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Sex, drugs & rock`n`roll? You bet. Not too much rock`n`roll though. "Trainspotting" was a cult book which I didn`t read, and it sure was a cult film which as far as I know not too many people have actually dared to watch. What did I expect to be? A totally gross movie about what drugs can do to people, much darker than "Requiem for a Dream". What did I get? A drama with elements of comedy, just like them British guys like it to be. By the way, they are Scottish, which is very important in the context of the film. Renton is a heroin addict who decides to dump the drugs, quite a few times. And there are his pals: Spud - the stupid one, Sick Boy - the cool one; Tommy - the physical one; and Begbie - the neurotic madman. Together they have their ups and downs, and together they deal with modern times. This film is certainly much more than an "anti-drugs" movie, in fact, it`s not even clearly anti-drugs, it`s not that easy to tell. Anyhow, I think this film was awesome, and definetely it`s not too scary for you to watch, although at some times it gets pretty dark.

The biggest problem of most Weird`s records is the fact that he wants to be a songwriter himself and not just a guy who creates parodies of popular songs. And Alapalooza ain`t no exception. Among he own songs on this album we have "Young Dumb & Ugly" - quite a normal poodle-rock song, if nothing special. Franks 2000`` TV on the other hand is a stupid and boring song about TV - the most popular subject of Weird`s songs. "Traffic Jam" is an 80s novelty song, not particulary good. "Talk Soup" seems to be a cover version of I don`t know what. "She never told me was mime" is useless. And so is "Waffle king". At least the 21 seconds long "Harwey the wonder hamster" is good. Among the covers there are two very good ones - "Achy breaky heartsong" and "Jurassic Park" and one good one - "Bohemian Polka". The rest is forgettable. As a matter of fact, the whole album is forgettable.

Ich habe keine Ahnung, worum es in dem Buch geht - fuer meinen Verstand ist es zu verwirrt. Das Buch besteht aus drei "Erzaehlungen" - "Der Puck", wo ein Junge in ein Hockey-Puck sich verwandelt, "Die Wasserfallfinsternis von Badgestein" macht ueberhaupt kein Sinn, aber die Titulgeschichte ist eine Erzaehlung von einem Leselosen Mann (was bedeutet denn das?), der von einer Buecherfuerstin in ihr Schloss eingeladet ist, damit er gesund werden kann. Ich glaube, dass nach so einem Buch sogar ich leselos werden kann.

BG is considered more than a legend in Eastern Europe and especially in Russia. I`m not so sure whether Vertisnky is also considered that legendary, but on this record BG pays his homage to the legendary singer/poet. The album has very litle music on it, reminiscing some of the old records of Leondard Cohen, only without female backing vocals. Lyrically the record is very strong, and despite the fact that it`s not very entertaining there`s a real charme in the album, genuine poetry is what`s presented on here, and not some "house/mouse" rhyming. My favourite "songs" if they can be considered as songs are "A dog named Douglas", "Half-blood" ("I don`t need a woman/I only need a theme"), "To love silently". A voice and a guitar strumming is all you need to make a heart cry.

На лекциях сегодня так скучно, что я взял, да и начал в Сети читать одну книжонку. Ну, вот я ее и прочел. Кристиан Бобен - это очередной французский писатель, с которым мое знакомство произошло скорее случайно, нежели логично. Однако, если сравнить его со Шмиттом или Вербером, Бобен - не гений. Вообще я и не очень разобрался, что он из себя представляет - на английском о нем нет почти никакой информации, но, если я правильно понял, то в основном он пишет поэзию. Вот это уж меня не удивило - "Все заняты" весьма характерна как проза поэта. Сюжет у книжки странноватый - главная ее героиня Арианна в начале выходит замуж за какого-то типа, решает, что у нее будет трое детей, тогда она его покидает после того, как зачато первое дитя (насколько я понял, в мифологии "Всех занятых", для этого физическая близость не обязательна). У нее рождается первый ребенок - дочь под именем Манеж, которая умеет предсказывать будущее, никогда не закрывает глаза и становится великой художницей. Потом Арианна влюбляется в сантехника и беременнет от его поцелуя (оказывается, что таким образом данный сантехник уже стал отцом 56 детей) и у нее рождается Тамбур. Тамбуру хорошо подается все, связанное с техникой, а позже он выбирает путь сантехника. Напоследок Арианна влюбляется в учителя, от которого у нее рожается вторая дочь - Креветта, которая после одного пожара ногами больше не касается земли и все время танцует.

Stories based upon ukrainian folklore. Some of them are quite scary while others are a bit more romantic. My judgement - pretty good for `oldschool` literature a fan of which I am not.

The name of the author seemed to be familiar. Usually I don`t go for plays. Or do I? I`m not really sure. Anyhow, the German project goes on. And here is a fine example of a diamond found in the huge pile of you-know-what. There`s this perfect girl/woman that was created by God just a few hours ago and now she has to be given to the only beggar in the world, named Akki, to help him improve his life. But everything goes wrong when Nebunakdnezar, the local king and tyrant dresses up as a beggar to convince Akki to change his lifestyle. What comes out of it is that Kurrubi - the girl - ends up given to the king. Which on one hand means that the king is the poorest man in the world and on the other - that he`s lucky. Only he doesn`t know of his luck and gives the girl away to... Akki. There`s lots of complicated problems in this short play, and it`s not only comical but also quite deep. For example, there`s a statue of the king in the garden which has exchangable heads, so no new statue should be made, when the king changes. From what I read, this was supposed to be the first part of the trilogy about the tower of Babel, but the author never wrote the next parts. But even without them this is a great play.

Another record upon Boris Grebenshikov has done his share of work. This record isn`t yet from the time when Boris G. found an interest in reaggae. The lyrics are weird as usually and the music is interesting as quite often. The most interesting tracks on the album are "Don`t drink the wine, Gertrude", "Russian Nirvana" and the title track. Probably it`s a bit weird to sing "mon amour" about the Russian city of Kostroma but it`s a good thing to sing `mon amour` about this record.

Jaukais angļu dziesminieks Kaķis Stīvenss diemžēl, kā tikai šodien uzzināju (jo iepriekš nebiju painteresējies), jau gandrīz trīsdesmit gadus nav vairs dzīvajo vidū. Tiesa, tīri no juridiskā viedokļa viņš ir dzīvs un saucas Jusufs Islāms (nopietni!), bet līdz ar pievēršanos musulmanismam viņš bišķi ir sajucis un ne velti viņa pēdējais albūms iznācis pirms 28 gadiem. Šajā novembrī viņam gan esot gaidāma jauna plate, bet vismaz man ir nopietnas aizdomas, ka no tās neko labu gaidīt nevar. Tālab nekas cits neatliek, kā klausīties viņa jaunības dienu mūziku, ka Cat Stevens vēl bija Cat Stevens un nerunāja par to, ka Salmanam Rušdi vajadzētu izpildīt nāvessodu par Muhameda aizvainošanu.

Good rock music. A bit like Deep Purple. A bit like Rage Against The Machine. A bit like Soundgarden. When addressing the Purples, I`m particulary talkin` about "Your time has come". "Out of Exile" is more something of Goo Goo dolls. "Be Yourself" - like Soundgarden. Or 10 more performers. In terms of style the record is ok, it`s the rock music of old, not the rock of new, which I don`t like that much. But there`s one little problem - if I already have the rock of old why would I need the rock of new? "Doesn`t Remind Me" is my favourite on this album.