Metric rocked the house in at Terminal 5 in New York City. The sold out was filled by the usual hipsters, indie rock fans and feminists with their girlfriends. Metric is a band comprising of a strong rhythm section and charismatic female lead singer and a mediocre guitarist. The sound was mixed to highlight vocals and drummers. The band focused more on recent material but also threw in plenty of old favorites.
The venue was quite comfortable with is a great air conditioning unit which felt like you are watching an old door show, and a very clear sound system.
Metric featured a light show which was unexpected but the strobe light was annoying to painful.
They played for about an hour and a half. It was a Sunday night after all
Monday, May 17, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Oceans (2010)
Disney’s Oceans isn’t the best nature documentary I have seen but it is worth a look. It is mostly a dark blue and gray visual sensation. There are a lot of waves and it is easy to become sea sick.
Unlike most ocean documentary where dolphins take up most of the time and ham up the screen, the one focus’ on some less well known sea creatures.
For better or worse, they barely mention the effects of climate change and pollution. Although, it is good to not feel lectured and powerless about it, there is not an appreciation given to effects on oceans’ wildlife. Growing up in South California, you spend a significant amount of time by the ocean. The power of the ocean and the sites of its many birds and mammals are ubiquitous themes. It is not hard to see the pollution or the dead seals on the beach that arrive every hour. This would be my biggest criticism of the film.
On the bright side, there is the best underwater photography ever filmed. Why this was not in 3D is my question. It looks great! Despite that it lacked structure and seemed long. It is didn’t have the usual story telling of Disney nature paradigm. This is good or bad depending on your opinion. I found it somewhat refreshing then I missed it.
If you are going to see this, see it on the biggest screen possible and sit near the front.
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