Weekly Read - Feb. 05
Current mood: calm
Category: Writing and Poetry
I'm in the mood for another coffee table book...
A friend of mine gave me for my Birthday one of the installments of a film poster collection by Evergreen Publishers, and collected by Tony Nourmand and Graham Marsh.
He gave me the Horror one, and its just fantastic! Sir Christopher Frayling gives the foreword of this book, and makes for a very useful short story to all of them guys that haven't been initiated into the wonderful world of Horror Films.
I've been a sucker for this genre since I was a child, and have a nack for vintage items, so this book has a lot of what I love. Apreciating the development of the genre through the movie posters is just hillarious and sooo entertaining.
The synopsis of each and every poster makes for a great eye opener of the importance of this movie in particular, they might be great, they might be poor, but they have a significance in history... you might be surprised by what you find in these pages!
Of course, it would be great to have the whole collection, but starting at just one makes for enough if you just want to broad your horizons.
These books are on Amazon, so as usual if you want to check them out you could go there, or your local B&N or Borders to sift through the colorful pages of this collection.
Get reading!
Avi
Currently reading : Horror Poster Art By Tony Nourmand Release date: 01 September, 2004
Weekly Music - Feb. 05
Current mood: calm
Category: Music
Heya guys!
I've decided to move this section to be posted on mondays, since I figured that if I'm sooo tired on a saturday morning, you must be too...lol. So to continue in more eclectic recommendations, I give you a group from my country.
Desorden Público is a well known group from Venezuela (it would be unfair to name a city, since a lot of them come from various parts of the country) that has driven masses around here crazy with their sound for about 20 years now.
They have established themselves as a Ska Band, but mixed with different undertones such as 2-tone, caribbean instruments, jamaican influences, but most of all, they have been known for describing their music and their sound, as organic.
If you have the luck to know your spanish, you know that the name translates into "public disturbance" and they are, in my humble opinion, one of the most important creators of songs that call into the social conscience and the various topics that constantly trouble our continent and beyond.
Most of their productions are very upbeat and party-like, at least to me, without forgetting of their protest lyrics and the deep conscience they put into each song. The latest is Estrellas del Caos (Stars of Chaos) I think is too soon for you to order through Amazon, or something, but earlier works by them are available online.
I do not need to tell you how well known are they outside the barriers of my country, but if you want to know a lot more about this band, I suggest you go to their website: http://www.desordenpublico.net You won't regret it. This is a piece of world music you will apreciate.
The golden Rec of this week goes to Marvin Gaye.
What can you say about him that hasn't been said before?? The romance soundtrack of many movies, it should work right, 'cause his voice is just slow and has this inviting texture that drives people crazy... Don't burn me, I just go by experience...lol
Now seriously, another love child of the Mowtown system, this guy has been the interpreter and author of many songs that have been established as landmarks of an Era. I don't know if I'm an ancient 25 yr old, but I just love songs like: I heard it through the grapevine, How sweet it is to be loved like you, Sexual healing, Let's get it on (known among the younger audiences for being the love song of Mr. Evil in Austin Powers), among others that I won't list here 'cause it would go on and on for ages...
So if you're interested in the 60's - 70's wave, in a guy that wrote excellent songs, that is part of the heart of Soul music, that is one of the all time big sellers of R&B hits, and that of course was inspired in a troubled life, followed by an equally troubled death, then, believe me, Marvin Gaye is your guy.
It's easy, buy the record, download the song, watch the movies, or just go into the world's best known cliff's notes AKA Wikipedia and check out the guy. You can also go to YOUTUBE and check out the old videos.
Hoping to hear from you, like always..., next week, I'll introduce a new short recommendation of new artists, such as the struggling guys that you face everyday around here in MySpace. Some of them are worth the mention.
See you next week!
Avi
Currently listening : Valle De Balas By Desorden Pblico
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