Thursday, 9 January, 2003

Thunderbirds win new mission. Film: Movie based on 60s TV show at last leaves the launchpad - to rescue British film industry. [Guardian Unlimited] >>I have to say it - even though I know the Guardian has this in their article when you follow the link - Thunderbirds are Go! I was trying to explain this show to my other nephew, Grant, a few weekends ago, before I heard this wonderful news. He, raised as he is on Star Wars, Iron Giants, Rescue Heroes, Batman Beyond, and other improbable's, found my description incomphrehensible. It might have been when I got to the part about Super Marrionette Action 10:08:36 PM    comment []; Punk Rockers Turn to Opera [NPR News (Audio)] >> O.K I'm saying at the outset, that I'm not buying the premise of this story -- That punk rock is just like Opera (that's Opera as in Cosi fan Tutti, not Opera the web browser from Norway; and thats Cosi fan Tutti, the Opera by Mozart, not Cosi fan Tutti of Chris and Cosi, who used to be in Throbbing Gristle) so if you like one you ought to like the other. Some of the points the presenter makes along the way I'll accept. Neither is easy listening, both place great weight on highly wrought emotionalism and a tendency towards extreme vocal performances;, thought, when it comes to that both those comparisons are easier made to heavy metal. Punk was many things, if often to me seemed composed of the cast-off stylings of other rock and pop modes. I never like Punk bands when they seemed too theatrical (which was often) I never really liked Gen-X. I made peace with Nick Cave's theatricity, because I liked that "Hamlet" song , and because I always saw him as more of a Grand Guignol figure. Maybe this punk as opera angle might shed some light on Chris Dejardin's singing for the Flesheaters. The NPR link leads to a audio link on their page so you'll have to have Real player for the goodness to flow. 10:07:39 PM    comment [];

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