Headphoneeatsearbud

Howl’s Moving Castle

headphoneeatsearbud — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:43:28 +0000

I have not talked about anything besides music since I started this lil jig with the interwebs but my bud Maximus Prime showed me this choice Miyazaki film a couple of months back. Since then, I have revisited it multiple times for inspiration and entertainment.

If a recommendation from some random guy on the internet isnt enough to sit you down for longer than an hour in a fantasy land….maybe my friend Christian Bale can change your mind.

Thats right, one of the lead characters is voiced by our pal Batman. In addition to Bale, there are many other top notch voice actors in the English Dub. Including Billy Crystal and Jean Simmons(the good one).

The characters in this masterpiece are so colorful and fill the plot full of surprises. This movie is an emotional rollercoaster that takes you from bliss to intense realism with the amazing animation. This movie doesn’t lack action either, rather it thrives on it.

This movie made me think of the recent release of the Disney movie UP! I seem to think it could be taking advice on how to make older characters more relatable to a young audience. Through the actions and strongheaded mindset of the lead role.

Till later

Tafka

Shoe-gazing Goodness

headphoneeatsearbud — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:06:39 +0000

Intro Swervedriver. This band made some pretty sweet music in the ninties and last year reunited for a tour. Now most of the members are going on to different projects including one with Sam Fogarino(drummer from Interpol/YEAH). http://www.last.fm/music/magnetic+morning

The band has been mistaken countless times as being a late-comer to the US grunge movement. However, one of my points here is to say that these cats are no Mudhoney/ Nirvana ripoff. They are the real deal, complete with fuzz guitar and touching vocals. I want to share a short little EP that I have come to love.

(Just incase you didnt know:click the album cover for the link to the EP)

Wrong Treats has three stellar songs. I picked this EP to talk about because I believe it is one of their most accesible works and it does so without sacrificing the added Noise/Ambience that is common in the shoe-gazing genre.

Also, since this is the beginning of summer I will be posting more music and some other goodies more often.

-Tafka

Don’t Pass it Up

headphoneeatsearbud — Sun, 31 May 2009 03:35:19 +0000

Christian music has been the subject of disdain for many people because of the usual lack of complex song writing and simple-minded subject matter. mewithoutYou have been an innovative Post-Hardore(early) and Indie band influenced by Christianity/Judaism since 2001. I suspected the lyrics of reflecting Judeo-Christian ideals when I got my first taste of them via their third album Brother, Sister. I think that many people have misunderstood this band for being a Christian band because they mention biblical characters. This leads me back to the point of this blog entry; even if bands have Christian influences you should not write them off because of your predisposition. BECAUSE…..

THIS BAND(mewithoutYou) IS KAMAZING! and their new album, it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright has been blowing my mind since its release.

The album starts out with a melodic keyboard-banging catchy piece filled with groovy bass and a bit of brass at the end, every thought a Thought of you is one of my favorite tracks. Although I must admit I show favoritism to early tracks in albums usually. Transition to the next song which reminds me of the style of Good Old War with some extra umph with lyrics in the form of “The Stinky Cheese Man,” that make us all love Aaron Weiss’ style. Then we have a couple songs with so much variety in style, Modest Mouse influence reaks in these songs but is not completely obvious as it is masked by the overflowing epicness in percussion and harmonizing vocals. Special recognition is due to the supplementary instruments and producing at this point. The transition from goodbye, I ! to stick is nailed and the flutes in the King Beetle… are gold. All that I can say about this album as a whole is that it deserves a listen from any fans of modern Indie, Modest Mouse, The Shins, freak-folk, or just music with amazing lyrics and solid instrumentation.

But now it is time for me to plug my friend’s local band, This Year’s Promise, a pop-punk band from my hometown who has just finished their very first official demo. The band is doing small shows on a weekly basis this summer throughout the South-East. Check it out. Live link for the single off of their myspace.

www.myspace.com/thisyearspromise

I hope you enjoy the music and remember to always analyze things before tossing them out as garbage. Also, if it wasn’t clear before mewithoutYou is not persay a “Christian” band but more of a band that reflects the ideals in their music and touring lifestyle.

-Tafka

EDIT: dont know what the hell happened to my image of the mwY album

Lets get this party started.

headphoneeatsearbud — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:04:49 +0000

I’m gonna start out by saying that I have been skeptical to make a blog for quite a while, but I would like to share a ton of awesome music, movies, and random things on the internet. First off, I am going to say hello the best way possible, with free music.

Starting with a pretty great Indie/Post-Hardcore band im getting into…wait did i mention this is J-rock? The album is Inspiration is DEAD by Japanese Indie Rockers Rin Toshite Shigure(find japanese characters below). The instrumentation on this album is impressive and the vocals remind me of an Asian Geoff Rickly. J-Rock isn’t very indicitive of some of the other stuff I will be posting on here so don’t get turned off. Check this band out!

If your computer recognizes Japanese characters as blocks head over to http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/Language/asianlanguageinstallation_XP.html and add East Asian Languages.

by Rin Toshite Shigure or 凛として時雨.

-Tafka