Strange movie, its kind of like a comic book vengeance story made into a movie with Michael Caine, which is a bit of a strange role for him, I am puzzled as to why an actor like Caine would accept such a role. The story is basically a latest UK remix of Charles Bronson's 1974 action hit "Death Wish," and a few of the scenes actually reminded me of another vigilante super-hero type movie that was also quite bad called "Darkman." Wouldn't really recommend this one and wouldn't watch it again.
And the song of the day is....Boyfriend by American indie-garage-pop trio Best Coast. Best Coast are based in Los Angeles, California and members are songwriter and lead singer Bethany Cosentino, Bobb Bruno (multiple-instruments) and Ali Koehler on drums. This song appears as the first track of of their Crazy for You album, which was just recently released on July 27th, 2010 on the Mexican Summer Record Label. The album peaked at #36 on the US Album Charts upon its release.
And #54 of the Countdown is....St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by English musician John Parr. John Parr is from Worksop, Nottinghamshire in jolly old England, and he is to this day best known for this hit song which was a #1 single in the USA in 1985. Parr entered the music world at the early age of 12 when he was a part of a band with fellow classmates called 'The Silence'. He later worked with acts such as the singer 'Meat Loaf' and the rock band 'Toto'. Following a tour with a band called 'The Business' producer David Foster asked Parr to record a song for the soundtrack of Joel Schumacher's 1985 Brat-Pack film 'St. Elmo's Fire.' He wrote the song with Foster as a tribute to Canadian wheelchair athlete and activist Rick Hansen, which is partly why the song is so powerful in its lyrics and effects. Rick Hansen, at the time was well known for his lectures to raise awareness about spinal cord injuries, which was dubbed the "Man in Motion Tour."On September 7th, 1985 the song hit #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #6 in the UK that same year. This song would also receive a Grammy Nomination and various cross-references in popular media in later years. Well, that's #54, what oh what could 53 be?? You'll have to tune again in a few days time to find out, so don't hold your breath, stay in motion!
And the song of the day is...Every June, by Aussie Indie-electronica-rock band My Fiction. My Fiction consists of Eric Robinson (Vocals, Guitar), Mike Willmett (Bass, Synth and Percussion), Danny Murphy (Drums, Vocals, SPD-S), and James Laubscher (Guitars, Vocals) and they originate out of Brisbane, Queensland in Australia. Every June was released on their FireRomanceFire albume in 2010 by SUGARRUSH RECORDS. If you want more info or a few free mp3 downloads by this band you can check their info page here. Now, my search bar doesn't seem to work anymore (thanks to the brilliance of google) so I can't remember if I've already posted this song, but I CBF either. Enjoy!
Una peli magnifica! Quite an entertaining and interesting story. A couple of young and clumsy Chinese lads make their best attempt to join the infamous "axe gang," but in the meantime they stir up a lot of trouble in their hometown which leads to some interesting developments. Lots of action and insights. I am interested in seeing more movies like this for sure. If you like martial arts movies that aren't too serious, than you will enjoy this flick.
And the song is...Up from Below by American folk-rock-indie group Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros come out of Los Angeles, California, and they consist of members Alex Ebert, Jade Castrinos, Nico Aglietti, Christian Letts, Stewart Cole, Tay Strathairn, Aaron Older, Josh Collazo, Orpheo McCord, and Nora Kirkpatrick. This song comes off of their July 7th, 2009 release album of the same name. They are best known for their hit song titled Home, which can be found on the same album. Up from Below peaked at #187 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart in 2009. For more info on this artist check out their myspace page here.
And the song is....Friday Night, by Australian electro-funk-house artist CASSIAN. Now, there is little to no bio info on this artist, however he is from Sydney, and he does sound a bit like another electronic group called Chromeo. So I suppose that makes my job here today easier, and if you want to check out some more of his stuff, try his myspace page here. This song comes off of his Friday Night EP, which was release in 2009 and can be found on Itunes. Enjoy!
Welcome back to the Top 100 80's Dance Hits Countdown! Today is Friday, September 17th, 2010 and we are at #55, and the song is....The Reflex, by the all-to-famous, (and not to mention my favourite band of all time) English synth-pop-rock band Duran Duran. The Reflex appeared on their Novemeber of 1983 release album Seven and the Ragged Tiger, it was their 3rd full length release studio album. A direct quote from wikipedia states the following:
"Simon Le Bon said the album "is an adventure story about a little commando team. 'The Seven' is for us — the five band members and the two managers — and 'the Ragged Tiger' is success. Seven people running after success. It's ambition. That's what it's about."
The Reflex was later released as a remixed single in April of 1984, and it would become Duran Duran's most successful single, which I find surprising as they had so many other songs I would have guessed to have been bigger hits. In fact, it would prove to be their last UK #1 hit, and it was their first single to peak at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. All of that said, this has been the second Duran Duran song to appear on this countdown and be forewarned, there will be more to come....Don't miss them live if you get the chance to see them whilst on tour.
Mildly interesting weaving of the lives of a few different women living and enduring life's struggles in Los Angeles. I don't know that I would recommend it, its definitely not an up-lifting movie but a bit more depressing...I wouldn't watch it again.
And the song is...In the Fire by South Australian electronica duo Mammoth Logic. Now I know that I just posted one by them last week, but I was so impressed by their sound that I had to post another one straight away, so there. Mammoth Logic consists of Dave Crowe & Reid Jones, and they come out of the city of Adelaide, in South Australia. The electronic duo have been described as a mix of 'futuristic pop' with 'French-electro' with post-punk-rock, which is quite a mix indeed. This song came out just in the past few months of this year (2010), and they are set to release an album, so keep your eyes peeled for that. If you like the song then you should take note that it is currently available as a free MP3 download at this link here. Hasta Mañana!
And the song of the day is....The Bike Song, by English guitarist/producer Mark Ronson & The Business Intl. Now I have done a previous post for his recent hit song titled Bang, Bang, Bang, so to expedite this process the rest is just a simple copy and paste from the previous post: Mark Ronson is known for working with other artists, primarily as a DJ and producer in producing hit pop-hop and electronica tracks such as his 2003 release Ooh Wee (feat. Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg & Trife) which appeared on the Hitch movie soundtrack that year. Mark Ronson has released 3 studio albums, and has won a BRIT Award for Best Male Artist in 2008. The Bike Song comes offof his still unreleased Record Collection album, due to come out sometime in this year of 2010.This song features singer Kyle Falconer from indie rock band The View and rapper Spank Rock. This video is pretty cool, especially the beginning bits with the flashing lights reminiscent of japanese animation and 80's cartoons the likes of Voltron and Thundercats. It is a bit different from his last one though, not quite as instantly catchy, but it will grow on you. The song itself is set to be released on September 19th, 2010 in the UK, so it will probably be on itunes and amazon by then. Enjoy!
Una peli divertida, claro! Was a funny comedy and was produced well. Is about a family who keeps lots of secrets and interesting personality perks from each other, which inevitably unravel and the comical situations this puts the characters in makes the movie worthwhile and not serious. I recommend this movie for a good laugh, and I looked it up on the map, City Island aye??
And the song is...Atacama Disco, by Australian indie-pop group theSalvadors. The Salvadors consist of first names only Tom ( vocals/guitar), Eddy (guitar), Jeff (bass guitar), Eugine (drums), and Cat (keyboards). I have posted another song of theirs on this blog before (called Rio) and am hoping to hear more and more from this group as everything so far has been quite good stuff from this group out of Adelaide, in South Australia. This song and a couple others are still available as free mp3 downloads at this Australian Radio website.
