"Where The Wild Things Are" - Trailer

"Where The Wild Things Are"
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Presented by: Warner Bro. & Legendary Pictures

I had heard this was going to be multi-medium... aka claymation, CGI, hand drawn, live action, ect... As far as I can see it looks live action. Its shot with a very indie touch, aka Spike Jonze director of: Adaption & Being John Malkovich. With out a doubt one of few film I have been looking forward to for a long while.

"<3" is all I can say...

"Bananaz"

I read/watched a little of this a while back, but facebook chose to throw it in my face again today.

"Delve into the extraordinary minds of Gorillaz creators Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett with the forthcoming offbeat documentary, Bananaz, shot by director Ceri Levy. Witness the high-waisted trousers, flute-tooting and bottom-flashing antics from the duo, plus the other musical entrepreneurs who have helped launch the Gorillaz phenomenon, shot behind the scenes over six years. Contains strong language."

Sounds like my kind of documentary...The way that the Gorillaz collective/organism works is quite inspiring and a good portion of my hopes, wants, and needs. I pray this documentary answers a few/all of my questions. "Bananaz" is premiering April 20th on the Babelgum website.

Skype coming to an iPhone near you!

Being that iPhone are always near... Skype is coming in a big way. The popular VOIP service is legitimately coming to the iPhone. Over the past few months we have seen various applications that call on the service. Problem is none have ever been so sweet. Third party apps usually effected with terrorizing echos. The release date of this official app is Tue, March 31st... tomorrow. BlackBerry version to follow in May.

The main reason for this post is because I cant seam to get over how awesome and... somewhat cute the picture is. Now all I need is a pair of those glasses... Kurt T I envy you...

Mimo Displays... so hot...

I saw these little monitors a while back... and needless to say I fell in love. Mimo just released an updated version. They are 7-inches, 800 x 480, with a LED-backlit screen. The picture above does not like, but they have models with built in cams. The basic use in my case for this little bundle of sexy joy would be for any messaging client... possibly watch something while working on your main display? The uses for this are ever expanding... the fact that you can just pack it in your bag and take it with you is incredible. I find my self wishing I had more screen realestate with my laptop, and even desktop at times (Running 2x 24"). Would I ever be kin on the idea of getting a bigger laptop... most likely not... 15" is perfect. I find my self at times wishing that I had a smaller/ lighter laptop just for convince sake.

Chris Cornell - "Scream"

Background:
I have followed Chris Cornell (Audioslave, Sound Garden, Temple of the Dog) for quite some time now. I may not be nearly as devote as a "die hard" fan but I pull my weight. My ears were made aware of Cornell's existence in late 2002 - early 2003. The songs "Cochise" and "Like a Stone", by Audioslave, were showering the radio waves. The self titled album, was the 1st true rock album that I had ever fully invested my self into. They were not the alternative rock that that I had been accustom to but a real Rock band with real Rock roots. Every song on the album holds a place in my heart and is one of few albums I consider perfect. I quickly fell in love with Cornell's voice and proceeded to look up his older work. I discovered I had a love for his music long before Audioslave. "Can't Change Me", "Black Hole Sun", and "Fell On Black Days" were three songs I had loved from my childhood but had never bothered to aquire. Cornell had taken my "Number One Vocalist" position. Audoslaves following were never as sweet as the first taste. I had forgotten about Cornell in the following years, still listening to the "Classics" but never venturing into his new works.

Thoughts:
A few months before it was announced I was informed about a collaboration between Cornell and Timberland. At first I was put off by the idea but the more and more I thought about it the more I enjoyed it. The first glimpse of the album was through a Verizon commercial, the song sounded amazing. The styling of Timberland mashed up with the Vocals of Cornell... I could not wait. When the singles dropped I snatched them up. Was not impressed. In an interview with Cornell and Timberland, Timberland had stated that to really enjoy the album that you would have to listen to it as a whole. I waited it out... a few days before the release I was able to get a hold of the album. The moment I had been waiting for! I skipped through almost all of the tracks... I threw the album aside and did not bother to listen to it for about a week. I found my self stuck working on a project that would most likely take me all day... it was time to listen... and I did... and I enjoyed. I listened to the album from start to finish... it was good. Not great, not memorable but good. Cornell had swapped genres, Rock for RnB...

Review:
The album starts off strong with "Part of Me", a mainstream club sound with the vocals of a Rock legend. It drew me into the album, I had to look past the repetitive catch choruses. The next song to really catch my ear was "Ground Zero". Filled with remnants of Justin Timberlake, the beat pushes you forward, the lyrics a little less than stellar, melodies interesting. The transitions throughout the album are amazing, one after another almost perfectly blending into each other. My problem as of now was this album felt like a JT album... but vocally replaced with Cornell. "Long Gone" threw me on the bandwagon. The transition into the song incredible, easily best on the album. "Enemy", possibly the best beat on the album has good lyrics but a terrible chorus. The final song on the album "Two Drink Minimum" is the truest song to Cornell's past. Produced by John Mayer, the song is filled with strong blues influences and shines light onto Cornell's soulful vocal abilities.

Worth a Listen:
Part of Me
Ground Zero
Long Gone
Two Drink Minimum

So to get this started...

This is my 1st blog post.. I am not much on "Blogging" per say... but I do read some blogs. (that u can check out on my side bar) My grammar is terrible and along with that so is my spelling... but bare with me I have a lot to say and a lot of time to say it.

This "blog" will house all of my options, thoughts but not feelings... that's for MYSPACE... some/most maybe/will be pretentious and some/all of you may/will hate/love me for them... but hey... you probably already have something against me anyways!

Thanks,
Damian Estrada

WARNING I will be promoting the shit out of things that FRIENDS and my SELF work on. So get ready to read a lot of fluff about Film, Music, Art, and Fashion.

DISCLAIMER: If you follow my lead you will most likely be close to being as brilliant as me and the person I chose to associate my self with.