Behind the Design: Wedding Souvenir Mix CD Cover
In the first part of How I Made The Mix CD Wedding Souvenir I laid out what went into the track selection. In this continuation, we will explore the thought and meaning behind the cover.
Tagum Fiesta and Christ the King Cathedral
We arrived in the cathedral and was treated to a grand spectacle. The cathedral is certainly bigger than any church in Davao City. The architecture is reminiscent of castles with all the gold and towers. The front is adorned with a large and intricate fountain with the water pouring out of the mouth of fishes. Over the side of the cathedral are the station of the cross that are laid out in with real crosses and garden landscape. At the back holds a gigantic statue of Jesus Christ with his sacred heart.
Beowulf – Film Review
The old meets new in this blockbuster animated film from Robert Zemeckis. “Old” being the ancient poem Beowulf and “new” being the cutting edge 3D technology employed by the visionary director Robert Zemeckis. Here, the pioneering director takes a second stab at the visual gimmickry that he used in Polar Express in where real actors became puppet masters to the digitally created characters. I say gimmickry, because it felt like a solution looking for a problem as the digital veneer offered no advantages over traditional live action/computer graphics combo. In addition, it introduced new problems like creepy eyes and forced movements. The hackneyed story didn’t help either.
The Golden Compass – Film Review
Plot
Review
Let me preface this review by stating coming into the film I had no clue about the book this movie is based on, Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. But based on the hullabaloo I can surmise its hugely popular in Caucasian land and its decidedly anti-Christian but I’m here to review a film and not talk about controversies. And review it I will.
The film made me grin with delight, not at the majestic polar bear, nor at the ultra cool witch or the dashing explorer but by the…
Radiohead – In Rainbows Review
Few bands reach that avant-garde status, where a triumvirate of fame, musical prowess and fortune is achieved and sustained, all the while staying together. Rarer still is it solely acclaimed through musical intrepidity. Unlike their fellow contemporary luminaries, U2 or Madonna or Rolling Stones, Radiohead claim to this vaunted stature is not refinement of a staid musical formula nor through targeting demographic acumen nor through sheer tenacity. Radiohead is an Aurora Borealis in the music industry. Ethereal and unprecedented. Characterized by the haunting voice of Thom Yorke, the paranoid music, the melding of organic music composition and the usefulness of technology and the economic use of weapons in their musical arsenal. The group makes music like no other. Beautiful and enriching abominations.
Replace Your Dead Band Vol. 1 – NIRVANA
Remember Nirvana? Kurt didn’t commit suicide? Get over it!
Here are a few bands that approaches that hard-to-define Nirvana sound and may finally make you throw that 10-year old Nevermind cassette tape out the window -
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - check out their romping and aptly titled debut album, Fever to Tell. It matches Nirvana’s Bleach with its rawness and infectious raging energy. Also golden is their sophomore effort Show Your Bones.
2. The Vines- their breakout single Ride, has that signature Nirvana guitar intro. Thankfully all the other songs keep up with the smashing Animal Machine and the schizophrenic TV Pro.
3. Seether – More Creed than Nirvana, but no Nirvana means less Nirvana is better than no Nirvana.
4. Bush - Only on the The Sixteen Stone and less so on their second album, were the Nirvana influences more apparent. The gruff guitars and the song structure smells like teen spirit with a little bit of big empty (Nirvana + Stone Temple Pilots).
5. Silverchair – just look at them!
