Sorry I have not posted in almost a half-year! Do I have to apologize? It is my blog after all. In order to keep pretending I am aspiring journalist though, keeping a timely and clean blog should be priority. Since last posting I have read a few decent books, seen some great movies, and witnessed a plethora of concerts.
Savages is a quick and awesome read, along with its sequel 'The Kings of Cool.' The other three should be required coming-of-age reading.
The Movies? All the superhero ones, 'Moonrise Kingdom,' and 'Beasts of the Southern Wild.' All lived up to expectations and most exceeded them. I wish I would have posted reviews for all of them.
The main event was 'The Dark Knight Rises.' Anyone even debating that 'The Avengers' was better is insane. The numbers might not support it, but just about everything else does. Most people I talked to decided that it was better than the first, not as good as the second. Valid points were made, but I'm a sucker for movies that operate with a big scope. The stakes in this grand finale were higher than a few gotham ferries blowing up. This movie played for keeps and went out with a bang.
The concerts? I went to bonnaroo again because Radiohead was playing, and also to knock a ton of big acts off my to-see list. The entire experience was fantastic and I will certainly campaign to go again next year. Highlights for me: Radiohead, RHCP, Avett Brothers, Roots, Santigold, and Delta Spirit. Some friends of mine would be disappointed to learn that I did skip Phish though -- bonnaroovians hopped up on molly and a 4 hour jam-sesh couldn’t justify staying an extra half day.
Enjoy the week with some new music to check out:
New Mumford and Sons:
Twin Shadow - Golden Light
