Thursday, 2 February 2012
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Christmas Wish - STACIE ORRICO
This is the best Christmas
song I've ever listened, though it is not the right time.....
Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine (2000), which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.
After her first album she signed to a new record label, Virgin Records, and started to record her self-titled album Stacie Orrico (2003). The album, which debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 200, was certified gold with over 500,000 sales in the U.S. The first single "Stuck" reached number No. 52 on Billboard Hot 100, but worldwide a bigger success. Her second single "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her self-titled album has achieved sales worldwide of over 3.5 million. In the same year, she made her first television appearance as an actress in two episodes of American Dreams.
She lost her label ForeFront Records in 2005 after 7 years and decided to concentrate on her music career and began writing her third album, Beautiful Awakening (2006). The first single "I'm Not Missing You" was released in August 2006. The second single, "So Simple", is the last single from her third album which never charted in the U.S.
Stacie Joy Orrico (born March 3, 1986) is a Contemporary Christian and R&B singer-songwriter and occasional actress. In 1998, she signed to ForeFront Records when she was 12 years old, and recorded her first album Genuine (2000), which sold 13,000 in the first week of release.
After her first album she signed to a new record label, Virgin Records, and started to record her self-titled album Stacie Orrico (2003). The album, which debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 200, was certified gold with over 500,000 sales in the U.S. The first single "Stuck" reached number No. 52 on Billboard Hot 100, but worldwide a bigger success. Her second single "(There's Gotta Be) More to Life" debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her self-titled album has achieved sales worldwide of over 3.5 million. In the same year, she made her first television appearance as an actress in two episodes of American Dreams.
She lost her label ForeFront Records in 2005 after 7 years and decided to concentrate on her music career and began writing her third album, Beautiful Awakening (2006). The first single "I'm Not Missing You" was released in August 2006. The second single, "So Simple", is the last single from her third album which never charted in the U.S.
Christmas Wish | |
STACIE ORRICO Christmas Wish (2003 Japanese
promotional sample 8-track CD EP - released in 2001 for her domestic market,
this edition was released a few years later for her Japanese fans, and is a
great holiday release, featuring renditions of White Christmas, O Come All Ye
Faithful and O Holy Night, plus 2 exclusive Japanese bonus tracks: The Christmas
Song and What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Included in this set is a
promotional post-card of Stacie, complete with a facsimilie message to her
Japanese fans. Sample stamped disc is issued in a promo-stickered picture
sleeve, which in turn is housed in a promo-stickered slip case, complete with
matching obi-strip - a great edition of this seasonal release
VJCP-68620)Tracklisting & More Information1. Love Came Down 2. Christmas Wish 3. O Holy Night 4. What Child Is This 5. O Come All Ye Faithful 6. White Christmas 7. The Christmas Song - Japanese Bonus Track 8. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Japanese Bonus Track Reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ymry41VZT0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stacie_Orrico http://991.com/Buy/ProductInformation.aspx?StockNumber=480758&PrinterFriendly=1 | |
Wavin' Flag
"Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour. The song was a global hit, reaching the top ten in 19 charts around the world and was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, hosted by South Africa. The English version was released as "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" by K'naan. A version of the song featuring will.i.am and David Guetta was targeted for international release. Many other bilingual and country-specific versions were released. A remake of the song by an ad hoc supergroup of Canadian artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti, became a charity single in Canada.
The original single of "Wavin' Flag" appeared originally on his album Troubadour. The single reached #2 on the Canadian Hot 100 as the third official single from the album, which was produced by Kerry Brothers, Jr. and Bruno Mars. K'naan first performed the song acoustically live on Q TV, where he gave viewers a preview of Troubadour prior to its release.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
In Time
By 2161, genetic alteration has allowed humanity to stop aging at 25 but people are required to earn more time after turning 25 or die within a year. 'Living time', which can be transferred among individuals, has replaced money and its availability is displayed on an implant on people's lower arm. When that clock reaches zero, one dies instantly. Society is divided by social class living in specialized towns called 'Time Zones'. The poor live in the ghettos of Dayton, where youth predominates, and must work each day to earn a few more hours of life, which they must also use to pay for everyday necessities. The rich live in the luxurious city-like town called New Greenwich, in which the middle-aged and elderly predominate. They drive fast electric cars, and can live for centuries.
Beach Spike (film)
Beach Spike i
s a 2011 Hong Kong film directed by Tony Tang. The film involves a female beach volleyball teams with martial arts skills. It has a proposed cast of veteran actors Bolo Yeung and Ronald Cheng along with the female leads of Theresa Fu, Chrissie Chau, Phoenix Chou and Ankie Beike.
In Hong Kong's Paradise Cove Sharon and Rachel work at a restaurant of their kung fu master uncle Tao while taking on rivals in beach volleyball matches. The wealthy Bu family has plans to have the beach made into a playground for the rich and getting rid of the youth at the beach. Mrs. Bu's two Eurasian daughters, Natalie and Phoenix (Phoenix Valen) challenge Sharon and Rachel to a volleyball match which Natalie and Phoenix win. Phoenix and Natalie give Rachel and Sharon a challenge: if the two local girls enter and win the upcoming All Hong Kong Women’s Volleyball tournament, Mrs. Bu will revise her plans to further develop the area. Sharon and Rachel feel they don't have a chance to win the tournament. Their uncle then Tao teaches the girls kung fu skills that they apply to volleyball.
Watch Film: Beach Spike
Resources:
s a 2011 Hong Kong film directed by Tony Tang. The film involves a female beach volleyball teams with martial arts skills. It has a proposed cast of veteran actors Bolo Yeung and Ronald Cheng along with the female leads of Theresa Fu, Chrissie Chau, Phoenix Chou and Ankie Beike.In Hong Kong's Paradise Cove Sharon and Rachel work at a restaurant of their kung fu master uncle Tao while taking on rivals in beach volleyball matches. The wealthy Bu family has plans to have the beach made into a playground for the rich and getting rid of the youth at the beach. Mrs. Bu's two Eurasian daughters, Natalie and Phoenix (Phoenix Valen) challenge Sharon and Rachel to a volleyball match which Natalie and Phoenix win. Phoenix and Natalie give Rachel and Sharon a challenge: if the two local girls enter and win the upcoming All Hong Kong Women’s Volleyball tournament, Mrs. Bu will revise her plans to further develop the area. Sharon and Rachel feel they don't have a chance to win the tournament. Their uncle then Tao teaches the girls kung fu skills that they apply to volleyball.
Watch Film: Beach Spike
Resources:
- ^ http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/logan-runs-with-expanding-production-role. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ http://www.bxe-productions.com/main/2010/beach-spike/. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ http://www.timeout.com.hk/film/features/43747/chrissie-chau.html. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
- ^ http://www.fdc.gov.hk/en/press/press_20100805.htm. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/beach-spike-puts-on-a-wrap. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
The Viral Factor
The Viral Factor is a 2012 Hong Kong film directed by Dante Lam and starring Chou Ja and Nicholas Tse. The supporting cast includes Lin Prng, Bai Bing, Andy On, Carl Ng, Liu Kai-chi and Elaine Jin and the Stage comba action director is hin Kar-lok. Production started in March 2011 and it was released in January 17, and it will be realeased in Januray 26 in Sydney/. 2012.Jay Chou stated that this will be his last action film.
On a mission to protect a scientist who has stolen a copy of the smallpox virus, Sean betrays his team of police officers in order to get the virus so he can mutate it into a biological weapon, develop a vaccine and sell it to a corrupt pharmaceutical company. The failed mission leaves Jon Man injured and his girlfriend Ice dead. With two weeks to live, he decides to spend his remaining days with his mother who tells him that he has a long lost brother, Man Yeung whom she left behind with his father, Man Tin. Jon decides to track Yeung down in Malaysia but upon arrival, he discovers that Yeung has become a wanted felon and is part of the plot orchestrated by Sean. Jon is drawn into the conflict, only to protect his family but to ensure his brother does not go further down the road of unrighteousness and to take down Sean's operation for good.
Watch the film: The Viral Factor
Resources:
^ http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/m/2011-03-19/03053258019.shtml. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2012-01-17/01153535851.shtml. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
^ http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5707000. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
^ "KL date for Hong Kong film". The Malay Mail. http://www.mmail.com.my/content/70664-kl-date-hong-kong-film. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ The Sun, Malaysia. January 19, 2011. http://www.thesundaily.my/news/271373. Retrieved January
The time of my life
The song is the winner out of thousands of entries for the 2008 American Idol Songwriter's Competition, and was written by Regie Hamm. It was released as Cook's first single exclusively on iTunes on May 22, 2008. The next day, it was made available at all digital retailers. The song was sent to the radio stations following the end of the airing of American Idol finale in Hawaii. As of November 2008, the single has sold 980,000 units. This song was also used for a Viennese Waltz on So You Think You Can Dance season 4, performed by Courtney G. and Mark.
On the 2008 ESPY's the song was used. The song was also used at the end of 2008 Summer Olympics Games opening ceremon on August 8, 2008 by NBC to recap the events that took place during the opening ceremonies. It has also been used throughout the Olympics to recap the days victories for the United States.
In June 2009, in the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, the Llanview school chorus sung the song.
All Out Of Love
[Chorus:] I 'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you I know you were right believing for so long I 'm all out of love, what am I without you I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong
I want you to come back and carry me home Away from this long lonely nights I'm reaching for you, are you feeling it too Does the feeling seem oh so right And what would you say if I called on you now And said that I can't hold on There's no easy way, it gets harder each day Please love me or I'll be gone, I'll be gone
[Chorus:] I 'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you I know you were right believing for so long I 'm all out of love, what am I without you I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong
Oh, what are you thinking of? What are you thinking of? Oh, what are you thinking of? What are you thinking of?
[Chorus: 3x] I 'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you I know you were right believing for so long I 'm all out of love, what am I without you I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong
Monday, 23 January 2012
Initial D (film)
PLOTTaking place in the prefecture in Japan, the film concerns a young delivery driver named Takumi Fujiwara, trained from a young age and way before he could drive to deliver tofu to the peak of Mt Akina and unknown. He had been trained to an incredible level of skill in taking on the five hairpin corners plus using the gutter techniques of Mt. Akina . The film chronicles his evolution from an uninterested delivery boy into a hardened racer, also showing how he learns techniques of racing without affecting his delivery load.
Takumi
drives his father, Bunta Fujiwara's GT-APEX which is seemingly unmodified but is perfectly suited for the downhill corners of Mt. Akina, which gains the attention of local street racers all across the prefecture. Some ultimately challenge Takumi to races on Akina's downhill, including Takeshi Nakazato who leads the NightKids team. Ryosuke Takahashi, leader of the RedSuns team and a driver of the (FC) helps out Takumi along the way by giving him advice and teaching him about car mechanics. Takumi agrees to race Ryosuke in three weeks.
While following the path of a street racer, Takumi must deal with his alcoholic father and his girlfriend Natsuki Mori who's with an older man| at a love hotel for two weeks as he takes on more difficult challenges.
With all the talk on Takumi's AE86, Takumi's close friend Itsuki Tachibana buys a new car after gets totalled. He wounds up buying but swindled (mentioned by Itsuki's father) getting a faulty AE86 instead. Takumi was lured by Itsuki to teach driving down Mt Akina, but halfway through, a member from the Emperor Team taunts them and almost made them crash, which makes Takumi angry and successfully getting back at the Emperor Team's racer, where his IV crashed.
Takumi thus gains more fame, but the Emperor Team is mad. Afterward, his AE86 apparently breaks down mechanically after being bothered from a racer in the Emperor Team as payback, which led to Bunta dropping a new TRD 20-valve SilverTop racing engine and modifying the car. Takumi tests his new car, but is not used to the new mechanics, until Bunta teaches him how to drive right, he becomes ready.
Though, Takumi is bothered by Natsuki's absence, and despite a fight between Itsuki and him where Itsuki claimed he saw Natsuki coming out of a love hotel with her older partner and he impulsively declares Natsuki a slut (but apologizes eventually), Takumi suspects something amiss about her. When Ryousuke and Takeshi arrive to pick him up for their duel, Takumi follows, but he briefly sees Natsuki with her older partner, which seemingly confirms what Itsuki saw.
At last the showdown on the Emperor Team, Ryosuke and Takumi race along with the racer from the Emperor Team, Kyouichi. Ryousuke and Takumi handle their common opponent from the Emperor Team and work together. The Emperor Team loses when Kyouichi swerves to avoid hitting another car and refused to listen to advice. The race then leaves only Takumi and Ryosuke where they take each other on. In the midst, Bunta explains the factors on Takumi's chances to win, and finally Takumi succeeds to win the event by beating Ryousuke at the last hairpin turn with the new car's mechanics that he learned.
After the race, at a convenience store Ryosuke offers Takumi a chance on a racing team composed of expert racers, on which Takumi has been undecided. Until he discovers his girlfriend being dropped off by the older partner he confirms the suspicions of her and he runs away from her, but she kept running towards him. Outrunning Natsuki and back to his car where he tearfully drives away, he is upset and their relationship ends with Natsuki regretfully crying. In the end Takumi apologizes to Itsuki and he joins Ryousuke's team as the film ends.
WATCH THE FILM: INITIAL D
RESOURCE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_D_%28film%29
Takumi
drives his father, Bunta Fujiwara's GT-APEX which is seemingly unmodified but is perfectly suited for the downhill corners of Mt. Akina, which gains the attention of local street racers all across the prefecture. Some ultimately challenge Takumi to races on Akina's downhill, including Takeshi Nakazato who leads the NightKids team. Ryosuke Takahashi, leader of the RedSuns team and a driver of the (FC) helps out Takumi along the way by giving him advice and teaching him about car mechanics. Takumi agrees to race Ryosuke in three weeks.While following the path of a street racer, Takumi must deal with his alcoholic father and his girlfriend Natsuki Mori who's with an older man| at a love hotel for two weeks as he takes on more difficult challenges.
With all the talk on Takumi's AE86, Takumi's close friend Itsuki Tachibana buys a new car after gets totalled. He wounds up buying but swindled (mentioned by Itsuki's father) getting a faulty AE86 instead. Takumi was lured by Itsuki to teach driving down Mt Akina, but halfway through, a member from the Emperor Team taunts them and almost made them crash, which makes Takumi angry and successfully getting back at the Emperor Team's racer, where his IV crashed.
Takumi thus gains more fame, but the Emperor Team is mad. Afterward, his AE86 apparently breaks down mechanically after being bothered from a racer in the Emperor Team as payback, which led to Bunta dropping a new TRD 20-valve SilverTop racing engine and modifying the car. Takumi tests his new car, but is not used to the new mechanics, until Bunta teaches him how to drive right, he becomes ready.
Though, Takumi is bothered by Natsuki's absence, and despite a fight between Itsuki and him where Itsuki claimed he saw Natsuki coming out of a love hotel with her older partner and he impulsively declares Natsuki a slut (but apologizes eventually), Takumi suspects something amiss about her. When Ryousuke and Takeshi arrive to pick him up for their duel, Takumi follows, but he briefly sees Natsuki with her older partner, which seemingly confirms what Itsuki saw.
At last the showdown on the Emperor Team, Ryosuke and Takumi race along with the racer from the Emperor Team, Kyouichi. Ryousuke and Takumi handle their common opponent from the Emperor Team and work together. The Emperor Team loses when Kyouichi swerves to avoid hitting another car and refused to listen to advice. The race then leaves only Takumi and Ryosuke where they take each other on. In the midst, Bunta explains the factors on Takumi's chances to win, and finally Takumi succeeds to win the event by beating Ryousuke at the last hairpin turn with the new car's mechanics that he learned.
After the race, at a convenience store Ryosuke offers Takumi a chance on a racing team composed of expert racers, on which Takumi has been undecided. Until he discovers his girlfriend being dropped off by the older partner he confirms the suspicions of her and he runs away from her, but she kept running towards him. Outrunning Natsuki and back to his car where he tearfully drives away, he is upset and their relationship ends with Natsuki regretfully crying. In the end Takumi apologizes to Itsuki and he joins Ryousuke's team as the film ends.
WATCH THE FILM: INITIAL D
RESOURCE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_D_%28film%29
secret ( Film 2007)
Secret (不能說的秘密; 不能说的秘密; Bùnéng shuō de mìmì; literally "The Secret That Cannot Be Told"). It is the feature film of musician jay zhou, who also stars as the male lead and co-wrote the movie.
The film was released by JVR Music on 13 August 2007.
In 2007 it received six nominations at the 44th and won Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year, Best Original Song for "不能說的祕密" (Secret) by Chou and Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Best Asian Film in 2008.
Ye Xianglun (a music student majoring in piano, transfers to Tamkang (Danjiang) Secondary School. It is a school famous for musically talented students, especially in piano. On the first day of school, as he wanders through the piano building, he hears a mysterious melody being played that leads him to Lu Xiaoyu , another piano major. When he asks her about the song she was playing, she tells him that it is a secret that cannot be told. The two develop a relationship that is clouded in mystery. When Xianglun tells Xiaoyu about the demolition of the piano building on graduation day, she teaches him the mysterious song.
However, when a mis-passed note leads to Xianglun accidentally kissing another student Qing Yi , Xiaoyu disappears for five months, only to return on graduation day and mysteriously disappear again. Xianglun asks around and discovers from Xiaoyu's mother and his father that Xiaoyu was actually a student from the class of 1979, who graduated 20 years ago. His father tells him she claimed she traveled forward in time to the present with the help of a piano piece called "Secret" that she played on an old piano in the piano building. She had fallen in love with Xianglun, but the only barrier is that, in the present, the first person she sees on each trip is the only person that can see her.
When Xiaoyu saw Qing Yi kiss Xianglun, she returned to her normal time. During her absence at home, her story spread and everyone believed that she was mentally ill. Remembering that the piano room would be destroyed on graduation day of 1999, she tried to see Xianglun one last time, but she spotted Xianglun wearing Qing Yi's bracelet. Believing that Xianglun now belonged to Qing Yi, Xiaoyu returns to her own time with a heavy heart. Due to anwhile writing on her desk trying to leave a message to the boy she loves, Xiaoyu dies. Xianglun sees the writing on the desk and desperately tries to write back using but when he gets no response he rushes to Xiaoyu's house only to find her room empty. Xiaoyu's mother finally recognises Xianglun as the boy her daughter had drawn a picture of twenty years before and Xianglun learns the truth about her time travels.
After finally learning of Xiaoyu's story, Xianglun realizes that the piece that she taught him was "Secret", which had the power to take the pianist forward or backward in time depending on the tempo at which it is played. He rushes off to the piano room, which is about to be torn down. Xianglun's father retrieves the manuscript of the musical piece that Xiaoyu had given to him for safekeeping, then realises that Xiaoyu had written a secret message for Xianglun. Meanwhile, Xianglun enters the piano building and as the demolition begins, Xianglun starts to play "Secret" from memory, recalling something Xiaoyu told him while teaching him the piece: "I always play it that fast when I go back". Just before the piano room is completely destroyed, Xianglun travels back to 1979. He sees Xiaoyu, and she sees him and smiles. The last scene is when the 1979 Tamkang (Danjiang) Secondary School graduation picture is taken, in which Xianglun and Xiaoyu are present. As the old piano and the piano building have been destroyed, Xianglun stays forever in the past with Xiaoyu.
Film Clip here: secret 2007
source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_(2007_film)
The film was released by JVR Music on 13 August 2007.
In 2007 it received six nominations at the 44th and won Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year, Best Original Song for "不能說的祕密" (Secret) by Chou and Best Visual Effects. It was also nominated for Best Asian Film in 2008.
Ye Xianglun (a music student majoring in piano, transfers to Tamkang (Danjiang) Secondary School. It is a school famous for musically talented students, especially in piano. On the first day of school, as he wanders through the piano building, he hears a mysterious melody being played that leads him to Lu Xiaoyu , another piano major. When he asks her about the song she was playing, she tells him that it is a secret that cannot be told. The two develop a relationship that is clouded in mystery. When Xianglun tells Xiaoyu about the demolition of the piano building on graduation day, she teaches him the mysterious song.
However, when a mis-passed note leads to Xianglun accidentally kissing another student Qing Yi , Xiaoyu disappears for five months, only to return on graduation day and mysteriously disappear again. Xianglun asks around and discovers from Xiaoyu's mother and his father that Xiaoyu was actually a student from the class of 1979, who graduated 20 years ago. His father tells him she claimed she traveled forward in time to the present with the help of a piano piece called "Secret" that she played on an old piano in the piano building. She had fallen in love with Xianglun, but the only barrier is that, in the present, the first person she sees on each trip is the only person that can see her.
When Xiaoyu saw Qing Yi kiss Xianglun, she returned to her normal time. During her absence at home, her story spread and everyone believed that she was mentally ill. Remembering that the piano room would be destroyed on graduation day of 1999, she tried to see Xianglun one last time, but she spotted Xianglun wearing Qing Yi's bracelet. Believing that Xianglun now belonged to Qing Yi, Xiaoyu returns to her own time with a heavy heart. Due to anwhile writing on her desk trying to leave a message to the boy she loves, Xiaoyu dies. Xianglun sees the writing on the desk and desperately tries to write back using but when he gets no response he rushes to Xiaoyu's house only to find her room empty. Xiaoyu's mother finally recognises Xianglun as the boy her daughter had drawn a picture of twenty years before and Xianglun learns the truth about her time travels.
After finally learning of Xiaoyu's story, Xianglun realizes that the piece that she taught him was "Secret", which had the power to take the pianist forward or backward in time depending on the tempo at which it is played. He rushes off to the piano room, which is about to be torn down. Xianglun's father retrieves the manuscript of the musical piece that Xiaoyu had given to him for safekeeping, then realises that Xiaoyu had written a secret message for Xianglun. Meanwhile, Xianglun enters the piano building and as the demolition begins, Xianglun starts to play "Secret" from memory, recalling something Xiaoyu told him while teaching him the piece: "I always play it that fast when I go back". Just before the piano room is completely destroyed, Xianglun travels back to 1979. He sees Xiaoyu, and she sees him and smiles. The last scene is when the 1979 Tamkang (Danjiang) Secondary School graduation picture is taken, in which Xianglun and Xiaoyu are present. As the old piano and the piano building have been destroyed, Xianglun stays forever in the past with Xiaoyu.
Film Clip here: secret 2007
source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_(2007_film)
Issue NO.3 Sydney Bands Around you
In 2004 Wolfmother began appearing at several high profile music events, such as Homebake and the Big Day Out. They also released their debut self-titled EP through Modular Recordings.
In 2005 the band made their way to Los Angeles, working alongside producer Dave Sardy (of Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Marilyn Manson, and Oasis fame) to record their self-titled debut album, released in October 2005.
In 2006 Wolfmother dominated the Australian Recording Industry Association awards (ARIAs), taking Best Breakthrough Album, Best Rock Album, and Best Group.
In August 2008, after headlining the Splendour in the Grass festival in Byron Bay, Australia, bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett resigned, leaving just singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale. Andrew planned to find new musicians before recording another album.
From February 2009 the new line up appeared in two secret gigs under the name Whitefeather. The band officially consists of Dave Atkins on drums, Ian Peres on bass and organ, and Aidan Nemeth as the surprise fourth member and a new guitarist. The new line up’s first album, Cosmic Egg, was released in 2009.
Korean Pop
Hey guys, I want to introduce my favorite music video to you all.
The song is Katy perry's ET, and the character in this video is Kim
Jaejoong (@mjjeje on Twitter).
According to wikipedia, Kim
Jaejoong (Korean: 김재중, Japanese: ジェジュン (Jejung); born on January 26, 1986 as Han Jaejun),
also known by his stage name Hero, is a Korean
singer-songwriter, actor, and director.
Best known as a member of the Korean
pop group JYJ and one of the original members of TVXQ, he has branched
out to act in dramas including Sunao ni
Narenakute and Protect the
Boss and in films such as Heaven's Postman. He was also the
Executive Director for JYJ's 2011 Worldwide Tour and the 2011 LG Whisen Rhythmic
All Stars.
Kim is quite famous for his attractive appearance in Asian
countries and also for his touching voice. I was addicted to him on about 2004
till now. I was attracted by his handsomeness at the very beginning, but then I
found he is very talented and humourous. Just as the lyrics of this song "
You're from a whole other world, a different dimension. You open my eyes. And
I'm ready to go. Lead me into the light", he is so perfect to some girls and
seems like an alien comes from another space.
As I introduced above, this
is a fan-made music video. Specifically, this is a collection of Kim's sexy
scenes from other media, and I like it very much. Tell me If you guys feel
uncomfortable about some of the pictures, I'd like to make some changes for
you.
Reference:
Up (Film)
up-animated film
Up is a 2009 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and presented in Disney Digital 3-D. The film premiered on May 29, 2009 in North America and opened the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first animated and 3D film to do so.
The film centers on an elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen and an earnest young Wilderness Explorer named Russell who fly to South America by floating in a house. The film has received universal critical acclaim, with a rating of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes (the best reviewed wide-released film of 2009 on the site), and grossed over $731 million worldwide,making it Pixar's third-most commercially successful film, behind Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo.
Young Carl Fredricksen is a shy, quiet boy who idolizes renowned explorer Charles F. Muntz. He is saddened to learn, however, that Muntz has been accused of fabricating the skeleton of a giant bird he had claimed to have discovered in Paradise Falls, Venezuela, South America. Muntz vows to return there to capture one alive. One day, Carl befriends an energetic and somewhat eccentric tomboy named Ellie, who is also a Muntz fan. She confides to Carl her desire to move her "clubhouse"—an abandoned house in the neighborhood—to a cliff overlooking Paradise Falls, making him promise to help her. Carl and Ellie eventually get married and grow old together in the restored house, working as a toy balloon vendor and a zookeeper, respectively. Unable to have children, they repeatedly pool their savings for a trip to Paradise Falls, but end up spending it on more pressing needs. An elderly Carl finally arranges for the trip, but Ellie suddenly becomes ill and dies, leaving him alone.
Up is a 2009 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures and presented in Disney Digital 3-D. The film premiered on May 29, 2009 in North America and opened the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first animated and 3D film to do so.
The film centers on an elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen and an earnest young Wilderness Explorer named Russell who fly to South America by floating in a house. The film has received universal critical acclaim, with a rating of 98% on Rotten Tomatoes (the best reviewed wide-released film of 2009 on the site), and grossed over $731 million worldwide,making it Pixar's third-most commercially successful film, behind Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo.
Young Carl Fredricksen is a shy, quiet boy who idolizes renowned explorer Charles F. Muntz. He is saddened to learn, however, that Muntz has been accused of fabricating the skeleton of a giant bird he had claimed to have discovered in Paradise Falls, Venezuela, South America. Muntz vows to return there to capture one alive. One day, Carl befriends an energetic and somewhat eccentric tomboy named Ellie, who is also a Muntz fan. She confides to Carl her desire to move her "clubhouse"—an abandoned house in the neighborhood—to a cliff overlooking Paradise Falls, making him promise to help her. Carl and Ellie eventually get married and grow old together in the restored house, working as a toy balloon vendor and a zookeeper, respectively. Unable to have children, they repeatedly pool their savings for a trip to Paradise Falls, but end up spending it on more pressing needs. An elderly Carl finally arranges for the trip, but Ellie suddenly becomes ill and dies, leaving him alone.
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Issue No.2 Sydney Bands Around You
Mercy Arms (Band)
Hi Guys. Today I keep introduce you another awesome Sydney rock band
Check this (Listen to them !) before you continue to read : Mercy Arms
Mercy Arms were a band from Sydney, Australia. They were together 2005-2009, in which time they released 1 Ep and 1 Lp in Australia.
2006 saw the band tour Australia with The Strokes, record two tracks with Dave Sitek from TV on the Radio(unreleased), and sign with Capitol Records in the US. However, the deal would be short-lived, and within months the band were dropped from Capitol, following its merger with Virgin. The band toured with the Pixies, Editors, Cut Copy, Wolf & Cub and the Horrors, and played at the Sydney and Gold Coast legs of theV Festival. The band's first release, the Kept Low EP, was recorded at Mixmaster Studios in Adelaide, Australia with Nic Littlemore and Peter Mayes producing, better known as PNAU. The Ep was released through Levity in Australia, a label A+R'd by Todd Wagstaff, and funded by Levi Jeans.
In 2008 the band recorded and released their debut self-titled LP. It was produced by Tony Cohen (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) and mixed by Tony Espie (The Avalanches) mastered by David Walker at Stepford Audio Melbourne. It was recorded at Linear Recording Studios in Sydney, New South Wales and Sing Sing Studio's in Melbourne, Victoria. The record was released through MGM distribution.
In 2009, following touring on the Big Day Out in 2009, the band went their separate ways. Other groups and projects involving Mercy Arms members include FLRL (Fashion Launches Rocket Launches), started by Kirin J. Callinan & Julian Sudek with Jono Ma of Lost Valentinos & Daniel Stricker of Midnight Juggernauts, Kirin performing solo as Kirin J. Callinan and in Jack Ladder's band, Julian Sudek in Pineapple Head, and Ash Moss in Dark Bells.
Reference :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Arms
Mercy Arms were a band from Sydney, Australia. They were together 2005-2009, in which time they released 1 Ep and 1 Lp in Australia.
History
The band was named after a welfare centre in Sydney's suburb of Waterloo. However, other than Moore, all of the band were from Sydney's Northern Beaches. Moore met Callinan & Sudek in early 2005. The band really came into being after Ash Moss joined on bass guitar, shortly after the band's inception taking over bass duties from Moore's schoolfriend Alex Coutts. December 2005, saw Todd Wagstaff (The Vines, Empire of the Sun) become the group's manager.2006 saw the band tour Australia with The Strokes, record two tracks with Dave Sitek from TV on the Radio(unreleased), and sign with Capitol Records in the US. However, the deal would be short-lived, and within months the band were dropped from Capitol, following its merger with Virgin. The band toured with the Pixies, Editors, Cut Copy, Wolf & Cub and the Horrors, and played at the Sydney and Gold Coast legs of theV Festival. The band's first release, the Kept Low EP, was recorded at Mixmaster Studios in Adelaide, Australia with Nic Littlemore and Peter Mayes producing, better known as PNAU. The Ep was released through Levity in Australia, a label A+R'd by Todd Wagstaff, and funded by Levi Jeans.
In 2008 the band recorded and released their debut self-titled LP. It was produced by Tony Cohen (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) and mixed by Tony Espie (The Avalanches) mastered by David Walker at Stepford Audio Melbourne. It was recorded at Linear Recording Studios in Sydney, New South Wales and Sing Sing Studio's in Melbourne, Victoria. The record was released through MGM distribution.
In 2009, following touring on the Big Day Out in 2009, the band went their separate ways. Other groups and projects involving Mercy Arms members include FLRL (Fashion Launches Rocket Launches), started by Kirin J. Callinan & Julian Sudek with Jono Ma of Lost Valentinos & Daniel Stricker of Midnight Juggernauts, Kirin performing solo as Kirin J. Callinan and in Jack Ladder's band, Julian Sudek in Pineapple Head, and Ash Moss in Dark Bells.
Members
- Thom Moore - Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, Hair.
- Kirin J. Callinan – Guitar, Soundscapes, Vocals & Astaire.
- Ash Moss – Bass Guitar, Jackets.
- Julian Sudek – Drums + Various Percussion, Skateboards
Reference :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Arms
Issue No.1 Sydney Bands Around you
Hi guys. Welcome to you all !
Today is the first day and I am happy to be the first to introduce my favourate music to you. So the topic of today is, looking around you and get think about the independent music of Sydney. I know some the best sydney-based musician or artist are hidden, and that is exactly the reason that Why I wanna tell you all about it!
Issue No.1 Jack Ladder & Dreamlanders
Before you read, go listen first !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CviqQkJ1Q0
Jack Ladder certainly doesn't like to make the same record twice. His third album, Hurtsville, is a far cry from the Motown swagger of second album Love Is Gone, just as the latter was a stylistic leap from the lighter, sparserNot Worth Waiting For. His shift from blues-rock to goth-rock has swung the balance between Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave further in the direction of Cave, there's no question there; when I heard the single Cold Feet on the radio, I thought it was Nick Cave. But there's still a fair whack of Cohen (Blinded by Love), Springsteen (the title track) and even The Cramps covering Depeche Mode'sPersonal Jesus ( Position Vacant).
But there's still a whole lot of Jack Ladder too. Hurtsville comes as a pleasant surprise after a dreadful Golden Plains performance that, in retrospect, seems to have been some sort of deconstructive transition between two contrasting styles. The sweeping, epic sound of this album is a great fit for his booming voice and the Dreamlanders (Laurence Pike, Kirin J Callinan and Donny Benét) provide a masterfully moody backdrop.
Ladder's lyrics have a streak of black humour that helps to level out some of the gloom but sometimes we just get bad puns ('I want to make like a tree and... leave' from the otherwise sublime Cold Feet) and sometime they're just a bit strange ('Now lumberjacks go deep-sea diving in wet dreams', Short Memory).
While he successfully captures a mood and pays tribute to a particular era in musical history, most of the songs lack a bit of theLove Is Gone soul. However, Ladder goes a fair way to redressing the balance with the spectral closing ballad Giving Up The Giving Up .
The chameleon-like Ladder continues to thrill, frustrate and intrigue. Despite all the twists and turns that isn't likely to change.
Best track: Cold Feet
(Resource: http://www.beat.com.au/music/jack-ladder-dreamlanders-hurtsville)
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Welcome To Our Music & Film Daily Blog
Welcome to Our Music & Film Blog:
Today, is the birthday of our Music & Film blog. From today, we will introduce the music and film that what we like, or what we think that people may interest to you everyday !
Alright ! Let start it .
The first thing I am going to introduce is about our blog layout.
The basic idea of
this layout is small gadgets on the left and posts on the right.
Apart
from the basic gadgets like Followers (Follow by Twitter),About Me, Blog
Archive, I added three more useful and interesting applications -
Total page views, Fish Game, and Follow by Email.
The Total page
views can reflect how popular our blog is, and the design is very cool.
The
Fish game is quite lovely. Visitors can have more fun while enjoying the
fantastic music and films.
Follow
by email can helps visitors without a twitter account get our latest
posts at the first time through their email.
I
also chose a warm picture as the background of our blog. Visitors will feel
peaceful when reading our posts and it is easier to step into the world of
music and movies.
The
color of texts is mainly in black. That is formal and fits well with the
background color. Light tan background can well reflect black words, and it is
easy for visitors to read and also good for your eyes.
The
fonts of titles are quite different from the texts. The titles are eye-catching and convenient for
users to find posts they are interested in.
Those
are all the basic ideas about the design of our blog. Enjoy our music and
films.
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Plot
By chance, a carnivorous Tyranosaurus Rex named Hatu is raised by herbivorous dinosaur Maiasaura. As Hatu grows bigger and bigger, his size starts to place his friends in fear. Finally, Hatu realizes who he is and leaves his home.Hatu decides to live alone, but one day, Hatu comes across a baby Ankylosaurus dinosaur. Hatu says out loud "Rawr! You look delicious" and opens his mouth to eat the baby dinosaur, but suddenly the baby dinosaur says "Dad! Is my name Umasou?" (which means literally looks delicious). Hatu is embarrassed and pretends to be Umasou's father. Day by day Hatu's mind expands like a father.
Cast (voice)
Trailer
Freelance writer Brian Switek said that the film was one of the strangest and "most adorable" dinosaur films he has seen.
The "You Are Umasou" movie is awesome and adorable! I never thought that a children anime is so cute in Japanese animation movie.
Reference:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZvhJ-IqGvs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_Umasou