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Utilizo un bello video del baúl de los videos preferidos de mi hermana….para montar esta nota en mi blog. En el vídeo podréis ver en menos de 3 minutos los rostros más bellos que nos dio el cine clásico….en una fusión de los rostros más bellos, y que en tantos filmes nos han hecho sentir bellos sentimientos.
Espero que disfrutéis de tan bello video….como lo hago yo.
Today is July 4th, America's Independence Day. I have put together a collection of Americana/Roots music as theme. Some artists are not strictly in this genre, and to group them together might be unfair, so I suggest if you like what you read and hear, find out more about them on their respective websites.
Of course, when you think of "America", the one name that really comes to mind is Bruce Springsteen. Since 1973, "The Boss" have been representing the everyman with his American heartland rock music. He's probably best known for his album (and song), "Born in the U.S.A." at the height of his popularity in 1984.
The album tied for "Most Top 10 Songs from One Album" award, alongside Michael Jackson's Thriller and Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, with - count 'em - seven songs: "Dancing in the Dark" , "Cover Me" , "Born in the U.S.A." , "I'm on Fire" , "Glory Days", "I'm Goin' Down" and "My Hometown".
With an amazing string of hit songs, it's actually not surprising that find out that Springsteen's albums consistantly hit #1 on the Billboard charts, with eight #1 albums: The River (1980), Born in the U.S.A. (1984), Live/1975-85 (1986), Tunnel of Love (1987), Greatest Hits (1995), The Rising (2002), Devils & Dust (2005), and Magic (2007). With the exception of Jay-Z, all of the chart-toppers are no longer around (The Beatles, Elvis, and The Rolling Stones), so this is a pretty amazing feat for an all-American New Jersey boy.
By the way, I have never seen Springsteen live, but from watching SNL and reading about it, I get the impression that The Boss and the E Street Band plays an amazing, live show, full of blood, sweat, and tear.
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CORY CHISEL
thewanderingsons.com ♥ myspace.com
The EP I have here is called Cabin Ghosts, and it's listed simply as "Cory Chisel", but I believe the full, and correct, name should be listed as "Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons". There is also no cover art with the EP, so please note that the art that I used to represent them here is not the final CD cover. I tried looking up when the CD will be release, but I couldn't find any details of the details. I am assuming it will be release sometime in 2008 and/or only sold on tour. Listening to the EP, it sounds to me to be very Springsteenesque, especially when Chisel sings out, "The thunder roll, its angry heart, across my shoulders in the dark, maybe I'm losing ground" on "See It My Way". I am also guessing that the EP was recorded live as there's clapping from the audience inbetween the songs, but on some songs, the audio sounds too perfect (you can clearly hear everything, from backup singers to the quiet acoustic guitar). The song I was asked to use is "Home In The Woods", which I can understand as its lyrics and theme is about wanting to escape from the city and live in an isolated cabin in the woods - perfect for an EP called Cabin Ghosts. They are currently on tour with Joshua James. See tour information below.
Jul 16 - The Intersection - Grand Rapids, Michigan
July 17 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 18 - Radio Radio - Indianapolis, Indiana July 19 - Beat Kitchen - Chicago, Illinois July 20 - The Ark - Ann Arbor, Michigan July 22 - Shank Hal - Milwaukee, Wisconsin July 23 - Varsity Theater - Minneapolis, Minnesota July 24 - Waiting Room - Omaha, Nebraska July 25 - The Record Bar - Kansas City, Missouri July 30 - Toad Tavern - Denver, Colorado July 31 - Belly Up - Aspen, Colorado Aug 1 - Club Sound - Salt Lake City, Utah Aug 3 - The Triple Door - Seattle, Washington Aug 4 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, Oregon Aug 5 - Boardwalk - Orangevale, California Aug 6 - Hotel Utah Saloon - San Francisco, California Aug 8 - Casbah - San Diego, California Aug 9 - Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, California Aug 10 - Rhythm Room - Phoenix, Arizona Aug 15 - Lawrence Memorial Chape - Appleton, Wisconsin Sep 13 - Red Rocks Amphitheater - Morrison, Colorado Nov 26 - New American Theater - Rockford, Illinois
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SAMMY WALKER
ramseurrecords.net ♥ myspace.com Sammy Walker is a folk/country singer/songwriter from Georgia (but I think currently in North Carolina?), was briefly popular from 1975 to 1977, with two of the albums on major label, Warner Brothers. It would seem he went into early retirement until 1994 with Old Time Southern Dream. Now, after 14 years since that release, he is back now with Misfit Scarecrow to be released on July 22nd on Ramseur Records. Walker has a very distinctive, southern, and clear, but aging, voice. Some of the melodies and lyrics really made me think of Bob Dylan. Since I don't have Walker's earlier works, I can only imagine what his earlier works might sound just like early Dylan. Walker's songs all tells little timeless stories, all told through the eyes of the protagonist. Sometime that person might be a corpse ("Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone") or a scarecrow ("Misfit Scarecrow") or a farmer ("Proud and Poor"), but they all tell epic tales. I really enjoyed "Another Sad Song About You", a song about running into someone from the past. It goes into great detail describing someone leaning on a lamp post: "a blue scarf around your neck, and a silver charm across your heart". Despite a timeless feel to the song, I did enjoy the modern references, in such lines like: "I heard about your brother, when the Twin Towers came crashing down." The country/blues song, "Someday I'm Gonna Rock and Roll", ends the album with a humourous tone. I get the impression that the song is really about Walker, himself. He must get a lot of people telling him he should do rock and roll, but he scoffs at it.
In case you were wondering why that line is so funny, it's because Rodgers is often considered as the father of country music. |
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FISKUM
fiskum.com ♥ myspace.com
Fiskum is actually from Minneapolis, and his album, Darkness/Fire/Dancing was released late last year. The first time I heard "Tom Waits' Bar And Grill", I thought of Harry Chapin's "Taxi", especially when he sings "and she says 'hi, how'd you been? I saw your call, I stopped on in'". With the title, you can tell that he is giving a little nod to Tom Waits, and, like Waits, paints a story about a chance encounter with an old close friend at a bar & grill. I later read Fiskum got the idea for the song from a short conversation with someone trying to "explain to his new girlfriend why he was seen hanging with his old flame." He wrote notes for each of his song on his music page, and this is for "Tom Waits' Bar & Grill":
There is a
surprise at the end of the album, it's another version of "Winter
Moon". The song looks like a live recording, and it's sung entirely in
Welsh by an uncredited woman. You can find Darkness/Fire/Dancing at your usual location on Amazon and iTunes. |
JOSEPH ARTHUR
josepharthur.com ♥ myspace.com
Peter Gabriel saw something in Joseph Arthur, because he signed Arthur on his record label, Real World. Although he's no longer on Real World, he's releasing a ton of material on his own record label, Lonely Astronaught. Already this year alone these are the EPs that's already released: Could We Survive (Mar 2008), Crazy Rain (Apr 2008), Vagabond Skies (Jun 2008), and Foreign Girls (July 2008). At the rate he's going, he'll probably have three or four EPs released before his album, Temporary People comes out September 16th, 2008. I actually have only two of the EPs, Could We Survive, which seems to have a (anti?) war theme, and his latest, Vagabond Skies. There's something perfectly folk and pop on the lead song, "Slow Me Down", that you should check out. As you can hear on that song, it's not completely traditional folk. Such beat/loop machine can be found in the background of "Pretty Good Company" and "Second Sight". It's also nice to hear Joan Wasser (violins) doing some backup vocals on some songs, I hope she participate more in the upcoming album. I like what he's doing, bundling his limited art prints if you buy two EPs ($20). This is good for hardcore fans to collect his art, while at the same time give the second EP as a gift of music to their friends and family. |
PS, this article took very long to write. There may be a part two later tonight.
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I totally forgot that I had few pieces of aloe vera in the fridge. I got it from Oma (Agek's MIL) when I went to her place with Vivi few days ago.
I read a local on-line article that fresh aloe vera is good and can be used for face mask as it will tighten pores. I just started using it this afternoon, so the result isn't visible yet.
Anyway, I found a funny but ironic 4th e-card :)

China. It's huge, cheap and greedy. But I love its food and I should love my ancestors, too! So, go China! Woohoo :D
How long do you take in the shower?
Submitted by Strive2Be.Normally under 4 minutes, when I wash my hair I turn the taps off while I've got the conditioner in, I've learnt how to be careful with it since we're in drought. Though in saying that, the Gold Coast has heaps of water at the moment and has for a while so we have had our water restrictions eased right back here BUT what really makes me smile is that people are STILL conserving water even though they can use more. I think that's bloody brilliant! :)
We use a spear pump in our garden too so even with strict water restrictions the garden gets plenty of water.
How are you celebrating the 4th of July?
I'm not...it's an American celebration and I'm in Australia, so I've technically been celebrating it with a migraine :(
Today I encountered a relic of India's stereotypes.
I only got two pics, 'cause when he noticed I was taking them, he packed up and ran away.
He had a baby monkey who had to handle the snake as well. Wasn't able to get the monkey in the shot.
He's called a sapera, also the name of his caste. For centuries his ancestors would have entertained people in market squares and at fairs. Or they would have been called to extricate snakes from people's houses. They were revered as the men who had power over the serpent.
Not so much now. Snake charming and charmers are illegal in India. This guy is probably the last in his family to take up this profession.
There are many problems with this picture. For one, the element of animal cruelty that caused the act to be outlawed in the first place. The snakes barely last two weeks.They're defanged and denied food to keep them in a state akin to a drunken stupor. Which is why the monkey could play with it so easily. Then there's the monkey...
Two, when the law came in, the sapera community didn't really have other options of employment.This was all they knew. And while some managed to find alternatives and others were lucky enough to be recruited by snake protection and rehabilitation programmes, some like this old man still cling to an unsustainable way of life.
Three, people see his dilapidated state, feel the normal human feeling of pity and offer him money. And the problem continues. He always lives from meal to meal.
Circle of life and all that. Cruel, but perpetuated by pity. But is it really pity if he continues to live like this?
I've had a migraine for a couple of days which means I'm not on the computer as much but I've got some dvd's to watch (I know that's not a good alternative, but I can lay in bed and watch them and doze off when I have to)...so I thought I'd share what I've got here.
- 27 Dresses
- Death At A Funeral
- You, Me and Dupree
- Mean Girls
- P.S. I Love You
- The Bucket List
- V For Vendetta
- Zodiac
- Date Movie
- Memoirs Of A Geisha
- Into The Wild
- Definitely, Maybe
- Music & Lyrics
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