Solstice Coil's first video. Written by Shir Deutch and directed by Amir Armel in the summer of 2006, it recaptures the story of the protagonist of the graphic novel that appears on the album, only from a slightly different angle.
Solstice Coil
The A-Team Movie
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 13:21
Those of you who follow our blog might recall a post I wrote a few years ago about the new A-Team movie. When I wrote this post, the A-Team movie was still in production and there were not many details revealed about it.
I haven't seen the movie quite yet but once it arrives in Israel I'll be sure to watch it (after I've watched Shrek Forever After, Alice, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and The Last Airbender, that is). In the meantime, let us review my forecast and compare it to the actual basic elements of the film.
For the role of John "Hannibal" Smith they chose Liam Neeson. He sucked as jedi and he sucked as Ras-Ah-Ghul, so I can't imagine how he could possibly do any better in this role. Also, Leslie Nielsen is still alive, people! You could have hired him to lead the A-Team...
For the role of Bosco Albert "B.A." (Bad Attitude) Baracus they picked Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. I don't really know who this guy is, but I'm guessing he doesn't portray a multi-latyed B.A. like Laurence Fishburne would have. We'll just have to wait and see.
For the role of Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck they chose Bradley Cooper. That's actually a good choice, I think. As you recall, I went for Ashton Kutcher, but Cooper works too. He does have a pretty face and I liked him in The Hangover (hetrosexually speaking, of course).
For the role of H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock they cast Sharlto Copley. Seriously, who is this guy? This role was made for Jim Carrey, and if he refused the role the studio should have offered him more money or kidnapped his children or something to make it happen. Gentlemen, I boo you.
Jessica Biel as Charissa Sosa = A-team female appendix!!! I was very close - I opted for Jessica Alba as the A-Team female appendix, but Jessica Biel is just as hot, if not more so. That's a different debate entirely. I got the last name right - I'm just like Paul.
It seems no one was cast as "nerdy guy who can use the internet" - unimaginative, Hollywood. Really, you have no vision.
Hopefully this movie doesn't suck as hard as the remakes of Transformers and G.I. Joe were, but it probably will. It opens in Israel on July 22.
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Porcupine Tree in Israel
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 08:51
Okay, I finally caved and bought myself a ticket for the Porcupine Tree concert in Israel. Three weeks away, it doesn't seem like the prices are dropping and I wanted to make sure I got me a ticket before they ran out.
Hopefully they will play a lot of songs from my favorite album, Lightbulb Sun, and hopefully Aviv Geffen's "surprise guest appearance" will be short.
Also, in less than two weeks I'll be taking off to Cyprus to tie the knot with my wonderful fiancee, Orya. Actually this is completely unrelated to the matter of Porcupine Tree in Israel, but I just thought you should know.
P.S
I got my ticket on Mister Ticket, which offers the best price for this show as far as I'm aware. Although the site also claims that the show begins at 19:00, and I don't believe that is the case.
P.S.S
It was recently revealed that fellow alternative progressive rock band Eatliz will serve as the opening act for Porcupine Tree in Israel. Kudos to them!
Okay, Update on that whole Concerts in Israel Thing...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 09:33
I don't want to get too political here, but I feel like there should be an update after the previous post.
After the events of the Flotilla a week and a half ago, some major artists who were supposed to perform in Israel, the most notable of them being The Pixies, decided to cancel their concerts in Israel at the last minute.
This situation is very complicated, and I won't elaborate too much on it since this is really not the place. Also, I've wasted a lot of time and energy in the past week arguing with people on Facebook and other places and all I got to show for it is frustration, so it's not really worth it.
I will say this: while it is very unfortunate that people had died, it has been clearly proved that the "peace activists" aboard the Marmara were not peaceful at all. They were armed and spoiling for a fight. That doesn't mean that they deserved to die, but it does mean in my opinion that the actions of IDF soldiers were justified. Maybe there was another way to resolve this without bloodshed - military experts here say there wasn't. Either way, if those had been real peace activists, and if they hadn't struck the first blow - none of this would have happened.
As for The Pixies canceling their concert - I think that's a mistake, which is caused by political pressure and serves no purpose other than disappointing Pixies fans in Israel (which I am not among them, but that's beside the point.) If they had a political stance against Israel's policy concerning gaza, they shouldn't have booked the show in the first place, since this policy has been in effect since the 2006 Lebanon War.
International Rock Concerts in Israel
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 14:46
This summer it seems to be a renascence of international rock concerts in Israel. After a few years of being disregarded my many artists, as well as a long series of cancellations, major artists from all over the world are swarming at the Israeli audience like Israeli tourists at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Last week I got to see K’s Choice, one of my favorite rock bands live at the Barby. I’ve already seen them twice in concert in 1999 and in 2000, and both concerts were brilliant. Ten years later, the Belgian (plus one American) bunch didn’t disappoint and gave an explosive show. It’s always moving to see such devotion on both the band and the audience, and I was impressed by the humility of Sarah Bettens, who was quite surprised to see that also know the lyrics to songs from her solo album.
A local Israeli rock band called The Carsitters opened for K’s Choice. If that name sounds familiar to you, it might be because I’ve mentioned them here before. We also once played a show with them about five years ago.
Yesterday there were many angry status lines on Facebook about the sound malfunctions that took place on the Metallica concert. Well, I’d be pissed too if I had to pay 250 dollars to see a Metallica show, but that’s just me.
Next week Placebo and the Pixies are coming here, but I don’t care about that much either. Also I’ll be performing with my side project band in Jerusalem on the day The Pixies will be performing, so even if I wanted to go, I couldn’t.
Another band that’s coming to Israel after not performing here in a decade is Porcupine Tree – I’ve actually seen them perform in 2000, when they were the opening act for K’s Choice! Still haven’t bought a ticket, waiting for the last minute – maybe prices will drop dramatically.
