Scott Edward Fowler

♥ May 7th, 2012

filmvibereviews:

The Avengers (2012) - Directed by Joss Whedon - Rating: 4/5
The long awaited “Avengers” movie has finally been released in the US, and it broke the 200 million dollar mark opening weekend (becoming the first movie to do so). A lot has been said about it already, mostly great things. The Avengers is definitely a good movie, that does what many thought to be impossible, creating a coherent story that involves so many heroes and personalities. Joss Whedon who directed the film, did a great job giving each superhero their own moment to shine during the movie, also managing to sprinkle in some humor. However, with all the great response that the Avengers has gotten, I’ve noticed somewhat of an overreaction to it as well. I read some comments of people saying the Avengers is the “greatest superhero movie ever”. Which is odd to say since it may not even be the best Marvel superhero movie ever, the original Spider-Man is still pretty damn good. After seeing all the recent Marvel movies that led up to the Avengers, in terms of quality, they all seem to be around the same. The Avengers suffers from a pretty long run time, and a lot of cliché moments. Without spoiling too much, the Agent Coulson storyline was ridiculous and quite literally manipulative to the Avengers and to the audience. How many times have we seen that happen in a movie before, especially a superhero/action movie? The third act was something right out of a Michael Bay movie, just a ton of inconsequential CGI destruction and explosions to buildings. I never got the sense the stakes meant anything, or that the Avengers were actually fighting in a real environment. Again, I really liked the movie, I’m just nitpicking at the negatives. I give Whedon a lot of credit for creating perhaps the most difficult of the Marvel movie to make with all the different elements. The performances were pretty good as well, Robert Downey Jr. owns Iron Man so well. Tom Hiddleston as Loki was great, definitely one of the better villains from the Marvel universe. I would highly recommend this movie, if you’re one of the few who hasn’t seen it by this point.
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♥ May 3rd, 2012

indievibemusic:

Jack White - Blunderbuss (2012) / Rating: 4/5
After the ending of the White Stripes, and the hiatus of his other bands, it only seemed natural that Jack White would eventually try his hand at a solo album. Going in, I wondered how White could or would change his sound from his tried-and-true trademark blues, and garage rock sound. After all, the later White Stripe albums began to fade and sound somewhat rehashed from their previous efforts. With Blunderbuss, however White manages to bring back the sense of edginess, and freedom of his earlier work. There’s a lot to like with his solo album, although it’s a little front heavy, it’s still a great listen all the way through. With “Missing Pieces” and “Sixteen Saltines” it’s as if White got back to the basics of what made his songs so great in the first place. A lot of fast paced rhythms, and distorted guitar solos that are just fun to listen to. On the later tracks, White continues to mix things up by blending country and folk influenced arrangements together. This is a record that began more as a collaborative effort between artists that morphed into a solo record. So it’s an accomplishment that Blunderbuss sounds as cohesive and coherent as it does. If you’re a fan of Jack White and his many bands, I would highly recommend checking out his new work.
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Buy/Listen - Jack White - Blunderbuss
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♥ May 3rd, 2012

♥ Apr 20th, 2012

David Bowie

♥ Apr 19th, 2012

Sydney

♥ Apr 19th, 2012

indievibemusic:

Chromatics - Kill For Love (2012) / Rating: 5/5
Originally starting out as a new-wave band, Chromatics have altered their sound slightly over the last ten years. They haven’t gotten away from the dreamy guitars, or slow beats, but have added edgier, darker sounds that somehow blend so well with the band’s synth-pop vibe. “Kill For Love” is full of seemingly simple melodies that are catchier and better with each listen. Although fairly long, with 17 tracks and clocking in at over an hour and a half, the album is definitely a must listen. The band draws influences from some of the most unlikely places, as the first song from Kill For Love is a cover of Neil Young’s “Hey, Hey, My, My (Into The Black)”. Some negatives might by the use of canned or synthetic tin sounding strings that are used repeatedly, but I think it works well with Chromatics overall lo-fi approach to recording. The album is bookended by both great beginning and ending tracks that encompass the entire work. Even though we’re only a few months into 2012, it’s pretty safe to say this is one of the best of the year thus far. I would highly recommend checking this album out, apparently it releases at the end of May. But if you don’t want to wait that long, it’s currently being streamed in its entirety on soundcloud by the band.
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♥ Apr 18th, 2012 Anonymous: 25 and with a tumblr. how do you feel about that?

♥ Apr 18th, 2012

The Righteous Brothers

♥ Apr 17th, 2012

Tokyo

♥ Apr 16th, 2012

The Animals