Madeon - the next big DJ

Recently named the #18 in Billboard 21 under 21, which is a list of the most successful artists under 21 in the recent year. Of all the 21 artists Madeon is the one who is not a vocal/ recording artist. Becoming more and more promanience in House and Dupstep. Madeon, french only 18, was announced he will be opening Lady Gaga's North American Born This Way Ball in the coming fall.  And it will not be surprsing if he is going to contribute in Lady Gaga's latest album under the working title Artpop.

Madeon came under the limelight when he posted a video of him live mixing 32 of his favorite songs dubbed "Pop Culture" including songs from Justice, Daft Punk, Madonna, Gossip.. etc. on his launchpad on Youtube. Receiving millions of views.



Later his single Icarus was used as a jingle on the BBC  radio 1. And his remixes were featured on Pete Tong's radio show "15 minutes of fame". He later played  at Electro Disney Carnival in NY, BBC Hackney Weekend and some other major festivals in the US.

Madeon not only has broken through in his own genre, his works "Finale" is also featured  in  a commercial ad for Sony PlayStation Vita.  The same song "Finale" will also be featured in game FIFA 13.

Only 18 and his career already seems to be flying. Will he be the next David Guetta or Calvin Harris. Or he wants to stay where he is, being a producer/ DJ like Tiesto? Only time will tall. One thing for sure, No doubt he is going to be BIG!

Christina Aguilera's COME BACK

Christina Aguilera is determined to have a big come back, since she has hit rock bottom in 2010 with the cancelation of her sixth studio album Bionic tour due to disappointing ticket sales, followed by a divorce and a not-so-successful first featured film Burlesque. 

Not only her career was in jeopardy, she was also arrested for intoxication in public not long after she was announced to be the judge/ coach on NBC new singing show The Voice. Even during the show, contestants on her team claimed she didn't help them much and was spotted flirting with her boyfriend on set. She was even caught on live TV that she was being disrespectful by constantly playing with her phone while the contestants were performing. 

Despite all the negativities, the success of the Voice seems to say the otherwise, beating rival FOX's The X Factor US which her long time rival Britney Spears is also on the panel. Earlier this week Xtina announced she would be leaving the Voice for its fourth season (Shakira will take her seat), expressing she wanted time to do her own stuff, and an artist again.

Releasing her first single Your Body from her latest album Lotus which is due in Nov on the premiere week of the Voice. Receiving mostly positive reviews. Seems like she is ready to have her come back. Also she has confirmed that she has been working with different artists on her new album, which promised her awaiting fans that they would be hearing loads of genres in Lotus. She even uses a simple of Midnight City from M83. Whether Lotus will be her come back or not we still have to wait for its official release.

As for now lets enjoy the glorious Your Body:

And here is a teaser for the video:

Weekend - Andrew Haigh

Met someone at a nightclub, spent an awfully wonderful night with someone. Something seemed to be cooking between the two of you. However, the next day the both of you had to go separate ways. Does it ring any bell? Andrew Haigh wrote and directed the “Weekend”, took us down to the familiar alley and rekindled the feelings we had fought back a thousand times.

I wonder how many of us have actually done what Russell (Tom Cullen) did, declining a friend’s invite and went to a bar alone and went home with a stranger, Glen (Chris New). This was how the "weekend" started, followed by unanticipated attractions, heated discussions, erotic sexes and eventually an undesired goodbye. Obviously, most of us have been through or did something somewhat similar, it was pretty predictable, but why it is a compelling movie?

It was how Haigh engaged in the emotions, the differences of the two protagonists. The authentic personalities set both of them on very diverse grounds. The distinct personas drew the audience like me, pondering their own experiences. Unlike the typical gay themed movies, it was not about coming out, struggling within the society. It was more of an individual awakening, striving for what they need, and it was exactly the initiative of why Russell walked into the nightclub alone.

What drew Glen to Russell was a different story; an intended affection left him helpless. What the both of them represented were the two emblematic norms of this generation gay perspective. On one hand, hoping to be loved; on the other hand losing faith in love but still constantly falling into it.

The bona fide characters not only brought by the sensitive measures the director took, but also letting the leads improvise, Haigh revealed in an interview with the SXSW Film Festival 2011. The genuine dialogues and the subtle development of the story carried out a sense of togetherness which was extremely relatable.

This year I have come across two very similar movies, “Weekend” and “Room in Rome”, Spanish director, Julio Medem first English movie. Both featured same-sex encounters in a short burst of time. Is it just homosexual relationship could easily end up having an instant fling or it was a sheer coincident that both movies depicted the same scenario?

No matter what the reason is, both movies inspired and brought back a lot of memories. Today there aren’t many low-budget movies with such quality which could leave you ponder and nodding your head with appreciation.