Žagar is out there

I have to be honest… no-one knows Hungarian music out there, and it has a very simple reason: it sucks. Okay, I have to clear this one: Almost every tiny inch of Hungarian musical material sucks. We are full of copycat “15 minute-stars” who turn out to be celebrities for more time than they deserve. But then again we have some rare stuff that not only compete with the global products, but simply burry them in the cemetary of oblivion. Currently there are two performers here that have impressive sound in their packs: Ákos (oh yes… the guy has the same name as I do… probably that’s one reason why you can’t hate him) and there is the group called Žagar. They’re quite new to me, although being on the field for more years now, probably the reason for this is that they are more like undergroundy uncommercial type of guys. Anyways, they have some really good sound, combining live instruments with electronical boogiestuff. I’ve been to their album-presenting-concert a few months ago, and it was fantastic. I hope the Žagar-experience will reach others and not just hungarians. Fun fact is that some episodes of cult-hit-series CSI include some of their songs.

Thy Payment come

Happiest moment of the month: getting payed for work. Now I can go out and have the usual nonsense fun of mine: Buying DVDs. I’m looking forward to extend my Japanese movie collection with some really interesting stuff. Lucky me, one ot the publishers here are concentrating on Far-eastern material, and they have some really impressive stuff to offer. I’ve already obtained a copy of Casshern and Shinobi, and the next thing should be “When the last Sword is Drawn”. Looks to be a really tough samurai movie… oh I just love these things. My personal favorite is Seppuku (or Harakiri if that rings a bell). Great thing about that movie, is that there is actually no such thing as pure samurai swordfighting awesomeness, but a tough and deep storyline you wouldn’t expect from such material. It’s simply full of that japanese coolness…