I’m not crazy over the NASA album with its slew of guest vocalists, but this is one of the better tracks served with an outrageously inventive video. Skip to the end if it gets repetitive.
NASA – A Volta June 17, 2009
Che and Dog Eat Dog (Bite-size Reviews) June 15, 2009
Che (Part 1 and 2) –
Both parts of this total to nearly five hours of educational entertainment. The juxtaposition of the two films is interesting. The revolution works like a dream in the beautiful climes of Cuba, and likewise, part one is a dream of movie. What works in Cuba is a nightmare in the harsh landscape of Bolivia. Part two often feels unnecessarily slow, documentary-like, and plodding, but maybe that’s the point. Anyway, Benecio del Toro is great and delivers his best performance yet. I would say skip part two, but then your ideas of revolution would be skewed. And have fun spotting the Matt Damon cameo. Rating: Part 1 – 9/10; Part 2 – 6.5/10
Dog Eat Dog (Perro Come Perro) -
I’m tempted to call this the Mexican ‘Reservoir Dogs’ even though it is its own animal. It favors gritty realism over Tarantino’s cheeky flair and sense of humor. The new faces all handle their roles perfectly. This is a pressure-cooker that has absolutely no mercy. Rating: 8/10
White Lies – Death (Crystal Castles Remix) June 11, 2009
New video energizes this Crystal Castles remix introduced earlier in the year. I’m putting it back in the playlist.
It’s Official: Mgmt – Kids June 10, 2009
I sang this in a karaoke bar the other night. Goes to show everyday the earth revolves anew you have a chance. The official great 2009 video to a great song of 2008:
Birdy Nam Nam: The Parachute Ending: Perfection June 7, 2009
This might be a perfect video for this super track. Wow. Eee.
