Saturday, July 23, 2011

French Chicks pt. 2

Charlotte Gainsburg

(see: I'm Not There, The Science of Sleep, Happily Ever After, Love,ect)


(see: Dinner For Schmucks, The Devil Wears Prada)

Marion Cotillard

(see: Big Fish, A Very Long Engagement, Midnight in Paris)

Eva Green

(see: The Dreamers)

Audrey Tautou

(see: Happenstance, Amelie, A Very Long Engagement, Priceless, Coco Before Chanel)

Monday, July 11, 2011

Dick Dale and the Del-tones



Dick Dale, King of the surf guitar, was born in 1937. He moved to California when he was 17 and started playing electric guitar. He experimented with heavy reverb and championed Fender amps. He played a right-handed guitar, left handed, playing it upside-down.



Dick Dale and I have a lot in common. His Dad was Lebanese and my Dad is Lebanese. His middle name is Anthony... My grandfathers first name was Anthony, My great uncle's name was Anthony, my Dad's middle name is Anthony, and MY middle name is Anthony. And actually... our last name "Serhal" is Anthony is Arabic.



Well, anyway, this heritage Dick Dale had, influenced his guitar style. He was the first to include Mediterranean scales to guitar playing, and that, along with his "WET" spring reverb, shaped surf music.



Oh, and his band DICK DALE AND THE DEL-TONES were AWESOME!!!