“American Beauty”, directed by Sam Mendes, tells us the story of Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey), a middle-aged man who fears getting old, loses faith in true love, and is not respected by those who know him better. Lester is despised by his teenage daughter, ignored by his wife, and not satisfied with his work. “Somehow, …
Tangerine Dream (an avant-garde German band founded by Edgar Froese during the pivotal era of the late 1960s) started out primarily influenced by what could be considered the first space rock tracks (such as “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun” & “A Saucerful of Secrets” from Pink Floyd) yet improvised and experimented …
It was strange to come back from my one-year Mossad training in the Middle East and return to my small life as a taxi chauffeur. In the end they decided that I should be the test person for a new super-spy-car that was supposedly better than Bond’s Aston Martin. From the outside it was a …
We were having our weekly meeting to discuss the latest operations.I starred at my people- those wankers, I hated them all. But since I had taken over my father’s crime syndicate after he passed away last year, I had to deal with them.Franco this loser was trying to explain the missing amount of protection money. …
Townes Van Zandt has been nicknamed the “Texas troubadour” and this is an apt description of the tragic singer-songwriter. Similar to John Keats and Dylan Thomas, Townes Van Zandt experienced a creative explosion between the ages of 24 – 25. His lyrics are inspired by the extremes in the landscapes of his home state of …
The first sound you hear on Hot Buttered Soul is Bar-Kays drummer Willie Hall’s blunt, bodied strike of the snare, followed by two booming kicks. The duration of that sequence isn’t very long; it’s a mere second, maybe a little less, in length. Yet, in essence, those 3 hits of the drumset represent the calm before the …
This album was inspired by the 1971 American road movie ‘Vanishing Point’ directed by Richard C. Sarafian and is an attempt to write an alternative soundtrack to the film. Bobby Gillespie stated “The music in the film is hippy music, so we thought, ‘Why not record some music that really reflects the mood of the …
#2 Maria Bello & Viggo Mortensen Marriage can do terrible damage to the libido for the less imaginative of couples. The humdrum of life subtly taking over, missionary being the only option on the menu, or perhaps the kinkier of couples introducing a new friend, rubber or otherwise to their sex play. Thankfully, our two …
All we really have is the promise contained within the present moment… I want to hear something new That was how Russ Curry, President of Curious Music concluded our interview. It was a thoughtful, personal statement. And perhaps the greatest mission statement any independent record label can hope to have. Curious Music was founded in …
Nobody knew Leelou’s secret and she tried hard to give the impression of a normal human. Sure, people noticed that she was different. Nocturnal and insomniac, free spirited, empathic but awkward to those she couldn’t feel. Hard even, cruel. The only things she liked about humanity were the children, punk, and the sea. With the …
