The morning my vacation begins, I wake up to find not only new music from The Raveonettes—a Gram Parsons cover, no less—but a full album of covers up for pre-order over on Cleopatra Records and a tour announcement! Regarding that pre-order, there's GLOW IN THE DARK VINYL! Man, this just gets better and better. Pre-order The Raveonettes... Sing on vinyl HERE (while it lasts).
Watch:
K and I went to see the new Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black last night, and while there are probably some issues I could cite with the film, none of them matter. We loved it!
I thought Marisa Abela did a great job, especially with the singing, and overall, I just really loved seeing this story brought to life on the big screen. Add to that an original score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, and getting to hear not only Amy's songs on a theatrical sound system, but a new Cave/Ellis track composed for the film, and I was in heaven. According to the film's director:
"I watched him sit at the piano and just sort of conjure up this incredible song, which is now at the end of the film."
If you love Amy Winehouse's music as much as we do, see this on a big screen. Your heart will swell and burst, and it will feel wonderful through the tears.
Playlist:
Various - The Void OST
CCR - Cosmo's Factory
Chris Isaak - Heart Shaped World
Lustmord - Much Unseen Is Also Here
Amigo the Devil - Everything is Fine
Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats - Nell' ora blu
Jim Williams - Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched OST
Sunn O))) - Monoliths and Dimensions
The Damage Manual - Limited Edition
White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000
Shellac - 1000 Hurts
Pink Milk - Ultra Violet
Pink Milk - Night on Earth
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Card:
A quick one-card draw for travels today:
XVIII: The Moon - I typically relate this card to "the unseen"; however, it can also mean relinquishing fear. Not sure if that's a nod toward anxieties I hold at work or maybe about our drive to MS today, as our destination is currently part of the "Gulf Coast Storm" area with heavy flooding. I'll take this to mean proceed, but keep up on the alerts (Which would be 'unseen' if we ignored them, which I am wont to do).
