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AWESOME video for Matt & Kim's "Lesson Learned" from their new album "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!

"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.

"Each and every man under my command owes me one hundred Nazi scalps, and I want my scalps! "

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS is in Vanity Fair!
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.

I'm going to watch Borat again..

"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

"To die by your side, is such a heavenly way to die."

THE SMITHS
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"

Take me out tonight
where there's music and there's people
who are young and alive
driving in your car
I never never want to go home
because I haven't got one anymore

Take me out tonight
because I want to see people
and I want to see life
driving in your car
oh please don't drop me home
because it's not my home, it's their home
and I'm welcome no more

And if a double-decker bus
crashes in to us
to die by your side
is such a heavenly way to die
and if a ten ton truck
kills the both of us
to die by your side
well the pleasure, the privilege is mine

Take me out tonight
take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
and in the darkened underpass
I thought Oh God, my chance has come at last
but then a strange fear gripped me
and I just couldn't ask

Take me out tonight
oh take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
driving in your car
I never never want to go home
because I haven't got one
no, I haven't got one

And if a double-decker bus
crashes in to us
to die by your side
is such a heavenly way to die
and if a ten ton truck
kills the both of us
to die by your side
well the pleasure, the privilege is mine

There is a light that never goes out

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Just look at the glorious photo of The Smiths in their glorious years of the 1980s.
You gotta love that Rickenbacker 330 that Johnny is holdin.

I really love the lyric that Morrisey wrote for the song, especially the "double-decker"-and-"ten ton truck"-crashes-into-them part. The part shows his masterful wit that he slips in between this ballad-ful (i know that is not a word) song.

And this glorious brand new trailer for "500 Days Of Summer" will make you wanna listen to this glorious song, Especially for the boys who is craving for the Zooey D lovin. Damn you Ben fuckin Gibbard, what a really really lucky guy!

Look out for the lead actor in "500 Days Of Summer"! His name is Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and he is going to be HUGE! and he reminds me of Heath Ledger.

P.S. I am truly sorry for my glorious thingy, it's because i am feeling glorious. Man Utd just bruttaly defeated Fulham 4-0, and i just bought a new Nike Tiempo Mystic II FG! Yaay!

"I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE! I DRINK IT UP!"

It was my second time watching "There Will Be Blood" today, Star Movies aired it. After the second time watching, I've decided that TWBB is Paul Thomas Anderson's best.

I am a fan of P.T. Anderson's works since my first experience watching "Punch-Drunk Love" which i really love so much. Somehow, Paul managed to changed the dorky Adam Sandler into this sweet and mysterious person in the film. It is a very good film, Paul crafted a unique harmony in all the elements that build up this brilliant film. The score, acting, cinematography, color tones and script are somehow work together in a weird way and make this film feel beautifully uplifting in a subliminal way. After "Punch-Drunk Love" I've watched "Magnolia" which i really love too. And after those magnificent movie watching experience, I've decided to watch TWBB for the first time on DVD.

Twenty minutes into the film, suddenly i was unconscious for a little while, i think it was because i felt tired that day. After the little nap, i watched the film while standing up on the floor too get the sleepiness away from my head. After i had refreshed myself, i tried to sit nicely while enjoying the film, but the weird thing was, i couldn't laid my body back, the high tension that the film gave made me sat straight up throughout the film.

The film tells a story about a greedy successful oilman named Daniel Plainview (portrayed by the brilliant Daniel-Day Lewis) who have struggled through hard times to be a successful but independent oil driller in America. Daniel Plainview character is the centrepiece of this film, his wild attitude and outrageous behaviour goes along with his greed and disbelieve on anyone except himself. Other actors like Paul Dano who did a great job portraying a crazy preacher made this film felt more true. The film have a great cinematography(that won Oscar) and scoring that play a big part in this slow paced gripping tale. P.T. Anderson crafted the perfect blend for one of the most chilling character driven film.

If you want to watch P.T. Anderson's best film, Daniel-Day Lewis' greatest film role of his life (Won Oscar for the role) and the first important role in Paul Dano's career, Watch the movie! download it or buy it. you would not regret it, trust me.

UPDATE : I wrote this a week ago, i forgot to post it. Right now, i am watching TWBB again, but this time i'm only pay attention when my favorite scenes are on.