Thursday, June 30, 2011

White Fiberglass Skull Chair By Pool.




This simple, modern white fiberglass skull chair, by Léa Padovani & Sébastien Kieffer of Pool, made its debut at the 2011 Milan Furniture Fair.




"Souviens toi que tu vas mourir, chair” (translated :"Remember that you will die") is described by the designers as "an emblematic monobloc chair reinterpreted as an expression of vanity. This memento mori represented by a skull acts as a leitmotiv for those who seek the comfort of a chair and the ceremonial act of being seated."



photos ©Benjamin Le Du

material : fiberglass
dimensions : L55cm W50cm H88cm


Pool is Léa Padovani & Sébastien Kieffer. They live and work in Paris.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Scissor Sisters - Self Titled

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Bursting into the scene in 2004, the Scissor Sisters have proven to be comfortable in their music scene, and just really fun. This is one of the best pop albums I've heard in a long while. Their music is a mixture of pop, disco, and even a bit of psychedelic, with influences from Elton John, to ABBA, to David Bowie, even to Kiss.

Unlike the name may lead you to believe, the band only has one female member. The members are Jason 'Jake Shears' Sellards on lead vocals, Ana 'Ana Matronic' Lynch on occasional vocals, Scott 'Babydaddy' Hoffman on keyboards and guitar, Patrick 'Paddy Boom' Seacor on drums, and Derek 'Del Marquis' Gruen on guitar and bass.

scissor sisters, filthy gorgeous, tits on the radio, jake shears, ana matronic, babydaddy, del marquis, gaySeem a bit.. Flamboyant to you? There's a reason. Every member except the lone female, Ana, is gay. Some even met in a gay bar. Does this affect their music? No, thankfully. I'm not homophobic in the least, just when I hear a musician using the gimmick of "Look at me, I'm gay!" in their music, it annoys me just as much as another going "Look how manly and straight I am!". Jake and crew only make a few references to gay culture, at least that I've caught. Could be wrong though.

You'd be surprised how many people disregard these guys just because they're gay. It's their loss, because this album is spectacular. This album even caused Bono of U2 to call them "the best pop group in the world".

These guys (and girl) are talented at what they do, there's no doubt about it. From Del Marquis' funky basslines to Jake Shears' vocals, there's nothing I'd really change about what they do.

Onto Jake Shears' vocals, he's pretty good. He can either sing normally, which sounds nice and is in mostly their slower songs, like his ode to his (now dead) best friend in the song 'Mary' about how he'll always stay by her side, no matter what guys put her through. And then he has his high voice which he uses in songs like 'Filthy Gorgeous' where he almost sounds like a female. It's hard to pick which vocal style he uses that I like more, because his normal singing fits the slower songs perfectly, and his high voice sounds so natural in the way that it never cracks or makes it sound like he's faking it.

And then there's Ana Matronic, who is also on vocals, but sadly only on one song, 'Tits on the Radio' which is one of the best songs on the album due to the awesome bassline, and her singing fitting it perfectly. Jake Shears even comes in to sing part of the chorus with his high voice.

This is truly a phenomenal record but I can see where people wouldn't like it. Some people may not like Jake's voice, no matter what vocal style he's using, because when he's singing normally, he sounds kind of sleazy, and some just might not appreciate the pitch of his higher singing voice, some might not like the subject matter of a few songs, and some might not even like their style of pop music.

Link I know something some people will object to is the cover of 'Comfortably Numb' by Pink Floyd on this album, which they've made more pop-like, you'll either like it or dislike it, if you're a fan of the original song,but you don't need to even know the original song to like it.

As much as I do enjoy this album, I can't give it anything above an 7/10.

Recommended Track(s): Better Luck, Filthy/Gorgeous, Tits on the Radio

Zoe Saldana

The American Actress Zoe Saldana



Personal Details

Full name : Zoe Yadira Zaldana Nazario

Born on : 19 June 1978

Place of birth : New Jersey,USA

Year Active : 1999-Present

Profession : Actress

Hair Color : Light brown mixed with deeper brown

Eye Color : Brown

Siblings : Mariel Saldana and Cisely Saldana

Languages Spoken: English and Spanish




Biography


The one of the famous celebrities Zoe Saldana is an American actress. She had her breakthrough role in the 2000 film Center Stage, and later gained prominence for her roles as Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Uhura in the 2009 film Star Trek, and Neytiri in James Cameron's Avatar. In 2010, she appeared in the films The Losers and Takers




Awards and Nominations

Zoe Sa

ALMA Awards

Year

Result

Award

Category/Recipient(s)

2009

Nominated

ALMA Award

Actress in Film

for: Star Trek (2009).

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2010

Won

Saturn Award

Best Actress

for: Avatar (2009).

BET Awards

2011

Nominated

BET Award

Best Actress

for: Death at a Funeral (2010) and The Losers (2010/I).

2010

Nominated

BET Award

Best Actress

for: Avatar (2009).

Black Movie Awards

2005

Nominated

Black Movie Award

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

for: Guess Who (2005).

Empire Awards, UK

2010

Won

Empire Award

Best Actress

for: Avatar (2009).

























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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A-1 - After School Special

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A small review for this. Short and sweet, just like the album.

A-1 is a rapper who made this short album about a concept. It takes place in the '90s, where his mother wakes him up for school, he pretends to be sick, gets to stay home, and watch TV.

Seriously, that's the concept.

A-1, after school special, pokemon, the price is right, golden girls, charizard, power rangers, goosebumpsDuring the course of the album, he raps over theme songs to shows such as The Price is Right, to Pokemon, to even Golden Girls. But when he does, he twists the song's lyrics to have to do with his song, like when he raps over the Family Matters theme song, and he talks about getting arrested for drugs, but his family bails him out, showing him that family does matter.

But his flow is great, and so are his lyrics. He's hilarious and clever, and overall, this album is great for nostalgia. I just wish there more tracks and it was just a little better produced. I'd love to see this guy do an album like this again, or just another album in general. He's great and I'm surprised that he doesn't have many fans.

7/10

Recommended tracks: The Price is Right

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