Phylix’s Top 25; Number 5

Time is money, and money is power, but not might. And while that may be true, this has nothing to do with my post. We are twisting our top 5 songs, and making them into individual posts… but of course you knew that, Detanfy usually alerts you people about such, if our Overlord is too busy doing so (he better not see this).

We have been busy, Detanfy with projects, me with preparations for my journey. Well, I don’t think I should bore with this right now, I’ll do that later when my journey begins. In the meantime, you enjoy (or despise) my number 5 song on my list, which didn’t get here by chance but by virtue…

‘Two hands! I wanna play the piano with two hands!’
This is the first single out of The Ting Tings second album, which hasn’t been given a name as of yet. It’s a sort of faced based 80’s style indie pop song, which is identical to how their previous songs are. And you have to admit, they do the 80’s part really well.
The Ting Tings is comprised Katie White and Jules De Martino,

Katie’s a sexy British singer from the group TKO, who’s father got Jules De Martino to write songs for the group. They then both formed the group The Ting Tings in December 2007.
Should I put a bit of her history? Well, considering this is Top 5 I guess it’s somewhat customary.
Katie was raised on a farm in Lowtown, in Great Manchester with her father and mother. She went to Lowtown High School, and at the age of 12 her grandfather won 6.6million pounds in the National Lottery, giving 1million each to his three sons; which Katie’s father David White used to start a music management company.

Her first group, being all girls was called TKO, short for Total Knock Out. She started her music career at the age of 14 with 2 of her friends from Lowtown High, Joanne Leeton and Emma Lally, they never got a record deal but succeeded in releasing a single on the internet.
Then she was in ‘Dear Eskiimo’ (with the 2 I’s to stand out) with Jules and a friend; Simon Templeman. They eventually split and we were given The Ting Tings later on

Look at that and tell me that ain’t pretty. She handles most of the vocals, and guitars… rock on.

Jules De Martino (thought I’d skip him?) was born in Albert Place, East London and was raised in Kirkby Stephen, a little market town located in Cumbria… North West England. He began playing drums at the age of 13, which is pretty neat.
Band/group involvements include Babakoto (named after a lemur in Australia), Mojo Pin, TKO and of course our very own The Ting Tings.

He handles mostly the drums, and does some vocals too.

Maybe I should focus on the song now yes? Okay then. Hands is basically a song about well… hands. Raising your hands in the air, that kind of party thing. But this isn’t just worthless hand raising, this is for breaks and stress relief. It’s about hard-working people relaxing and raising their hands to dance and leave the issue of working behind for a bit… the kind of song I should be listening to when things want to get worked up right? True that.
It’s indie pop, and if Death Cab For Cutie have thought me one thing, it’s that I should never underestimate the impact anything indie can place; and thanks to that, I’m happily enjoying this song.

There isn’t much to talk about on this song, except that’s it one for all to enjoy in their leisure.

This is my number 5, and as an honourable act, I leave you with the video below…

Trailer Spotlight: THOR

Marvel Studios have released a new traielr for their upcoming movie adaptation of popular comic book character Thor.

The movie will tie in with the universe Marvel has been building with all their recent movies, Including Ironman and Incredible Hulk, and upcoming Captain America film, eventually leading to a team up movie The Avengers, but for now the spot light is on Thor.

here’s the story

” The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.”

Sounds very interestingg. This is the movie I am most looking  forward to in 2011

Have a great day folks

FOR ASGARD!

 

Trailer Spotlight: I am Number Four

 

Here’s the Trailer for “I am Number Four” the movie is about….

“Nine infant aliens, who closely resemble humans, flee their home planet, Lorien, to hide on Earth. An invading species, the Mogadorians, have destroyed their planet, and follow them to Earth to hunt them down. Each of the nine aliens is given a guardian and will develop superhuman powers as they become adults. They are each assigned a number. These last children of Lorien can only be killed in the sequence of their numbers. Numbers One, Two, and Three have been killed so far.

Number Four, also named John Smith, moves to Paradise, Ohio, disguised as an American high school student. He makes a friend, Sarah Hart , a sweet Midwestern girl who is a photographer. After being on the run his whole life, Number Four falls in love and now has something to stand up and fight for.”

 

So basically its Twilight with Aliens?

eh, we’ll see…..

 

I am Number Four is also slated to come out next year

Trailer Spotlight: Transformers – Dark of the moon

 

The first trailer for Transformers 3, was released a few days ago. Frankly I’m a bit skeptical, I wont get excited yet, not after the abomination that was Transformers 2. anyhow

heres what you need to know about Transformers: Dark of the Moon

not much so far, just that

” In 1969, the Apollo 11 moon landing mission ventures onto the far side of the moon for a top-secret mission. For the next twenty-one minutes, they document the wreck of a Cybertronian spacecraft with no survivors, confirming that mankind is not alone in the universe. Forty years later, the secrets of that mission are uncovered.”

Since the movie is only just coming out, we wont know much more about the full story for a while.

 

The moive comes out Summer 2011

Trailer Spotlight: Real Steel

The trailer for upcoming robot action movie “real Steel” was recently released

You can check it out above and find out about the storyline below

” Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.”

Real Steel will be in theaters 2011

Trailer Spotlight: The Rite

Check out the trailer for upcoming horror Movie “The Rite”

what is this movie about? Well you see…

” The Rite centers on a disillusioned young American who studied to become a priest. In the Vatican, he learns to carry out exorcisms and finds his faith through encounters with demons”

Sounds intriguing
this might be the first good horror film of 2011, I guess we’ll find out