23 July 2013

Summer Ear Worms

We're not well into the middle of summer, and we've all found our 'jams' that we roll the windows down and blast. But my question is, is it a bad thing to pledge allegiance to more than one?

1. Get Lucky by Daft Punk ft Pharrell
If you haven't heard this yet, you're doing it wrong. It's one of the best songs DP has ever put out, and it instantly takes you back to all the songs you grew up hearing on the radio. Bravo, boys!

2. Blurred Lines by Robin Thick et al.
Another brilliant song, very much in the classic sound vein that Daft Punk has also tapped into. And you can never go wrong with Robin's falsetto.

3. Radioactive by Imagine Dragons
OK so it's not brand new, but it's one of the best songs I've heard in the past 10 years. The repeat button simply isn't enough.

4. Anything by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
Literally, anything.

My answer is absolutely no. You just take all your ear worms and make a kick ass playlist!

S.

07 March 2013

Before You Decide a Movie Sucks, Watch It One More Time.

So we've all done it; gone to the theatre, watched a movie and decided it was awful. I've done it more than a few times myself.

But recently I picked up Battleship (2012) at a second hand store because it was an absolute steal. Now I'd seen it in theatres back when it came out and wasn't overly impressed by it by any means.

So I popped it in my DVD player that night and gave it a watch- turns out the thing is not only more comical than I remember, but the action scenes are kinda awesome.

Sure, it has its many faults, like Rihanna's acting which is borderline painful - but if you put aside the bad, it's definitely possible to enjoy the movie.

I'm sure this is also the case for a lot of the movies out there, which are sitting on second hand shelves all over the place.

Except for Soul Survivors. I've seen that a couple times and it's absolute crap no matter how hard you try.