Hey Guys:

I may tell you that I was a known Stage actor in my native place: Chandigarh,
a beautiful city, capital of Punjab, a province in India. Though Chandigarh has
many open air theaters and auditoriums, but Tagore theatre is the biggest
theatre and most elegantly constructed. It has a big stage, air-condioned green
rooms and a sitting capacity of one thousand. Kuldip Sharma is a well-known
name in Chandigarh theatre circles. I played roles in many plays, mostly
comedians and of a Villian. If you like, I can speak some dialogues in our Class
also. You will be surprised to know to know that we had about 150 shows of one
play named " Suke Pattan " and about 100 shows of a religious play named
"Gin Sach Pale Hoi ". These shows were held in almost all the big cities of my
State as well as in New Delhi, capital of India and also in cities like Mumbai which
is known as Hollywood of India. These shows were usually sponsored by the
Cultural Affairs department of the Government of Punjab and by some big
business houses. I would be happy if I could recite some dialogues in our Class-
room.

Latest Kid flick

In a town where there's nothing to eat but sardines, a boy inventor gets tasty treats to
rain down from the sky.


That's the idea behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, a family-friendly animated
movie in hunger-inducing 3D. I went to watch this movie in the Parkland Cinemas, Spruce
Grove, with my grand daughter few days back.

The film is based on Judi Barrett's children's book; the transition from page to screen
involves the usual pile-on of filler, frantic action. The film may be amusing for children
but its real appeal may be to animators and to fans of 3D. Lacking any sort of real ponit,
the movie tries on many different social issues and messages: don't hide your intellect,
beauty is only skin deep, too much junk food is a bad idea, don't look down to immigrants,
don't waste food, listen to mom, believe in yourself.

Too many messages has, in fact, hurt the film.

"Hard & Dirty"

DJ Lisa Lashes is a British Hard-House DJ (born in 1971. She grew up in Holbrooks, Coventry with her parents, her 3 older sisters and 2 brothers). She is known as the “Queen of Hard House”, but she prefers “Queen of All Hard and Dirty” now. Her play style includes hard house, hard trance, psychedelic trance and techno. Lashes plays mainly in England, but also plays around the world including Malaysia, U.S, Republic of Ireland, Canada, South Korea, South Africa, Japan, Australia and China. Lisa Lashes was in Edmonton last month (September 5, 2009). The event took place at Shaw conference and it was called metropolis. I attended this event and it was AMAZING!



Here's a video of Lisa playing live.








DJ Tiesto is another top DJ as well. He is coming to play in Edmonton November 10 2009.

So today I've got a few different artists I'd like to show you, of an almost undefinable genre.

First up, Glen Porter. Porters music contains no lyrics, just instrumentals. I first heard of Glen Porter through a television show aired on OLN called Departures, the show is about a few friends travelling around the world. Many of his songs are played in the background throughout the show, and somehow is the perfect fit to any scenario in the show. One of my favourite songs by Porter is entitled "29 Palms". This song makes you appreciate the little things in music, like a particular guitar riff, a certain drum line, or perfect timing between beats.



Secondly is an artist who has a similar style to that of Glen Porter, only this time in much more of a hip-hop style. This artist is Ratatat. Ratatat's beats contain absolutely impeccable timing, and impressively for music without lyrics, leave you, the listener, feeling the emotion of the song after listening. This is achieved through the stregnth and power of the beats, combined with the many instrumentals surrounding them. If you listen to Ratatat as religously as I, you will notice in many of his songs how much the songs mood, and overall sound can change throughout the duration of the song.

Melrose Place (2009)

Violet Foster, Auggie Kirkpatrick, Ella Sims, Sydney Andrews, Michael Mancini, Lauren Yung, David Breck,
Riley Richmond, Jonah Miller

A beautiful neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. Sydney Andrews, the manager of the elegant apartment was found floating in the courtyard pool. Could it be David Breck? As everyone knows, he recently had a relationship with the landlady, still beautiful in her 40's. Things descended when Ella mentioned the affair only started revenge towards his father, Michael Mancini. Or could it be Ella Sims; the successful publicist. Sydney Andrews threatened to evict and destroy Ella's career after finding out about the leak of her secret? Of what we know, David was last seen entering her apartment, the night of her death. But why is Auggie burning clothes covered in red in a dark back ally? From the looks of it..we have our real suspect.

More exposure, please.

I have a new appreciation for jazz music. Jazz is not a genre you hear everyday or see on music charts in Canada. Lack of exposure makes it difficult to find some good musicians. Winterplay and Nouvelle Vague are two of the very few groups i've discovered in recent years. They are more of the bossa nova genre. Bossa nova is a combination of jazz and samba. It's not instrumental or ballad yet very soothing. The instrumental notes are staccato and vocals are pretty subdued.

Nouvelle Vague, a French band that does mostly covers but in bossa nova style.


Cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass"


Winterplay's tribute to Micheal Jackson

Smooth Rhymin'

Shad

Born in Kenya, and raised in London, Ontario, emerges one of my favourite artists and rappers to date, Shad.

Shad isn't your typical rapper. He doesn't rap about gangster life, guns and murder, instead he brings social issues to light through his music.

In a song from his first album, "When This Is Over" comes one of the most emotional songs I have ever heard. The song "I'll Never Understand" portrays Shads view on the Rwandan genocide. The song includes some very personal, deep, heart wrenching poetry from Shads mother and really brings to light the problems they are facing in that region of Africa.

From Shads second album, "The Old Prince", comes a musical masterpiece all wrapped up in one song, "Get Up". This song is about how Shad believes that people need to stand up for what they believe in, and do something about it, nothing can stop you. This song has powerful lyrics combined with an amazing beat consisting of many instruments and an electric keyboard.

Holly's Playlist

1. Phoenix

You may know them from ipod commercials and they are also on a cadillac commercial. Phoenix is an french indie rock band. They have really catchy and upbeat songs that are hard to avoid.

2. Bat For Lashes

Bat For Lashes is a synth-pop band which consists a female artist, Natasha Khan from the UK. My favourite song by Bat For Lashes is Daniel. It has modern 80's sound to it. The music video has a different atmosphere to it which completely grabs your attention.

3. Crystal Castles

I've been listening to this band for quite a while and I never get tired listening to them. Crystal Castles is an experimental electronic band from Ontario, Canada. Their sound is so fresh and new that there is no other band comparable to their unique sound. Every song on their album is completely different which is unlikely for most bands.

ZOMBIELAND

I recently saw the newest zombie movie to hit the big screen, Zombieland, and might I say it was excellent to say the least! This movie stars the likes Woody Harrelson (Tallahassee), and the newest teen actor to hit the big screen, Jesse Eisenberg (Columbus). Zombieland also features a hilarious cameo by famed actor and comedian, Bill Murray.

Zombieland is an impeccable combination of blood, guts, and gore, and some serious laughs. In Zombieland the world is quickly getting taken over by zombies biting innocent human victims, therefor, turning them into zombies. There are few humans spared from becoming zombies, two of them being the main characters in the movie, Tallahassee, and Columbus. Along their journey they discover what it means to truly be alone in the world, who to trust, and how to work with one another.

My exclusive K-Ball rating of this movie would have to be 5/5 *'s. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a hilarious movie, combined with some killer action.

Soul Food

There's something about soul music that is very comforting. Husky vocals add so much depth and screams EXPERIENCE. Some may be blessed with the voice but others get it through years of singing(or smoking). When vocal cords are strained it is best to postpone vocal activity until the tissue has repaired itself. But if you're truly passionate about singing and not just a teeny bopper's idol, you will continue to sing regardless. By singing while healing, the tissue repairs unevenly thus resulting in that sexy husky voice. No sythesizers here, just pure talent. That rawness is the essence to any good soul music.

Noisettes is an indie group from the UK that formed in 2003 but only recently gathered fame from a Mazda commercial. The lead singer Shingai Shoniwa has a soulful voice yet manages to incorporate it into indie rock.




Adele is also another UK artist. She sounds just as amazing live as she does on record.(Her music reminds me of Amy Winehouse minus the narcotics)

Gossip Girl

First row: Rufus, Lily, Dan, Serena, chuckSecond row: Vanessa. Jenny, Nate, Blair

The juiciest gossip about the lives in the upper east side. Lemon squeezed scandals, cat fights and love affairs of those who are rich.

Chuck and Blair are finally together, after everything they went through, the ups and the downs, the smiles and the tears. It was really hard for him to say those 3 words to Blair ( since we all know that he is a player and he would never settle down for anyone, because he does not do commitment). It took him almost 2 years to tell her how he felt. Here is a video of him telling Blair that he loves her.

On the day of the wedding, that is when they both found out that their son is still alive...

Seriously, Wondergirls?

Korean entertainment is making its way all around the world these days. Perezhilton.com also featured a few k-pop videos in his posts. Many artists are slowly entering the American music industry and a great example of this is the Wondergirls. The group recently did the opening act for a Jonas Brothers show.

Here is a short clip of an interview with the girls.


Personally, the Wondergirls are not my favorite. I think that there are so many other talented musicians in Korea. Having the Wondergirls as ambassaders of Korean entertainment really undermines what Korea truly has to offer. I don't want people in America to think that the Wondergirls are the best Korea has to offer.

Outsider-fastest rapper in Korea

This is a song that is on my current playlist. Outsider has a record of 17 syllables per second. (skip to about 1:55 to listen to some FAST rapping)

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Good work. Your posts are eye-catching and interesting.

Hey all. I have been following a band called the Born Ruffians for some years now, but only recently got back into the habit of listening to them of a regular basis. The Born Ruffians have a very upbeat, happy sound of there own in the indie rock genre. If you're ever looking for something to brighten your spirits, or just want to lay some chill music on the deck, this is the band for you, no doubt about it.

Below are a few songs from the Born Ruffians.

Born Ruffians - Barnacle Goose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QfKamAM8cg

Born Ruffians - Kurt Vonnegut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_nR6SbVJhw

Epik High: Wannabe

Korean hiphop group, Epik High, has released their new single: Wannabe (Subtitled)
Check it out.

The music video is actually doing a parody from a popular Korean monster horror (and satirical) film, "The Host."

The Host is a Korean movie about a monster abducting a girl(sister of the protagonist), and the protagonist and his family had to save his sister from the monster that was living near the bridge of Han river.

The Host was popular in Korea and in other countries as well (America and Canada) and Epik High decided to do a parody of this movie because it was so popular.

I personally thought music video was very fitting to the song because it be being a "wannabe" to a popular movie and the lyrics fit to the music video well.

The lyrics showed that people were always following someone or something, which is called a trend, and that people should not copy the popular that were set by others.

Instead, the music is telling the people to make their own trend and their fashion, and I thought it was brilliant because there are too many people that are "fake" since they are just mindless followers instead of doing what they like to do.

I believe that this song was representing individuality and a individual's quest to find his or her own true color.

As far as the style goes, I thought that their last music video from the album love scream was better than this single though because the tune was nicer and i liked the love theme better than this one.

1 Minute, 1 Second. From the album Love Scream.

However, I thought "Wannabe" was pretty nice and clever. Epik High has toured New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle this year, and I wished I went to their concerts. Hopefully next time though.

Epik High is composed of:

Tablo: Rapper

Mithra: Rapper

Tukutz: DJ

Also the trailer for the film "The Host" if anyone is interested.

Indie Music Spotlight: The Temper Trap

The Temper Trap is an indie rock band from Australia which formed in 2005. I came across a

movie trailer called " 500 Days Of Summer" and heard one of their songs,"sweet disposition" which was played in the movie trailer. I was then

attached to this unique song. The instrumental in the song is so different and draws your attention from the beginning to the end.

The music video, on the other hand has a cool vibe to it. The video leads you on to an adventure in space. The video does not make any sense to me, but I think that is the point in most music videos.

They are open to your own imagination and thoughts where you can build up your own story to it.

Check out the music video and

the movie trailer for " 500 Days Of Summer" below.

Music Video:

Movie Trailer: