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Thursday, March 29, 2007
Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan end musical partnership
When I reviewed Damien’s latest album, ‘9,’ for Austinist late last year, I noted how Lisa’s role was much smaller than in Damien’s debut ‘O,’ an absence that diminished for me the power and beauty of the latest album.
An official statement read, “After much thought and discussion Damien has decided that his professional relationship with Lisa Hannigan has run its creative course. As a result Lisa will not be appearing at any of the upcoming live shows. Lisa is embarking on her own artistic endeavours and there are no plans for them to work together in the foreseeable future. The current band on tour at the moment are Damien Rice, Joel Shearer, Shane Fitzsimons, Tom Osander and Vyvienne Long.”
Rice’s show at the Bass Concert Hall in May now will be very bitter-sweet for me, as Lisa possesses one of the most powerful and ethereal voices I have ever heard live. Damien and Lisa’s first visit to Austin in December of 2003 at the Paramount was one of the most moving shows I have ever seen. I always promised myself (half-jokingly) that I would ask her to marry me if-and-when I ever met her, but when I finally did get to chat with her briefly in 2004, I couldn’t pull the trigger. Probably a good thing.
It will be interesting to see Damien without Lisa, although I imagine the music will suffer from losing such a rare talent. I look forward to hopefully getting a chance to see her solo work in the near future.
For prosperity’s sake…
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Moviemaker Dialogues: Film Bloggers Are Your Friends
The Internet has become a powerful force in film production, distribution and marketing. From Ain’t it Cool News to Film Threat, the Internet is awash in people discussing, critiquing, dismissing and pimping films. Blogs have become a tremendous resource for filmmakers, especially those living outside of the New York or L.A., to get feedback on their films and promote their projects. “Brick” director Rian Johnson, like many directors, even set up a blog and message board to correspond with fans of his work.
To this end, the Austin Film Society will be hosting a moviemaker dialogue titled ‘Film Bloggers are Your Friends,’ which will cover ‘tricks of the trade and the vital details on how you can navigate the ever-growing world of film blogging and reviewing online.’
The panel discussion moderated by Matt Dentler (producer of SXSW Film and blogger for IndieWire) will include Aaron Hillis (editor, Cinephiliac.com & contributor to Premiere.com, IFC.com, TheReeler.com), Joel Heller (editor, DocsThatInspire.com), Jette Kernion (contributor to Cinematical.com) and Mike Curtis (editor, HDForIndies.com).
Tickets are free. Attendance limited to Austin Film Society Filmmaker-level members and above. Visit AFS’ Web site for more information or click here to register.
Moviemaker Dialogues: Film Bloggers Are Your Friends
Tuesday, April 10 - 7pm
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MC Rove = Total beating
There are no words. If you can pull a Lane Frost and go a full “8 Seconds” with this video, I’ll buy you a small gelato.
I will now go pluck out my eyeballs.
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