As Crónicas do Pepezito: agosto 2009

Thom Yorke - "All For The Best"

"Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Dinosaur Contribute To Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs Of Mark Mulcahy.

The compilation has an impressive lineup, but the circumstances around it are heartbreaking: Almost a year after his wife Melissa died suddenly, 21 artists have contributed exclusive tracks to Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy to help the former Miracle Legion front man continue making music while he raises his three-year old twin daughters. If you don't remember that classic longstanding New Haven (and, early on, Rough Trade-associated) rock band, you might recall Mulcahy from his other group Polaris, who served as the house band on The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Since then, he's released three solo albums under his own name -- the last full-length was 2005's In Pursuit Of Your Happiness. "

Thom Yorke and his brother Andy Yorke (Back Vocal) Covers The Miracle Legion - All for the Best:

waking up, and the bed was made
no one looked me in the eye
the more I try, the more I cry
and it's all for the best

watched my brother cutting grass outside
Sitting on the porch, he told me
it's a long way to go
before we can rest
and it's all for the best

You're so beautiful it's a sin
On a lonely lazy morning
And when I see you rocking back and forth
Whispering that it's all for the best

one day the storm will roll away
and soon you'll see
you're far away from home but never far away from me
and that's all for the best

and say you love me

Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
and walk away from trouble at the end of the day

Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
and walk away from trouble at the end of the day

Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
and walk away from trouble at the end of the day

Say you love me
Say you love me
Say you love me
Say you love me
Say you love me
Let's just say you love me

Never Pick Up After Your Dog Again!

Um post de extrema importância que encontrei algures na net... aqui vai:

"If you don't like picking up after your dog but are cool strapping a plastic bag to its ass, you're in luck. All thanks to the revolutionary Pootrap (I would have gone with Shitbag)!

An amazing new device that picks up after your dog without any hassles. Dog feces is extremely dangerous to people even if you pick it up. A residue is left over and can cause blindness, liver damage and death. The Pootrap solves these problems once and for all."

Por falar em filmes que prometem...

... saquemos da cartola mais dois. O primeiro é Ninja Assassin, o novo filme James McTeigue (realizador do magnífico V for Vendetta, para mim a melhor adaptação de uma BD ao grande ecrã e, assistente de realização da triologia "Matrix"):

O segundo, parece revelar o retorno à grande forma de Christopher Nolan. (Sim!!! Porque como é sabido, The Dark Night não me convenceu lá muito. Batman Begins é bem MELHOR!!!). Eis as primeiras imagens de Inception:

James Cameron’s Avatar Teaser Trailer

Avatar takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery, as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. The film was first conceived by Cameron 14 years ago, when the means to realize his vision did not yet exist. Now, after four years of actual production work, Avatar delivers a fully immersive cinematic experience of a new kind, where the revolutionary technology invented to make the film, disappears into the emotion of the characters and the sweep of the story.

Versão em 1080p.

Outros trailers a não perder:

The Wolfman

The Lovely Bones

A Serious Man

500 Days of Summer

These Are My Twisted Words

Pode-se ler a seguinte mensagem no site dos Radiohead:

So here's a new song, called 'These Are My Twisted Words'.

We've been recording for a while, and this was one of the first we finished.
We're pretty proud of it.

There's other stuff in various states of completion, but this is one we've been practicing, and which we'll probably play at this summer's concerts. Hope you like it.

O download é gratuito, por isso, estão à espera de quê?

Not everyone knows...

... how automatic doors works:

Haja Fé

Serão bem-vindos todos e quaisquer comentários em torno da foto acima, que retrata a intervenção "divina" do guarda-redes Rui Patrício no lance do golo que valeu ao Sporting uma eliminatória que parecia perdida.

Em jeito de pontapé de saída, ficam as questões: Que sentido faz extrapolar o futebol para este espectáculo deprimente de criar heróis "sofredores" e "crentes"? Já não é possível viver apenas os imponderáveis do futebol como aquilo que dá sabor ao desporto? Como é possível que se transforme a "fé", convocando mesmo referências religiosas, para festejar o que não passa de uma peripécia futebolística?

Radiohead's "Harry Patch (In memory of)"

Os Radiohead vão deixar de gravar álbuns durante algum tempoo, passando a apostar antes em pequenos formatos como EPs, singles e até edições de uma canção apenas (como na última semana fizeram com Harry Patch). A notícia foi avançada por Thom Yorke, em entrevista à The Believer.

Radiohead's new song 'Harry Patch (In memory of)', is inspired by and dedicated to Britain's last survivor of the First World War.