Obscura

Camera Obscura played at La Maroquinerie on Rue Boyer tonight. They did a lovely job, except for the song where she forgot the lyrics. Somehow her Scottish charm made it all the more endearing. So that happened all tonight. The neighborhood is super sketchy, but the bars and life there are heavenly!

Musements

And I have been dropped into just one of those days- a first in Paris. Time for musing and a kick in the arse to get me going again.
Firstly, I love this song. Pearl Harbour- Luv Goon. It makes me a bit homesick.

Pearl Harbor - Luv Goon from U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D on Vimeo.

No for some visions. Vision me visions!

Ghetto Bri TON

Yesterday I got the chance to see Fish Tank after class. It's a must see if you enjoy heavy films. Some parts are certainly predictable, but the cinematography, camera movement, and screenplay itself are all magical. Katie Jarvis did a wonderful job playing Mia Williams, a bitter, fatherless, welfare white girl in Essex, England. The movie is her first acting experience and she is quite similar to the role she plays. She got scouted by a casting agent at a railway station while she was arguing with some boyfriend. And last May she had her first child (Katie Jarvis is 18 years old). So I love everything about this film and Cannes did too.

Please mind the Youtube, it does not live up to the actual movie bar none. The best trailor is here.

Here's some stuff from Cannes...

Let them eat cake.

Paris. See you in 4 months- stay lefty San Francisco!

Summer Boner Jams

So I have failed to mention the new Panda Bear/Atlas Sound split released on July 17. Called "Walkabout", it is the song of the summer and all summers to come. Atta' boys!

Jazz Spazz Swing

5 Reasons Why I'm a Failure

With anguish I will count down the top 5 bands I absolutely MUST see before I die from being ran over by a stampede of alpacas. I may include a few that I will never be able to see because they're dead or something.

1) First, I tend to miss out on seeing the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. When I skip town, they feel like visiting the neighborhood. The fuck.

2) Speaking of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Karen's ex's band Liars is a wet dream for me. Soundgasms for everyone. I'm sure I'd die, but that wouldn't be tragic in anyway. Imagine! They would be so loud and crazy and I'd want to join in the mood! And while I bring up Liars, a similar, yet crazier band simply known as HEALTH would be more than pleasant to see open for them. Thus, I need Liars and HEALTH to arrange a tour together, please.


3) Deerhunter.

4) Tied are two popular rock bands: The White Stripes and Led Zeppelin. Indeed, I get slack for loving those two bands because they are no longer considered unique in this dane age, but that is completely fine with me because I can have them all to myself. May I add that I tend to feel somewhat flattered that Jack White sings a song titled, "Now Mary". Merci Jack.


5) Band I better see or my life will be utterly pointless: RADIOHEAD. They're playing at the Reading Festival and Leeds Festival right before I get to Europe, so I will unfortunately miss them. And enough said.



Probably the top 5 important bands I have seen are:
1) Adolescents
2) The Strokes
3) Boris
4) The Hives
5) Polysics