Monday, October 11, 2010
First Lines: Nathanael West - Miss Lonelyhearts
The Miss Lonelyhearts of the New York Post-Dispatch (are-you-in-trouble? — Do-you-need-advice? — Write-to-Miss-Lonelyhearts-and-she-will-help-you) sat at his desk and stared at a piece of white cardboard.
(post imspired by shadowplay)
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Battle of Britain (1969)
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle vs. the Nazi Germany Air Force for control of British air space to prevent a Nazi invasion of Britain.
The spectacular and very elaborate sky battle scenes take up much of the movie and somewhat drown out the coherence of the drama.
Broadcast
Broadcast are an electronic music band, based in the Kings Heath part of Birmingham, England. Original members were Trish Keenan (vocals), Roj Stevens (keyboards), Tim Felton (guitar) and James Cargill (bass). Various drummers have played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins, and Neil Bullock. As of 2005, the group consisted of Keenan and Cargill, with Felton having departed to form a new project, Seeland, with Billy Bainbridge, formerly of another Birmingham Warp act Plone.
The band's style is a mixture of electronic sounds and Keenan's 1960s-influenced vocals. It is heavily influenced by the 1960s American psychedelic group The United States of America, using many of the same electronic effects. It is also reminiscent of Stereolab. However, despite the similar musical pedigree, Broadcast's music often has a darker, edgier sound – with amorphous samples and analogue dissonance giving it a retro-futuristic sci-fi edge.
You can't pretend cause I can see
You're not the boy you used to be
Trust me with a secret you can't keep
I watch your eyes they shift with doubt
So every night when stars come out
I try to read your personality
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
The things you miss out when you try to mislead
You said you wrote a page about me
In your diary
Your heart a place that noone sees
You can't disguise your own unease
Trust me with a secret you can't keep
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
The things you miss out when you try to mislead
You said you wrote a page about me
In your diary
Don't be so afraid
Theres bound to be a place
No matter who or where you are
You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
The writing for pleasure you wouldn't let me read
The things you miss out when you try to mislead
You said you wrote a page about me
In your diary
Don't be so afraid
You're bound to make mistakes
No matter who or where you are
You've got to be willing
Don't be so afraid
Theres bound to be a place
No matter who or where you are
You've got to be willing
You've got to be willing
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