July 3, 2009
pickles taste like zucchini
Big ups to wordnerdy for passing along the news that the new Miyazaki movie is opening next month. Looking forward to that.
After reading some about Ponyo I got to wondering what ever happened to Tales from Earthsea (Gedo Senko). Some details here. Basically, SciFi Network still holds the rights in the US cos of that miniseries they ran a while ago. Those rights expire sometime this year, after which the Ghibli film (directed by Miyazaki's son, Goro) can be released here. From what I've read online, it seems like the movie got a rather mixed response. But I'm still interested in seeing it.
Oh yeah, and speaking of movies, ...Half-Blood Prince in two weeks.
July 1, 2009
a new wrrld is forming there inside her head
XDU wrrld music top 10 (week ending 28 jun 09)
Panama! 2: Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical and Calypso Funk on the Isthmus, 1967-77 :: various
the World is Shaking: Cubanismo from the Congo, 1954-55 :: various
Thank You Very Quickly :: Extra Golden
In That Bright World :: Jody Diamond
Kimba Fá :: Eva Ayllón
Infinity :: Warsaw Village Band
Hello Hello :: MIDIval PunditZ
Dabke 2020 :: Omar Souleyman
Treeg Salaam :: Group Doueh
Welcome to Mali :: Amadou & Mariam
this week's video feature: Eva Ayllón
June 30, 2009
she can add cats 'til the cats come home
Had a fine nite out tonight. We met S & D for dinner at Sushi Love. Really good. Somehow we'd never gotten around to checking it out until now. Even tho it's in the same bldg as Nosh, where we go all the time. We didn't go for anything too out there -- hamachi, salmon and eel nigiri, and a bunch of different rolls (spicy tuna, one w/ tempura bits and wasabi, one w/ lemon and cucumber, one w/ avocado & srihacha). Good stuff. We'll definitely be back.
Thanks to S. we had tix for ADF. Tonight's performance was by Japanese company H.Art Chaos. One part of the program was an amazing dance to Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" and it combined the kind of scary, primal energy you'd expect from "Rite of Spring" with an ominous, J-horror feel. Very impressive. Altho I'm still not sure I fully get what was up with the swinging chairs.
Now I'm feeling all cultured up & shit... is there a monster truck show coming up or something that'll balance out all this highbrow elitism?
June 28, 2009
i'm just afraid that my sweatshirt isn't edgy enough
We were up in Asheville last week for a few days of R&R. Mostly we just wandered around, ate, and chilled. Got back to a few of our fave local restos (Salsas, Early Girl, 12 Bones) and tried some new places -- Barley's Taproom (yummy pizza and microbrews), Corner Market (nice lunch but we both wanted it to be better; several things were oversalted, including my main course), and Tupelo Honey (by that point we'd been eating like fools for 3 days so we just had the sides plate, which was awesome: ginger cornbread w/ peach butter, fried green tomatoes, sweet potato fries, pickled beets, cheesy cauliflower). Highlights in the "doing stuff" category: NC Arboretum and Grovewood Gallery (outdoor sculpture show and cool furniture and knick-knacks inside).
On the way back we stopped at Keaton's for the best damn BBQ chicken I've ever had. Plus we extended the food vacation by bringing home cupcakes from Sisters McMullen and ribs from 12 Bones.
good times...