So I've been busy and out of town with no Internet access for the past
two days. I assure you that I will start posting again tomorrow.
Again, apologies. :)
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
(Am I going to) Keep On Listening To You
Have you realized how much random stuff is at Wal-Mart??? It's the "go-to" place for anything. You could be grocery shopping while your child gets a haircut. You can go play a demo of Guitar Hero while your tires get changed. AND 10-year-olds can get Classic Rock band t-shirts for $6.88 (or whatever kind of crazy price Wal-Mart can put on it). I'll come back to this later...
REO Speedwagon has just announced a new tour with the bands Styx and .38 Special. REO and Styx (on a collaborative effort) just released a single called "Can't Stop Rockin'." But why did they make this decision? Well, let's face it: REO and Styx just pulled a Brett Favre. They retired, said "Just kidding", and decided to come back and play because they thought they were missing out on something. Before you know it, they'll retire again. And they'll still think that they can totally rock out at whatever age they're at... But essentially, these bands are just keeping up with the times. A new G N' R record, a new Def Leppard record, and a new Journey record have all been released to some (somewhat) hype. REO and Styx just believe they can follow suit right? Well that depends... Do they have t-shirts at Wal-Mart?
Kids. They have this idea that when you listen to classic rock, you're way more cooler than all the other kids around. But it's not the classic rock that is cool to them. It's the idea of classic rock that is appealing. When 57-year-old Frederick comes up to 7-year-old Billy and tells him "Hey, Zeppelin rocks!", Billy is gonna feel like the bomb. Kids know what to like because A) Wal-Mart makes nifty little displays that show you exactly which band is on each shirt, and B) they turn to VH1 and have Bret Michaels tell them what the best songs and bands of all time are. And we all know how fantastic of a leader Bret Michaels is (and, I suppose, what kind of taste in music he has). :(
REO could use a little help too... Keyboards are not the most popular of instruments in this day. And they're pretty much doomed since they don't have a shirt at Wal-Mart. Point is, they're going to have to get pretty lucky if they want to start playing for real this time. Enjoy. :)
REO Speedwagon has just announced a new tour with the bands Styx and .38 Special. REO and Styx (on a collaborative effort) just released a single called "Can't Stop Rockin'." But why did they make this decision? Well, let's face it: REO and Styx just pulled a Brett Favre. They retired, said "Just kidding", and decided to come back and play because they thought they were missing out on something. Before you know it, they'll retire again. And they'll still think that they can totally rock out at whatever age they're at... But essentially, these bands are just keeping up with the times. A new G N' R record, a new Def Leppard record, and a new Journey record have all been released to some (somewhat) hype. REO and Styx just believe they can follow suit right? Well that depends... Do they have t-shirts at Wal-Mart?
Kids. They have this idea that when you listen to classic rock, you're way more cooler than all the other kids around. But it's not the classic rock that is cool to them. It's the idea of classic rock that is appealing. When 57-year-old Frederick comes up to 7-year-old Billy and tells him "Hey, Zeppelin rocks!", Billy is gonna feel like the bomb. Kids know what to like because A) Wal-Mart makes nifty little displays that show you exactly which band is on each shirt, and B) they turn to VH1 and have Bret Michaels tell them what the best songs and bands of all time are. And we all know how fantastic of a leader Bret Michaels is (and, I suppose, what kind of taste in music he has). :(
REO could use a little help too... Keyboards are not the most popular of instruments in this day. And they're pretty much doomed since they don't have a shirt at Wal-Mart. Point is, they're going to have to get pretty lucky if they want to start playing for real this time. Enjoy. :)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Clockguys
"The musical is back!!!" -Hugh Jackman at the 2009 Academy Awards
I laughed too. Obviously our Australian friend did not look at the box office statitistics for last year. He would have noticed that Hancock (yeah, I know), Iron Man, and The Dark Knight ($228 mil, $318.3 mil, and $532.8 mil, respectively) all made more money than Mamma Mia! ($143.7 mil). I guess what I'm trying to say is that Hugh Jackman really should have said "The superhero/comic flick is back!" He could have said this after a really cool stage performance of Hugh acting out many different superheroes (although, he does pull off the hairy bladed-hands guy very well).
So you see that really the comic movie is back. Last year, Marvel stepped up their game. Releasing Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk in the same year proved to be quite successful. They also made mention of sequels and an Avengers or S.H.I.E.L.D. movie. DC only managed to put out The Dark Knight, but that's okay considering it became the second most successful movie in the box office (second to Titanic, eww...). TDK actually made more than The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man combined.
Really, with 3 superhero movies in the top 4 selling movies of last year, the comic/superhero movie is back.
And 2009 is starting it's hero time early. March. The sixth. The most celebrated graphic novel of all time hits the silver screen. I'm (obviously) referring to Clockguys... I MEAN Watchmen. I find this strategy odd for DC. The first 3 months of the year are quite possibly the worst months to release a movie. Sales are never up; studies show less cinema attendance. But this may be just what DC has in mind. Perhaps they can capitalize on the fact that no one else reputable is releasing a film in these early months. Because let's face it, this movie is going to make money. Alot of it. Alot. And alot of people want to see this movie. Alot of people. Alot.
Go buy the book. No one will look down on you, call you a nerd, or hit you for having this in your library. It's the only graphic novel on Time Magazine's "Greatest Novels of All Time". With a great story, great cast (as far as I can tell), and a great crew (Zach Snyder did a little comic movie that you may have heard of called 300). If I told you the premise of the movie, I would most certainly give details that I think I shouldn't give. So... I'll just let the trailer ruin that for you. Enjoy. X)
I laughed too. Obviously our Australian friend did not look at the box office statitistics for last year. He would have noticed that Hancock (yeah, I know), Iron Man, and The Dark Knight ($228 mil, $318.3 mil, and $532.8 mil, respectively) all made more money than Mamma Mia! ($143.7 mil). I guess what I'm trying to say is that Hugh Jackman really should have said "The superhero/comic flick is back!" He could have said this after a really cool stage performance of Hugh acting out many different superheroes (although, he does pull off the hairy bladed-hands guy very well).
So you see that really the comic movie is back. Last year, Marvel stepped up their game. Releasing Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk in the same year proved to be quite successful. They also made mention of sequels and an Avengers or S.H.I.E.L.D. movie. DC only managed to put out The Dark Knight, but that's okay considering it became the second most successful movie in the box office (second to Titanic, eww...). TDK actually made more than The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man combined.
Really, with 3 superhero movies in the top 4 selling movies of last year, the comic/superhero movie is back.
And 2009 is starting it's hero time early. March. The sixth. The most celebrated graphic novel of all time hits the silver screen. I'm (obviously) referring to Clockguys... I MEAN Watchmen. I find this strategy odd for DC. The first 3 months of the year are quite possibly the worst months to release a movie. Sales are never up; studies show less cinema attendance. But this may be just what DC has in mind. Perhaps they can capitalize on the fact that no one else reputable is releasing a film in these early months. Because let's face it, this movie is going to make money. Alot of it. Alot. And alot of people want to see this movie. Alot of people. Alot.
Go buy the book. No one will look down on you, call you a nerd, or hit you for having this in your library. It's the only graphic novel on Time Magazine's "Greatest Novels of All Time". With a great story, great cast (as far as I can tell), and a great crew (Zach Snyder did a little comic movie that you may have heard of called 300). If I told you the premise of the movie, I would most certainly give details that I think I shouldn't give. So... I'll just let the trailer ruin that for you. Enjoy. X)
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Rappin' and Rollin'
"WHAT. IS. IT? IT'S IT! WHAT IS IT?"
That's a good question. What is it that has encouraged Faith No More to come back together? The only announcement is that they are reuniting for a European Tour, but they are just crazy enough to want to make another album. I'd actually give someone one of my kidneys if they could explain to me the exact thought process and psyche of Mike Patton.
For those of you (Lesley, my only reader at the moment) who don't know Faith No More, they were a band existing in the period of 1982-1998. They rapped. They rocked. Essentially, rap metal. This rarely exists nowadays. Sure, Korn is still around, but the rap metal and rapcore genres are DEAD. Faith No More proved to be successful while around, but chose to split for solo careers. So can we accept a reawakening of rapcore or rap metal???
Well, it always suprises me what anyone can grow to like in the music world. I'm STILL amazed that their are girls in my high school who are absolutely in love with the Jonas Brothers. For the mainstream casual listener, Faith No More has to make something with a good beat. If it's singable, Faith No More can pull it off. They are just so odd, it's hard to forecast whether or not they could reestablish a big fan base. But it can be said that FNM will definitely have to "modernize" a little bit.
Take "Epic" for example. Released in 1989, it is the band's biggest single. But the lyrics are... Something. The music video is also... Something. The only conclusion you can draw from watching the music video and hearing the song in this day and age is that the band is going to have to adapt to the times. It's practically impossible to describe. The only way I can think of putting it is... It's it. Good luck Faith No More. It's gonna take more than "killing" Bjork's fish to make it in the biz today.
Enjoy. :)
That's a good question. What is it that has encouraged Faith No More to come back together? The only announcement is that they are reuniting for a European Tour, but they are just crazy enough to want to make another album. I'd actually give someone one of my kidneys if they could explain to me the exact thought process and psyche of Mike Patton.
For those of you (Lesley, my only reader at the moment) who don't know Faith No More, they were a band existing in the period of 1982-1998. They rapped. They rocked. Essentially, rap metal. This rarely exists nowadays. Sure, Korn is still around, but the rap metal and rapcore genres are DEAD. Faith No More proved to be successful while around, but chose to split for solo careers. So can we accept a reawakening of rapcore or rap metal???
Well, it always suprises me what anyone can grow to like in the music world. I'm STILL amazed that their are girls in my high school who are absolutely in love with the Jonas Brothers. For the mainstream casual listener, Faith No More has to make something with a good beat. If it's singable, Faith No More can pull it off. They are just so odd, it's hard to forecast whether or not they could reestablish a big fan base. But it can be said that FNM will definitely have to "modernize" a little bit.
Take "Epic" for example. Released in 1989, it is the band's biggest single. But the lyrics are... Something. The music video is also... Something. The only conclusion you can draw from watching the music video and hearing the song in this day and age is that the band is going to have to adapt to the times. It's practically impossible to describe. The only way I can think of putting it is... It's it. Good luck Faith No More. It's gonna take more than "killing" Bjork's fish to make it in the biz today.
Enjoy. :)
Monday, February 23, 2009
So we're gonna try this...
It's odd that I'm actually doing this.
I'm actually going to write. I hate to write. But I love to talk. I notice many things. So here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to write what I notice. In the wake of this "economic crisis", people still find themselves spending extra money on their phone bills making multiple calls to vote for Danny Gokey on the 8th season of "American Idol". Kanye West still sells 1,328,000 copies of his newest album "808s & Heartbreak" (released in late November). My point is, entertainment and pop culture still serves its purpose as an escape from our melancholy. In the spirit of my good friend Chuck, I'm just going to... Talk about this, talk about how (pop) culture effects us. Now I'm not an expert, nor should I be evaluated as that. As is everyone else's quest, I just want to know more. So I'm going to pay attention. It may be a random thought I had while reading a book. It may be a critique on the obsession of how many babies Angelina Jolie needs. It could really be anything. Anything can be culture... I think.
It's odd that I'm actually doing this.
I'm actually going to write. I hate to write. But I love to talk. I notice many things. So here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to write what I notice. In the wake of this "economic crisis", people still find themselves spending extra money on their phone bills making multiple calls to vote for Danny Gokey on the 8th season of "American Idol". Kanye West still sells 1,328,000 copies of his newest album "808s & Heartbreak" (released in late November). My point is, entertainment and pop culture still serves its purpose as an escape from our melancholy. In the spirit of my good friend Chuck, I'm just going to... Talk about this, talk about how (pop) culture effects us. Now I'm not an expert, nor should I be evaluated as that. As is everyone else's quest, I just want to know more. So I'm going to pay attention. It may be a random thought I had while reading a book. It may be a critique on the obsession of how many babies Angelina Jolie needs. It could really be anything. Anything can be culture... I think.
It's odd that I'm actually doing this.
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