Jan
31
2007
Interview : Ade Blackburn (Clinic)
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Website : http://www.clinicvoot.org/
Free Downloads : Harvest
Album Review of Visitations
Jan
31
2007
Field Music - Tones Of Town
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Artist : Field Music
Album : Tones of Town
Release Date : January 22, 2007 (Europe)
Website : http://www.field-music.co.uk/
Label : Memphis Industries
Free Downloads : You’re So Pretty, Shorter Shorter, You Can Decide
Rating : 5.0
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Jan
30
2007
Bracken - We Know About The Need
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Artist : Bracken
Album : We Know About The Need
Release Date : January 30, 2007
Website : Bracken
Label : Anticon
Free Downloads : Heathens
Rating : 6.7
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Jan
29
2007
Menomena - Friend & Foe
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Artist : Menomena
Album : Friend & Foe
Release Date : January 23, 2007
Website : http://www.menomena.com/
Label : http://www.barsuk.com
Free Downloads : Wet And Rusting
Rating : 6.8
(2 Votes, User Rating: 8)
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Jan
29
2007
Arcade Fire Tour Dates
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Free Downloads : Neighborhood #3
01/29/2007 @ St. John’s Church, Smith Square, London, UK England
01/30/2007 @ St. John’s Church, Smith Square, London, UK England
01/31/2007 @ St. John’s Church, Smith Square, London, UK England
02/01/2007 @ Porchester Hall, London, UK England
02/02/2007 @ Porchester Hall, London, UK England
02/06/2007 @ The Ukranian Federation, Montreal QC
02/07/2007 @ The Ukranian Federation, Montreal QC
02/08/2007 @ The Ukranian Federation, Montreal QC
02/09/2007 @ The Ukranian Federation, Montreal QC
02/10/2007 @ The Ukranian Federation, Montreal QC
02/13/2007 @ Judson Memorial Church, New York NY
02/14/2007 @ Judson Memorial Church, New York NY
02/15/2007 @ Judson Memorial Church, New York NY
02/16/2007 @ Judson Memorial Church, New York NY
02/17/2007 @ Judson Memorial Church, New York NY
03/05/2007 @ Olympia, Dublin Ireland
03/06/2007 @ Olympia, Dublin Ireland
03/08/2007 @ Apollo, Manchester, UK England
03/09/2007 @ Apollo, Manchester, UK England
03/11/2007 @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK Scotland
03/12/2007 @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK Scotland
03/14/2007 @ Brixton Academy, London, UK England
03/15/2007 @ Brixton Academy, London, UK England
03/16/2007 @ Brixton Academy, London, UK England
03/17/2007 @ Brixton Academy, London, UK England
03/19/2007 @ Olympia, Paris, FRA France
03/20/2007 @ Olympia, Paris, FRA France
03/23/2007 @ Circus, Stockholm Sweden
03/24/2007 @ Centrum Scene, Oslo Norway
03/25/2007 @ Vega, Copenhagen Denmark
03/27/2007 @ Postbahnhof, Berlin, GER Germany
03/28/2007 @ Elserhalle, Munich, GER Germany
03/31/2007 @ Transbordeur, Lyon, FR France
04/01/2007 @ E-Live Music Hall, Cologne, GER Germany
04/02/2007 @ Vredenburg, Utrecht, NE Netherlands
04/04/2007 @ Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels, BE Belgium
04/05/2007 @ L’Aeronef, Lilles, FR France
04/26/2007 @ San Diego, CA - Spreckels Theatre
04/28/2007 @ Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05/01/2007 @ Atlanta, GA - Civic Center
05/02/2007 @ Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
05/04/2007 @ Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
05/05/2007 @ Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
05/07/2007 @ New York, NY - TBA
05/08/2007 @ New York, NY - TBA
05/09/2007 @ New York, NY - TBA
05/10/2007 @ Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
05/12/2007 @ Montreal, Quebec - Arena Maurice Richard
05/13/2007 @ Montreal, Quebec - Arena Maurice Richard
05/15/2007 @ Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05/16/2007 @ Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall
05/18/2007 @ Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05/19/2007 @ Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05/20/2007 @ Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
05/27/2007 @ Portland, OR - Schnitzer Concert Hall
06/01/2007 @ Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
06/02/2007 @ Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
06/22/2007 @ Pilton, England - Glastonbury
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Jan
29
2007
Fujiya & Miyagi Tour Dates
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Website : http://www.fujiya-miyagi.co.uk/
Free Downloads : Ankle Inuries
Album Review : Transparent Things
Interview with Fujiya & Miyagi
Tour Dates :
02/09/2007 @ ADVENTURES CLOSE TO HOME @ BARFLY, London
02/23/2007 @ Crawdaddy, Dublin
02/24/2007 @ Cyprus Avenue, Cork
03/10/2007 @ Seattle, WA - Chop Suey -
03/11/2007 @ Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge #
03/13/2007 @ San Francisco, CA - Mint
03/14/2007 @ Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
03/15/2007 @ Austin, TX - SXSW
03/16/2007 @ Austin, TX - SXSW
03/17/2007 @ Austin, TX - SXSW
03/18/2007 @ New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
03/19/2007 @ New York, NY - Barnard College
03/20/2007 @ New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
03/28/2007 @ Paris, France - Le Triptyque
03/29/2007 @ Mannheim, Germany - Time Warp Festival
03/30/2007 @ Berlin, Germany - Magnet
04/12/2007 @ Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
04/13/2007 @ Rotterdam, Netherlands - Motel Mozaique
04/14/2007 @ Tongeren, Belgium - Viva Velinx
04/20/2007 @ Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser
04/21/2007 @ Helsinki, Finland - Bally
04/22/2007 @ Cologne, Germany - TBA
04/23/2007 @ Berlin, Germany - Maria
04/25/2007 @ Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire (Triptych Festival)
04/27/2007 @ Aberdeen, Scotland - The Tunnels (Triptych Festival)
04/28/2007 @ Glasgow, Scotland - Classic Grand (Triptych Festival)
05/05/2007 @ Munich, Germany - Zerwirk
Jan
29
2007
M. Ward Tour Dates
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Free Downloads : To Go Home
Album Review : Post-War
04/13/2007 @ Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theatre*
04/14/2007 @ Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre*
04/15/2007 @ Portland, ME - Merrill Auditorium At City Hall*
04/17/2007 @ Providence, RI - Providence Performing Arts Center*
04/18/2007 @ New York, NY - Theatre at Madison Square Garden*
04/20/2007 @ Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre*
04/21/2007 @ Atlantic City, NJ - The Borgata Hotel Casino And Spa*
04/23/2007 @ Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall*
04/24/2007 @ Greensboro, NC - War Memorial Auditorium*
04/26/2007 @ Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium*
04/27/2007 @ Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle*
04/28/2007 @ Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
04/30/2007 @ Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall*
05/01/2007 @ Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre*
05/02/2007 @ St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre*
05/04/2007 @ Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater*
05/05/2007 @ Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre*
05/06/2007 @ Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre*
05/08/2007 @ Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre*
05/09/2007 @ Cleveland, OH - State Theater*
* With Norah Jones
Jan
28
2007
Memories Of Matsuko
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Movie : Memories Of Matsuko / Kiraware Matsuko no isshô
Release Date : May 27, 2006
Country : Japan
Director : Tetsuya Nakashima
Starring: Miki Nakatani, Eita, Yusuke Iseya
Runtime : 130 Minutes
Editor Rating : 9.5
(36 Votes, User Rating: 9.08)
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Plot Synopsis : Sho, a young teenager that lives by himself in Tokyo, receives a surprise visit from his father. His father is carrying a white box, the he explains to his son, contains the ashes of his Aunt Matsuko. She was recently found murdered by a river in Akawara. His father explains that Aunt Matsuko lived alone and because he has to go back to his hometown, asks Sho to go to his aunts’ former apartment and clean up any mess that may be left behind.
Once Sho, arrives at his Aunt’s apartment, he discovers that she lived in a filthy old apartment, full of trash bags filled with junk that she has had collected over the years. Sho does not remember ever meeting Matsuko, nor does he know of anything about her past. As he goes through her belongings and speaks with some of her neighbors, he gradually pieces together her life which was filled with tragedy and heartbreak.
Movie Review : From the very beginning of the film, Memories of Matsuko had me floored with a mix of admiration, melancholy, and laughter. I have seen the director Tetsuya Nakashima’s prior film Kamikaze Girls, so I was prepared for some stylish & visually arresting camera work. What I wasn’t prepared for was an epic story, told through flashbacks, in which the audience experiences a technicolor like 1950’s musical (think Bob Fosse) interspersed with a truly heart breaking story that would make Billie Holiday’s life seem like a walk in the park. Although Kamikaze Girls had its moments, Memories of Matsuko is just leaps and bounds superior to that film and for that matter, just about every other film that I have seen.
One of the strongest aspects about the film would be the story of Matsuko’s life told through those amazing flashbacks. Once Sho arrives at Matsuko’s former apartment, we quickly learn about Matsuko’s past and what a tragic past she had! The first flashback scene shows her as a popular high school music teacher. She is summoned to a meeting because of a reported theft that occurred at a local inn. The principle believes that the theft was perpetrated by one of Matsuko’s students. She is told to confront her student, named Ryu, and find out whether he really stole the money. This is where the tragedy starts to begin. The student refuses to admit to the theft and Matsuko attempts the solve the problem herself. She takes money from Ryu’s room and goes to the inn keeper to pay him back. When the inn keeper asks to see Ryu for a personal apology, Matsuko makes the unfortunate decision to take the blame for the theft. Soon, her career as a teacher is ruined and eventually she gets disowned by her family. Through another flashback, we learn that Matsuko had a chronically ill younger sister who always seemed to have been favored by her father. Since those early days, Matsuko has always sought after men that would give her the unconditional love that her father failed to give to her e.g., the desire to please for affection (trying to solve the theft dilemma with her student). Tragically, just about every man she got involved with turned out to be extremely cruel and abusive towards her.
Beyond the stellar script and the creative camerawork in Memories of Matsuko, you also have an ensemble cast of actors that ranged from very good to amazing. Most noteworthy would be Miki Nakatani, playing the main character of Matsuko. The range of emotions she had to display during the movie pretty much encompassed every single human emotion possible. Interestingly enough, Kou Shibasaki (Battle Royale/Crying Out Love In The Center Of The World) plays a small role in this film as Sho’s girlfriend. The resemblance between Miki Nakatani and Kou Shibasaki are so strong, that at a certain points in the film, I thought we would discover that Matsuko had a daughter and that daughter would turn out to be Sho’s girlfriend! Another standout actor in the movie would have been Eita, who played Sho. Although his character did not require the level of difficulty as Matsuko’s character, his role as the storyteller and calming influence after some of the more difficult to watch flashback sequences were appreciated. Another thing I can say about Eita, is that he gets to play in some seriously great films (Summer Time Machine Blues, Sukida, Hanging Garden, Waterboys, Azumi and now Memories Of Matsuko)!
Memories of Matsuko is like a very dark fairy tale wrapped around technicolor art and a soundtrack to drool over. From the beginning to end you will likely be inundated with these different emotions that comes at you in waves. I did find that during the ending - I had to take a break from the film. The emotions were just getting a little too heavy if you catch my drift (*sniff* *sniff*). Check this one out - what an amazing film!
buy Memories Of Matsuko from YesAsia
Cast:
Miki Nakatani - Matsuko Kawajiri
Eita - Shou Kawajiri
Yusuke Iseya - Yoichi RyuTeruyuki Kagawa - Norio Kawajiri
Mikako Ichikawa - Kumi Kawajiri
Asuka Kurosawa - Megumi Sawamura
Akira Emoto - Tsunehiro Kawajiri
Gori - Shuji Okura
Shinji Takeda - Onodera
YosiYosi Arakawa - Kenji Shimazu
Hitori Gekidan - Takeo Okano
Magy - Detective
Shosuke Tanihara - Shunji Saeki
Takanori Takeyama - Vice-Principal
Masahiro Komoto - Man with Stand on School Trip
Kankuro Kudo - Tetsuya Yamegawa
Anna Tsuchiya - Prisoner
Kou Shibasaki - Shou’s girlfriend
Yu Aoi
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Jan
27
2007
Honey & Clover
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Movie : Honey and Clover / Hachimitsu to Clover / ハチミツとクローバー
Release Date : July, 2006
Country : Japan
Director : Masahiro Takada
Starring: Sho Sakurai, Ryo Kase, Yusuke Iseya, Megumi Seki, Yu Aoi
Runtime : 115 Minutes
Editor Rating : 6.5
(15 Votes, User Rating: 6.8)
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Jan
27
2007
The 601st Phone Call
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Movie : The 601st Phone Call / Di liu ling yi ge dian hua
Year : 2006
Country : China
Director : Guoli Zhang
Starring: Cecilia Cheung (Tianyou), Ge Hu (Xiaowen), Bichang Zhou (Yishu)
Runtime : 90 Minutes
Rating : 3.5
(3 Votes, User Rating: 6)
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Jan
26
2007
The View - Hats Off To The Buskers
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Artist : The View
Album : Hats Off To The Buskers
Release Date : January 22, 2007
Website : http://www.theviewareonfire.com/
Label : 1965 Records
Rating : 4.5
(1 Votes, User Rating: 10)
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Jan
26
2007
Google’s emerging role in South Korea
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Although Google is the dominate search engine and text advertisement company in the U.S., Google still plays second fiddle in a lot of other areas in the world. An example of this would be in the country of South Korea. As of last year Overture Korea has commanded an estimated 90 percent of the domestic keyword ad market, by forming exlcusive parnerships with the major internet portals in Korea.
As an example, Naver the most popular of the Korean internet portals, with an estimated audience of 28 million visitors per day and accounting for an estimated 70% of all web searches in Korea, has had an exclusive partnership with Overture Korea to provide keyword advertisements for their pages since 2004.
The third most popular internet portal in Korea, Yahoo! Korea, with an estimated 20 million unique visitors per day, uses Overture Korea exclusively for their keyword advertisements. This is no surprise since Overture Korea is a subsidary of Yahoo! Korea.
That leaves the second the most popular Korean internet portal, Daum, with an estmimated 26 million uniquie vistors per day, as Google’s sole available partner and Google was successful in luring Daum away from Overture Korea late last year. Kim Nam-jin, head of Daum’s search listing business recently said “Although I cannot reveal the specific terms of the deal, Google offered a bigger portion for the keyword ads revenues in comparison to Overture Korea.” Furthermore, the Korea Times has recently reported :
“Google promised to give approximately 70 billion won every year to Daum Communications in addition to revenue sharing based on keyword advertisements over the next three years,’’ said the source, who declined to be named.
“This kind of guarantee is unprecedented in inking keyword ads pacts. This means Daum has nothing to lose even in case Google fails to attract keyword ads much while Google can be hit hard by big losses,’’ he said.
To understand the importance of emerging keyword advertisement markets like South Korea, one must simply look at the text ad growth rate for South Korea. In 2002, Korea’s keyword ad market was worth an estimated $42 million, but by 2006 the country’s keyword ad market had exploded to an estimated $584 million.
The 70 billion won ($74 million), that Google is guaranting to Daum per year, in addition to whatever additional money that they make from their revenue sharing pact, shows the importance Google places in gaining a foothold in such emerging markets for their keyword ads. If Google is successful with the Daum partnership and if they are able to lure other Korean internet players with such lucractive partnerships, they are likely to be as dominate there as they are in the states.
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Jan
25
2007
Interview : Au Revoir Simone
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Website : http://aurevoirsimone.com/
Free Download : Fallen Snow
Album Review : The Bird Of Music / Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation
Jan
24
2007
Kristin Hersh - Learn to Sing Like a Star
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Artist : Kristin Hersh
Album : Learn to Sing Like a Star
Release Date : January 23, 2007
Website : http://www.throwingmusic.com/
Label : Yep Roc Records
Free Downloads : (From The Grotto Album) Snakeoil, Sno Cat, Deep Wilson
Rating : 6.0
(1 Votes, User Rating: 7)
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Jan
24
2007
Overview of Xfce 4.4
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Xfce is another Open Source Desktop Manager like KDE or GNOME, that has traditionally been known for being lightweight and able to run more efficiently on slower hardware. Through the years Xfce has gradually added more features, but still has kept the bloat down to a minimum. With the long awaited release of version 4.4, Xfce is now competitive with the big boys.
Some of the new features you will find Xfce 4.4 is an improved Thunar File Manager, improved Xfwm window manager, Xfdesktop, and Xfce Panels. In this review we will cover some of these new features and give our impressions on Xfce 4.4. Click the read the rest of this entry for the review.
Jan
23
2007
Future Pilot Aka - Secrets From The Clockhouse
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Artist : Future Pilot AKA
Album : Secrets From The Clockhouse
Release Date : February 05, 2007
Website : http://www.futurepilotaka.com/
Label : Creeping Bent Records
Rating : 6.5
(1 Votes, User Rating: 9)
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Jan
23
2007
Grizzly Bear Tour Dates
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Website : http://www.grizzly-bear.net/
Free Downloads : On A Neck, On A Spit, Knife (Girlfriend Talk Remix)
Album Review : Yellow House
02/08/2007 @ Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
02/09/2007 @ Chicago, IL - Subterranean
02/10/2007 @ Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
02/11/2007 @ Iowa City, IA - The Picador
02/13/2007 @ Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
02/14/2007 @ Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
02/16/2007 @ Seattle, WA - Neumos
02/17/2007 @ Vancouver, BC - Plaza Club
02/18/2007 @ Portland, OR - Mission Theatre (early show)
02/18/2007 @ Portland, OR - Mission Theatre (late show)
02/20/2007 @ San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
02/21/2007 @ Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
02/23/2007 @ Tucson, AZ - Plush
02/24/2007 @ Marfa, TX - Ballroom Marfa
02/26/2007 @ Norman, OK - Opolis
02/27/2007 @ Dallas, TX - Club Dada
02/28/2007 @ Austin, TX - Emo’s Jr.
03/01/2007 @ Baton Rouge, LA - Chelsea’s
03/02/2007 @ Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
03/03/2007 @ Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
03/04/2007 @ Washington, DC - Black Cat
03/06/2007 @ New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03/07/2007 @ New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04/29/2007 @ Indio, CA - Coachella festival
05/18/2007 @ Somerset, England - ATP vs the Fans
05/31/2007 @ Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Festival