If you listen to only one song this year about the inner turmoil of 19th-century classical composer Franz Liszt, make it Phoenix's "Lisztomania." These diabolically crafty French rockers use the composer (a major teen idol in his day) as a symbol of creative conflict, with singer Thomas Mars emoting over an exuberant rush of guitar pop. But the band sounds more musically confident than ever, building on the breakthrough of its 2006 album, It's Never Been Like That. The 10 songs are sleek and clean, as if the Strokes had kept pushing a little longer and maybe bought some old disco records. Case in point: "Fences" spikes the electro beat of Daft Punk with an urgent acoustic-guitar breakdown for splendidly danceable melancholy.
And who would i be if i didnt give you the video for their single Lisztomania.
Another song you may have heard (or may want to) from their 2006 release "Its Never Been Like That"
Sometimes in the fall:
The whole album rocks, do yourself a favor and buy it.
 An African Lion much like this is responsible for the death of 28 Cambodian Midgets |
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.
The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.
Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."
This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.
An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city’s coliseum.
The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras would be allowed in the arena.
The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.
Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they “… could out-wit and out-muscle [it].”
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
