понеделник, 27 октомври 2014 г.

My VIVA YouTube Playlist - 27 October

This is my new VIVA YouTube Playlist, or what VIVA would have played* if it was not ruined by MTV

This week's new entries:

Passenger - 27
Andreas Bourani - Auf anderen Wegen
Unheilig - Zeit zu gehen
Mrs. Greenbird - Everyone's the Same
Rea Garvey - Oh My Love
One Direction - Steal My Girl
Herbert Groenemeyer - Morgen (Lyric Video)
DJane HouseKat ft. Rameez - Girls in Luv
Hardwell ft. Chris Jones - Young Again
Tom Thaler & Basil - Hier mit dir
Kayef - Wir sein
Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love


*with a few exceptions

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 24.10

The number of weeks of Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" as Germany's number one rises to three as the hit is unmovable at the summit despite the re-entry at #2 of a song which gained popularity due to its cover on The Voice Of Germany. The track in question is called "Keine ist wie du" and belongs to Gregor Meyle, whose debut single "Niemand" has been so far the only one to crack the top 50, peaking at #30 in 2008. Down one to #3 is "Fade Out Lines", the former number one of The Avener.
Audio - Gregor Meyle
Video - Meghan Trainor
Video - The Avener 


Further down the top 10, up one to #5 and having the honour to become the first ever top 5 single of Taylor Swift is still the catchy "Shake It Off".
Video - Taylor Swift
 
Robin Schulz, with the help of Jasmine Thompson, is also on the rise as "Sun Goes Down" goes up five to #9. It is thus the first song credited entirely to Robin Schulz as a main artist to make it to the top ten in his home country.
Video
 
Better late than never but Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" finds some inner strength to register a new peak at #11, up eight, despite that promotion of his next single in the country has already begun.
Video 

Up two to #20 is Hozier and "Take Me To Church" - a perfect example for a great autumn hit. 
Video - Hozier 
 
"Animals", Maroon 5's second single from their latest album "V", is also gaining airplay and popularity. The song soars nine to #32. 
Video 
 
Coinciding with the #1 entry in the LP chart of his third album, rapper Shindy brings several tracks inside the singles top 100. The most successful is "Sterne", which can be found at #40. 
Video 

And finally, up two to a new peak at #48 is "Back Home", the latest single of Fritz Kalkbrenner.
Video

The other new entries: 

56. Shindy - Jfk
Video 
71. Shindy - Julius Caesar
Audio 
73. Jonah - All We Are
Audio
74. Tom Thaler & Basil - Hier Mit Dir

Video 
76. Haftbefehl - Saudi Arabi Money Rich
Video 
89. Alesso ft. Tove Lo - Heroes (We Could Be)
Video 
91. You+Me - You And Me
Lyric Video 
95. Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
Video
97. Keith Urban - Somebody Like You

Video
98. Kayef - Wir Sein 

Video 

The Album Chart

So Shindy has a second album at #1 in his short career as "FVCKB!TCHE$GETMONEY" manages to outsell U2's latest "Songs of Innocence", which is at #2. Thus the Irish band is deprived to have their ninth number one LP in Germany. Folk duo You+Me and their first album "Rose Ave." enters the chart at #6, while at #8 the Lichtmond project brings its third album called "Days of Eternity.

събота, 25 октомври 2014 г.

Cinema releases in Bulgaria - 24 October 2014

In a peculiar twist in the Bulgarian film distribution, two movies released by independent companies will fight for the attention of more or less the same audience this weekend. Whichever wins, the audience will definitely have much to enjoy as the titles are definitely worth seeing. In addition, the latest edition of the So Independent festival will offer a small selection of US indie movies which will otherwise never seen the light (or is it the darkness?) of the cinema hall in the country. 

Riding on a wave of strong reviews and the first place in the US box office, Fury, starring Brad Pitt and telling the story of a group of soldiers and their tank stranded somewhere deep in Germany at the end of the World War II, has been on my watch list for quite some time. The cast is definitely strong, the trailers look excellent, though the former film of director David Ayer - the bloody awful Schwarzenegger vehicle Sabotage is a reason to bear something in mind. Anyway, I am particularly certain that Fury will eventually deliver. And we should also appreciate the fact that the title is the first film released by an indie distributor on the two IMAX screens in Sofia. You can also watch it on 4DX in Cinema City Paradise. (Trailer)



A Walk Among The Tombstones may have been a misfire in the US, but with reviews on the positive side and Liam Neeson looking to be in a good form (in vigilante mood of course), it may be a positive surprise. And it also features Dan "Downtown Abbey" Stevens, who should get more cinema roles. Fingers crossed, this is more Taken 1 than Taken 2. (Trailer)





This week the little ones can also enjoy German 3D animation Knight Rusty, which doesn't seem to offer anything for cinemagoers who are not in the kindergarten.  (Trailer)


As regard the So Independent fest, the films which I intend to catch up this week are: Whiplash, Foxcatcher, The Master, The Words and Joe.

The best movies currently on Bulgaria's screens:
(the ones I've watched)

1. Gone Girl *****
2. Guardians of the Galaxy *****
3. The Maze Runner ****
4. The Equalizer ***
5. The Hundred-Foot Journey ***

And the ones to be watched soon:

1. The Judge
2. Fury
3. A Walk Among The Tombstones 

Trailer of the week: - Avengers 2: The Age of Ultron (Release date: 24 April 2015)
 



понеделник, 20 октомври 2014 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 17.10

Going on with her worldwide dominance, US newcomer Meghan Trainor spends a second week on top of the German chart with the all-conquering "All about that Bass". French project The Avener and "Fade out Lines", which spent a brief week on the top two weeks ago now recoups one position and is at #2, up from #3. Down one, to #3, is David Guetta, who is already ready with his next single, with former number one "Lovers On the Sun".
Video - Meghan Trainor
Video - David Guetta 
Video - The Avener 
   
"Geronimo", one of the 2014 songs for me, of Australian band Sheppard is up a notch to #4, while definitely becoming her best performing single in Germany, Taylor Swift's "Shake It Up" advances two to #6.
Video - Sheppard
Video - Taylor Swift
 
Apart from his involvement in the David Guetta's current #3 single (his hands are all over the track), Avicii's last single in the German charts "Lay Me Down" reached #35. The dance superstar is now however back on form with completely new material at #7. "The Days" is the first single taken from the upcoming "Stories" LP and increases Avicii's top ten singles count to five. And yes, this is Robbie Williams on vocal duties...
Lyric Video

Several months ago "Amoi seg’ ma uns wieder", the 2008 release of Andreas Gabalier was taken out of the archives thanks to a cover by Xavier Naidoo in a show with the participation of both Gabalier and Naidoo. Then, the single debuted in the top 20 to slowly exit the chart but to return this week with aplomb at #9 and to become the first top ten single of the Austrian volksmusic singer. The current renewal of the interest in "Amoi seg’ ma uns wieder" is thanks to a participant of the Supertalent show who decided to sing it during the contest.
Live

Robin Schulz is just unstoppable as his latest single, this time credited to his own name, "Sun Goes Down" (with the vocals of Jasmine Thompson) is up nine to #14. It is the third single with his involvement in the top 20.
Video

Following a six-year absence Lenny Kravitz is back into the top 20 as "The Chamber" rises from #31 to #17. Thus, the number of top 20 tracks of the rockstar rises to five.
Video - Lenny Kravitz 

Nickelback were last in the chart with "Lullaby" in 2012 and now are back with the first official single taken from their "No Fixed Address" album. The song debuts at #20 to become the fifth top 20 single of the band.
Lyric Video

At #22, up from #27, we can find Hozier's "Take Me To Church", while in its second week on the countdown Tokio Hotel's "Love Who Loves You Back" soars to #38 from #94. This is the first single of Tokio Hotel in the chart in five years and the first one sung in English. Unfortunately, it is also the first one to miss the top five.
Video - Hozier 
Video - Tokio Hotel

AC/DC is a group which is more to be seen in the LP chart than in the singles one, with their last single there being "Hard As A Rock" from 1996. Now, the guys are back in the top 40 with a new material as "Play Ball" debuts at #39.
Audio 

And finally, following the success of "Maps" (peak #6), Maroon 5's follow-up "Animals" enters this week the top 50 as it rises 23 positions to #41. 
Video 

The other new entries: 

83. Summer Cem - 100
Video 

The Album Chart  

Sunrise Avenue score their first ever #1 album this week as their best of compilation "Fairytales" debuts directly at #1. The boys' previous album, "Unholy Ground", peaked at #3. Tokio Hotel thus have to deal with their first, out of four, albums to miss the top spot in Germany as "Kings Of Suburbia" enters at #2. Bryan Adams' "Tracks of my Years" can be found this week at #5, while local rapper Bizzy Montana makes a career best with "Mukke aus der Unterschicht 4" coming in at #6. At #10, "Insel", the fourth album of local band Juli, makes a rather disappointing new entry.

My VIVA YouTube Playlist - 20 October

This is my new VIVA YouTube Playlist, or what VIVA would have played* if it was not ruined by MTV

This week's new entries:

5 Seconds of Summer - Good Girls
Nico Santos ft. B-Case - Symphony
Sam Smith - Restart
Alesso ft. Tove Lo - Heroes (We Could Be)
OneRepublic - I Lived
Rixton - Wait On Me
James Blunt - When I Find Love Again


*with a few exceptions

понеделник, 13 октомври 2014 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 10.10

(only the videos this time)

1. Meghan Trainor - All About that Bass
Video   
2. David Guetta ft. Sam Martin - Lovers On The Sun 
Video - David Guetta  
3. The Avener - Fade Out Lines 
Video - The Avener

The New Entries


33. One Direction - Steal My Girl  
Audio 
36. Prince Kay One ft. Victoria Swarovski - Beautiful 
Video 
65. 257ers ft. Alligatoah - Irgendwo In Vegas
Audio 
68. Chima - 100 Elefanten  
Video 
75. Scooter & Vassy - Today (Original Mix) 
Video 
78. Jennifer Lopez ft. Iggy Azalea - Booty  
Video 
94. Tokio Hotel - Love Who Loves You Back 
Video 

петък, 3 октомври 2014 г.

German Chart Comments - Issue Date 3.10

Klingande, Faul & Wad Ad, Lilly Wood & The Prick... the list of French artists topping the German chart with ease with their more or less similar debut production is enhanced this week by The Avener and his "Fade Out Lines". The song, which samples the track of the same name of  Phoebe Killdeer and the Short Straws, goes straight to number one to replace fellow countryman David Guetta and his "Lovers on the Sun". The latter moves to #3 after spending two months on the top.

Video - The Avener
Video - David Guetta  

Inbetween at #2, up seven, current US and future UK chart topper "All About that Bass" of Meghan Trainor is trying to conquer Germany as well.
Video   

As I predicted last week, the effect of the Bundesvision song contest will have its full blow this week as winning song "Lass uns gehen" of Revolverheld moves up to #4 from #28 to become the band's fifth top ten single. The guys' "Helden 2008" reached #2 in 2008.
Video - Revolverheld
 
Thanks to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, US musician Fences has his first ever hit in Germany with "Arrows" debuting at #8. It doesn't hurt that the song is actually quite good.
Video

Up four to #9, and turning into only the second single of Taylor Swift ("I Knew You Were Trouble" peaked at #9) to reach the top ten, "Shake It Off" is already one of the autumn hits of the year.
Video

"Herz Verloren" is the pilot single of the newest album of Farin Urlaub Racing Team, the group of the Die Aerzte musician, and enters at #12 to beat the #14 peak of "Zehn (live)" - so far the best performing single of FURT.
Video

"The Chamber" of Lenny Kravitz continues its climb and this week is up five to #21.
Video - Lenny Kravitz

Also on the back of the Bundesvision and after the phenomenal success of number one hit "Auf uns", Andreas Bourani scores his third top 40 single as "Auf anderen Wegen" enters the countdown at #32.
Audio 

Robin Schulz debuts this week in the LP chart with his first album "Prayer" at #7 and brings yet another dance track inside the top 40. "Sun Goes Down", which can be found at #37, is a collaboration with British singer Jasmine Thompson
Audio 

At #38, up two, is Hozier with "Take Me To Church", while Sunrise Avenue are back with a new track called "You Can Never Be Ready" at #41. The guys' previous single "Little Bit Love" flopped at #80, though the new material is Sunrise Avenue's ninth top 50 single in Germany.
Video - Hozier 
Video - Sunrise Avenue 

And finally, this week sees also Fritz Kalkbrenner making it inside the top 50 with his "Back Home", which moves up two to #49.
Video

The other new entries:

53. Maxim - Alles versucht (2.0)
Video 
59. Summer Cem ft. Farid Bang - Mafia Musik  
Video 
70. Jupiter Jones - Ploetzlich Haelt Die Welt An 
Video 
73. Tonbandgeraet - Alles Geht  
Video 
78. Nico Suave ft. Flo Mega - Gedicht 
Video 
84. Imagine Dragons - Warriors  
Audio 
100. Kayef - Relikte Letzter Nacht
Video 

The Album Chart

After his previous two albums peaked at #3 and #2, respectively, local singer Clueso finally has a number one LP to his account with "Stadtrandlichter". The album leads a parade of 12 new albums inside the top 20, and is followed by the latest offerings of Lenny Kravitz at #2, Joe Bonamassa at #3 and Leonard Cohen at #4.