The Backyard

The Movie is a realisation and celebration of Reykjavík's creative spirit. It is the embodiment of what happens when a group of friends work hard at implementing and executing an idea, and it is simply because they're having fun! It is pure joy on celluloid, and you should join this party, which features performances by Múm, FM Belfast, Sin Fang, Hjaltalín, Retro Stefson, Borko & Reykjavík! Most of them are internationally known due to their releases on Morr Music and Kimi Records.

This is what happened: After he had successfully organized a concert (featuring eight bands in twelve hours), Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson (of FM Belfast fame) found himself pretty amazed by the energy and velocity of his local scene. He thought: "I should throw a party like this in my own backyard. So he invited all his friends and favourite local bands to play a show in his small backyard over the course of a couple of days. And he also invited filmmaker Árni Sveinsson.

The bands don't sound anything alike - they are all doing their own thing. What they share is a friendship, a mentality and approach that surpasses any superficial differences. This is not so much what you would call a 'scene'. It's a group of friends: Take Borko kicking off the movie with his lo-fi majesty against Hjaltalín's intricate baroque; múm's delicate patchwork against Reykjavík!'s drunken artwork or FM Belfast's ungovernable will to party (which marks the finale grande here). It's all there, and it works together because the shared idea is not a sound, but a feeling. This feeling is perfectly captured in Backyard.

Finish line by Fanfarlo

Fanfarlo are a London-based indie pop band formed in 2006 by Swedish musician Simon Balthazar, and Giles J Davis (who subsequently left before the release of the first single). They fuse elements of folk, indie rock and post punk using eclectic instrumentation including trumpet, violin, mandolin, musical saw and clarinet.
The band, whose name comes from the Charles Baudelaire novella 'La Fanfarlo', started performing live in small London indie clubs in 2006, and released four limited edition 7" singles on London-based indie labels (one of which a split single with Sleeping States) throughout 2006-2008.
Their debut album, 'Reservoir', was recorded in October/November 2008 at Tarquin Studios, Connecticut, USA and was produced by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol). The album was released in February 2009 on the band's own label Raffle Bat and later licensed to the Atlantic imprint Canvasback, who released it in the UK and US in October 2009 and in Europe in April 2010.
Their single 'The Walls Are Coming Down' was released during September 2009. The music video[1] for the single was directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard[2] and features escape artist Roslyn Walker[3][4] performing the Hanging Straitjacket Escape, a stunt first performed by Harry Houdini in the early 1900s. The stunt was also incorporated into the band's show at Webster Hall in New York on December 19, 2009 (this time by escape artist Michael Lee).
In early September, 2011, the band announced on their website that their newest album, Rooms Filled With Light was finished and posted a video of the first song, "Replicate." They also announced a short tour beginning at the end of September in London and ending in Spain in mid-November, a tour that includes a few U.S. cities. The album is set to be released February 28th 2012 in the United States, and February 27th everywhere else.

Bansky in LA

Bansky in Palestine

Wonderwall. Traducción

Hoy va a ser el día
En el que te la van a devolver.
De alguna manera ya deberías haberte dado cuenta de lo que tienes que hacer.
No creo que nadie se sienta como yo me siento por ti ahora.
Estaba en la calle el rumor de que el fuego de tu corazón se apagó.
Estoy seguro que ya lo has escuchado todo antes
pero realmente nunca tuviste dudas.
No creo que nadie se sientacomo yo me siento por ti ahora
Y todos los caminosque tenemos que caminar son sinuosos.
Y todas las luces que nos guían son cegadoras.
Hay muchas cosasque me gustaría decirte.
No sé cómo.
Porque quizás vas a serquien me salve.
Y después de todo tú eres mi wonderwall.Hoy iba a ser el día
Pero ellos nunca te la devolverán.
De alguna manera ya deberíashaberte dado cuenta de lo que no tienes que hacer.
No creo que nadie se sienta como yo me siento por ti ahora.
Y todos los caminosque nos llevan allí son sinuosos.
Y todas las lucesque iluminan el camino son cegadoras.
Hay muchas cosasque me gustaría decirte.
No sé cómo.
Dije que quizás ibas a serquien me salve.
Y después de todo tú eres mi wonderwall.
Dije que quizás ibas a serquien me salve.Y después de todo tú eres mi wonderwall.
Dije que quizás ibas a serquien me salve.Y después de todo tú eres mi wonderwall.

*La traducción al castellano es siempre aproximada para darle sentido a la canción, evidentemente hay expresiones en inglés que no pueden traducirse literalmente y que debemos aprendernos de memoria.

**wonderwall

1. Some one who you find yourself thinking about all the time, the person who you are compleatly infatuated with. the one that you look for on your buddylist everytime you sign online. the one who has a heart next to their name in your phone book. the person that you find yourself completely head over heals for.

2. A barrier which separates the mundane from the Transcendent Reality. A true Wonderwall will always have a crack, or a slit or an opening which allows anyone a glimpse of what lies beyond the Wonderwall.

Oasis

Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar and vocals). They have had eight UK number-one singles and eight UK number-one albums, and won fifteen NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards and six BRIT Awards, including one in 2007 for outstanding contribution to music and one for the best album of the last 30 years as voted by the BBC Radio 2 listeners; they have been nominated for three Grammy Awards. As of 2009, the band have sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.

Also the band was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2010 for “Longest Top 10 UK Chart Run By A Group” after an unprecedented run of 22 top 10 hits in the UK. The band also holds the Guinness World Record for being the "Best band Britain has produced in the Last Decade" in the UK between the years 1995 and 2005, spending 765 weeks in the Top 75 singles and albums charts.

Its members were signed to independent record label Creation Records and afterwards released their record-setting debut album Definitely Maybe in 1994. The following year, the band recorded (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) with their new drummer Alan White in the midst of rivalry with Britpop peers Blur in the charts. The Gallagher brothers featured regularly in tabloid newspapers for their sibling disputes and wild lifestyles.

In 1997, Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now, and although it became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history, the album's popularity tapered off quickly. The band lost members Paul McGuigan and Paul Arthurs as they went on to record and release Standing on the Shoulder of Giants in 2000 and were replaced by Gem Archer and Andy Bell who joined the group for the tour in support of Giants. The band found renewed success and popularity starting with 2005's Don't Believe the Truth.

Woderwall

Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow realized what you gotta do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

Backbeat the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is out
I'm sure you've heard it all before but you never really had a doubt
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you but I don't know how

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Today was gonna be the day but they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should've somehow realized what you're not to do
I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads that lead you there were winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I would like to say to you but I don't know how

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

I said maybe (I said maybe)
You're gonna be the one that saves me?
And after all
You're my wonderwall

I said maybe (I said maybe)
You're gonna be the one that saves me? (That saves me)

You're gonna be the one that saves me? (That saves me)

OASIS. Wonderwall

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP PART 2

Bansky title sequence of The Simpsons

The Simpsons has always been subversive, but last night, the animated show took that to a new level by airing a dark, extended opening title sequence — created by UK graffiti artist Banksy — that depicted Asian workers laboring over Simpsons animation and merchandise. The effect was rather stark and piercing: The first few 35 seconds of the sequence feature the near-usual credits, except for a few “Banksy” tags on prominent Springfield buildings, before rather unexpectedly veering into a depressing tour of overseas sweatshop facilities, where legions of workers slave over Simpsons animation stills (see: photo here!), kill kittens to stuff Bart Simpson dolls, and even use a chained unicorn to punch out the center of Simpsons DVDs.
Apparently, the title sequence was a reaction to reports that the show outsources much of its animation to a company in South Korea. The BBC is reporting that the controversial credits caused delays behind the scenes because of disputes over broadcast standards and a threatened walk-out by the show’s animation department. The news organization even quoted Simpsons executive producer Al Jean as saying: “This is what you get when you outsource.”
The questions here are many: How did the show get away with airing this? It puts both Fox and The Simpsons in a bad light, whether or not the reports about South Korea are true. Is this simply the rebuttal? Is this supposed to be funny? Are we supposed to laugh at this? Should The Simpsons be co-opting criticism of their show and making light of it? Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

The Simpsons by Bansky

Synopsis

Exit Through the Gift Shop: A Banksy Film is a film directed by Banksy, that tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant in Los Angeles, and his obsession with street art. The film charts Guetta's constant documenting of his every waking moment on film, from a chance encounter with his cousin, the artist Invader, to his introduction to a host of street artists with a focus on Shepard Fairey and Banksy, whose anonymity is preserved by obscuring his face and altering his voice, to Guetta's eventual fame as a street artist himself. The film premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival on 24 January, 2010. It is narrated by Rhys Ifans. The music is by Geoff Barrow. It includes Richard Hawley's "Tonight The Streets Are Ours".[1] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 83rd Academy Awards, and broadcast on British public television station Channel 4 on August 13, 2011.

There has been debate over whether the documentary is genuine or a mockumentary.

Exit through the gift shop

Letra de Across the universe

Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mind,
Possessing and caressing me.
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes,
That call me on and on across the universe,
Thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box they
Tumble blindly as they make their way
Across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.
Sounds of laughter shades of earth are ringing
Through my open views inviting and inciting me
Limitless undying love which shines around me like a
million suns, it calls me on and on
Across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world,
Nothing's gonna change my world.


Las palabras surgen a raudales como una lluvia infinita en un vaso de papel
Se deslizan al pasar
Desaparecen a través del universo
Charcos de tristeza, olas de alegría flotan en mi mente abierta
Poseyéndome y acariciándome
Jai Guru De Va Om
Nada cambiará mi mundo
Nada cambiará mi mundo
Imágenes de luz encima bañando ante mí como un millón de ojos
Que me llaman y me llaman a través del universo
Pensamientos serpenteando como un viento inquieto en un buzón
Tambaleándose ciegamente en su camino a través del universo
Jai Guru De Va Om
Nada cambiará mi mundo
Nada cambiará mi mundo
Sonidos de risas y sombras de tierra resuman en mi vista abierta
Incitándome e invitándome
Un amor imperecedero y sin límites brilla a mí alrededor como un millón de soles
Llamándome y llamándome a través del universo
Jai Guru De Va Om
Nada cambiará mi mundo
Nada cambiará mi mundo.

Rufus Wainwright. Across the universe

With or without you

They are two different interviews, I thouhgt they coul interest you. Good work!!!

Interview

COLPLAY INTERVIEW

MTV News: When and how did you decide to start this new album?

Chris Martin: What normally happens with us and what definitely happened this time is as soon as we finish one record, we think we can do better and so we start working on another one because we feel like we have everything to prove again. You know what I mean? So as soon as we finished X&Y, we got straight back to work because we knew we could do something better.

How do you go about writing as a group?

CM: We have a team of 8 year olds who work in a factory just outside London all the time and we go there and see what they got, and often they have hits, and we take them.

CM: We try to take influences from everywhere and we try and not use any formulas especially on this record well, all the records weve done. But once you´ve done three albums theres a danger of falling into formula and so we tried to avoid that at all costs.

Is there a temptation to reinvent yourselves?

CM: I think as much as possible we look at what other people are doing and try and steal all the good bits from all of them. So you look at Umbrella by Rihanna and you think oh that drum beats good and you look at Stronger by Kanye West and think oh those glasses are good and then you look at Greenday.so we are affected by everythings that´s going on but we steal from so many different places that hopefully it becomes untraceable.

So then do you think lets pick a producer? For instance, Brian [Eno]? Tell us how that came about?

CM: We called up Brian to see if he knew anybody who could produce us. The words of the phone call were. Please can you come in for a sandwich and tell us if you think you know anyone that could help us improve. And he said, Well I definitely agree you can improve and I think I can do it for you. To which we said Greatwhat flavour sandwich do you want? and that was the beginning of the worst year of his life (laughs).

What was it like working with him?

Johnny Buckland: Well he´s an incredibly enthusiastic person, he just is full of energy for new ideas and new things, he´s not at all affected by

CM: The Weather

JB: Yeah, or his past achievements,

CM: He never mentions his past achievements

JB: No

CM: So when you´re working with someone like Brian who doesnt mention his past achievements, you´d feel silly if you mentioned yours so its a good kind of restart. We thought God we´ve gotta try and impress Brian today, you know, and he doesnt care how many Grammys youve won or whatever. In fact he couldn´t care less, so that´s quite liberating in a way, cos he´s not concerned with your past at all.

According to reports he had to bring you back together any truth in that?

JB: I mean for me, he didn´t really fulfill that role. I think Phil our fifth member, if anything, he came back to us to working with us again, and that really brought us together, he´s like. If anyones ever upset or angry, he´s always there to put his arm around us, calm us down, bring us back.

CM: Our fifth member PhilI dont know if you´ve seen that Metallica film Some kind of monster, he´s like the therapist in that. Except, we´ve known him since we were kids. Every good band should have somebody like that.

How do you decide on the name of the album?

JB: We were on tour in South America last year and in Mexico we went to Frida Kahlos house and you saw that painting didn´t you? Called

CM: Viva la Vida. And I saw this painting, and Frida Kahlo is this, she´s not alive anymore, but she was a Mexican Artist who paints in very bright colours, but theres always real life within it and sadness and darkness, but it always looks very uplifting. And so when I saw that picture I thought, well that´s kinda what were trying to write about at the moment. And then a little voice in my head said, Well it does sound like Ricky Martin and another voice said, Well, don´t worry about it. So it´s always been called Viva La Vida, despite everyones protestations, but thats just what it had to be called.

Did that influence the artwork on the website etc?

CM:We had this idea for artwork that um, sort of felt that about our own band that we wanted to kill it and start it again, so we thought well how would it be in a revolution when people break in to a palace and get rid of the old institution? And we thought, maybe theyd paint over all the pictures and just kinda trash the place. So that´s where the idea for our Album cover came from, ruining a great masterpiece by scribbling on it.

Did that lead you to making your first track available for free on download?

JB: We made our first track downloadable for free because we didnt want to be taking all the time. When you release an album, it can sometimes feel like you´re, you know, on the hard sell. So, I think we wanted to give something back to people who supported us

We´ve heard stories that some of the vocals were recorded in a Spanish church?

JB: We went on a kind of field trip to Barcelona to record some vocals. We wanted to do lots of group singing, lots of chanting and things. We wanted to do it somewhere sunny and interesting, so yeah we just decided to go to Spain and we found a really amazing old nunnery and we did some singing in it. CM: we didn´t find any nuns though

JB: No

CM: We did try and invoke the spirit of a choir of nuns while doing those vocals.

JB: what´s that film?

CM: The sound of music?

JB: no with the choir of nuns

CM: Sister Act. And Sister Act 2 with Lauryn Hill. That´s classic.

Is there anything different about this album?

CM: the way we feel about our new album is that weve kind of thrown away our old tricks which makes us a bit nervous but its also potentially more exciting in the long run. We´ve tried very hard to write songs that people will want to sing along to but hopefully present them in a colourful way.

Whats the idea between the couple of ones that are like 2 tracks in 1?

JB: We limited ourselves to sort of 45 minutes of music on this album and so we wanted to fit in as many ideas as possible and do slightly more unexpected things so there´s some songs have complete right turns to somewhere else. We didn´t want to do a standard song structure every time.

CM: Also, we used to work in shops when we were younger and I noticed that every time they did a, I worked in a supermarket, and every time they had a packet of biscuits or something and did a special offer where you buy one packet and get another one free everybody liked those biscuits more, so we thought lets try that with the album in a couple of places, we´ll have a buy one get one free.

Do you still get nervous when youre about to release something?

CM: The answer tot hat question is " were more terrified than ever. Only because we tried really hard.

JB: Waiting for the release of this album is probably more nerve-racking than it ever has been. I´m not sure hwy. I don´t think well ever enjoy this period.

CM: imagine, you know how in Rocky, you have the trainer Mickey. Imagine he felt like how we feel. You train something; youve done all you can on it then you have to let it go. So you´re just like ok fingers crossed. But we definitely couldn´t have put anymore love into it than we did.

What can fans expect form this new series of live shows?

CM: think were mainly gonna play Bon Jovi songs and a couple of our B-sides. Its not an essential night out. I take that back, it is an essential night out. Were such hit whores. If we have the slightest hint of a hit then we´ll play it, you know. Its about trying to make the perfect nights entertainment. In all seriousness were putting this concert together and we´re trying to make it as entertaining as anything that you can go and see and that obviously involves playing songs that people like.

What do you make of the Jay-Z headlining Glastonbury debate?

JB: I don´t know why there is a debate about whether it´s right or wrong that Jay Z should be playing, its ridiculous.

CM: I think it´s a bit like people complaining about Mozart playing the Camden Falcon. It´s like yeah it´s pretty different but dont we want to go and see him? Hes brilliant! Theres not really any issue, only unfamiliarity. Anyone who isn´t into it is probably a c**t.

Is there anyone at the moment who youre particular fans of?

CM: From our point of view since weve last been around, Amy Winehouse has appeared, who is the best singer I´ve heard in my life apart form Beyonce. Who else? We like a lot of things. We like the ting tings, we probably like the same stuff you do.

JB: Rihanna

CM: Rihanna of course, who else?

Another female, Kylie, you did a track together.It didn´t quite make it on the album. Is that true?

JB: Kylie sang on a track we did but we havent finished it.

CM: we just havent finished it. It will definitely come out one day. It´s pretty sexy. I just don´t know why we havent finished it yet. I do know why actually cos were waiting for one line of words.

From Kylie?

CM: No No. I just cant come up with it.

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