by Fiona Hanly
Rating: B (Twilight: Eclipse, as a movie: F–)
I don’t know where to begin on why I hate Twilight so, so much. There’s just too much to hate. But then again, this is not a literary blog, or a vampire blog, or a Teen Korner blog, this is a blog about music. And the Twilight: Eclipse Official Soundtrack makes me forgive Twilight a tiny, almost insignificant bit for making the world so much worse. Read More »
by Fiona Hanly
Before we begin, I have two tasks–first of all, please proceed to Gayngs’ Wikipedia page. Read the first few paragraphs. Now, I dare you not to immediately like this band, based just on those few bits of information. There are so many things to like! 23 musicians (including Justin Vernon (SWOON) and a rapper (classic combination of things?)), check; the entire band dressed as “prom” for their first show, check; the Onion liked it and we’re suddenly taking the Onion seriously (?), check; they not only did a cover song but a cover video (something Take Cover could look into!), check. Check! Read More »
180° South: Conquerers of the Useless–just another regular movie about another bunch of regular guys, right? Not really. And it’s not a soundtrack put together by a regular bunch of guys, either, but we’ll get to that. To sum up, the plot of the movie consists of “adventurer*” Jeff Johnson deciding to venture off toPatagonia and retrace the steps of Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins, two regular guys who went to Patagonia in 1968, who had their lives “changed,” and decided to put this “last wild place on earth” under protection. You’ll have to take my word on this one, because I, too, have only seen the trailer, but I have the feeling Johnson’s story will probably include beautiful nature shots, overcoming massive setbacks and finding his destiny along the 10,000 mile journey. Read More »
by Fiona Hanly
Welcome to the first installment of SYNESTHESIA, in which DJ Fiona Hanly does a close-read of upcoming movie trailers, evaluating them based on (what else?) but the soundtrack. Better make those two minutes count, people who make movie trailers!
by Fiona Hanly
Here’s a look at the music used in the Charlie St. Cloud trailer, which is otherwise rubbish as it is compiled of scenes cut from a rubbish film.There are so many reasons that this will be the worst movie of all time, and this is only a two-and-a-half minute preview of them. Boo, Charlie St. Cloud! Read More »
by Fiona Hanly
Rating: B-
Zach Tillman’s self-titled debut into the folk scene did not strike a chord with me—but the name, the name did. Zach Tillman is Joshua Tillman’s brother. Most recognizably a member of the folk darlings Fleet Foxes, Joshua has also been a member of several other groups and has released prolifically as a solo artist. Big brother Joshua, little brother Zach, meet WGTB. To be completely honest, it is unclear which brother is the older and which is the younger—however, several clues, including each brother’s respective time spent being a presence in the indie folk scene, and especially the raw, even unpolished sound of this album itself, indicate Pearly Gate Music is very much Zach’s little-brother-debut. Read More »
