Archive for October, 2007
m-flo loves Namie Amuro
ah…. m-flo
Probably the best hip-hop in Japanese music. I think I was introduced to them with m-flo loves melody’s “Miss You”. Anyhow, they have a lot of “featured” artists and instead of using “feat.”, they use “loves”, which is nice because they feature a lot of artists. In particular, I’m stuck on this song recently and I’d like to share it! It starts out pretty normal…and then the chorus part sounds a lot like some kind of traditional Taiko rhythm which sounds genius to me. It’s stuff like this in music that really gets to me.
This is from the m-flo tour where Namie popped out to sing with them. She’s amazing..well…not really….but she’s timeless…I love her too.
So, here it is, m-flo loves Namie Amuro- Luvotomy. If you are smart, you may be able to snatch this song from me.
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Rome
I watched the HBO series, Rome, last year. My dad had the good taste to buy the whole series on DVD. At first I was reluctant to get into it, but I am so glad I gave it a chance. This is probably the most excited I can get about politics…the betrayal, greed…deception. It’s great. When it comes to time period dramas, there is a big chance that it just comes out being corny because of the set and art design, but I don’t get that feeling at all watching this. This series is pretty perfect to me.
I think the hardest part watching this is knowing that Caesar will die. We all know he does. But watching the events that lead up to it…getting to see his relationship with Brutus…getting inside Caesar’s head…it really got to me. I cried when he was stabbed…the scene is haunting.
My favorite character, by far, is Titus Pullo of the 13th Legion. He is the most manly, loyal, kind, brute I’ve ever seen. Wearing his kit (that’s what they call their armor) is an extra bonus too > <.
To his left is his unlikely, but best friend, Lucius Vorenus, a higher rank than him. Their story is the best side story of the series which always intertwines with the main plot. They are the real heroes. Pullo is totally a lovable character.
So season 2 came out like….this January, or February, and to me, I felt like the story had ended with Caesar dying and I was much too emotionally tired to watch the second season. But, here I am, watching the second season and it’s great. I have two more episodes left.
Watch it!