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Dec
22
Hate to kick a guy when he’s down, but seriously, what is MJ doing here?
Auditioning for a new Zorro movie?
All jokes aside, I hope the sickness rumours are only tabloid rubbish… I’m still holding out hope for a legitimate comeback one day. I won’t be holding my breath though.
Dec
18
Wow. This could actually be really really cool.
I love the choice of director - Gavin Hood did a solid job with Rendition, and his debut film Tsotsi also announced the arrival of a very cinematic filmmaker. The chemistry between Jackman and Schreiber also looks very interesting - definitely a clash of intense personas.
As a longtime X-Men comic fan, Can’t wait to see how they handle Gambit and Deadpool. Ryan Reynolds is an inspired choice for the wisecracking Deadpool.
Dec
18
Definitely a front runner for my favourite video clip of 2008…. Tame Impala’s ‘Half Full Glass of Wine’.
A trippy, psychadelic journey into classic rock, with a Wolfmother-esque guitar tone. Certainly a band to watch in 2009. That riff has attached itself to my brain like a facehugger from the Alien movies.
Dec
18
Here’s the definition of Child Abuse.
What a great start to life these parents have given their children. I guess this is what happens when you let siblings marry.
Seriously, forget Drivers Licences…. Surely Parent Licences are a far more important piece of governmental control. Otherwise you have this situation….
Before:
After:
Dec
10
From the fantastic Shoot The Player series, Sydney musician Jack Ladder with ‘You Won’t Be Forgotten (When You Leave)’
Love the beautiful simplicity of the clip and Jack’s voice - he’s got a new album out that I can’t wait to check out called ‘Love Is Gone’. And he’s playing a New Years Eve show at the Hopetoun. Shhhhhh. Don’t tell anyone else.
Dec
10
You’d have to be sleeping under a rock to have missed the erupting brouhaha between Joe Satriani and Coldplay - it seems guitarist Satriani is convinced Coldplay plagiarised the melody from their ubiquitous ‘Viva La Vida’ from a 2004 song by Satriani called ‘If I Could Fly’.
Want to weigh in? Here’s some YT examples of both:
‘Viva La Vida’
‘If I Could Fly’
And here’s a clever mashup overlapping the two melodies (disclaimer: the creator has tweaked the tempo and pitch to match them up more closely):
The Coldplay guys responded today with this statement:
“With the greatest possible respect to Joe Satriani, we have now unfortunately found it necessary to respond publicly to his allegations. If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him. Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write the song “Viva La Vida.” We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavours. Coldplay.”
Translation? “Get your posse of lawyers and give it your best shot Satriani!”
My opinion: I think they are melodically similar, but I’d say it’s highly unlikely Coldplay intentionally plagiarised Satriani. The intent is crucial to proving his case. It’s more likely that in the great swirling consciousness of life, the seed of that melody drifted into Coldplay’s world and became a song. I know speaking for myself I often find a line of dialogue or a scene idea in my screenplays that I have unintentionally ripped off of far better movies (and I am usually usually horribly embarrassed by it). Satriani should just enjoy the fact that more people will have listened to his song in the last three days than in the last three years.