Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Souljacker






22 miles of hard road
33 years of tough luck
44 skulls buried in the ground
Crawling down through the muck


Johnny don't like the teacher
Johnny don't like the school
One day Johnny gonna do somethin'
Show 'em he's nobody's fool

Sally don't like her daddy
Sally don't like her friends
Sally and Johnny watchin' TV
Waitin' for it to end





22 miles of hard road
33 years of tough luck
44 skulls buried in the ground
Crawling down through the muck

Eels

Monday, May 16, 2011

The mother of the dog







The Greek National Theatre has invited the award-winning Serbian director, Nikita Milivojevic, to bring Matesis’s unique world to the stage.







Pavlos Matesis’s stage adaptation of his own novel, The mother of the dog, presents a view of modern Greek history that is both incisive and funny, dramatic and surrealistic. The iconic Raraou becomes a symbol of the human determination not to submit.







The life of Raraou, “the great star of theatrical revue” as she styles herself, is related through flashbacks of a society attempting to get by in the midst of poverty.







From the Occupation to the present day, Raraou’s story, like the story of the Greece about which she reminisces, is a battle for survival. Her struggle is unrelenting, and she will use every means at her disposal to emerge unscathed - even if she has to take refuge in her own reality.








Direction / Adaptation Nikita Milivojevic
Set - costumes Kenny MacLellan
Music Dimitris Kamarotos
Movement Amalia Bennett
Lighting Sakis Birbilis
Dramaturg Vivi Spathoula
Assistant to the director Xenia Themeli
Assistant to the set designer Irini Kontaxaki

Cast:
Father / Honest man Kostas Vasardanis
Kyria Kanello Angeliki Dimitrakopoulou
Father Dinos Vasilis Karaboulas
Salome Jenny Kollia
Mother of Roubini & Raraou (at an older age)/Chrysafaina/ Fani Ivonni Maltezou
Raraou Themis Bazaka
Roubini Iro Bezou
Disabled person Themistoklis Panou
Mother of Roubini & Raraou (Asimina) Theodora Tzimou
Fanis Giannis Tseberlidis
Alfio Antonis Fragakis


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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Fountain Chameleon







Raise your hand up if you have nothing to say
Break your own silence or just walk away
Twist the avarice around you like a ring
You can't blame what you can't feel on anything

Coma chameleon
If you ever wake up, you will see what you have done






Patent leather and the weather's doin' fine
Abandoned ambulance somewhere down the line
Tried to speak your language, now I've lost my tongue
All you had to give, you gave it to no one

Coma chameleon
If you ever wake up, you will see what you have done

Jamie Lidell

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Baby Guru @ SixDogs






Baby Guru is an ever evolving musical organism conceived on a rainy day




Tired of the typical rock band thing- Emphasis on spontaneity and unexpected inspiration.






Obsessed with the kraut rock legacy and mama Africa percussion experiments- Charmed by the analog warmth of proto electronica and the raw power of garage punk.





Driving, instictive grooves and vocal lines that range from meditative to dadaistic- The circle is complete, the ritual is about to begin...


  




Obi Serotone: vocals, sampler, keyboards, synths, percussion, soundscapes, drums, production, editing -

  



King Elephant: drums, percussion, programming, saxophone, soundscapes, backing vocals, editing, production -


  


 Sir Kosmiche: bass, sound manipulation, backing vocals, noise,percussion, editing, production



Photos are from their recent live@ SixDogs.Athens




Sample Videos





The second video gone crazy...


Friday, May 13, 2011

Fight Another Day








Your broken dreams,
Your crazy schemes,
They always let you down.
The things we chase,
A hopeless race,
You're breathless, off the ground.
From soaring highs to crash-and-dies,
A peace yet to be found.





But you could spend a lifetime running.
You could spend a lifetime running.

And do you feel the fire when the flame gets hot?
Are you living every day like it's the last you got?
Will you step aside when it all falls down,
And watch it burn away?





Have a little faith when the walls cave in,
Pray for strength to fly against the wind.
Will you walk away when the fire gets hot,
Or fight another
Another day
  Another day 


Addison Road

I Know







I know, I know,
The bird, she stopped to sing,
Since I went and did that thing,
 I know,
Train take you now girl.

I know, you got to go,
Seen it comin' baby just as plain as day
Seen it comin' baby
No way you can stay,
I know.





Don’t have to tell me baby,
See you go on the road now,
You’re gonna live my sight,
But I'll remember you baby,
Each and every night,
Don’t have to tell me
You got to go,
I know
Feel so Low
And I, I see you go.

Train take you now girl,
The bird she stopped to sing,
Since I went and did that thing,
I know, I know
You got to go.


David Lynch




*Reposted after Blogger'  Friday13th problem Original Post Date  12.5.2011

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Green Leaf




I’m a green leaf
Growin’ on a green tree
In the season they call spring

And it’s easy
To live life breezy
When you’re swaying in the shade of a thing
They call trees





Whoa now would you like to come on up
For a visit for a little stop
Because I would like to have you here
Please do not ever
Pick me off of here

Jamaram

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

In Limbo





Hellenic American Union, 5 – 5 – 2011, 20.30

Composer and musicologist Christos Mitsakis conducted the Hellenic Ensemble of Contemporary Music in a concert of music, video and theater, entitled "Music Plus". Where Sofia Koubli presented her recent work entitled: "In Limbo"




Sofia studied classical piano, Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue, Composition, Jazz Harmony and Music Technology at Philipos Nakas Conservatory, Athenaeum Conservatory and Orfeo conservatory.





Since 1999 she composes music for Theater, Video Art and short movies.






Her works have been performed by various chamber music ensembles, including the Hellenic Ensemble of Contemporary Music - Conductor Theodore Antoniou.






Here is the video: "In Vivo"

Video by Fotis Tsakos / Music by Sofia Koubli / Photography by Petros Koublis


Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Inside Looking Out




  

Sittin' here lonely like a broken man
Sell my time and do doin’ the best I can

All walls and bars they’re surroundin’ me
But I don't want your sympathy.

Oh baby, I just need your tender lovin'
To keep me sane in this burnin' oven

When my time is up, be my rebirth
Life-time's work on God's green earth





Ice cold waters runnin' in my brain
And they drag me back to work again

Pains and blisters on my minds and my hands
From livin' daily with those canvas bangs

Thoughts of freedom their drivin' me wild
And I'll be happy like a new born child

We'll be together, girl, you, wait and see
No more walls keep your love from me


  


The Animals

Monday, May 9, 2011

Gonjasufi@Bios




Gonjasufi

(born Sumach Ecks, aka Sumach Valentine, ca. 1978) is a rapper, singer, disc jockey and yoga teacher from San Diego, California and currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada.





Ecks was born to a Mexican mother and an American-Ethiopian father. He has been releasing music since the early 1990s among the San Diego Hip Hop scene, notably with the Masters of the Universe crew.





Ecks gained notice from Warp Records in 2008 after an appearance on Californian musician Flying Lotus' album Los Angeles, where he sings on the track "Testament". His Warp debut album, A Sufi and a Killer was released on March 8, 2010.





Ecks' voice was described by Pitchfork Media as "a scraggly, scary, smoked-out croak that creeps like the spiritual offspring of George Clinton and Leadbelly".




He attributes his singing voice to his day job teaching yoga, where he must "project from [his] stomach more".






Friday the 6th of May 2011 He (+his band)  was performing in Athens@Bios / Opening Act By King Elephant vs Blondie.g.d






A video Sample of that night: