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The Soundtrack of Perfect Days: A Quiet Echo of the Soul
If Perfect Days is a film about the beauty of routine and the poetry of the everyday, then its soundtrack is its emotional compass. It is subtle, nostalgic, and deeply human. Wim Wenders doesn’t use music simply to decorate scenes. Instead, he uses it to illuminate the inner life of Hirayama, a man of few…
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Exploring Ordinary Life in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days
Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days is a meditative masterpiece that celebrates the quiet dignity of ordinary life. Set in Tokyo and anchored by a mesmerizing performance from Kōji Yakusho, the film follows Hirayama, a middle-aged man who works as a public toilet cleaner. What could easily have been a bleak portrait of routine becomes, instead, a…
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Why Silent Alarm Still Resonates: A 2005 Classic Revisited
There are albums that soundtrack a summer, and then there’s Silent Alarm, Bloc Party’s 2005 debut that tore through indie discos and left a generation feeling like they’d just sprinted through a sweaty night bus ride back from the club. This record didn’t just arrive; it flung open the door, kicked over a pint, and…
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Book Review: Service – Sarah Gilmartin
Service by Sarah Gilmartin delves into the intricate lives of a waitress, a chef, and his wife, each entwined in a web of secrets and revelations. Set against the backdrop of a high-end Dublin restaurant, the narrative unfolds with palpable tension and complexity. Gilmartin skillfully navigates themes of power, abuse, and the masks we wear…
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Great Expectations – Looking back at The Vaccines debut release

“What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?” marked a significant moment in indie rock when it arrived on the scene in 2011. The album exuded a vibrant energy that captured the essence of the genre’s revival during that period. With a concise runtime and an unapologetically raw approach, The Vaccines delivered a collection of tracks…