Category Archives: music
The Best of 2014
As it did in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, the year came and went and I didn’t consume nearly as much popular culture as I would have liked. (Though some would say – despite my regrets – I consumed far, far too much.) Though no one will care at all and my taste is, by most [...]
Also posted in Best of 2014, comics, movies
Tagged aloe blacc, andre the giant, anne theriault, beyonce, bleachers, canadian heritage moments, cher lloyd, chromeo, daredevil, demi lovato, drake, emma healey, emma woolley, gotham academy, hip-hop family tree, lumberjanes, nightcrawler, rancid, robyn, royksopp, run the jewels, saga, seaquest, seconds, silver surfer, Snowpiercer, step up: all in, taylor swift, the grand budapest hotel, the guest, the outsiders, the raid 2, the theory of everything, through the woods, too many books, under the skin, we are the best, whiplash
Comments Off
The Politics of Dancing: Dance movies are pacifist kung fu films (and other unformed thoughts on Step Up)
‘At its best, Saturday Night Fever gets at something deeply romantic: the need to move, to dance, and the need to be who you’d like to be. Nirvana is the dance; when the music stops, you return to being ordinary.’ – Pauline Kael
‘People dance because dance can change things. One move can bring people together. [...]
Also posted in movies, reviews
Tagged breakin', dance movies, dhoom, footloose, moose, planet b-boy, saturday night fever, save the last dance, singin' in the rain, step up, stomp the yard, west side story, you got served
Leave a comment
The Best of 2012
In 2010 and 2011, I hastily slapped together ‘best of’ lists. Once again I find myself at the beginning of January with regrets I didn’t have more time to read more comic books, watch more movies or discover more music. (I particularly need to read more comic books; I’ve become stuck in old habits.)
So, despite [...]
Also posted in Best of 2012, comics, movies, Uncategorized
Tagged bernie, cabin in the woods, carly rae jepsen, chris samnee, daredevil, dark horse, david aja, die antwoord, django unchained, ed brubaker, fatale, grimes, hawkeye, holy motors, hunger games, imperial teen, irredeemable, jay-z, joss whedon, kanye west, leos carax, looper, magnetic fields, Manborg, mark waid, matt fraction, metric, moonrise kingdom, paul thomas anderson, quentin tarantino, richard linklater, rodney ascher, room 237, saga, scott speer, sean phillips, skrillex, sleigh bells, step up revolution, stephen chbosky, Steven Kostanski, the master, the perks of being a wallflower, The Raid, wes anderson
Leave a comment
Scoring The Dead Kid Detective Agency
Ever dream about the musical score for your book? Well, Aaron Chan, a Langara College student, made it so I no longer need to dream. I was astonished and flattered when this came up in my Google Alerts:
My final project for my Children’s Lit English class at Langara College. Using Evan Munday’s fantastic novel, The [...]
Also posted in books, Dead Kid Detective Agency
Tagged Aaron Chan, langara college, score, soundtrack
Leave a comment
