The Beginning is Here

So it's been almost exactly six months since I decided to start and create a blog. I will now actually write in this blog in however frequent a fashion I damn well see fit.

Initially, this was to be an exclusively film-based blog where I would talk about the things i read on other, better, more educated film blogs, and write up thoughts on movies I watched. The problem now is that I'm in a bit of a slump with my film viewing. I don't really know what is going on as I've always watched as many movies as I possibly could.

This brings us to music. I am loving a whole lotta shit this year. I've heard great albums from many different genres, and I've really been itching for a place to talk about them. None of my friends share my particular taste, so writing into the black void of internet will be my substitute.

I'm a list man. Be ready. Music and movies.

Here we go:
To give a basic idea of my tastes recently i have my top five albums and films from the first half of 2009.

The films are:

5. Away We Go dir. Sam Mendes (I don't care what anybody says)
4. The Brothers Bloom dir. Rian Johnson (See above. This movie is great.)
3. Coraline dir. Henry Selick
2.Everlasting Moments dir. Jan Troell
1. Adventureland dir. Greg Mottola

I know I'm playing it mainstream, but I haven't had much of a chance to see most things, and most of the films I have seen this year haven't really wowed me. (Except for Revanche and the first 10 minutes of Up)

The albums are:

5. Black Cascade by Wolves in the Throneroom
4. White Tomb by Altar of Plagues
3. More Heart than Brains by Bike for Three!
2. Bad Luck by Trophy Scars
1. Post-Nothing by Japandroids

Bike for Three! have crafted the hands-down best song so far this year with "Lazarus Phenomenon." Japandroids are in close second with the hopeless "I Quit Girls."

Interestingly, I've loved two metal albums enough to put them in the top 5 of about 70. This is because I've recently, and for the first time, thrown myself into the giant, extremely diverse and overwhelming genre with positive results.

This is exciting. I can't wait to keep telling no one in particular about movies I love, and picking apart Pitchfork reviews I don't agree with.