Busta Rhymes - Don't Touch Me (Throw Da Water On Em)

CLASSIC Busta.

V.

Son Of Rambow (trailer)

A runaway audience smash at the Sundance Film Festival, SON OF RAMBOW is a hilariously fresh and visually inventive take on friendship, family, film heroes and the death-defying adventures of growing up in the video age. It all begins in 1980s Britain, when young Will Proudfoot, raised in isolation among The Brethren, a puritanical religious sect in which music and TV are strictly forbidden, encounters something beyond his wildest fantasies: a pirated copy of RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD. His virgin viewing of the iconic thriller blows his mind -- and rapidly expanding imagination -- wide open. Now, Will sets out to join forces with the seemingly diabolical school bully, Lee Carter, to make their own action epic, devising wildly creative, on-the-fly stunts, not to mention equally elaborate schemes for creating a movie of total commitment and non-stop thrills while hiding out from The Brethren. But when school popularity finally descends on Will and Lee in the form of the super-cool French exchange student, Didier Revol, their remarkable new friendship and precious film are pushed, quite literally, to the breaking point.

V.

i have become a very angry, angry man

my take-it-easy nature is slowly dissapating and i don't know why :( feels like im goin through teenage rebellion 10yrs too late, cept there's no one to rebel against (unless u count the whole fucking world).

V.

THE DARK KNIGHT

i excite.

V.

Lunatic Calm - Leave You Far Behind

y'all may remember this killer track from The Matrix soundtrack. it's been stuck in my head all week, especially the opening line: "i wanna take you on a rollllercooooaasteeerr..."

V.

Citizen King - Mobile Estates

you probably remember the one huge hit this band had back in the day, that song was called "better days". ever since then, i had always been curious about Citizen King. i always admired the amalgum of styles present in just that one song (and only single from this album). then, in 2007, i was able to track down the album from whence this classic hybrid poprock/hip hop/folk ditty came from. it took only two listens through to grab me by the ears and not let go, and has subsequently become one of my prized possessions. the album is a genre soup comprised of elements from rock, hip hop, bluegrass, punk, and even a few tracks i can't even find a classification for. even the worst song on the album, the cacophanous "salt bag spill", grows on you after a few listens. the overall appeal of this record is the undeniable simplicity of it, the instant appeal of its catchy lyrics, clean yet somehow organic production, the perfectly pitched and smooth vocals. there are more than a few rock anthems present on the album, and if they were ever released as follow-up singles to the gold certified "better days", they would've surely been hits.

:::DOWNLOAD:::

V.

Ashlee Simpson - Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya) (Prod. by Timbaland)

no your eyes don't deceive you. Ashlee Simpson has put out one HOT pop song, probably one of the most decent stabs at an authentic 80s track then anything i've heard in a long while (outside of retro electro disco and house). what's even more surprising, is that Timbaland is listed as the producer. what results is a very authentic 80s tribute song with simple, catchy lyrics, sung in such a way that it doesn't require a vocalist with any real skill. all you need to achieve the desired effect (that of the classic 80s pop ditty) is the right inflection in your voice, and a certain off-kilter swagger. the video too is pretty dope, loaded with heaps of 80s references. i had seen the video numerous times on cable music channels, but strangely i didn't hear much about it on the mainstream U.S. music scene. i expected it to blow up to massive proportions, but i have a feeling pre-conceptions about Ashlee Simpson, the manufactured lip-synching younger sister of Jessica, have worked against her. the song is all-around great, but i'm pretty sure its lack of success can be attributed to the negative public opinion on this little starlet in the making. i myself had the same notions about her, but ultimately i made myself promise to adhere to the following mantra a few years ago: if Britney Spears made a great song, i will not be afraid to like it. basically, i don't wanna limit the music i listen to or hear simply because of the name attached to the song, and the consequent baggage that comes with openly applauding someone as unstable as Britney, or someone who is only a star because of their older sibling. but i've held true to that promise thus far, and in the name of disseminating good music to the masses, in all its various forms, i now make my case for Ashlee Simpson's latest single.

pop music has its place, and when done right, is worthy of praise.

V.

Foo Fighters - On The Mend / What If I Do? (album versions)

no mp3s, but here are the album version originals of the previous songs in question.

"on the mend"

"what if i do?"

V.

Foo Fighters - On The Mend / What If I Do? (Live 2006)

beautiful live acoustic versions of the ethereal tracks "on the mend" & "what if i do?", from disc 2 of In Your Honor. i'm only just falling in love with these songs. it's this weird Foo phenomena which has been gripping me as of late. with the build-up of their imminent live concert (coming up next Saturday, IM SO FUCKING EXCITED), it's like i'll hear a random Foo track i never previously gave a chance, and instantly fall in love with it. these are only the latest two, there's more to come.

"on the mend"



One more day that i've survived

Another night alone

Pay no mind I'm doing fine

I'm breathing on my own
I'm here

And I'm on the mend

I'm here

And I'm on the mend my friend
Wake me when the hour arrives

Wake me with my name

See you somewhere down the line

We're teathered once again
I'm here

And I'm on the mend

I'm here

And I'm on the mend my friend
I'm here

And I'm on the mend

I'm here

And I'm on the mend my friend
Was it you?

Said hello

Here we go
Close your eyes and stay a while

To take me where you go

Single file we walk the mile

Who's wandering back home
I'm here

And I'm on the mend

I'm here

And I'm on the mend my friend
I'm here

And I'm on the mend

I'm here

And I'm on the mend my friend
Was it you?

Said hello

Here we go

Here we go

Here we go

Here we go

"what if i do?"

Back and forth that voice of yours keeps me up at night

Help me search to find the words that eat you up inside

I go side to side like the wildest tides in your hurricane

And I only hide what is on my mind because I can't explain
What if I do love

What if I don't?

I'd have to lose everything just to find you

What if I do love

What if I don't

I'd have to lose everything just to find you
It's my turn this solo burn so throw me in the fire

Trophies earned and lessons learned, my wicked little lies

We can pave new roads with the cold creed stones, wind them through the pines

Should I stay or should I go alone? I cannot decide
What if I do love

What if I don't?

I'd have to lose everything just to find you

What if I do love

What if I don't

I'd have to lose everything just to find you
Carolina, Caroline

Carolina, Caroline
What if I do love

What if I don't?

I'd have to lose everything just to find you

What if I do love

What if I don't

I'd have to lose everything just to find you
Carolina, Caroline

Carolina, Caroline

Carolina, Caroline

Carolina, Caroline

V.

Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight

everybody WANG CHUNG tonight :D

V.

Schoolboy corrects NASA 'killer asteroid' maths

swiped from The Age.

__________________________

April 16, 2008 - 8:04AM


A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA's estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported today, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated.


Nico Marquardt used telescopic findings from the Institute of Astrophysics in Potsdam (AIP) to calculate that there was a one in 450 chance that the Apophis asteroid will collide with Earth, the Potsdamer Neuerster Nachrichten reported.


NASA had previously estimated the chances at only one in 45,000 but told its sister organisation, the European Space Agency (ESA), that the young whizzkid had got it right.

The schoolboy took into consideration the risk of Apophis running into one or more of the 40,000 satellites orbiting Earth during its path close to the planet on April 13, 2029.


Those satellites travel at 3.07 kilometres a second, at up to 35,880 kilometres above earth - and the Apophis asteroid will pass by earth at a distance of 32,500 kilometres. If the asteroid strikes a satellite in 2029, that will change its trajectory making it hit Earth on its next orbit in 2036.

Both NASA and Marquardt agree that if the asteroid does collide with Earth, it will create a ball of iron and iridium 320 metres wide and weighing 200 billion tonnes, which will crash into the Atlantic Ocean.


The shockwaves from that would create huge tsunami waves, destroying both coastlines and inland areas, whilst creating a thick cloud of dust that would darken the skies indefinitely.

The 13-year old made his discovery as part of a regional science competition for which he submitted a project entitled: "Apophis - The Killer Astroid".

__________________________


wow. 45,000 and 450? that's a huge discrepancy. either way the manufactured image you see at the top of this post? could be a possibility. you know what sucks tho? my first instinct is to say "well, i guess that strikes a blow for religious types, cos why would God be so willing to destroy us so soon and with space-debris, of all things?", but then i realise that the religious would use the asteroid as a harbinger for the End Of Days. in each case, religion once again barely covers its ass. why do i bring up religion in a post about asteroids and eventual impending doom at the hands of the one true god, SPACE? i'll save that for another post. i will however say, that it's got a lot to do with this guy.


V.

The Roots performing "Star Spangled Banner" on The Colbert Report

all i will say is, expect the unexpected. one of the dopest renditions of this over-played national anthem i've heard in years.

V.

the rebirth of cool: the return of THE LEISURE SUITE

greetings humanoids.
it is i, Mista Vee, returning once more to the blogosphere.

after the previous and much-loved incarnation of my blog was unceremoniously axed from existence by Blogsome, i remembered i had started a backup blog here in 2006 in anticipation of exactly these events. the only problem is, while Blogsome did do me a favour and send me my entire blog + archives, it's all in one Notepad file in some form of code i have no way of comprehending. so until i can find someone to help me copy and paste my archives onto here, this is a fresh start.
a clean break.
a swift...chop?

in any case, my wee lil blog actually had what some might call "a following", albeit a small one. i had readers from all over the globe commenting on the quality of the music being represented, and i felt compelled to continue to deliver in that regard. it makes the axing of my blog suck just a little bit more knowing that those people will now have to troll through the Internet to even find this freshly-hatched v2.0 of The Leisure Suite (it's not even showing up in Google searches at the moment, but hopefully once the traffic gets back to normal people will be able to find it).

anyway, this is the start of much more juicy blogging to come.

"future developments should prove...VERY interesting", -Megatron (from Beast Wars).

V.