You know the drill

Kraftwerk - The Telephone Call


Don't you just love Kraftwerk? No? Are you crazy or something?

!ereh si yadnoM

*Use a mirror to read the title!*

We all know what time of the week it is, so here's a tune for you to rave to:


Treefight For Sunlight - Rain Air (A Collection of Vibrations For Your Skull 2010/2011)


As you may know by now, I'm a big Danish music fan, and Treefight For Sunlight are possibly my 2nd favourite band. (The first being Oh No Ono). I'm so looking forward to the 14th February, because that's when they're album is released in the UK. I've had to wait around four months to get it because I'm too stingy (and broke) to pay for shipping charges and get it from the Tambourhinoceros shop. For those who don't know, Tambourhinoceros is a fantastic Danish record label set up by two of the members from Oh No Ono, and they release amazing albums by the likes of Kirsten and Marie, Thulebasen, 4 Guys From The Future, FCAN, Treefight For Sunlight (obviously) and Iceage, i.e. all the bands that I love!
Someone said to me the other day that it's like I'm not English any more, and that I'd be more suited to living in Copenhagen that the tiny rural village that I live in at the moment; and you know what, I think they were right!

#musicmonday
#musicmondayBFB

Let's bake a cake...

I want to make a rainbow cake. They look amazing!


picture via : the dainty squid

See! They look delicious! You can make big ones as well as small cupcakes. It's basically just white cake divided up with different food colours added to get the rainbow effect.
Hopefully I shall be making one (or ones) soon! And of course, I'll put some pictures of my cake making abilities up here for you all to laugh at because me + cooking = disaster!

RAINBOW CAKE IS AWESOME!

Happy Monday!

Today's song is by The Chills and it's called Pink Frost. Both the song and the video are insanely brilliant. Quite melancholy, with very intriguing lyrics and well, just listen and watch for yourselves!

The Chills - Pink Frost 

UPDATE: My Top Films

An updated version of my favourite films, this time in order and with a few new additions.

1. A Clockwork Orange (1972)

2. Pulp Fiction (1994)

3. Quadrophenia (1979)

4. Withnail & I (1986)

5. Du er ikke alene (1978)

6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

7. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

8. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

9. Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981)

10. The Shining (1980)

11. Eraserhead (1976)

12. Fantastic Voyage (1966)

13. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) 

14. The Actors (2003)

15. Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind (2004)

16. The Hunger (1983)

17. Soylent Green (1973)

18. North By Northwest (1959)

19. Tommy (1975) 

20. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)

21. Alfie (1966)

22. This is England (2006)

23. Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

24. The Departed (2006)

25. Titanic (1998)

26. The Beach (2000)

27. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

28. Sleepy Hollow (1999) 

29. Is There Anybody There? (2008)

30. Rushmore (1999)

31. The Linguini Incident (1991)

32. Lost in Translation ( 2004)

33. Just A Gigolo (1978)

34. The Damned United (2009)

35. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

36. Scenes of A Sexual Nature (?)

37. The Truman Show (1998)

38. Yes Man (2008) 

39. Groundhog Day (1993)

40. Sliding Doors (1998)

41. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

42. Ghostbusters (198?)

43. Ghostbusters 2 (198?)

44. Forrest Gump (1994)

45. Run Fat Boy, Run (2007)

46. Breakfast at Tiffanys (196?)

47. My Fair Lady (19??)

48. The Importance of Being Ernest (1952)

49. Fools Rush In (1997)

50. Zoolander (2001)

This is just the ones I can put in order, there are loads more films that are un-orderable. 

2010 - A review

As you all should know by now, it's the new year. Last year seemed to fly by, and it felt like there was still a few more months left before 2011. The milk carton wasn't quite empty. There wasn't enough for a blancmange, but you could just make a cup of black tea turn brown. But still, it was an OK year. Bit snowy in some parts, but quite nice. Now, I've decided to review the year. Sort of like an unofficial awards ceremony of what I think were the best things of 2010, and what I look forward to this year. The winners won't win anything as such, and probably won't even know that they've won - unless they happen upon my blog...
And so, without further ado, here are the winners!

1. Best Album - Oh No Ono "Eggs"
This is by far the best release of 2010. The songs are magnificent, the album artwork exquisite (it's even been nominated for a Grammy, it's so good!), the whole album is just indescribable from the amazing-ness it holds. If you haven't listened to it, I suggest you do so now. Several songs from the album are in the MixPod in the corner, so you don't even need to leave this site! Nothing I've ever listened to compares with this, and I've listened to a lot of things in my life. Normally, I'd choose a favourite track from the album, and talk a bit about that, but it's actually impossible to have just one favourite track - so here's the track listing:

01- Eleanor Speaks     4:51
02- Swim                    4:38
03- Internet Warrior    4:06
04- Icicles                   3:28
05- Helplessly Young  3:06
06- The Wave Ballet   5:14
07- The Tea Party       3:45
08- Miss Miss Moss    4:19
09- Eve                       6:41
10- Beelitz                   9:46

Each and every one of these 10 songs is amazing in their own way. When you listen to the album, the songs flow into each other, creating a very pleasurable atmosphere to be in. The only "word" to describe this album would be eargasm (which isn't actually a proper word).

2. Best TV Show/Series - Grandma's House
Written by and starring Simon Amstell (former Never Mind the Buzzcocks host), "Grandma's House" wins the award for best TV show. Originally aired on BBC2 from 9/7 to 13/9 2010, with a running time of 30 mins, this show had me laughing almost constantly - not the sort of laughing out loud though, a more "inside" laugh. There were mixed reviews about it, some people liked it, others did not. I (obviously) did. Although a sitcom, the comedy was very clever, and not as obvious to some people. (Whereas another well loved sitcom "Friends" has more obvious humour, and you don't particularly have to dig and delve to find it. Something not very appealing to me.) According to some people, you had to have a certain level of intellect to understand it, which I obviously have. (Not to brag...). There were a total of six episodes in the 1st series, and I hope there will be a second to follow - although with the passing of Geoffrey Hutchings (who played "Grandpa"), I think it will be quite unlikely. All of the episodes have been released on DVD and are available here .

3. Best Film - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
I didn't actually manage to get to the cinema this year, partially due to being completely flat out broke, and also that my local cinema has nothing decent on that I'd go and willingly watch without the use of strong drugs. But one film I did manage to see was the brilliant "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World". (OK, so I watched it on YouTube, but what difference does it make? It was still released in 2010). Starring Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead to name a few, and directed by Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), the film was based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley which I haven't actually read - but I think I should sometime in the near future, being a semi-avid fan of comic books. I won't bother to explain the plot, because I feel that it'll give it away, so just go watch it, preferably sooner rather than later! The film is quite brilliant as I'm sure you will agree (those who've watched it), and I strongly suggest buying the DVD or renting it from your local video store, or even downloading it from iTunes if you're that way inclined.

4. Best Book - ?
I confess! I didn't read any newly released books in 2010. Cane and/or whip me if you must, but none of the new releases last year really caught my eye. I bought plenty of books though, don't go about thinking I don't read, because I sure as hell do! Just nothing thats new. Here are some of the books I bought, for your reading pleasure...

-The Man Who Fell to Earth (Walter Tevis)
-Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
-We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
-Selfish Pigs (Andy Riley)
-Man Walks Into A Bar (Stephen Arnott & Mike Haskins)
-The Polaroid Book
-Faceless Killers (Henning Mankell) (i.e. the first Wallander book)
-Irish Museum of Modern Art : The Collection
-A German Dictionary
-A French Dictionary

I also borrowed The Great Gatsby from my local library, but since I didn't buy it, it isn't in the list.

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So, there it is! My list of favourites from 2010. If any of the winners happen upon this blog, Congratulations! You've won! It may not be a renowned prize, or even mean anything, but it has been a great pleasure watching/listening to your "things", and it's also been good sharing them with you, my readers. (If there are in fact any, and if there are, please oh please make yourself known! Comment + stuff! I don't bite, I swear.)
As promised earlier on in this post, here are the things I'll be looking out for in 2011...

1. Treefight For Sunlight's début album. Although the name and artwork has (sadly) been changed for the UK audience, I'm really really really looking forward to it! It's out on Feb 14th...

2. The last Wallander mystery! Although I'm really dissapointed that it's the last one, I'm also glad that there's another book out soon, also in Feb in the UK.

Montag, Mandag, Lundi, MONDAY!

Y'know the drill, It's Monday, I whack up a few songs to make your day brighter, you congratulate me on having such excellent musical taste, we crack open the Bucks Fizz and have a rave in a forest with a pirate and a giraffe whilst wearing sparkly leggings and ridiculously high platforms. Today's song is courtesy of Fallulah. She's from Denmark, and I really like this song. It's called "Hey You" and is from the album "The Black Cat Neighbourhood". Enjoy!

Oh dear...

Sorry I forgot to post some songs on Monday. I couldn't decide what ones to choose! Most of the songs I would've posted aren't on YouTube, and I can't find any sites where you can listen to them for free without registering. So I'm gonna give you some bands to check out, or you can just listen to the MixPod.
*Treefight For Sunlight
*4 Guys From The Future
*Kirsten & Marie
*FCAN

Various songs of theirs are on YouTube for you.

Food for thought

Ahead of Channel 4's "Britain's Fattest Man" that is due to be broadcast later on this week, I'd like you to think about something.

Is it fair that people are dying of obesity, when at the same time people are dying of starvation?

According to the trailer for the program, it said that if he didn't change his ways he would die, and that he was costing the taxpayer around 20 million (?) or something like that. What amazes me is how anyone would let themselves get to that size in the first place! Wouldn't you notice if you became so fat you were bedridden? Obviously not. England has the highest obesity rate in the whole of Europe, which isn't surprising, seeing as there are take-out places on nearly every high street and everyone drives everywhere (bad for your health AND the environment). On another note, apparently the "dish of Britain" is curry and chips. What the hell? The only remotely British thing about that dish are the chips!
Now, lets look at the other side of the question. We've known for many, many years about situations in other poverty stricken or "third-world" countries. The adverts telling us to donate £1 a month are plastered across our television sets, and yet we, in the West, are eating ourselves to death. Just think of that poor child in a small village somewhere, with a large family and only enough food for not even one person. In the west, we're very picky about what we will and won't eat. For instance, I'm a pello-pescetarian - which means I'll eat fish and poultry, but not mammals. To me, it's on the same lines as cannibalism. We're mammals, so why should we eat others? But in a country where people are starving, I'd imagine you wouldn't be fussy with food, and be so ravenous you'd eat anything edible. When the program is broadcast this week, I'll come back to this subject and do a bit of research and talk some more about food, obesity and starvation.

It's officially 2011!

It's been 2011 for 16 hours now, but I've just put up my new calendar so now it's officially 2011 in my house.

This is my new calendar. It has owls!! The owl in the January picture is an Eagle Owl.