More Music (this time from Norway)

Checked out this band because MBV was name-dropped (couldn't resist). In my mind, similar styles with Serena Maneesh, but you decide.

The Lionheart Brothers

A few MP3's are available - browse around for them. Also an EP is available on iTunes, sponsored in part by Volvo, in a series called "New Scandanavian Music" or something. (Note: iTunes is required).

Syriana Screenplay

First time ever seeing this - a screenplay to a film readily available on the official website.

Dowload Syriana screenplay here.

Official site here.

Enjoy.

Serena Maneesh

First came across this at PitchFork. It was in PitchFork's Top 50 Albums of 2005.

Album number 29

"Wobbly, riff-tastic, narcotic, Norwegian quintet Serena Maneesh pilot a Jesus & Mary Chain, Velvet Underground, MBV, and Spacemen 3 purple haze...cycling through blissful pop-noise dynamics and elevator musings, sprinkling in syrupy boy and/or girl harmonies when necessary."

The full review over at PitchFork: 8.6 rating (out of 10)

I won't say anymore. Northern European musik never fails to amaze me - there's so much incredible music out there, mainly hailing from the Scandinavian countries, that it's not even funny. Check them out - great stuff.

Official website: SERENA MANEESH

First High Definition Blu-Ray Discs Announced

Finally, things are starting to get interesting in HD land.
The first Blu-Ray discs have been announced!
Others should be announced at CES, starting on Thursday January 5, 2006.

Four studios unveil Blu-ray hi-def lineups - Reuters

Aeon Flux, Behind Enemy Lines, Black Hawk Down, Bram Stoker's Dracula, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Fifth Element, Desperado, The Devil's Rejects, Dune, Fantastic Four, For a Few Dollars More, Four Brothers, The Guns of Navarone, Hitch, House of Flying Daggers, Ice Age, The Italian Job, Kiss of the Dragon, A Knight's Tale, Kung Fu Hustle, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Last Waltz, Legends of the Fall, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Lord of War, The Manchurian Candidate, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible 2, Mission: Impossible 3, The Punisher, Rambo: First Bloodx, Reservoir Dogs, Resident Evil Apocalypse, Robocop, Sahara, Saw, Sense and Sensibility, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Stealth, Species, SWAT, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, Total Recall, U2: Rattle and Hum, We Were Soldiers, XXX