Hipsy's View: The Silent Comedy

Hey everyone. I know it's been awhile since I've given my opinion on music, and I'm sorry about that. Today, I am going to  treat you with a music/artist review. Now I have a question for you: have any of you seen that recent Dark Souls video game commercial that has the song "Oh, my God, please help me/Knee-deep in the river/I'm trying to get clean"? Well, that song is called "Bartholomew" and it's by a band named the Silent Comedy. This band is on Reverbnation, and they are becoming quite a popular band. Their genres are Folk, Alternative Country, and Rock. Another song of the band I like is called "Bones". When I heard "Bartholomew", it reminded me a little bit of the 1960s rock band Steppenwolf. 
The Silent Comedy is a great band. The band members are J. John, J. Benjamin, J. Michael, T. Brian, and A. David. The band originates from San Diego, CA. They also consider their music to be in the genre of terror-folk (which is a new term for me; I've never heard of it before). My personal favorite songs from them are "Bartholomew", "Bones", and "Poison". I would recommend their band to anyone, and am doing so through this blog.


If you would like to hear some of their music, you can either visit their Reverbnation page (http://www.reverbnation.com/thesilentcomedy), their home web page (http://www.thesilentcomedy.com/) or just view the video below. I hope you enjoy this band as much as I do. Until next time, keep an eye out for my blogs. 
Signing out, Sky aka Hipsy

Hipsy's View: Water for Elephants

The circus has just came into town, literally. Everyone in the nursing home is excited and cannot wait to go there with their families. Jacob Jankowski is extremely excited to go and see how much the show's changed since he was in two when he was a young man. As he waits for his family to come for him to take him to the show, he flashes back to the unplanned event that set him on the track of entering the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show On Earth.

I finished this great book three months ago. Most of you have heard of it, especially since it is a major motion picture now. It's Water for Elephants by the author Sara Gruen. I couldn't put it down. After reading it, I watched the movie. Both are quite entertaining. In my opinion of the movie, it was a bit cleaner than the book (I think this may be mainly because there would be -and will be- younger audiences watching this movie "about a circus!"), some things that weren't added should have been, and I think Robert Pattinson was perfect for the part of Jacob. And who couldn't love Rose, both in the movie and the book! I would have to say this is truly the first adult audience book I've read. What I mean is that people younger than me, of course, may have read it, but this novel is an adult book (21+). But I can't complain since enjoyed it so much. So, all my adult (and sometimes almost mature) viewers, if you want a book to read before watching the movie, I recommend Water for Elephants to you. Until again, keep reading, listening to music, watching movies, and checking my blog. You just find your next form of entertainment from me.

Hipsy's View: Calling All Twilight Fanatics, Do You Have Your Official Guide?

Judging by the title of this blog, you can - more than likely - tell I'm a Twilight Saga fan. No I'm not obsessed with Twilight so much that I buy every item involving the saga (I mean, come on, who would buy disposable razors because they're named Bella, "inspired by the character"? That's ridiculous.). But I do have a few things (some shirts, jewelry, and books, but those appeal to me). I didn't get the graphic novels or the journals, but I got five books, including the one I am about to talk about.

I know that Stephenie Meyer's The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide came out in like May or April this year (it was on the 13th of one of the months), but I didn't have capabilities to get it then (no money or transportation, and the local library didn't have it yet). So I got it today. Now I didn't read all of it yet, but I can tell you, if you like Twilight, you'll like this "guide". It states a lot of character histories, including that of the Wolves, the Volturi, and other vampire clans. Plus, it's got other cool things such as popular quotes from the books, fan art, reasons for inspiration, and an interview with the author.