Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Glorious, Victorious.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
It is uncertain and intangible yet deeply affecting. Like a religion isn't it?

After a sudden encounter with Nick and Norah (thanks to HBO), i found my chest swollen up and my blood pumped up like mad. I was jumping up and down (exaggerating there) with excitement because of the uncertain and vague feeling of endearing that was occurring between Nick and Norah in the beginning of the film blossomed beautifully right at the end. I know it was goin to happen, but i watched it anyway. I watched it for the feeling it's given me to refer and reminisce the similar experiences i got or i want to get.
When you feel happy, so happy that you are overflowed by it, the world will follow.
I've seen Nick and Norah three times now. Not intentionally though. I always thought that every time a film is playing on TV and you can't seem to look away, it is a good film. And i've watched Godzilla a dozen time. No kidding. Who could resist a giant ass monster VS NYC?
After that, i thought "Oh, it's Valentine's day isn't it? That's why Nick and Norah was on. There must be a lot of romantic movies playing all day long."
I looked around and there's no girl that i could spend the last minutes of Valentine's day with. Therefore, "What the heck, i wanna feel romantic tonite! I'm gonna spend these last remaining time left on Valentine's day with swelling chest due to cliched romantic tales that i got in my "Essential Drama/Romance/Comedy" DVD collection! Yeah!"
I've looked through it and Eternal Sunshine popped up. i haven't seen this film since one or maybe two years ago. I remember that it blew me away that last time, so i thought it should blow me much further away if i'm gonna watch this now.. And so i popped it into my DVD player.

Do you remember every time you watch that same film, it feels different with each viewings? Do you realize that your reaction towards a film changes because you have changed since the last time you saw it (you were dumber then and you are a bit smarter now)?
This is my 5th time watching Eternal Sunshine and it's the first time that i realized that it is the ultimate love movie. It is like Love Actually without it's glittery love tales and without Rowan Atkinson as the gift wrapper...well not literally though. Haha.
The film has 7 (yes 7...or maybe more? inform me if i miss something) love story interlaced in one crazy tale. You can see that love is all around yet it is different with each person that you injects your feelings with. Therefore, you have to go across the seas, hike the mountains and dig through tunnels to realize whether if it is nice....i mean if it is the fucking greatest thing so it has to be sustained and maintained.
Also, because it is different with every person that you have feelings with, I realized that i have to give it a try to see if this THING is actually great or not. The point is, you have to take the leap with every one that you have feelings with, unless you can bare the worry and anxious feelings that you will have your entire life for not taking the chance, for not trying to see and explore what is out there for you, for not maximizing the chances that you have in this life efficiently.
Our desire could never be fulfilled purely. But It is when you reach out for your desire or found new desires to be fulfilled you will feel joyous and alive.

By the way, it is 4 in the morning now and i couldn't really focused on the things i am writing. This words i wrote is pure impulsive. I wrote this for sharing the love with you on Valentine's day. I just felt like pouring my heart out right now and didn't care a bit for typos, poor arrangement and that sort of things. Please tackle me with the typos and that sort of things if you could spot any so i could tide this shit up later. Thank you for reading.

P.S. I love you, whoever read this
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
FAVORITE FILMS OF 2009!
Hope that you all had a great year and will have a wonderful new year.
Just before the year has come to an end, I'm sharing my favorite films of 2009.
Oh yeah, i'll update this post with the review of the top 10 films early next year.
Before i start countin down my favorite films of 2009, these are some interesting films released in 2009 that i haven't watched :
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Antichrist
- Up In The Air
- The Messenger
- Gommorah
- An Education*
- Humpday
- The Road
- The Princess and The Frog
- Away We Go
- Beeswax
- Everlasting Moments (Fuckin missed this when it was screening in JIFFEST)
- The Limits of Control
- Departures
- Anvil! The Story of Anvil
- In The Loop
- Sin Nombre
- Bright Star
- Medicine For Melancholy*
- Hunger
- Los abrazos rotos
- Paranormal Activity
- The Girlfriend Experience*
- Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee
- Where The Wild Things Are
- Rudo y Cursi
- Bad Lieutenant : Port of Call - New Orleans*
- Moon
- Crazy Heart
- A Serious Man
- Das weiße Band (White Ribbon)
*means i already got the film but doesn't have the time to watch it yet.
Damn.. Am i that lazy?
These films above are not in my list because i haven't got the chance to watch 'em. Therefore, the list below could change prior to my verdicts on the films above.
Mmmkay then. (*cough cough*). Here it is..
(What a fun fucked up film! No one saw it comin. Black comedy at it's best)
Soundtrack For A Revolution
(Awesome American civil rights lecture by some soulful singin grandmas & grandpas!)
Two Lovers
(Plain and simple an honest drama about mature love. It is good. But i don't like it much. Maybe if Wong Kar-Wai directed this it would be something else..Oh yeah,it's a great goodbye performance by Joaquin Phoenix)
Up
(Pixar films are never fails, but this one lack a distinctive edge for me)
Avatar (3D)
(MY EYES! MY EYEEEEEEEEES! AM I HIGHHHHH???!!!! GOOOOODDDD!!)
Sherlock Holmes
(It's worth seeing even if it's only to watch Robert Downey being cocky with a thick British Accent)
Julie & Julia
(Meryl Streep + Amy Adams + LOTS of delicious foods! what more could you ask for?)
Watchmen
(The story, the style and the violence just blew me away)
Funny People
(Even if it disappointed everyone to be THE monumental comedy film of our generation that it should be, it was still good. Just good though)
Coco Before Chanel
(A romantic feminist drama of a woman struggling to find who she loves & what she loves to do. The fashion in the film is just a feast for the eyes, not the main issue of the film.)
Looking For Eric
(The guy is seeing Eric Cantona everytime he's high..who doesn't?)
The Answer Man
(Great casts (Daniels!Pucci!Thirlby!Dennings!), great plot, even though a little sketchy towards the end, it still works..)
10. Zombieland/The Hangover/I Love You, Man (3-way tie!)
9. (500) Days of Summer
8. La Mujer Sin Cabeza (The Headless Woman)
7. Star Trek
6. Adventureland
5. Madeo (Mother)
4. District 9
3. The Hurt Locker
2. Drag Me To Hell
1. Inglourious Basterds
Sunday, December 27, 2009
FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2009!
MY FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2009! Woohoo!
Oh yeah, i'll update this post with reviews of the top 10 albums next year.
Honorable Mentions :
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!
Micachu - Jewellery
Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers
Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career
Smith Westerns - Self Titled
JJ - No.2
St. Vincent - Actor
MY FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2009 :
10. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
9. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
8. The Horrors - Primary Colours
7. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion
6. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
5. Girls - Album
4. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - Self Titled
3. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
1. The xx- xx
Monday, November 9, 2009
"Ich heisse Superfantastisch! Ich trinke Schampus mit Lachsfisch!"
Apakah kalian nonton Franz Ferdinand pada tanggal 14 November nanti?
Jujur, anda akan rugi kalau tidak.
Saya di sini hanya ingin mengingatkan anda bahwa band monumental pada abad ini yang tidak pernah gagal untuk membuat pendengar nya berdansa akan datang, dan belum tentu kita mempunyai kesempatan lain untuk menonton mereka secara langsung.
"The NME said that the band was the latest in the line of art school rock bands featuring The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Duran Duran, Roxy Music, the Sex Pistols, Wire and Blur."
Coba anda buka detail ke-tiga album mereka di wikipedia atau membaca ulasan-ulasan dari kritikus musik di metacritic.com, maka anda akan menemukan betapa besar cinta nya kritikus musik pada karya-karya oleh kuartet dari Skotlandia ini.
Bukan hanya dari kualitas album saja mereka bersinar, live-set mereka selalu mengguncang dengan performa yang enerjik dan charm yang di tonjolkan oleh masing-masing personil di atas panggung.
Apalagi, dengan materi-materi dari album terakhir mereka yang lebih menjorok menuju dance music akan menggelegar di panggung yang besar dan (sekali lagi) tak pernah gagal membuat penonton berdansa sampai gila (lebay).
Lagipula dengan 300 ribu anda akan terhibur dari jam 4 sore sampai jam 4 pagi oleh musisi-musisi lokal (The Sigit, Agrikulture, dll) dan DJ-DJ international (yang saya kurang tahu dan saya juga kurang peduli) yang akan datang, kapan lagi bisa berjoget-joget tanpa rasa bersalah?
Untuk yang tertarik, saya sudah beli tiket. Jadi jangan takut ngga dapet teman di sana. Untuk tiket bisa di beli di SCORE Citos atau Portico Senayan City.
Saya juga telah mencantumkan setlist Franz Ferdinand pada tanggal 30 October kemarin di photo comment (di bawah). Kurang lebih, lagu-lagu yang tercantum di list tersebut kemungkinan besar akan mereka bawakan pada tanggal 14 November nanti. Terima kasih.
-Xandega Tahajuansya, 8 November 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
CD SALE!
I had the chance to visit the store last night with my mom. I have to bring her with me because i knew that i'll buy lots of CDs. And when my mom's around, i can beg her for things face-to-face, which usually works much much better than begging through the phone. Oh, yeah, and my debit card got swallowed by the frickin ATM! That's another reason why to bring a mom to a sale.
These are the things i bought and how much i bought it for :
Well, what can i say about the EP? it's heavier, it's more complex, it's show the band's range of musical compability which we didn't found in their debut. And the live DVD is so much more than you ask for in the EP. 14 songs and decently shot, awesome.
In their debut, the raw music writing with in-your-face attitude like "Tell The World" and "No" mixed with the grainy sounds to support their cutesy punk attitude is why you'll love them. And the song "Where Do You Run To" will be one of your favorite indie rock ballads alongside YYY's "Maps" and Arctic Monkeys' "505".
The last but not least is a gift from me to one of my dearest friend of all, Herta. Because this is a gift, i would not include the price of the product that i'm going to list.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
PHOENIX!
Yep...when Phoenix came to Jakarta, they recruited me as the new member of the band..
I'm the one in the middle..because i am the leader of the band..
wkwkwkwkwkwkwkwk..
On the 1st of August 2009, me and some of my friends met Phoenix in Aksara Bookstore Kemang. It was a meet & greet session and it was open for public..so every indonesian who is a die hard Phoenix fan were probably there..
They came through the Bookstore's door at 1 PM..
And the first people that they ran into was me and my friends..
We were in total shock when they came in!
Everybody in the bookstore were in total shock!
There was this short awkward silence in the store as they smoothly came in through the door, everybody was looking at the four Parisian boys but done nothing but froze out.
Fortunately, we unfroze ourselves by welcome them by their in their native language.. "Bounjour!" we said.. and the band starts smiling real wide and shake all of our hands..
"Ca va?" Branco said (i think)
"Ca va bien, merci!" we said..At that moment we were all glad that our school taught us French..
After the guy who was in charge told the instructions and started the session, nobody walked towards the band. Nobody moved for a split second.
"What The Heck! Just Do It!" said my mini-me with a halo on his head who were sitting on my right shoulder.
Then, i walk towards the band and we communicate.
They love Jakarta, but Branco said that "We haven't eat" (i think that's what he said, but it doesn't make sense..their accent is too thick for me to understand..)
And they said that 2009 have been a blast..
Christian's favorite album of 2009 so far : Dirty Projector's "Bitte Orca"
Christian's favorite song from Bitte Orca : "Two Doves"
Branco said that he didn't read his Interview with Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste, but i did.
And Branco asked my favorite album of 2009 so far : Of course i said that WAP is my favorite, so he wanted to know my second favorite, and i answered Grizzly Bear's "Veckatimest".
Then, they all signed my IPod, and i said "Merci à tous"
After i've finished my conversation with the band, my friends came up to them with their home-made Phoenix T-shirts.
The last guy to walked out was Branco, he noticed a cheeky Aksara "Recycled" bag, he asked how much is it but the store gave it to him for free.
Before he walked out, i said "bye Branco, i'll be seeing you tonite!"
He replied "Well, i'll see you too! where you'll be standing tonight? which side of the stage will you be standing tonight?"
Whoa! i wasn't expecting this reply from him, i never thought that he would took my random ramble seriously! so i said to him "i'll probably standing on front of the stage, on the middle."
"okay then! i'll see you tonight!" he said while tapped my shoulder.
It's a blessing for the people of Indonesia from entertainers around the world by still willing to perform after all the terror that occurred in our country. And it's a chance of a lifetime to meet and watch international musicians in our country.
Thank you Phoenix, thank you.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Summer Jamz of 2009 (Part 1)

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1. Hospitality - "Betty Wang"
2. Kurt vile - "Freeway"
3. Dirty Projectors - "Two Doves"
4. Micacu & The Shapes - "Calculator"
5. Wavves - "No Hope Kids"
6. The Twilight Sad - "I Became A Prostitute"
7. Pixies - "Here Comes Your Man"
8. Girls - "Hellhole Ratrace"
9. The Radio Dept. - "David"
10. Cass McCombs - "You Saved My Life"
11. The Smith Westerns - "Gimme Some Time"
12. School of Seven Bells - "Half Asleep"
13. Vivian Girls - "When I'm Gone"
14. Blue Roses - "Coast"
15. The Dead Weather - "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
16. Discovery - "So Insane"
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
"Yeah, i want to do some dancing too."
Summer jams of 2009- 1st song
Girls - "Hellhole Ratrace"
Im sick and tired of the way that i feel,
im sick of dreaming and its never for real.
im all alone with my deep thoughts.
im all alone with my heartache and my good intentions.
i work to eat and drink and sleep just to live,
feels like im never getting back what i give.
ive got a sad song in my sweet heart.
and all i really am is needing some love and attention.
and i dont want to cry my whole life through,
i want to do some laughing too.
so come on, come on, come on, come on, laugh with me.
and i dont want to die without shaking up a thing or two,
yeah, i want to do some dancing too.
so come on, come on, come on, come on, dance with me.
sometimes youve just gotta make it for yourself.
sometimes sugar, it just takes someone else.
sometimes youve just gotta make it for yourself.
sometimes baby, you just need someone else.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
MY FAVORITE GUY ON YOUTUBE! (how to start a dance party!)
And this guy is one of my favorite guy on youtube..
Just plain AWESOME!
A priceless moment caught on tape!
I laughed so hard and so long!
I felt joyous every time i see this vid..just like what everyone in the video felt..
This happened in Sasquatch festival last week, and Santigold was performin "Unstoppable"
I wish i was there bustin some awesome moves with the dancing guy..
I wish music festivals in Indonesia could be more peaceful like this festival..
SAME EVENT, DIFFERENT ANGLE
THIS IS THE GUY WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PARTY!
In less than 3 minutes, one guy drew a crowd of 300+..YOU'RE MY HERO MAN!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
This is (one of the reasons) why i love Beach House so much!
and i love them very dearly
and this is (one of the reasons) why
When they were traveling on a train in Norway, some Norway TV journalists with their video crew ask them to write them a song on the spot and play it for them.
The first words from the lyric sounds like they bitch out for being disturbed mid-journey by this project ("We were sleeping 'til you came along..."), but it winds up being just a nice, sepia-tinged Beach-y sing along. (thx stereogum)
This video is their on the spot performance of the song "Norway" in the central train station in Oslo
AWESOME GUYS! can't wait for some more awesome tunes!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
(One of) THE GREATEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE!
Grizzly Bear is one of my favorite band of all time.
But I'm not going to talk about him or Grizzly Bear right now..I can do that later.
Right now, I am very happy, because i just experienced an unforgettable event that i'll never forget. Don't care if you think that this is lame or something, but this event matters to me.
I twitt (is twitt a thing? whatever), just like some of you.
I twitt to have fun and to know what is goin on in my heroes' life
(heroes : family, friends, musicians, film makers, whatevs).
So, i've been following Ed Droste's twitter updates and he is my favorite guy on twitter.
Today, i was feeling excited to watch Grizzly Bear playing a new song live from Late Night Show with David Letterman. But unfortunately they got bumped, and i got sad.
I Expressed my sadness by dedicated some of my twitter updates to Ed Droste.
But, when the excitement and the sadness got mixed, it made me a little bit nuts. Suddenly, i said some stupid things to Ed (@EdwardDroste, read from bottom to top).

So, a little thing called twitter made a teenager from Indonesia got a "wassup + a wink" from his hero.
Monday, May 11, 2009
"So what so what? So fine so fine!"
These cute girls are Telepathe , and they're fuckin awesome!Just listen to their debut LP, Dance Mother, and you'll be trippin without a doubt!
This is "So Fine", a single from their debut. And of course the song is soo fine..
Look out for Chairlift's hot vocalist, Caroline Polachek at 2:58!
"I found her in a dream, looking for me"

The Big Pink is my favorite new band from Britain!
Watch Out for their debut LP later this year.
The first song that i dug is "A Brief History Of Love", and it's my favorite.
And this is "Velvet", their latest single
Saturday, May 2, 2009
"We didn't sign up for this..I'm Done.." Yeah Wolfie! you're done professionally..
Me and my friends were so excited to watch the thing..We came to the Theatre with high expectation.
But our verdict on the movie are the same..Wolverine was utter crap!
Well, it is the typical superhero movie with all the usual ingredients (all the cheesy and cliche ingredients indeed). But it was all bleak, makes no sense, with all the total cliche shit from all superhero movies combined. I felt nothing when i watched it. No emotion, no excitement, no sense of awesomeness.
I laughed through most of the fighting scene..especially the ones with Will.I.Am..how the hell that talentless fucker get a gig in an X-Men franchise? and the Gambit jump from the roof, totally unnecessary.
Well, except the first Logan and Victor encounter at the bar..that was awesome..oh, (spoiler)and all the scene with Ryan Reynolds before he transformed into the most forgettable villain EVER.
You can see it clearly by comparing this crap with the cliche but well crafted Spiderman franchise..Wolfie came nowhere near the friendly neighborhood..
This movie was supposed to be all the greatness of the iconic character and all the glory to superhero film genre.
I was expecting a little bit of Dark Knight drama but Logan was so emo, a little bit of Iron Man unforgettable portrayal but Logan was angry all the time, a little bit of Spidey well crafted screenplay but this is a total garbage..
Because the last movie I saw before this was Watchmen, the experience made me craving to watch watchmen again..
So,it was a waste of time and a waste of 25.000 Rupiah..
Wait for Crank : High Voltage to hit theatre if you wanna experience a no brainer action tour de force..
Saturday, April 25, 2009
GRAND
They're this couple (on and off stage) that play a little punk and electronic, just like the case with Mates Of States..except they're younger and more energetic and raw and all..
Oh yeah..and they smile all the time!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
"I got a freeway in mind, let go of my head. Walk down my line better be sure you'll be there"

I only got two Kurt Vile songs and they share the same lyric.
In "Beach On The Moon", he play soothing acoustic guitar licks filled with smooth vocals, you can almost picture him jamming his guitar and just singing his guts out through a night road trip through a desert.
In "Freeway", the day road trip through the desert begins.
He mix a psychedelic rock jam (or maybe a more folk-ier Of Montreal kind of vibe) with his Bob Dylan-esque vocals that sounds like he's dragging his voice..the mix works gloriously. This is probably one of my favorite jam of 2009..
Kurt Vile - "Freeway" Download
Kurt Vile - "Beach On The Moon" Download
Oh, but wait, he already released his debut album last year but it was on limited release. His debut, "Constant Hitmaker" got reissued this year (like the case of Bon Iver's reissued debut kind of thing).
Hope i'll hear more great things this year for Kurt Vile..
P.S.
i've been imagining this night road trip through a desert because of The Go-Getter..
and this road trip is filled with conversation between me and Zooey D about communicating with animals..
and she's wearing a head lamp.
Friday, April 3, 2009
"Each and every man under my command owes me one hundred Nazi scalps, and I want my scalps! "
Can't wait for Lieutenant Aldo Raine and the boys to kill some Nazis..
INGLOURIOUS is going to compete in this year's Cannes Film Festival (13-24May).
People who have read the script said that it's really really good. I hope the film will do good too, and maybe Quentin will win a Palm D'or again for this..
"Brangelina got one, Maddona got one, now Brüno got one.."
Red band trailer for the new Sacha Baron Cohen's (Borat) "Brüno"!
Everyone pissed their pants when a footage was shown at SXSW last month. ThePlaylist said that Brüno makes Borat like a child's play.
Monday, March 30, 2009
"The Cyclist Who Projects Wonders To The Sky"




These are portraits of my good friend, Lalu.
Yes, he could only watch as crooks were jacking his goddam car!
His house is the boys base camp.
We often watch movies in his room with LCD projector that projected to the ceiling.
He rides bicycle to school.
He's a funny guy.
This is a mixdisc that i made for him. I already gave it to him yesterday.
This is supposed to be my b'day gift for him (his B'day was two weeks ago). Hope he likes it..
LALU's TERAWANG SESSION
1. White Winter Hymnal - Fleet Foxes
2. Wake Up - Arcade Fire
3. Eighties Fan - Camera Obscura
4. Postcards From Italy - Beirut
5. Soft & Warm - Voxtrot
6. Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
7. Waving Flags - British Sea Power
8. Agoraphobia - Deerhunter
9. Lagu Kesepian - Efek Rumah Kaca
10. Naked As We Came - Iron And Wine
11. Crown of Love - Arcade Fire
12. M79 - Vampire Weekend
13. Kim & Jessie - M83
14. Raised By Wolves - Voxtrot
15. I Melt With You - Nouvelle Vague
16. The Worst Taste In Music - The Radio Dept.
17. The Predatory Wasp Of The Palisades Is Out To Get Us! - Sufjan Stevens
18. Lover's Spit - Broken Social Scene

