Monthly Archives: March 2005
A House Less Crowded
Paul Hester, drummer for Crowded House, committed suicide this weekend. An icon of the 80s and 90s, Crowded House (and its predecessor, Split Enz) put out some fantastic pop tunes. Sad to see the stars of younger years disappear.
Humor in Music
This topic was already covered to some extent in the Novelty Songs thread. I like novelty songs, but they can wear thin after awhile. I know people who don’t like humor in music at all, though, and I could never really understand that. What I love most are the bands and songs that can combine both seriousness and humor together.
Miss Congeniality Poo
Wow. I’m tempted to see this, if only to mock it relentlessly. The NY Times review was suitably merciless. I think with this we can officially deem Sandra Bullock’s career to be dead (though some question whether it ever really existed). *laughs mercilessly*
Confections for Consumption
Today my office officially broke out the Easter candy. Jelly beans, Peeps, and malted eggs. I’ve always enjoyed Easter candy more than Halloween candy.
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Alright. Let’s talk Wonder Woman.
Josh Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has signed on to direct the Wonder Woman movie. Who should play Wonder Woman has been debated and speculated about on the Internet for years now.
Plug Yer Ears
Shortly after I got my iPod, I got tired of the earbuds that came with it and decided I wanted something that sounded better and blocked noise. Bose makes noise-canceling headphones for about $250.00. Shure makes some nice in-ear phones for about half that. But I am a cheapskate.
So I made my own.
Friday Radio.Blog Update: Instrumentals
For years and years, I never really cared much for instrumentals. I thought they were boring. Here are some songs that changed my mind.
Pop Becomes Transcendent
Ted Leo does his own version of Kelly Clarkson’s Since You’ve Been Gone, mashing it with Maps by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He calls Clarkson’s work "an amazingly sharp pastiche of what’s happening in music right now." Listen to it now while you can, at UGO.com.
Also, if you’re in NYC, you’re already too late to come listen to Jeff Tweedy talk about the future of the media.
Best films from another country
by Pris
I found out the most amazing tidbit today, one that will save me quite a few dollars a month: the local public library allows you to request a hold on their DVDs. This may be old or unexciting news to you all, but when I rent three or four movies a week–well, it makes me happy.
But that’s not the subject of this post.
I Was Like, So Not Popular, Ya Know!
Yesterday I was informed that we will indeed be having our 10-year high school reunion this summer. I’m definitely going.
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