I have decided to organise my blog and make it more interesting by having a few posts about certain things a week. For instance, I'm thinking at the moment to have three different posts a week, one where I discuss something that has taken my interest during the week (my 'Favourites' post), a review post and 'How To..' post. I will probably start this this week or next, depending on how busy I am. So, if you have any suggestions on what I could write about, feel free to comment, tweet or DM me. As always, my twitter is @sunbrann and I follow back ASAP so you can message me suggestions there. My posts, unless on the weekend will usually go up after school time, about 4pm GMT and each different type of post will have it's day. I hope this makes my blog a bit more interesting and help you with finding new things a bit better.
Gum, although Australian, emulates a 1960's Californian sound and he has recently made his way to my ears. I'm very glad he decided to do some solo work along with his part in Pond (one of my favourite bands at the moment) and Tame Impala. His solo album, 'Delorean Highway', was released the 30th of May and features a song that I just can't stop listening to. This beautiful tune is named 'Misunderstanding' and transports you to a place akin to your own little heaven. It has an almost zingy feel to it and the notes form a dream-like pattern in your mind, really making you feel as though you really are in a sleeping state. If you wish to listen to this little beauty on SoundCloud then click here and there is a free download here. The cover art is also something to be noted, it features a space scene where the planets are made of gum being blown by heads. I love the fact it has a connection between his name and the music without being too dramatic or over the top. Pond, his band, has a similar feel but has a lot more of a 'band' feel to where you can pick up the separate instruments rather than the slightly more merged sound to his solo work. Overall I think everyone just needs to appreciate the wonder that is 'Gum' and take in his many different sounds, songs and stunning melodies.
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Today I have been off ill and I decided to spend my day catching up on all the films I wanted to watch or the ones I brought on a wim. One of those films was 'Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist' starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings, based on the book of the same name. Incase you are wondering what it about the here is the description: "After a chance encounter, Nick and Norah embark on a journey through New York's indie rock scene on a quest to find the secret show of a legendary band, and wind up finding each other." However, after watching this film I wouldn't describe it this way but thats not to say it wasn't a great film. Also, the tagline is "Every night has a soundtrack" which doesn't really follow the films story as there was a lack of actual music playing and 'soundtracks' but more talk of music and songs being played in the background. Overall I enjoyed the film in the heartwarming, happy ending sense and I was left with a content feeling, but, in my eyes, this follows the classic type of film whose characters and story line floats around music, which, when you've seen quite a few of them, does get a bit boring. I still found myself being dragged into the story though and my desire to scream at Cera's character 'Nick' was unbelievable. Another character I found myself wanting to shout at was 'Tris' played by Alexis Dziena but for different reasons, she's a total cow in the film. One thing I did admire about this film is the involvement with the gay scene which I think has made the film look more interesting and enabled it to take a slightly different route with the storyline and how the characters are able to interact. I have also decided to look for the book as I am interested in seeing how the book has been interpreted and, as they say, the book is alway better than the film. I think I would rate this a strong 7 out of 10 and its currently £1.72 on Amazon.
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