Kid A

After a long lingering period, I finally got myself to listen to radiohead's Kid A. I didn't feel ready for it before and now... well I guess I finally am. I've been looping it in my ears for a week now and I can tell you it's nothing short of amazing!

It's a very coherent album, very electronic. But you can still feel the alternative rock vibes all over the place.

My personal favorites on the album are : The National Anthem, Idiotheque, Motion picture Soundtrack and Morning Bell. Not to say that the rest isn't great too... !! ;)

Very highly recommended for anyone who's already into radiohead. Otherwize, I recommend listening to OK, computer first to ease you in...

Marshall McLuhan

For those who don't know him, or think they've heard the name before, Marshall McLuhan is world famous for his views on media and how they function and affect society. (for detailed biography, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Mcluhan

Saw a documentary about him yesterday and he says very interesting stuff about media and how it's affecting our way of life. In a sense, the human race is in a shock but doesn't know it. Think of all that's happened in the last 50 years. We don't realize how much human life has changed because we're in the middle of this mediatic/technologic revolution and don't really know what to do about it. The present has become too scary to think about.

also, his famous claim that "the medium is the message" has never been so true. It's not whatever is on TV, or in newspapers that matters. The bigger impact is the fact that we now have access to these tools . How did this affect our lifestyles ? In a sense, all these discoveries, is, as he puts it, "an extension of ourselves". He has very interesting insight about how we are progressively moving our nervous system outside of our body.

The world has become a very big city where everything is connected and nothing is exclusive anymore. Every piece of information is available to anyone anywhere at the same time. This is leading to increasing uniformity and therefore an unnoticed state of shock.

For more about M. McLuhan , check out this website : http://www.mcluhan.ca
It's very interesting stuff.

By the way, he's the philosopher that makes a cameo in Woody Allen's Annie hall at the movie theatre....

Muse is back !

I'm a huge fan of MUSE (brit rock band) and I'm very glad that they're back in town for some serious rock actions. Their latest single is out, and by the looks of it, it seems the band has gone the electronic way, with a boost of weird pop feel. The song is called Supermassive Black Hole, which gives you an idea on how wicked it is.

Check it out on itunes (or limewire hehe)

The new album is out in July. This is probably one of the best rock bands on the planet and if you don't know them, well... it's never too late ! ;)

Mission Impossible ?

Just watched the latest MI effort. I have to say I enjoyed it but overall it was just ok. Very effective action movie, amazing villain, awesome director. However, nothing fresh here. Just same old same old stuff with less cliché, a bit more unconventional surprises and a few good laughs.

JJ, stick to what you do best : enigmatic TV shows.

Back in town

Well, I'm back, ready for some more blogging around.

Since my last post, I graduated from Business school with a degree in Finance and Marketing. looked for a job, decided this wasn't my cup of tea and finally went back to my original aspirations. I am now in a film school, having the time of my life.

I'm actually in the middle of a production. I am shooting my first short in a week. Been preparing for 5 months (wow!). I'm getting the last week rush. It's really cool.

I've been on a bunch of shoots this month, gained valuable experience and built up my confidence level. Now I'm ready for my desastrous shoot ;)

I'll be posting updates about that, as well as the regular bits and pieces.

See ya'