http://arts.hurryupharry.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:13:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To be honest, I don't think that much of Israeli pop. And there's something of "Deep Forest" to the Idan Raichel Project. But despite all that, I'm really enjoying this Israeli/Beta Israel themed band. Learn about the fellow behind this record here. http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/07/03/the-idan-raichel-project/ Well, it must be a magazine editor's worst nightmare... The latest issue of Q Magazine dropped through my door today. It had a full page front cover of Michael Jackson. Well, at first I didn't give it a second glance because Jackson's picture has been everywhere. But then it occurred to ... http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/29/right-on-cue-er-q/ Why he mattered-- from a trailer for the great animated film Persepolis (28 seconds in). [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNMekgoCCVY[/youtube] http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/26/tribute-to-michael-jackson/ I just turned on the TV News to hear that Michael Jackson has died. He was due to begin a series of comeback concerts next month. Well, it goes without saying that he's had his ups and downs, with more downs lately, followed by even more downs, but no one can take ... http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-1958-2009-rip/ This is a guest post by Mike Every morning without fail, I wake up with a piece of music playing inside my head. It could be any piece of music I’ve heard in my lifetime, a hymn, a song, a piece of classical music... My first thoughts upon waking are to listen. ... http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/24/i-wake-up-to-the-sound-of-music/ Denis Healey was on Desert Island Discs last Sunday, speaking about his wartime experiences in the Italian campaign and mentioning the song D-Day Dodgers.  The tune is Lilli Marlene, and he said he couldn't remember who wrote the words. A description of the Italian and Mediterranean Campaigns of World War II:-  Napoleon once said that ... http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/18/d-day-dodgers/ Every so often you come across user-reviews for albums which leave you scratching your head. This one I had to share: One of my aunts gave my family a burned copy of this album with a photocopied booklet that explained how this album was banned in the US, how the government ... http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/17/perplexing-review-1/ I don't know if there are any closet bedroom producers among Harry's Place readership - but if there are, or if you know anyone who likes to twiddle knobs, musically speaking, this is an opportunity not to be missed. Tony Allen has been called "perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived" ... http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/06/08/remix-the-greatest-drummer-in-the-world/ The Abayudaya are a group of Ugandan Jews, who basically declared themselves Jewish to piss of the British. Norm blogged on these guys a year and a bit ago. If you have Spotify - and if you live in Europe, there's not reason not to - you can hear the whole album ... http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/05/30/songs-of-the-abayudaya/ This is not a substantial review of the Sam Raimi Film Drag Me to Hell, but just a plea for you to go and see it without reading any reviews. It's a sort of 21st century horror morality play. Any detailed review either ruins the plot of the film, or ... http://arts.hurryupharry.org/2009/05/29/drag-yourself-to-the-cinema/