music and film.
"In love there is always one who suffers and one who is bored." -Balzac
Lately I have been watching music movies. The first was the Man of Letters DVD, a documentary about Momus made in the mid-90s. It isn't so much a documentary as it was an opportunity for Momus to embellish his philosophies as a pop musician through conversations with his hip or artsy friends, or through his own narration. But I've always enjoyed his musings, and the dialogues didn't fail in making me think (and the quote above is printed on the back of the case under "things to think about while listening to Momus"). The film also features a handful of cutely low-budget and sometimes briliantly cheesy music videos, as well as a more recent short film chronicling Nick's move from New York to Tokyo.
The other music movie I watched was Let it Be, which I borrowed on VHS from Natsuki. The quality wasn't baby's-ass-smooth, but it was still enjoyable. It's interesting to watch the relationship between The Beatles at that point in their career together (the end, essentially): Paul appears to be the master and commander, John is his first mate with Yoko on an invisible leash, and George and Ringo just space out and go along with whatever is taking place, be it a lecture from Paul or a looong blues jam session...with a black dude on keyboard. The movie left me with the urge to go up on the roof and plug in my amp. But it's too cold out.
*Momus bonus: I found this site on which he picks apart some of his love-song lyrics. Interesting, even if you haven't heard the songs.
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