caffeine-headachetag:caffeine-headache.net,2009://12009-01-06T04:14:29Zmusic, films, art and nonsenseMovable Type 3.2ysb5-20051201{David Dondero}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2009://1.13142009-01-06T03:50:08Z2009-01-06T04:14:29Z Just before the new year singer songwriter David Dondero popped in NPR's Tiny Desk Concert studio to play four songs...and their all worth listening to! The set included a brand new tune titled "We're All Just Babies in Our...jay
Just before the new year singer songwriter David Dondero popped in NPR's Tiny Desk Concert studio to play four songs...and their all worth listening to! The set included a brand new tune titled "We're All Just Babies in Our Mama's Eyes", followed by the amazing "Rothko Chapel". Dondero also played a couple of great older tunes..."In Love With the Living and the Dead" and "It's Peaceful Here".
Watch the performance (Courtesy of NPR) Right Here
I went ahead and ripped the brand new song for you all because I'm sure you will love it as much as I do! Have a listen...
This guy is so talented so make sure you go out and see him perform live. See his tour dates Right Here
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{Andrew Bird}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2009://1.13132009-01-06T03:38:55Z2009-01-06T03:48:02Z New Andrew Bird! Yes, please. Noble Beast will officially release on Jan. 20th 09. A deluxe version of the album will also be available, packaged with a second disc of instrumental works, featuring collaborations with Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche...jay
New Andrew Bird! Yes, please. Noble Beast will officially release on Jan. 20th 09. A deluxe version of the album will also be available, packaged with a second disc of instrumental works, featuring collaborations with Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche and jazz bassist Todd Sickafoose.
Listen to Andrew Bird's forthcoming album Noble Beast in it's entirety (Courtesy of NPR) Right Here
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{Favorite Films of the Year}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2009://1.13122009-01-05T02:49:29Z2009-01-06T03:27:04Z Every year it seems that I miss seeing more and more films, but here is a list of my favorite films that I did see with a little music mix from some of the films. Slumdog Millionaire Directed by...jay
Every year it seems that I miss seeing more and more films, but here is a list of my favorite films that I did see with a little music mix from some of the films.
Slumdog Millionaire
Directed by Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Millions, 28 Days Later, Sunshine) Slumdog Millionaire's plot revolves around an Indian street orphan who wins the grand prize on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be A Millionaire, as we find out (via flashbacks) if it was it all luck or if he was cheating. View the trailer here or right here...
The Wrestler
Directed by Darren Aronofsky this is the story of Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) a professional wrestler from the 80s, who still wrestles on the weekends in semi-pro matches for extra money. He is forced to retire completely after a heart attack threatens to kill him the next time he wrestles. He takes a weekend shift at the deli counter at the grocery store where he already works on weekdays, attempts to form a relationship with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei) and does his best to reconcile with his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood). However, he is drawn to the prospect of a rematch with his old wrestling nemesis the Ayatollah (Ernest Miller), even though the fight may cost him his life.
View the trailer here or right here...
Paranoid Park
Directed by Gus Van Sant this artsy drama (based on the novel of the same name by Blake Nelson) takes place in Portland, Oregon and revolves around a teenage skateboarder who accidentally kills a security guard. View the trailer here or right here...
The Visitor
The Visitor's plot revolves around sixty-two-year-old Walter Vale, who is sleepwalking through his life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, his college sends him to Manhattan to attend a conference and he is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment who have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him. View the trailer here or right here...
A Band's Visit
The film follows a band of members of the Egyptian police force who head to Israel to play at the inaugural ceremony of an Arab arts center, only to find themselves lost in the wrong town with a series of quiet happenings and confessions. View the trailer here or right here...
The Go-Getter
The plot to this road-trip movie revolves a teenager (Lou Pucci) who steals a car to find his long-lost brother and discovers a profound connection along the way (with Zooey DeShannel). View the trailer here or right here...
The Counterfeiters
Based on the true story of counterfeiter extraordinaire Salomon Sorowitsch who gets put in a German concentration camp and agrees to help the Nazis in an organized counterfeit operation set up to help finance the war effort.
Directed by Woody Allen, Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell play brothers in this dark drama about siblings who dream of improving their lives only to find themselves in a sticky situation when an uncle asks them to do an illegal favor. View the trailer right here...
Frozen River
Frozen River is the story of Ray Eddy, an stuggling mom who is lured into the world of illegal immigrant smuggling when she meets a Mohawk girl who lives on a reservation that straddles the US-Canadian border.
This is the strange tale of a high school student who discovers that she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence. View the trailer here or right here...
Cloverfield
The plot revolves around an attack in New York as told from the point of view of a small group of people who film the entire story on their hand held camera. View the traier here or right here...
When Did You Last See Your Father
This film explores the father/son relationship of Blake Morrison (Colin Firth) deals with the death of his father. Blake’s upsetting memories about his childhood are interspersed with tender scenes in the present, as he struggles to come to terms with his father and their history of conflict. View the trailer here or right here..
Girl Cut in Two
This French film from Claude Chabrol is about a girl torn between an older man (a famous married author who won't leave his wife) and a semi-deranged young heir to an industrial fortune who loves her. View the trailer here or right here...
Towelhead
Directed by Alan Ball (Six Feet Under) and based on Alicia Erian's novel of the same name, Towelhead tells the story of a young Arab American girl named Jasira (Summer Bishil) who is sent to live with her strict Lebanese father (Peter Macdissi) who lives in a suburb of Houston, Texas. Jasira struggles against her father's lifestyle and against her racist classmates. For the first time in her life, the problems of being an Arab in America hits Jasira, causing her to become sexually obsessed with her neighbor; a bigoted army reservist. View the trailer here or right here...
Flashbacks of A Fool
Errogant and aging Hollywood star Joe Scott (Daniel Craig) finds out about the death of his childhood best friend and takes us into an extended flashback to a sea-side town in 1970's Britain that helps to explain why he is so tormented. View the trailer here or right here..
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald this tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.
When two brothers plan to rob their parents' jewelery store the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that sends them, their father and one brother's wife hurtling towards a shattering climax.
Ed Harris directs this western about two gunmen (Harris and Viggo Mortensen) who try to help a lawless town suffering at the hands of a thuggish rancher (Jeremy Irons).View the trailer here or right here...
In Bruges
This film stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as hitmen hiding out in the Belgian city of Bruges, awaiting instructions from their gangster boss (Ralph Fiennes) as they come to terms with issues of guilt, morality, and redemption. View the trailer here or right here...
Quarantine
In this film a television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus. View the trailer here or right here...
The Dark Knight
Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Prestige, Following, Insomnia) directs the second installment of the Batman seires, and I'm sure you've all read that Heath Ledger steals the show as The Joker. View the trailer here or right here...
M.I.A. & A.R. Rahman - “O… Saya”(Courtesy of Pretty Much Amazing) (Fr: Slumdog Millionaire)
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{Sufjan Stevens}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13112008-12-20T21:32:55Z2008-12-21T21:46:51Z New Christmas EP from Sufjan Stevens titled Songs for Christmas Volume 8: Astral Inter Planet Space Captain Christmas Infinity Voyage! Originally I was going to host an mp3 of "Christmas in the Room", which I believe to be the...jay
New Christmas EP from Sufjan Stevens titled Songs for Christmas Volume 8: Astral Inter Planet Space Captain Christmas Infinity Voyage!
Originally I was going to host an mp3 of "Christmas in the Room", which I believe to be the real highlight of the EP, but then I came across a link to the whole thing and I decided to spread the joy!
Merry Christmas! Enjoy some new (slightly electronic tinged) Sufjan x-mas tunes...
Listen to Songs for Christmas Volume 8: Astral Inter Planet Space Captain Christmas Infinity Voyage courtesy of So This is What the Volume Knob is For (a really great title for a music blog btw, taken from The Mountain Goats track "Dance Music")
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{X-Mas tunes from Despotz Records}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13102008-12-19T04:47:41Z2008-12-19T05:03:48Z I've been getting alot of holiday tunes in my inbox lately, but alot of what I've listened to isn't exactly my cup of tea. Scandinavian label Despotz Records sent over a couple of x-mas tunes from a couple of...jay
I've been getting alot of holiday tunes in my inbox lately, but alot of what I've listened to isn't exactly my cup of tea. Scandinavian label Despotz Records sent over a couple of x-mas tunes from a couple of their bands that I've actually given a repeated listen!
Visit the Despotz Records site for more info on their artists. The Deer Tracks have a UK release date for their début album Aurora for March 9th 2009 and Twiggy Frostbite's album will be released in Scandinavia in February 2009 and the UK in April or May.
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{Flight of the Conchords}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13092008-12-19T04:39:50Z2008-12-19T04:45:17Z Watch the premiere episode of season two of the hit HBO comedy series right here, right now! Season 2 Online Premiere - Flight of the Conchords (US Only) - watch more funny videos var addthis_pub = 'Jay Headache';...jay
Watch the premiere episode of season two of the hit HBO comedy series right here, right now!
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{X-Mas Mix}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13082008-12-18T02:08:04Z2008-12-18T02:45:47Z Normally I lean towards more somber holiday tunes, like the songs I included on my X-Mas Mix I posted last year (Joni Mitchell's "Blue", Badly Drawn Boys' "The Shinning", and Sufjan Stevens' "Sister Winter" links are still live...get 'em...jay
Normally I lean towards more somber holiday tunes, like the songs I included on my X-Mas Mix I posted last year (Joni Mitchell's "Blue", Badly Drawn Boys' "The Shinning", and Sufjan Stevens' "Sister Winter" links are still live...get 'em Right Here), but this year I could definitely use a more upbeat and cheerful mix. So enough words, here it is...
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{Tokyo Sonata}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13072008-12-18T01:55:10Z2008-12-18T02:06:00Z From Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa comes Tokyo Sonata, which portrays an ordinary family in modern Japan caught in the grips of their own inability to communicate honestly with one another. Lies lead to suspicion leading to tragic consequence. Tokyo...jay
From Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa comes Tokyo Sonata, which portrays an ordinary family in modern Japan caught in the grips of their own inability to communicate honestly with one another. Lies lead to suspicion leading to tragic consequence.
Tokyo Sonata opens in select theaters March 13th, 2009
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{Two Lovers}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13062008-12-18T01:44:00Z2008-12-18T01:52:51Z Two Lovers is a romantic drama starring Joaquin Phoenix as Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak. While recovering under the watchful eye of his parents (Isabella Rossellini...jay
Two Lovers is a romantic drama starring Joaquin Phoenix as Leonard, a charismatic but troubled young man who moves back into his childhood home following a recent heartbreak. While recovering under the watchful eye of his parents (Isabella Rossellini and Moni Monoshov), Leonard meets two women in quick succession: Michelle (Gwyneth Paltrow), a mysterious and beautiful neighbor who is exotic and out-of-place in Leonard's staid world, and Sandra, the lovely and caring daughter of a businessman who is buying out his family's dry-cleaning business.
Two Lovers opens in select theaters February 13th, 2009.
View the Trailer right here...
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{Late Night Sounds}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13042008-12-18T00:37:44Z2008-12-19T05:06:56Z Late Night Sounds is a online monthly mixtape (or podcast) of some under-the-radar artists, both past and present, that I had done for years until everyday life got in the way. After seeing how ridiculuosly easy it is to...jay
Late Night Sounds is a online monthly mixtape (or podcast) of some under-the-radar artists, both past and present, that I had done for years until everyday life got in the way. After seeing how ridiculuosly easy it is to upload tracks on 8Tracks, I've decided to start making some mixes again.
I've put up a sample mix last week and next week I aim to upload a Holiday Mix. After that I will try to keep the mixes strictly indie, trying to turn all of you on to some bands that you may not have heard before!
Here's the tracklisting for the Demo Mix:
Travis - "Before You Were Young"
Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody"
James - "Of Monsters & Heroes & Men"
The Hold Steady - "The First Night"
David Vandervelde - "Someone Like You"
Leona Ness - "On My MInd"
Gene - "Sick, Sober and Sorry"
Herman Dune - "My Home is Nowhere Without You"
You can listen to the Late Night Sounds demo mix Here or right here...
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{Favorite Albums of the Year}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13052008-12-17T22:52:56Z2008-12-19T05:08:48Z Here are Caffeine-Headache's 25 Favorite Albums of the Year, in as best an order as I could manage ... Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Cardinology (Key track: "Fix It" courtesy of Whale in a Cubicle) The Hold Steady...jay
Here are Caffeine-Headache's 25 Favorite Albums of the Year, in as best an order as I could manage ...
Radiohead - In Rainbows (Key track: "Weird Fishes , Arpeggi" courtesy of Faronheit) (Technically the digital release of this album dropped in '07, the physical release would come a few months later in '08)
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{33 1/3 The Smiths Meat is Murder by Joe Pernice}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13032008-12-17T16:19:46Z2008-12-19T05:12:11Z The 33 1/3 latest novella is Meat is Murder by Joe Pernice (of Pernice Brothers) and is available for FREE from audible. All you have to do is log-in...and I assure you that you don't have to purchase anything!...jay
The 33 1/3 latest novella is Meat is Murder by Joe Pernice (of Pernice Brothers) and is available for FREE from audible. All you have to do is log-in...and I assure you that you don't have to purchase anything!
If you don't already know the 33 1/3 is a series of short books about critically acclaimed and much-loved albums of the last 40 years. Focusing on one album rather than an artist's entire output, the books dispense with the standard biographical background that fans know already, and cut to the heart of the music on each album. The authors provide fresh, original perspectives - often through their access to and relationships with the key figures involved in the recording of these albums. By turns obsessive, passionate, creative, and informed, the books in this series demonstrate many different ways of writing about music.
Here's an excerpt:
"A Catholic high school near Boston in 1985. A time of suicides, gymnasium humiliations, smoking for beginners, asthma attacks, and incendiary teenage infatuations. Infatuations with a girl (Allison), with a band (The Smiths) and with an album, Meat Is Murder that was so raw, so vivid, and so melodic you could cling to it like a lifeboat in a storm."
Purchase Pernice Brothers Discover a Lovelier You Right Here
Checkout other novellas from the 33 1/3 series Right Here
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{The Raveonettes}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13022008-12-08T00:08:09Z2008-12-12T00:54:44Z The Raveonettes cap off '08 with the release of Wishing You A Rave Christmas, the final installment in the band's digital-only EP series! I know some of you out there dislike holiday tunes, but this one is not your...jay
The Raveonettes cap off '08 with the release of Wishing You A Rave Christmas, the final installment in the band's digital-only EP series!
I know some of you out there dislike holiday tunes, but this one is not your average christmas jingle. In fact, it has earned a spot on my holiday mix this year!
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{Rock and Roll Means Well Tour}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13002008-12-07T23:17:49Z2008-12-12T01:06:24Z Tonight I'm off to see The Hold Steady on their Rock & Roll Means Well Tour with Drive-By Truckers at the Wiltern in L.A. as they wrap up their Rock and Roll Means Well Tour! Here's The Hold Steady's...jay
Tonight I'm off to see The Hold Steady on their Rock & Roll Means Well Tour with Drive-By Truckers at the Wiltern in L.A. as they wrap up their Rock and Roll Means Well Tour!
Here's The Hold Steady's new video for "Stay Positive"...
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{The Wrestler}tag:caffeine-headache.net,2008://1.13012008-12-07T22:23:12Z2008-12-12T01:08:58Z The Wrestler is definitely one film that I will be looking forward to checking out! There is a ton of hype surrounding Darren Aronofsky's forthcoming drama about a washed-up professional wrestler played by Mickey Rourke. The film also stars...jay
The Wrestler is definitely one film that I will be looking forward to checking out!
There is a ton of hype surrounding Darren Aronofsky's forthcoming drama about a washed-up professional wrestler played by Mickey Rourke. The film also stars Marisa Tomei, who plays Rourke's stripper friend and Evan Rachel Wood as Rourke's estranged daughter. The Bruce Springsteen song in the trailer is also a nice touch.
More on the film: The film is actually about Randy "The Ram" Robinson, a 1980s era pro wrestler who had become a burnt-out shell of his former self. After he had a heart attack during a small-time match, doctors told him he could die if he fights again. In an effort to build a new life Robinson took a job at a deli, moved in with an aging stripper and tried to build a relationship with her son. But the prospect of a rematch with his old nemesis, the Ayatollah, proved too tempting to resist...even if it meant risking his life.
The Wrestler opens in select theaters on Dec. 17th.
View the Trailer (courtesy of Cinematical) Right Here
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