Live! - Alternative Rock

Plain and Simple,

Music is the way of life... A bit exaggerated, I know. But everyone listens to some music (even against their will). Today I thought I should share some of my favorite songs' live performances. Some of the bands you probably have never heard of but they're good. so here is a list of videos:

Snow Patrol - How to be Dead



Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow



Aqualung - Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)



Incubus - Talk Shows on Mute



Blink 182 - Stay together for the kids



30 Seconds to Mars - The Kill



Our Lady Peace - Somewhere Out There

I hope you enjoyed these songs... I'll post up some more in a different genre next week.

Until next time, keep it Plain and Simple
Tulgovski

Pieces of Culture

Plain and Simple,

Ever since the evolution or creation, whichever you choose to believe, of mankind, there have always been some form of art present in our environment. From old cave drawings dating back 32,000 years to the abstract form of art of today, people have left pieces of culture to the many generations to come. As Amy Lowell once said

"Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in."

But within art there are many sub-categories. Some people believe something is art while others may disagree. Even a pencil may be categorized as art to a person, I know it will be hard to find someone who actually thinks that a pencil is an art, but never doubt their existence. Many inventions are considered art to their creators.

So why Art you ask?

I came back from 8 hours of school and found a link sent to me by my friend Erkhemchuhal, better known as DORE (Amazing photographer, I recommend you look at his photography work here), so I followed the link, and amazingly I was moved by this certain video. I don't know whether it was the background music or the whole unified motion (No it was not the girl, I did not find her attractive), so without any further ado, I give you The Chinese Deaf Dance Team with their amazing choreography masterpiece, "The Thousand Hands of Buddha"

What's amazing is that all the dancers are deaf and are cued by people on the sides of the stage, yet they are able to perform with such accuracy that even people who are not deaf, let alone people who 'got rhythm' cannot do. This is one video that people must see...

Another form of dance that I found very 'Talk-Worthy" is Hardcore dancing (Don't let the name scare you). Many people see it and think "Are they High?" or "They look stupid!" but to the people who understand this form of dance considers it an art. There are many tutorials on YouTube.

Many Controversial forms of art, frowned upon by many, worshiped by few, exist. Just a few note-worthy examples include:

• Marilyn Manson's Music is considered to be Evil by many but some people believe his music is a work of art.
  
• The Hong-Kong Film "Dumplings" has been met with numerous controversies over its content which involve child-cannibalism
• Pornography is also considered an art by creators and fans alike.

So, Plain and Simple, can we really say what is art and what is not? Are there specific outlines for something to be considered an art? or is it just personal opinion? Arguments are open... Leave what you think in the comments...

So until next time, Keep it Plain and Simple
Tulgovski

Calculus 101

So... Plain and Simple,

Today since the moment I woke up, I've been trying to do my calculus. Here is a rough outline of my long and productive day:

1200: I woke up roughly around this time, Shower, bla bla bla the basics..

1300: Stared at my calculus, then went to make some lunch for myself. I mean, who can think on an empty stomach right?

1400: Stared at my calculus, made an instrumental for John Waite's Missing You, which turned out brilliant I must say. You can download it here!

1500: Stared at my calculus, sang along to John Waite's Missing You. I'm not really missing anyone, it's just that I heard Phil Stacey sing this song on American Idol and I really liked it. The Lyrics are available all over the internet but since humans are a lazy species, by which of course I mean myself, I'll put a link to John Waite's site -=John Waite - Missing You Lyrics=-

1600: Stared at my calculus, read random articles on Wikipedia (AMAZING SITE). Some of the articles I read and recommend (just for the sake of knowing) include: Valentine's Day Massacre, Al Capone, Al Pacino, Buddhism, and some others that are not quite appropriate so I will not post them here but you are free to contact me and ask.

1700: Stared at my calculus. Andy came back from class, so we went to return the movie I rented (Music & Lyrics starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, I know it's a chick flick! Nomin told me to watch it so I did) and went to dinner at that Japanese restaurant on campus.

1800: Stared at my calculus. Started reading my calculus textbook (Notice how this is the first mention of actually doing related to studies) It's so stupid how this book is so thick (1168 Pages) but it doesn't help! It's Just a lump of exercises. So giving up on Calculus

1900: The all-time Procrastination Aid: You-Tube.... Some interesting videos I want to mention:

• The "What The Buck" series by Peron75
• Guns n Roses - November Rain Live in Paris '92
• The Eagles - Hotel California Live (Hell Freezes Over Tour '94)
• Pink - Dear Mr.President Live (I'm Not Dead Tour '06)
  

2000: Stared at my calculus... and stared...and stared...

2100: Stared at my calculus. Took a break... It gets so tiring when you star at something for so long that you forget the whole purpose of staring.

2200: Stared at my calculus. Relived some old memories from the Senior House... The Flight of the Hamsters! This game is juvenile and a waste of time but it's easily one of the most entertaining games of all time and passes time very quickly

2300: Stared at my calculus... Stared and Stared and zzZZzzZZzz

0000: more ZzzzZZZzzZZz. I always wondered why they represented sleep with Zzzz so I looked it up and found that it is an Onomatopoeia for snoring... Doesn't really make sense since i never heard anyone snore like zzzzzz.. so I came up with a totally new one: nkhoookhkhhkh

0100: Woke up and realized I should really start doing this and started consulting Wikipedia to help me solve these problems.

0200: Started working out the problems.. making progress...

0300: Finished with calculus and now writing this blog...

So... Plain and Simple, I should stop procrastinating and just do the work cause as the above shows I completed the work in an hour but spent most of the day procrastinating.

Anyways tomorrow or rather today, I have a double period so I shall now go to sleep..

Until Next time, keep it Plain and Simple
Tulgovski