heidiminx interviews a member of the Tibetan ex-political prisoners association, GuChuSum. While there are numerous sites and TV shows dedicated to the meanings of tattoos, the tattoos of Tibet's ex-political prisoners have not been well documented. Their experiences are crucial to understand the human rights violations China commits on a daily basis.
DEBRA SKELTON is best known for her eight seasons on FOX's late night sketch comedy, MADtv. She also worked for three months as a motion capture performer on James Cameron's AVATAR and was originally used as the model for the lead character, Neytiri, played by Zoe Saldana. She'll be co-starring in a new film project alongside Andy Dick, slated for production in March 2010. When not working or riding her motorcycle, SKELTON volunteers and hosts events for non-profits.
Every week or so, we hear about a celebrity getting a brand-new tattoo. But it’s not just the stars who love their ink; those behind the camera—the ones responsible for making great films come together—have also been busy getting tattooed.
From an up-and-coming producer and Shakespearean-trained stunt guy to a choreographer and an actor (who also happens to write and direct), we rounded up some of the heavyweights who make Hollywood run and put them in front of the lens.
THING [THRILL JOCKEY]
Trans Am have always had a relatively esoteric identity, so it’s hard to know if the band are being sincere when they claim that Thing was originally commissioned as a “sci-fi horror adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.” Regardless of its inspiration, the album is evidence that this electro-inflected rock band haven’t lost any of their spark since their debut disc 14 years ago. Thing is teeming with droning, synth-driven romps like “Naked Singularity” and ambient vocoder-inflected tracks like “Apparent Horizon.” The album’s largest merit is the fact that once you peel back the layers of its 12 tracks, you’ll realize they’re far more complex than they initially appear—and that aural depth is ultimately what makes Thing such a satisfying listen.
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SCENE [ACADEMY FIGHT SONG]
Walter Schreifels is probably best known as a member of acts such as Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand, and Rival Schools, but his first release under his own name shows that when the distortion is stripped away, Schreifels truly shines. An Open Letter to the Scene features everything from folk-inspired rockers (“She Is to Me”) and jangly tracks reminiscent of Teenage Fanclub (“Ballad of Lil’ Kim”) to intricately arranged pop songs like “Arthur Lee’s Lullaby.” The most impressive songs, however, are Schreifels’s take on CIV’s “Don’t Gotta Prove It” and Agnostic Front’s “Society Sucker”; both lend new emotional resonance to the hardcore classics.
GO [XL RECORDINGS]
Jón “Jónsi” Þór Birgisson gained fame as the frontman for Icelandic post-rock act Sigur Rós, but his solo release sees him transposing his gift for orchestral explosions into a pop-friendly context (mostly because he’s singing in English). Jónsi’s voice is so distinctive that the songs sound similar to Sigur Rós’s in many ways, but sweetly syncopated tracks like “Boy Lilikoi” manage to evoke Peter Gabriel rather than Mogwai, and melancholy meditations like “Kolniður” display a vulnerability that’s sometimes obscured by the grandiosity of his full-time act. The final result? An album that shows a new side to Jónsi without abandoning the sonic subtleties that have endeared him to countless fans all over the world.
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