Savantguard

For those of you who miss John's witty blurbs, he's moved on to his own solo spot.

Check out John's New Blog: Savantguard.

Jazz Mario

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What if Django Reinhardt were around for the golden days of Mario? Dream no more!

Ambiguous Jeopardy

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Damn you, Trebek. To be fair, who's in first place?

Free Show: No Age/Titus Andronicu

In an effort to promote the launch of it's new music site: Shockhound.com, Hot Topic Inc. (Yes, the people that brought bondage pants to the masses) will be staging a series of free shows across the US. The shows will feature Smell locals and indie rock duo No Age, as well as New Jersey's own Titus Andronicu. If one thing can be said about both bands it's that they are not afraid to experiment. If two things can be said, it's that they both tend to evoke feelings of raw emotion. They're definitely worth checking out. The free tour hits Southern California on December 2nd at the Troubadour, doors are at seven and the price is zero dollars. To register for your free tickets visit Shockhound here. Go quickly, they'll fly.

Sound Downtown

This Saturday in and around Santa Ana's own artist village there'll be a little something for everyone. Free the Robots, Look Daggers, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Mika Miko, DJ Nobody, the Mexican Institute of Sound... All playing throughout the day at different venues. It's like our own mini South by Southwest. Fifteen at the door, ten in advance, one ticket gets ya into the whole festival.

Sound Downtown

Tell No One

A little earlier in the year we were lucky enough to catch one of our favorite movies in a long time "Ne le dis à personne" (English translation: Tell No One). Originally hitting Parisian theatres in 2006, and then later coming to the US in 2008, this superbly intricate suspense story follows the growingly complicated life of a pediatrician who is struggling to move forward with his life after bearing witness to the apparent murder that would leave him a widower. So where's the twist? Years later the case is revisited, only now the pediatrician is a prime suspect in his wife's death. It is then that he begins to receive the most startling information of all, information that would seem to indicate that perhaps, his love is still alive. The resulting story is as complicated as it is gratifying. You can imagine our delight when we found it streaming online. Hitchcock fans this may be for you.

Directed by French actor Guillaume Canet, “Ne le dis à personne” can be viewed here.

* Note: The Whisper staff does not endorse solely watching this film online.

Text Work

We have to admit that while we like to crack jokes and have a good time over here, we also have an appreciation for the dramatic. What else can explain our unfettered love for both Antonioni and Sinead O'Connor? It's no surprise then, that we're big fans of Michelle Forsyth's art. Although her fresh execution may vary between projects, Michelle's eye never wavers from drama and tragedy. The image above is from her Text Work series, wherein she quotes from news articles by removing elements from paper to form the text. Good stuff. We hope her next series quotes from breakup songs or descriptions about the collective love lives of the Whisper staff.