratty this time around, and it seems that it was this very brattishness that worked so well for them. Part of the appeal with their debut album was the slightly ropey English and sense of naivety, even when they were singing about... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for [...]
Petite and pleasingly-packaged pieces of pure indie-pop perfection! The Just Joans are just about the most Glaswegian thing that I have ever heard. They sing in broad Scotch accents, make reference to 'the local', 'the telly' and the general humdrum of life. But strewn amongst the lyrics about Tesco's and Asda are mentions of Murakami and 60s Woody Allen box sets. And there's some recorder! This has a 'made it in my bedroom' feel and is super lo-fi...but I make no mistake in using the word... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog [...]
I'm just stopping by with a quick post to clue anyone in who doesn't already know about The Morning Benders' The Bedroom Covers. Just like it says on the tin (or the album front at least), this is indeed cover versions of well known songs that were all recorded at their home. It was released over at their blog yesterday and already seems to be proving rather popular. And the songs that they have covered are corkers: 1. Crying - Roy Orbison2. Mother and Child Reunion - Paul Simon3. Why Don't... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un [...]
The nominees for this year's Mercury Music Prize have just been announced. And it goes like this: Adele 19 British Sea Power Do You Like Rock Music?Burial UntrueElbow The Seldom Seen KidEstelle ShineLaura Marling Alas, I Cannot SwimNeon Neon Stainless StylePortico Quartet Knee Deep In The North SeaRachel Unthank The BairnsRadiohead In RainbowsRobert Plant & Alison Krauss Raising SandThe Last Shadow Puppets The Age Of The Understatement As ever, the winner will be announced on the night... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full content...the rest of the article, links and [...]
Sebastian's Voodoo A creepy looking, but beautifully animated and ultimately sweet, short. Voodoo - Screamin' Jay Hawkins Voodoo Village - Tony Joe White Hoodoo Voodoo - Billy Bragg and Wilco Voodoo Spell - Cuatro Caminos Ryan "Four decades ago, filmmaker Ryan Larkin produced some of the most influential animations of his generation. Years later, plagued by alcoholism and drug abuse, he was destitute on the streets of Toronto. In this haunting film, his friend and fellow animator, Chris... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full content...the [...]
CSS are back with their latest (second) album, Donkey, which was released yesterday. It's good, but I have to say that it has, to date, left me feeling a little underwhelmed/unmoved. It is fine, it is well-produced, but it is, well, forgettable. Part of the appeal with their debut album was the slightly ropey English and sense of naivety, even when they singing about "arts-hole"s and suchlike. This, for me, just feels a little too polished and therefore, whilst it is an okay album, it comes off... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full [...]
This rocks my socks. Teresa Valdez Klein of teresacentric.com was so pissed off with the number of targeted weight loss ads on Facebook that she decided to do something about it. Shelling out $5.00 per day to place her own advertisement, she came up with the above. When clicked, viewers are taken to the Love Your Body Day website.Holly Combe referred to it as 'subvertising', which I think is a great term!It warms my cockles, it really does. What a positive message! And somebody that is actually... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full [...]
This rocks my socks. Teresa Valdez Klein of teresacentric.com was so pissed off with the number of targeted weight loss ads on Facebook that she decided to do something about it. Shelling out $5.00 per day to place her own advertisement, she came up with the above. When clicked, viewers are taken to the Love Your Body Day website.Holly Combe referred to it as 'subvertising', which I think is a great term!It warms my cockles, it really does. What a positive message! And somebody that is actually... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full [...]
This really is the last 'Songs of the Fifty States' post - finishing off with a few songs that encompass many states at once, some of them all 50. The 50 States Song - Sufjan Stevens (you see, that's why Sufjan - pronounced soof-yan FYI - Stevens has not appeared before in this list...there is method to my madness!) Delaware - Perry Como (you'd think that I might have chosen this one for the state of Delaware, but it's so much better here...a fun one) I've Been Everywhere - Hank Snow (Johnny... Please visit Ceci [...]
I haven't forgotten... Alabama - Neil Young Kicking off the list is a demanding job, but Alabama does us proud with lots of songs to choose between (go here for another two...or at least two different versions of the same song). Neil Young takes us in his very capable hands to start proceedings. Lynard Skynard and Sweet Home Alabama were never really seriously entertained. North to Alaska - Johnny Horton Alaska was another state that I tackled over at Star Maker Machine - so head... Please visit Ceci [...]
I haven't forgotten... Alabama - Neil Young Kicking off the list is a demanding job, but Alabama does us proud with lots of songs to choose between (go here for another two...or at least two different versions of the same song). Neil Young takes us in his very capable hands to start proceedings. Lynard Skynard and Sweet Home Alabama were never really seriously entertained. North to Alaska - Johnny Horton Alaska was another state that I tackled over at Star Maker Machine - so head... Please visit Ceci [...]
Over at Star Maker Machine this week we've been tackling state songs; songs, that is, about each of the 50 states of the good ole US of A, as opposed to official state songs. In addition to the posts I made over there, I decided that it would be a good idea to run my own list of all the states...this was perhaps a mistake, because I have just spent about four days scouring my music library, finding songs, making very difficult decisions about what to include and what to cull, and generally... Please visit Ceci N'est [...]
Leslie Feist...check.Monsters...check .Bucket loads of cuteness...check!That is indeed Feist singing her hit 1234 on Sesame Street, with modified lyrics for the kiddies. I, personally, don't think that I have ever enjoyed "counting to four" quite so much! Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full content...the rest of the article, links and downloadable mp3s. And of course to leave a comment! Thank you for subscribing! :o)
As today is Bastille Day, I thought that I would put together a compilation of songs in French (by artists of several nationalities). This task proved more arduous than I initially anticipated, as I simply did not realise quite how many French songs I had in my music library! Therefore, the difficulty came not in finding suitable tracks, but in whittling down their sheer volume! I decided to enforce a 'female singers only' rule (oh, how I love those French ladies!), in order to cut the numbers... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full [...]
New Mexico - K.C. Groves Here's one about The Land of Enchantment, the 47th US state. "Who is K.C. Groves?", I hear you ask. She is one quarter of Uncle Earl...a bloomin' excellent band. Also considered: Jah Wobble's New Mexico Dub. But I decided that, whilst I rather like Jah Wobble, it really does seem to have very little to do with New Mexico, given that there are no words...and it most definitely is not country music. Perhaps it is intended to 'evoke the spirit of New Mexico' or some such... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas [...]
As today is Bastille Day, I thought that I would put together a compilation of songs in French (by artists of several nationalities). This task proved more arduous than I initially anticipated, as I simply did not realise quite how many French songs I had in my music library! Therefore, the difficulty came not in finding suitable tracks, but in whittling down their sheer volume! I decided to enforce a 'female singers only' rule (oh, how I love those French ladies!), in order to cut the numbers... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un Blog for the full [...]
"We came upon your site while perusing the blogosphere and found you had posted some Matt Costa. We're fans of his and wanted to send you music of our own. We're an independent acoustic roots band from Victoria BC, Canada, named 'Jon and Roy' and thought our music might also be up your alley. I'll spare you the hype speech because you must get lots of new music in daily, but I'll leave some links below and a download of the album, as well as a few quick tracks for a quick sample… Quick facts:... Please [...]
Warning: May contain spoilers! I watched the film Fat Girls for the first time a couple of days ago...a film I have wanted to see ever since I first read about it being in production (over a year ago). And, whilst not all its scenes are entirely successful, or necessary for driving the 'plot' forward, I rather enjoyed it as a whole. The story is centred around a high school student named Rodney (Ash Christian who, aged 20, also wrote, directed and co-produced Fat Girls), who thinks of... Please visit Ceci N'est Pas un [...]
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