Jarmusch, Swinton, Vampires, and Yasmine Hamdan
The movie ( Only Lovers Left Alive ) was just so-so (though the plot and cultural illusions tittered on kitsch, it was still a better watch than most of what Hollywood spews), but Swinton is always something to see and hear, there were other notables in the cast (e.g., Tangier), and IMHO Yasmine Hamdan (I had to look her up) stole the show. *** Yasmine Hamdan is a Lebanese singer, songwriter and actress, now based in Paris . She became known with Soapkills, the duo she founded with Zeid Hamdan (no relation) while she was still living in Beirut . The first album released by Soapkills was Bater (1999). [1] Soapkills was one of the very first independent electronic bands in the Middle East , and its innovative approach exerted a lasting influence. To this day, Yasmine Hamdan is considered an icon of underground music across the Arab world . [2] [3] After moving to Paris, Yasmine collaborated with CocoRosie . She teamed up with Mirwais (who was part of French electronic new w...