"If they can't hear you, they can't hunt you" - is the tagline for the release of this weeks addition to the altar of horror, A Quiet Place in theaters, well, now. You want to know what's the story morning gory? Well just sit right back and you'll hear a tale... "In the modern horror thriller A QUIET PLACE, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival." and so it goes. The film has a whopping 97% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, so rare for something of the scare genre.Which makes it a must see for this horror fan. Perhaps this weekend, or...? It also stars sexy real life couple Emily Blunt and John Krasinski who also Directed and Co-Wrote. I'm shivering with antici...pation! But for now, let's enjoy the silence. A Quiet Place on Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_quiet_place_2018/
Parisian born singer/songwriter Marie Parie has always believed in her higher alien power. Raised by two Catholic Priests in France Ms. Parie has always identified herself as a alien resident on the Planet Earth.
Her first album "Alien Victory" drops this week. In the world according to Marie scoring this victory has multilevel meanings. The first and foremost one is, understanding the alien power within in us all and letting it guide you when you are unsure of where you should lead.
So, let's hear it from the self described gay man in a woman's body Ms. Marie Parie!
MS: Marie I know you think of yourself as an alien I'm guessing that's why your debut album is titled: "Alien Victory".
MP: Well, yeah (laughs) I believe there is a part of all of us that is an alien. That's where I come from, and the victory is that every single human being is capable of overcoming any situation.
Dating C'est Toc
MS: So how long has your debut been in the works?
MP: A year.
MS: That's pretty standard. The alien theme is something that runs through all of your music including your hit song "Dating".
MP: When I was a child I was always calling myself and alien, and extraterrestrial. This is a thought that would always be in my mind and I had no idea why.
MS: I assume you will include your biggest hit "Dating" on the album.
MP: Of course! There is the English version and we did a French version. We wanted to combine the French and the American on the album. The heavy bass and heavy drums are American style, but melodic part of it is European style.
MS: Bringing the American and European version together on one album is an "Alien Victory" all it's own.
MP: I've always been fascinated with the "Two Sisters" relation between France and America, they have always been inside of each other in history. For example if you go to Normandy, FR there is so much American heritage there and if you go to Louisiana, USA there is so much French heritage. I've always thought how powerful it is to join two worlds together. Uniting two worlds, it's a victory, but to do that you need an alien force. There are so many layers to my album, but there is also the mystery of the alien world which I believe in. On all the planets there are creatures, and we are all part of each other, we are all one.
MS: I like that.
MP: On a personal psychological aspect of it, every person feels alienated for one reason or another. Because it is hard to comprehend this thing called a human. We place limits on ourselves as human beings and we have unlimited potential. In society it is hard to be accepted or belong, or feel like you are a part of something. There are a lot of layers on my album in regard to this, it brings it altogether it goes through all the emotions you could never imagine. It's my "Alien Victory" (laughs).
MS: OK, Marie break down your "Alien Victory" for everyone.
MP: Well it starts with "Dating" your dating right now and it feels good inside. Then it goes to "Playground" because the first stages of dating are all fun.
MS: They are.
MP: "Playground" represents the mixture of danger and fun that "Dating" starts.
Another Day In The Alien World = Victory!
MS: So Marie, how does it all go from here? Will I like the ending to this novel?
MP: After those two stages you are facing the darkness and the light, it brings you to your beauty and your power. The alien in you gets you to do all of these things and you think: "Wow, I'm a miracle"!
MS: The suspense is killing me. How does it end?! Grrrrrrrrrrrrl please!
MP: There is "Lie To Me" the darkness has taken over. (laughs)
MS: Stop, been there done that, I could probably write that song.(laughs)
MP: "Lollipop" is when you become sexual again, you become a sex diva.
MS: Oh, here is my area of expertise. (laughs)
MP: So when you take your sexuality and get a hold of it, you become empowered again. So now you become like my song "Ur Ma Bitch" get on your knees, you are dominant. You really get a hold of your sexuality.
MS: Yeah?
MP: So, "Dating C'est Toc" is dating the new side of you, the alien thing.
MS: I know I did not hit every single track, just the highlights, so Marie Parie, what about the final one? "Love Me".
MP: "Love Me" until I die, it ends that way. You're in love and embracing your inner alien.
Singer/Songwriter, Tom Goss is here with his latest song "Make Believe". Tom is a well known musician who is about to get a lot more notoriety with the release of the video for "Make Believe". Check it out, I think you can guess why.... MS: The video for your latest song "Make Believe" is so original what inspired you to turn your naked body into a fantasy world?
TG: You know, I have no idea. The day I got back from my Spring tour I was exhausted. I had been on the road for 13 weeks straight and I was looking forward to not working like a maniac, just spending time at home with my husband. I laid down in my own bed for the first time in months and all the sudden this idea of manipulating time and imagery on my body with paint popped up. Well, now I couldn't sleep, all I could do was think about how cool it would be to pull off. A couple weeks later I got a hold of Scott Brooks to see if he would be into working together. I've been an admirer of his work for years and I was pretty nervous and intimidated to be honest, his work is so amazing. Luckily he was into the idea and we started talking logistics. The more we talked, the more complicated (and fun) it became. Eventually it became what you see today.
MS: How does this relate to the actual song for you personally?
TG: It relates a lot actually. I wrote this song thinking about how I would approach love if I wasn't me. If I was someone with no inhibitions, no insecurities. Someone who could see what they wanted and go after it. Triangle (the pursuer in the video) is pretty much like that. As soon as triangle sees circle (the pursued) appear on the island, he (or she or it) knows there is love in the air and goes after it.
MS: Who came up with the visual concepts of the body paint and the creatures etc..?
TG: Scott Brooks and I did together. My initial idea was in black and white and had the animation painted on me. However, it became quickly obvious that that was impossible. We brainstormed a lot of ideas, that we thought might actually be possible, and then tested them out. Usually the ideas didn't work, hahahaha. There were a lot of tricky logistics to consider. Eventually we found a story & paint scheme that worked as well and characters we could introduce that would appear to be animated. We simplified our techniques a lot, let time work for us. There are no special effects or edits in the video, so you see every second that took place during the 80 minute shoot (watch the clock). It's pretty amazing actually. I still can't believe it works.
MS: Your fans are loving the view I bet! What kind of feedback have you gotten from them?
TG: Feedback has been through the roof. The amount of likes in relation to the amount of views is fairly astounding. Of course there's plenty of clock jokes too, hahahaha. More than anything, I'm glad that folks are having fun with it. That's kind of the point.
