SM- Northern Soul is a 2014 British historical film directed by Elaine Constantine. Set in Lancashire in 1974, it tells the story of two young Lancashire teenagers, Matt and John, whose lives are changed forever by the discovery of American soul music and the dance culture that grew up around it in Britain. Their dance and amphetamine fuelled quest brings them into contact with some of the darker elements of the scene and tests their friendship to its limits.
Turned down by countless UK distributors and presented to cinema audiences without benefit of a UK film festival platform, British indie Northern Soul has astounded the film industry with a sensational result at the weekend. Landing inside the top 10, despite a release on just 83 screens, and limited showings at many of those venues, Northern Soul grossed a mighty impressive £279,000, according to official data gatherer Rentrak. You will be spoiled with '70s soul music that makes you want to dance all night long :). you should watch this movie.
SM - The movie is about the life of Mods kids in 60's, it's really interesting to watch. Where the rivalry and love come together to show who is the best, and of course the scooters...wow. The movie called Quadrophenia It was directed by Franc Roddam in his feature directing début.
The film, set in 1964, follows the story of Jimmy Cooper (Phil Daniels), a London Mod. Disillusioned by his parents and a job as a post room boy in an advertising firm, Jimmy finds an outlet for his teenage angst with his Mod friends Dave (Mark Wingett), Chalky (Philip Davis) and Spider (Gary Shail). One of the Mods' rivals, the Rockers, is in fact Jimmy's childhood friend, Kevin (Ray Winstone). An assault by aggressive Rockers on Spider leads to a retaliation attack on Kevin. Jimmy participates in the assault, but when he realises the victim is Kevin, he doesn't help him, instead driving away on his scooter.
A bank holiday weekend provides the excuse for the rivalry between Mods and Rockers to come to a head, as they both descend upon the seaside town of Brighton. A series of running battles ensues. As the police close in on the rioters, Jimmy escapes down an alleyway with Steph (Leslie Ash) – a girl on whom he has a crush – and they have sex. When the pair emerge, they find themselves in the middle of the melee just as police are detaining rioters. Jimmy is arrested, detained with a violent, charismatic Mod he calls 'Ace Face' (Sting), and later fined the then-large sum of £50. When fined £75, Ace Face mocks the magistrate by offering to pay on the spot, to the amusement of fellow Mods.
Back in London, Jimmy becomes increasingly depressed. He is thrown out of his house by his mother, who finds his stash of amphetamine pills. He then quits his job, spends his severance package on more pills, and finds out that Steph has become the girlfriend of his friend Dave. After a brief fight with Dave, the following morning his rejection is confirmed by Steph and with his beloved Lambretta scooter accidentally destroyed, Jimmy takes a train back to Brighton. In an attempt to relive the recent excitement, he revisits the scenes of the riots and of his encounter with Steph. To his horror, Jimmy discovers that his idol, Ace Face, is in reality a lowly bellboy at a Brighton hotel. Jimmy steals Ace's scooter and heads out to Beachy Head, crashing the scooter over a cliff, which is where the film begins with Jimmy walking back from the cliff top in the sunset back drop.
It's very interesting or what?! you'll should watch this movie, :D
SM - When we hear the name of Bob Marley surely we would know what the music played by him. yup that's right, it is Reggae. Before there Ska and Reggae music, there was folk music that underlies both the music. It's called Mento.
Mentois a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. Mento typically features acoustic instruments, such as acoustic guitar, banjo, hand drums, and the rhumba box — a large mbira in the shape of a box that can be sat on while played. The rhumba box carries the bass part of the music.
Mento is often confused with calypso, a musical form from Trinidad and Tobago. Although the two share many similarities, they are separate and distinct musical forms. During the mid-20th century, mento was conflated with calypso, and mento was frequently referred to as calypso, kalypso and mento calypso. Mento singers frequently used calypso songs and techniques. As in Calypso, mento uses topical lyrics with a humorous slant, commenting on poverty and other social issues. Sexual innuendos are also common.
Mento draws on musical traditions brought by West African slaves. They also absorbed European musical traditions, creating a new form. Slaves who could play musical instruments were often
required to play music for their masters and often rewarded for such skills. The Africans created a creole music, incorporating such elements of these traditions, including quadrille, into their own folk music.
The Jamaican mento style has a long history of conflation with Trinidadian calypso. The lyrics of mento songs often deal with aspects of everyday life in a light-hearted and humorous way. Many comment on poverty, poor housing, and other social issues. Thinly veiled sexual references and innuendo are also common. Although the treatment of such subjects in mento is comparatively innocent, their appearance has sometimes been seen as a precursor of the slackness found in modern dancehall. It became more popular in the late 1940s, with mento performances becoming a common aspect of dances, parties and other events in Jamaica.
Major 1950s mento recording artists include Louise Bennett, Count Lasher, Harold Richardson, Lord Flea, Lord Fly, Alerth Bedasse with Chin's Calypso Sextet, Laurel Aitken, Denzil Laing, Lord Composer, Lord Lebby, Lord Power,Hubert Porter, and Harry Belafonte, a New Yorker of Jamaican "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" and "Jamaica Farewell," were mento songs sold as calypso. Previously recorded Jamaican versions of many Belafonte's classic "calypso" hits can be heard on the Jamaica - Mento 1951-1958 CD released by Frémeaux & Associés in 2009.
origin. His wildly popular hit records in 1956-1958, including
Due in part to Belafonte's popularity, mento became widely conflated with calypso in the 1950s. In a 1957 interview for Calypso Star magazine, Lord Flea explained:
"In Jamaica, we call our music 'mento' until very recently. Today, 'calypso' is beginning to be used for all kinds of West Indian music. This is because it's become so commercialized there. Some people like to think of West Indians as carefree natives who work and sing and play and laugh their lives away. But this isn't so. Most of the people there are hard working folks, and many of them are smart business men. If the tourists want "calypso", that's what we sell them."
This was the golden age of mento, as records pressed by Stanley Motta, Ivan Chin, Ken Khouri and others brought the music to a new audience. In the 1960s it became overshadowed by ska and reggae. Mento is still played in Jamaica, especially in areas frequented by tourists. Lloyd Bradley, reggae historian and author of the seminal reggae book, Bass Culture, said that Lee "Scratch" Perry’s seminal 1976 dub album, Super Ape, contained some of the purest mento influences he knew. This style of music was revived in popularity by the Jolly Boys in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the release of four recordings on First Warning Records/Rykodisc and a tour that included the United States. Stanley Beckford and Gilzene and the Blue Light Mento Band also revived rural mento in the 2000s.
SM - When we attend to a ska gigs, we certainly would dance with friends, either in pairs or in groups, but probably many of us do not know that ska has its own style of dance.
This is the style of dance, you can practice it with your friends or your partner. Have fun :)
SM - This is one of those films that I've been waiting for in 2015. Avengers: Age of Ultron, which tells when Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans. By looking at such amazing trailer of this film has been ascertained penetrate list of box office, and make a film that should be seen in theaters. Oh yeah, Quicksilver & the Scarlet Witch they're so awesome :D
SM - Indonesia is a maritime nation and has more than 18.306 islands, so it is not surprising that there are many islands which are still not known to many people, who have exceptional beauty. one of which is the island of Sipora. Marine tourism and surfing is a leading tourist potential offered Sipora Island. The islands included in the Mentawai Islands area, is indeed a world-renowned as a surfing location with a number of points surfing surfing enthusiast who ogled the world.
Aside from being a destination for surfers (both locally and internationally) to hunt large waves, the natural beauty of this island is beyond doubt. Conditions of unspoiled nature is also maintained recreation sites suitable for families. Snorkeling, diving, or just relaxing on the beach enjoying the scenery, accompanied by a cool breeze whistling, while waiting for the sun to sink is another attraction of a maritime tourist area. Event photography has also become something worthy and interesting to do in order to perpetuate the natural beauty of Mentawai.
You want to know more about interesting tourist locations on the island and surrounding areas? here we go.
To surf, you can go to several points around the island of Sipora. In addition to surfing the four points already discussed in the "Remarks" previous, already famous surfing destination can be found in Katiet Village. Located at the southern tip of the island of Sipora, this village precisely located in the village of Bosua that can be taken approximately four hours away by speed boat from the Tua Pejat.
Katiet village famous for cause it has a perfect waves rolls with a height of up to 3-4 meters. The
beach in this village, relatively has a lot of rocks, but it did not deter the surfers to hunt down the waves. Waves in this village, excellent hunted in early April to December.
In addition Katiet Village, where other well-known surfing site is Karang Manjat. The waves are very long, making it one of the favorite places that often invite tourists and famous surfers. Karang Manjat is also a snorkeling and diving tourist sites that should not be underestimated. Aquatic Coral Climb percentage of live coral is the best and it encourages diverse fish life is decent beauty of the underwater dive. In Karang Manjat you can found various types of angelfish that Angel Napoleon (Pomocanthus xanthometopon), Angel Betmen (Pomacanthus imperator), Angel Roti (Pomachantus semicirculatus) and Angel doreng (Pygoplites diacanthus).
If you are a fan of snorkeling, Awera Island, a distance of approximately 3.5 kilometers of quay district capital Mentawai Islands, Tua Pejat, can be a reference for you. Beautiful island with white sand and palm trees that decorate it, as well as the vast expanse of coral reefs. In this area there are several endemic fish such as Goldstripe maroon clown (Premnas epigramma), Desjardin's Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii), Fox Face-Red (Siganus magnipicus) and Powderblue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternoon).
Gosong Siasiat is also interesting dive sites to explore, because the diversity of fish and coral reefs. and others can be found in the depths of the ocean around Gosong Siasiat. Ghost Pipe Fish, nudibranchs, harlequin shrimp, octopus, sea horse, various types of crabs, turtles,
For those of you who want to stay with a more adequate accommodation, stay at the resorts can be an option. Preferably room messages from well before you arrive at Sipora especially during holiday times, considering the accommodations on the island is fairly small.
