Hello, 2010!
Just haven't had much to say about anything, I guess.
I took a Roman civilization course as an elective, hoping for some stuff 'bout gladiators, crazy caesars, battles, Hannibal (ya know, the dude who took elephants through the Alps into Italy, and then the Romans were all "nu-uh" and went to Carthage, set like everything on fire and went on a rape spree?), but no, the prof's focusing on the ~politcal stuff~.
I've been doing some movie watching lately, which mostly involved Joaquin Phoenix coincidentally. Let's see:
The Beatles' Help! and A Hard Day's Night were both good and had their own funny moments. Love the clip of You're Going to Lose That Girl in Help!.
Gladiator (totally old news, I know) was awesome. The ending was a surprise to me (yes, I srsly didn't know after a decade lol), but the film was entertaining and I've already watched it a few times.
The History Channel was showing We Own the Night Sunday. Not bad; I missed part of it when I quickly went to shower. Not a very original plot or characters, but good acting for the storyline and gratuitous uses of 'fuck'.
Signs I absolutely loved. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny, but I did a lot of laughing. The ending totally blew though D: Imo, it woulda been better if they never showed the aliens fully :/
Another M. Night Shyamalan film, The Village. I liked Signs better, but this was good, too. His movies, while not scary, make me jump lol. I already knew the twist to the film, so it didn't have the same effect, but still good nonetheless.
Lastly, Walk the Line, the Johnny Cash bio-pic. Both Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix gave great performances, but I really love the live parts of the film ♥
I saw Sherlock Holmes a few weeks ago. I thought I was going to hate it, but I really enjoyed it. Can't wait to see it again once it's out on DVD.
Been listening to Johnny Cash lately. Reminds my of my dad's parents, who were/are big fans of his. My grandpa even had a Martin guitar, which we now have. It's something crazy like $5000. Anyways, good stuff, good stuff. I can't believe he died in 2003, though. It feels like it's only been three years or something.
I was going to do this all fancy-like, but I just can't be bothered.
BEST ALBUMS
alan - Voice of EARTH - Japan - Pop
Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals - Canada - Rock
Angela Zhang - The 5th Season - Taiwan - Pop/Pop-rock
Ani Lorak - Solntse - Ukraine - Pop/Dance
BoA - BoA - America (debut) - Pop/Dance
BX - I have a dream - Mongolia - R&B
Elva Hsiao - Diamond Candy - Taiwan - Pop/Dance
Fever Ray - Fever Ray - Sweden - Electronic
Huun-Huur-Tu - Eternal (with Carmen Rizzo) - Tuva Republic - Folk/Electronic
Ivy - Vol. 3 I Be... - Korea - Pop/Dance/R&B
Jolin Tsai - Butterfly - Taiwan - Pop/Dance
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster - America - Pop/Dance
Landy Wen - Dancing Queen - Taiwan - Pop/Dance
Metric - Fantasies - Canada - Pop/Rock/Indie
MiChi - UP TO YOU - Japan - Pop/Pop-rock/Electronic
MUCC - Kyuutai - Japan - Rock
Paul McCartney - Good Evening New York City - England - Rock
Perfume - Triangle - Japan - Pop/Electronic
Super Girls - Cover Girl - China - Pop/Pop-rock/Ballad
Superfly - Box Emotions - Japan - Rock
The Beatles - Remastered Stereo Boxset - England - Rock
The Lemons - Zaluu Leningiin oiroltsoo 3 davkhart - Mongolia - Rock
BEST MINI-ALBUMS
Girls' Generation - Gee - Korea - Pop
immi - Alice EP - Japan - Pop/Electronic
Kiwi - Khüsel - Mongolia - Pop/Ballad
Meisa Kuroki - hellcat - Japan - Pop/R&B
BEST SINGLES
alan - Gunjou no Tani - Japan - Pop-rock
alan - Kuon no Kawa - Japan/China - Pop/Ballad
alan - Swear - Japan - Pop
Jasmine - No more - Japan - R&B/Pop/Pop-rock
Jasmine - sad to say - Japan - Pop/R&B
Kaela Kimura - BANZAI - Japan - Pop
Koda Kumi - 3 Splash - Japan - Pop
KREVA - Aka - Japan - R&B(?)
Kylee - Kylee Meets Bounen no Zamned - Japan - Pop-rock
MiChi - ChaNge the WoRLd - Japan - Pop-rock
MiChi - KiSS KiSS xxx - Japan - Pop-rock
MiChi - YOU - Japan - Ballad/Electronic
Miho Fukuhara - HANABI SKY - Japan - Pop-rock/acoustic
Miho Fukuhara - LET IT OUT - Japan -- Pop-rock
MUCC - Sora to Ito - Japan - Rock
Sowelu - MATERIAL WORLD - Japan - Pop/Dance
BEST OLDER FINDS
A You Duo - 2 albums (2006-07) - China - Folk
Beyoncé - I am... Sasha Fierce (2008) - America - Pop/Dance/R&B
Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer (2008) - Canada - Metal
Cold Fairyland (almost discography 2003-07) - China - Rock/Folk
Elise Estrada - Elise Estrada (2008) - Canada - Pop/Ballad/R&B
Hande Yener - 4 albums (2006-09) - Turkey - Pop/Dance
Hitomi Yaida - i/flancy (2002) - Japan - Rock/Pop-rock
Honey Gun - 200km/h (2007) - China - Rock
Johnny Cash - The Legend Of Johnny Cash (2005) - America - Country
Karen - Maggot in Tears (2008) - Japan - Rock
Kasia Cerekwicka - Pokój 203 (2007) - Poland - Pop/R&B
Miserable Faith - The Music Won't be Stopped (2008) - China - Rock
Namgar - Nomad (2008) - Russia/Buryatia - Folk/Folk-rock
Niyaz - Nine Heavens (2008) - Iran/US - Folk/Electronic
Otgoo - Tentones (2007) - Mongolia - Rock
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full (2007) - England - Rock
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - England - Rock
Quiza - Khiimoriin san (?) - Mongolia - Rap
Shahzoda (discography 2002-2009) - Uzbekistan - Folk/Pop/Dance
The Back Horn - Yomiageru Hi (2001) & Ningen Program (2001) - Japan - Rock
toddle - I Dedicate D Chord (2005) - Japan - Rock/Indie
Tsubakiya Shijuusou - Tokyo City Rhapsody (2008) Japan - Rock
Voodoo Kungfu - Voodoo Kungfu (2008) - China- Metal
I took a Roman civilization course as an elective, hoping for some stuff 'bout gladiators, crazy caesars, battles, Hannibal (ya know, the dude who took elephants through the Alps into Italy, and then the Romans were all "nu-uh" and went to Carthage, set like everything on fire and went on a rape spree?), but no, the prof's focusing on the ~politcal stuff~.
I've been doing some movie watching lately, which mostly involved Joaquin Phoenix coincidentally. Let's see:
The Beatles' Help! and A Hard Day's Night were both good and had their own funny moments. Love the clip of You're Going to Lose That Girl in Help!.
Gladiator (totally old news, I know) was awesome. The ending was a surprise to me (yes, I srsly didn't know after a decade lol), but the film was entertaining and I've already watched it a few times.
The History Channel was showing We Own the Night Sunday. Not bad; I missed part of it when I quickly went to shower. Not a very original plot or characters, but good acting for the storyline and gratuitous uses of 'fuck'.
Signs I absolutely loved. I wasn't expecting it to be so funny, but I did a lot of laughing. The ending totally blew though D: Imo, it woulda been better if they never showed the aliens fully :/
Another M. Night Shyamalan film, The Village. I liked Signs better, but this was good, too. His movies, while not scary, make me jump lol. I already knew the twist to the film, so it didn't have the same effect, but still good nonetheless.
Lastly, Walk the Line, the Johnny Cash bio-pic. Both Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix gave great performances, but I really love the live parts of the film ♥
I saw Sherlock Holmes a few weeks ago. I thought I was going to hate it, but I really enjoyed it. Can't wait to see it again once it's out on DVD.
Been listening to Johnny Cash lately. Reminds my of my dad's parents, who were/are big fans of his. My grandpa even had a Martin guitar, which we now have. It's something crazy like $5000. Anyways, good stuff, good stuff. I can't believe he died in 2003, though. It feels like it's only been three years or something.
I was going to do this all fancy-like, but I just can't be bothered.
BEST ALBUMS
alan - Voice of EARTH - Japan - Pop
Alexisonfire - Old Crows/Young Cardinals - Canada - Rock
Angela Zhang - The 5th Season - Taiwan - Pop/Pop-rock
Ani Lorak - Solntse - Ukraine - Pop/Dance
BoA - BoA - America (debut) - Pop/Dance
BX - I have a dream - Mongolia - R&B
Elva Hsiao - Diamond Candy - Taiwan - Pop/Dance
Fever Ray - Fever Ray - Sweden - Electronic
Huun-Huur-Tu - Eternal (with Carmen Rizzo) - Tuva Republic - Folk/Electronic
Ivy - Vol. 3 I Be... - Korea - Pop/Dance/R&B
Jolin Tsai - Butterfly - Taiwan - Pop/Dance
Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster - America - Pop/Dance
Landy Wen - Dancing Queen - Taiwan - Pop/Dance
Metric - Fantasies - Canada - Pop/Rock/Indie
MiChi - UP TO YOU - Japan - Pop/Pop-rock/Electronic
MUCC - Kyuutai - Japan - Rock
Paul McCartney - Good Evening New York City - England - Rock
Perfume - Triangle - Japan - Pop/Electronic
Super Girls - Cover Girl - China - Pop/Pop-rock/Ballad
Superfly - Box Emotions - Japan - Rock
The Beatles - Remastered Stereo Boxset - England - Rock
The Lemons - Zaluu Leningiin oiroltsoo 3 davkhart - Mongolia - Rock
BEST MINI-ALBUMS
Girls' Generation - Gee - Korea - Pop
immi - Alice EP - Japan - Pop/Electronic
Kiwi - Khüsel - Mongolia - Pop/Ballad
Meisa Kuroki - hellcat - Japan - Pop/R&B
BEST SINGLES
alan - Gunjou no Tani - Japan - Pop-rock
alan - Kuon no Kawa - Japan/China - Pop/Ballad
alan - Swear - Japan - Pop
Jasmine - No more - Japan - R&B/Pop/Pop-rock
Jasmine - sad to say - Japan - Pop/R&B
Kaela Kimura - BANZAI - Japan - Pop
Koda Kumi - 3 Splash - Japan - Pop
KREVA - Aka - Japan - R&B(?)
Kylee - Kylee Meets Bounen no Zamned - Japan - Pop-rock
MiChi - ChaNge the WoRLd - Japan - Pop-rock
MiChi - KiSS KiSS xxx - Japan - Pop-rock
MiChi - YOU - Japan - Ballad/Electronic
Miho Fukuhara - HANABI SKY - Japan - Pop-rock/acoustic
Miho Fukuhara - LET IT OUT - Japan -- Pop-rock
MUCC - Sora to Ito - Japan - Rock
Sowelu - MATERIAL WORLD - Japan - Pop/Dance
BEST OLDER FINDS
A You Duo - 2 albums (2006-07) - China - Folk
Beyoncé - I am... Sasha Fierce (2008) - America - Pop/Dance/R&B
Cancer Bats - Hail Destroyer (2008) - Canada - Metal
Cold Fairyland (almost discography 2003-07) - China - Rock/Folk
Elise Estrada - Elise Estrada (2008) - Canada - Pop/Ballad/R&B
Hande Yener - 4 albums (2006-09) - Turkey - Pop/Dance
Hitomi Yaida - i/flancy (2002) - Japan - Rock/Pop-rock
Honey Gun - 200km/h (2007) - China - Rock
Johnny Cash - The Legend Of Johnny Cash (2005) - America - Country
Karen - Maggot in Tears (2008) - Japan - Rock
Kasia Cerekwicka - Pokój 203 (2007) - Poland - Pop/R&B
Miserable Faith - The Music Won't be Stopped (2008) - China - Rock
Namgar - Nomad (2008) - Russia/Buryatia - Folk/Folk-rock
Niyaz - Nine Heavens (2008) - Iran/US - Folk/Electronic
Otgoo - Tentones (2007) - Mongolia - Rock
Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full (2007) - England - Rock
Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973) - England - Rock
Quiza - Khiimoriin san (?) - Mongolia - Rap
Shahzoda (discography 2002-2009) - Uzbekistan - Folk/Pop/Dance
The Back Horn - Yomiageru Hi (2001) & Ningen Program (2001) - Japan - Rock
toddle - I Dedicate D Chord (2005) - Japan - Rock/Indie
Tsubakiya Shijuusou - Tokyo City Rhapsody (2008) Japan - Rock
Voodoo Kungfu - Voodoo Kungfu (2008) - China- Metal