The Pelican’s Perch

Shutter Island

This was one of those movies where reading the book first actually ruined the movie experience a bit for me in the end.  Scorcese does such a good job retelling the book both visually and in casting the parts, that the obvious feeling of knowing everything that’s to come creeps up and you almost [...]

Never fails to make me laugh.

In case you haven’t seen this video.  Many people confused this guy, Merton, with Ben Folds.  He does look quite a bit like him, has piano chops, and even sounds like him, but Ben Folds came out and said it wasn’t him.  But being the awesome guy that Folds is, he played a live chatroulette [...]

I can barely contain my excitement.  We’ve been waiting months for this show to finally get here, and tonight is the night.  If you’re in the Springfield, MO area tonight, you don’t want to miss this show.  Doors are at 8pm, $10 cover and all ages.  We’ll be recording this show like all the rest, [...]

Still looking up Fang Island, but someone passed this video along to me and I had to share it.  You really can’t find a more cheerful group to play for than a bunch of kindergartners.

Official Site / Myspace / Video for “Daisy“

Greenberg is the new film from Noah Baumbach (Squid and the Whale), starring Ben Stiller as a down on his luck forty-something guy looking to start over and reconnect with friends.  Of course, this being a Baumbach film, his luck doesn’t improve much on his journey and he gets humiliated time and time again.  The [...]

MGMT – Flash Delirium

Not sure what to think of this new offering from MGMT.  I don’t want to join the masses out there saying they’re trying to fit too many influences and styles into one song, but they’re definitely not wrong.  I’m used to dancing away to most songs on their last album, and this [...]

…in case you missed the results.

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart – WINNER
George Clooney, Up In The Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
The dude finally gets his long deserved Oscar.  Good for him.

Best Actress
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side – WINNER
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious: Based on [...]

This should be one heck of a good action flick to say the least.  Can’t wait.

Iron Man 2 Trailer 2

First Perch Mix in a long while happens to be a milestone one.  #50!  This is the bulk of what I’ve been listening to lately, with quite a few cut out to keep the mix at a reasonable amount of songs.  As always, let me know which songs stand out for you and enjoy!

Rogue Wave [...]