directed by John Wu. I had to go back and watch some of the Asian movies. Some were good, some were bad. But I really liked "The
Replacement Killers"! You have to admit Chow Yun-Fat is cool.
guy, Danny Trejo. He's been in many movies as the bad guy, in Desperado with Antonio Banderas, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Replacement Killers, Con Air, and many others.
Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat is a tremendously popular actor in Asia. His American debut was the star of "The Replacement Killers" which was
directed by John Wu. I had to go back and watch some of the Asian movies. Some were good, some were bad. But I really liked "The
Replacement Killers"! You have to admit Chow Yun-Fat is cool.
Loreena McKennitt Welcome to the mystical world of Canadian harpist and vocalist Loreena McKennitt. In her realm, Celtic tradition joins with contemporary influences to forge an ethereal symbiosis of song. It's a sonic chemistry that reflects her long-standing personal philosophies. For the most part, McKennitt's music is quickly becoming embraced by the public. But she occasionally gets criticized for breaking out of traditional Celtic boundaries. It's not uncommon to hear threads of jazz, pop, classical and asian music in her pieces. Upon first encountering her music, many listeners automatically assume McKennitt's homeland is Ireland. Most are surprised to learn that not only was she born and bred in Morden, a farming community in Manitoba, but she wasn't even exposed to Celtic music during her childhood. "It existed in an instinctive kind of way in that I didn't seek out Celtic music – I maintain that it really chose me," she explains. "There was something about the ingredients and the span of passion and liveliness about the music that I was just instinctively drawn to." More on Loreena McKennitt
Tito & Tarantula became an actual touring and recording band in the wake of a wave of popular interest following their appearance in the Tarantino/Rodriguez collaboration From Dusk 'Till Dawn. Prior to that, the band was more of a standing jam session. It's only fitting, then, that Tito & Tarantula were practically conceived on film. "In the beginning we just had people come
to the shows, to sit in and play. It was called Tito & Friends for like a year. And whoever showed up, played," explains Larriva. It was Rodriguez who suggested they pick a name; and Rodriguez later shared production duties with Larriva on the band's first record, Tarantism. Unlike previous project, where Larriva called the shots and wrote all the bass lines, Tito & Tarantula--guitarist Peter Atanasoff, bassist Jennifer Condos,
multi-instrumentalist Lyn Bertles, drummer Nick Vincent and
percussionist Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez--sports an all-star cast.
"It's without question a collaborative effort," he says. "We've always had a sort of unspoken rule, and the rule is that everyone plays pretty much what they want. The band never rehearses."
Over the course of that first year some of the faces became regulars, until one day they realized that this group could somehow form a family (or at least a band) and they decided to claim a name. The new name did not change their practice schedule, however. Tito & Friends were not bout practicing, and neither are Tito & Tarantula, record or no record.
