Cancer Jun 21 | Jul 22 If you were a medieval knight going into battle with a full suit of armour, the advantage you had from the metal’s protection was offset by the extra energy it took to haul around so much extra weight. In fact, historians say this is one reason why a modest force of English soldiers defeated a much larger French army at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The Frenchmen’s armour was much bulkier, and by the time they slogged through muddy fields to reach their enemy, they were too tired to fight at peak intensity. The moral of the story, as far as you’re concerned: to win a great victory in the coming weeks, shed as many of your defence mechanisms and as much of your emotional baggage as possible.
True in Starcraft, true in life.
Posted January 23, 2012 at 6:36pm
Holy Mountain
When I saw a Jesus-like man surrounded by a plethora of Jesus-like paper mache figures, I could’ve only guessed that Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Holy Mountain was going to be… well, different.
Released in the early 70s and given the psychedelic aspect of the film, its Beatles connection comes as no surprise. The Lennon/Ono camp contributed financially, while George was lined up for the more active role of cleaning… an orifice- which, by the way, is nothing I thought I’d ever blog about- in front of the camera.
I’ve only seen this once and still have yet to decipher an exact meaning to the film but that’s probably the point.
A few Danish folk in a band called The Informations borrowed a few scenes from the movie for their track “Lion’s Hand”. Check it out and you’ll see what I mean when I say w.t.f.
Posted October 18, 2011 at 8:33pm in holy mountain, alejandro jodorowsky the beatles the informations lion's hand
A Tale of Two
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.
Sound Scapes
Alas, it has happened. I have more shows to attend than I can keep up with. YES.
Neurosurgeon and rock star dreams aside, my goal and constant source of happiness is surrounding myself with music, preferably of the live variety. This was evident to me the first time I saw a concert hall light up with the likes of Maroon 5. Yeah, it happened.
Over the last two weeks, I’ve prepared quiet nights to wind down to with my special someone only to remember hours before that we in fact have a show to scoot over to post-haste. The concept of a calendar is obviously foreign to me.
So, this will be one of those longstanding blog posts that I will constantly update as a reminder as well as a keepsake. Ever try to recall and list the movies you’ve seen thus far in your life? Well, I used to attempt this every few months as a teenager but to no avail. So as to remedy the situation in the live music context, this blog will see to also serving that purpose.
April 4th: First Aid Kit @ The Great Hall
March 31: Cursive w/ Cymbals Eat Guitars @ The Horseshoe
March 19: Grimes @ The Horseshoe
February 14: Die Antwoord @ The Phoenix
February 6th: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour @ The Hoxton
January 27: Smith Westerners @ The Horseshoe
January 11: Caveman @ The Horseshoe
December 1st: Austra @ Phoenix
November 26: Timber Timbre @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
November 16: Mister Heavenly @ The Great Hall
October 28: Death From Above 1979 @ Sound Academy
October 27: Death From Above 1979 @ Sound Academy
October 11: Fucked Up @ Mod ClubOctober 2: Cerebral Ballzy @ Parts & Labour
October 1: P.S. I Love You @ The Great Hall
September 30: Ohbijou @ Trinity - St. Paul’s Center
September 17: Two Door Cinema Club @ Kool Haus
September 16: Vivian Girls @ Parts & Labour
Posted October 11, 2011 at 4:31pm in timber timbre, p.s. i love you, shows events austra mister heavenly dfa fucked up cerebral ballzy ohbijou two door cinema club vivian girls
