With a name like The Flaming Lips... You'd almost suspect the band to be... (nevermind)
Today is a great day in the history of Oklahoma. Governor Brad Henry signed an official order to declare the song "Do You Realize" by The Flaming Lips to be the State Rock Song. This decision went against the vote coming from the Oklahoma House of Representatives that said "No" to the idea of this particular song being the official State Rock Song (although, the Senate passed it with ease). Oklahoma is now the third state in America to actually have a State Rock Song. This decision was met by harsh criticism from other Oklahoma politicians. State Representative Corey Holland doesn't like the fact that bassist Michael Ivins has been seen wearing a hammer and sickle shirt. Mike Reynolds (another state rep) does not look fondly on lead vocalist Wayne Coyne's use of swearing. The Flaming Lips did flippin' LSD!!! Get over dumb stuff! But Brad Henry is smart. He likes life. He doesn't get offended by the non-offensive things. Thank you Brad Henry for knowing what rock really is (kind of). :)
Do not go listen to Massachusetts "State glee club song". Watch this vid of one of the "50 Bands you should see live before you die" according to Q Magazine (it's British).
Monday, April 27, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Holographic Idol
I'll trade you my David Cook for your Kelly Clarkson. Please???
Wow... American Idol really isn't just a TV show... And I hate it. The 7-year-old reality TV series American Idol is coming out with its very own "line of trading cards". Trading cards... Exactly what audience is American Idol trying to appeal to?! Obviously not kids, because FOX should know that kids don't watch American Idol. It's on during Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Hannah Montana. Why does life pose such difficult questions...? Not. What the heck else is American Idol gonna do with their money?! The show makes money because of all of it's sponsors. You get companies to sign on like Coca-Cola and Old Navy and you WILL have a surplus of money. Because they give Idol lots of money. Lots. Because you can't swing a dead cat at an American Idol episode without hitting 7 commercials of both Coke and Old Navy. So what would any wise franchise (<-rhyme) do with a surplus? Exactly, set up a really dumb idea that the people on VH1 can make fun of in their "I Love the (Insert decade)" shows. Kids barely buy enough Yu-Gi-Oh cards to keep that franchise afloat. What could possibly make American Idol think that trading cards will work?! Because they are living in the past, in all aspects of the statement. The idea of the show is old. The judges are getting old. Horrible auditions are getting old. American Idol has the inability to innovate. Therefore, they have crappy ideas, like trading cards. But if for some reason you would want them, you can Catch 'Em All(!) April 21st. The bravest person on American Idol... Poor guy was exploited so negatively. But I give this guy major props for following his dreams. He sounds bad, but I totally respect him. At least he's on pitch. It's too bad people like Simon Cowell exist in this world... :\
Wow... American Idol really isn't just a TV show... And I hate it. The 7-year-old reality TV series American Idol is coming out with its very own "line of trading cards". Trading cards... Exactly what audience is American Idol trying to appeal to?! Obviously not kids, because FOX should know that kids don't watch American Idol. It's on during Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Hannah Montana. Why does life pose such difficult questions...? Not. What the heck else is American Idol gonna do with their money?! The show makes money because of all of it's sponsors. You get companies to sign on like Coca-Cola and Old Navy and you WILL have a surplus of money. Because they give Idol lots of money. Lots. Because you can't swing a dead cat at an American Idol episode without hitting 7 commercials of both Coke and Old Navy. So what would any wise franchise (<-rhyme) do with a surplus? Exactly, set up a really dumb idea that the people on VH1 can make fun of in their "I Love the (Insert decade)" shows. Kids barely buy enough Yu-Gi-Oh cards to keep that franchise afloat. What could possibly make American Idol think that trading cards will work?! Because they are living in the past, in all aspects of the statement. The idea of the show is old. The judges are getting old. Horrible auditions are getting old. American Idol has the inability to innovate. Therefore, they have crappy ideas, like trading cards. But if for some reason you would want them, you can Catch 'Em All(!) April 21st. The bravest person on American Idol... Poor guy was exploited so negatively. But I give this guy major props for following his dreams. He sounds bad, but I totally respect him. At least he's on pitch. It's too bad people like Simon Cowell exist in this world... :\
Sunday, March 15, 2009
The Raconteuring Dead Stripe
Jack just can't make up his mind...
Our friend Jack White (The Stripes, The Raconteurs) has formed yet ANOTHER band, The Dead Weather. The Dead Weather consists of many people who can't make up their mind such as, Jack White, Alison Mossheart (The Kills), Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs), and Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age). One listen of the two songs that are currently released and you can TOTALLY tell it's a Jack White band... He just doesn't know who he wants to play with, he doesn't know what he wants to play, and he doesn't know what band name he wants to have. Look for a record June 9th.
Don't watch these; just listen. I still haven't formed an opinion yet...
Our friend Jack White (The Stripes, The Raconteurs) has formed yet ANOTHER band, The Dead Weather. The Dead Weather consists of many people who can't make up their mind such as, Jack White, Alison Mossheart (The Kills), Jack Lawrence (The Raconteurs), and Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age). One listen of the two songs that are currently released and you can TOTALLY tell it's a Jack White band... He just doesn't know who he wants to play with, he doesn't know what he wants to play, and he doesn't know what band name he wants to have. Look for a record June 9th.
Don't watch these; just listen. I still haven't formed an opinion yet...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Forget Interns; Hello Boys.
Sorry. Bad start.
Michael Jackson is coming back out to play... But in England. Apparently, you can get your presale tickets TONITE at midnight for only approximately $68 (only if you're an adolescent boy). He will be playing the same show in London 10 times (and if you're an 18-year-old or younger, you're expected to go every time because it's free). But you better hurry (only if you want to). Over 1 million people have registered to get presale tickets. Upon hearing this, Jackson said he was "ecstatic" to the response of fans (I could insert another child joke here, but that's just too predictable).
I'm seeing this odd trend... More bands and artists are coming back to the business and touring. But with Michael Jackson, why would he want to hop back into the limelight that views him as a child molester? I guess I didn't really need to ask that question. He wants to reclaim his dignity. But, BET still likes him. So at least he is accepted by his own (former) culture. No matter why or what it is, get ready for a new live album and another 20 years of people pretending to know the Thriller dance.
Michael Jackson is coming back out to play... But in England. Apparently, you can get your presale tickets TONITE at midnight for only approximately $68 (only if you're an adolescent boy). He will be playing the same show in London 10 times (and if you're an 18-year-old or younger, you're expected to go every time because it's free). But you better hurry (only if you want to). Over 1 million people have registered to get presale tickets. Upon hearing this, Jackson said he was "ecstatic" to the response of fans (I could insert another child joke here, but that's just too predictable).
I'm seeing this odd trend... More bands and artists are coming back to the business and touring. But with Michael Jackson, why would he want to hop back into the limelight that views him as a child molester? I guess I didn't really need to ask that question. He wants to reclaim his dignity. But, BET still likes him. So at least he is accepted by his own (former) culture. No matter why or what it is, get ready for a new live album and another 20 years of people pretending to know the Thriller dance.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Van Hero
Just play the real guitar...
I hate it when people tell me that. I hate it because it's so true. Guitar Hero makes people musically lazy. It's so easy to be content with only spending $60 on a fake guitar to sound exactly like Jimi Hendrix or Kirk Hammett only in front of a TV. Show me one person who can recreate the experience of a great rock song on a real guitar better than someone playing Guitar Hero and I will show you the most underrated one-man-band ever. But seeing how I don't view myself as being musically lazy (sorry if that's conceded), I don't mind playing Guitar Hero. And soon, I'll be rocking like it's 1975.
Activision has reportedly announced Guitar Hero: Van Halen. It's going to be funny to see which band members will actually show up in the game. Seeing how Van Halen was one of the biggest staples in the pop/glam metal genre, most of the songs will seem familiar... And they. Are. Going. To. Rock. :)
Sorry it was short today, but divulge in this beauty.
I hate it when people tell me that. I hate it because it's so true. Guitar Hero makes people musically lazy. It's so easy to be content with only spending $60 on a fake guitar to sound exactly like Jimi Hendrix or Kirk Hammett only in front of a TV. Show me one person who can recreate the experience of a great rock song on a real guitar better than someone playing Guitar Hero and I will show you the most underrated one-man-band ever. But seeing how I don't view myself as being musically lazy (sorry if that's conceded), I don't mind playing Guitar Hero. And soon, I'll be rocking like it's 1975.
Activision has reportedly announced Guitar Hero: Van Halen. It's going to be funny to see which band members will actually show up in the game. Seeing how Van Halen was one of the biggest staples in the pop/glam metal genre, most of the songs will seem familiar... And they. Are. Going. To. Rock. :)
Sorry it was short today, but divulge in this beauty.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
New scuzzy data will sound so good...
Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger.
Four words that can describe the band Daft Punk and the movie TR2N (TRON 2, the sequel to the 1982 robot Disney film). And wow... Doesn't that just sound amazing. TRON=robot action. Daft Punk=robot music. Both items are definitive of their genre (granted, Terminator, Transformers, and possibly Robocop are more definitive of robot action, but hint the age group that is being targeted). So... The announcement that Daft Punk will be writing the score for TR2N is the best news for any nerd in the world. I have an idea...
I'm hoping... That TR2N will be so big, that pre-teen boys will view TRON like pre-teen girls (and any age girls) view the Twilight saga. Let's face it, boys don't have anything to really be crazy over right now. It can't be super heroes, because (amazingly) both genders are enjoying that. And if boys will inevitably find something to obsess over (in culture), hopefully the robot action will be enough for the boys without having to use *ahem* SEXUAL INDICATIONS. Because even when teenage boys' hormones are raging, it still boils down to the testosterone-driven things. One being robot action. Take that Stephanie Meyer.
But the fact that Daft Punk is doing the score is so completely AWESOME! The French duo is SO talented. Seeing how the music was ONE of the many magical things this Disney flick did, this decision will not disappoint. Bravisimo mes amies!
You knew this was coming... But I'm almost tired of this song.
Four words that can describe the band Daft Punk and the movie TR2N (TRON 2, the sequel to the 1982 robot Disney film). And wow... Doesn't that just sound amazing. TRON=robot action. Daft Punk=robot music. Both items are definitive of their genre (granted, Terminator, Transformers, and possibly Robocop are more definitive of robot action, but hint the age group that is being targeted). So... The announcement that Daft Punk will be writing the score for TR2N is the best news for any nerd in the world. I have an idea...
I'm hoping... That TR2N will be so big, that pre-teen boys will view TRON like pre-teen girls (and any age girls) view the Twilight saga. Let's face it, boys don't have anything to really be crazy over right now. It can't be super heroes, because (amazingly) both genders are enjoying that. And if boys will inevitably find something to obsess over (in culture), hopefully the robot action will be enough for the boys without having to use *ahem* SEXUAL INDICATIONS. Because even when teenage boys' hormones are raging, it still boils down to the testosterone-driven things. One being robot action. Take that Stephanie Meyer.
But the fact that Daft Punk is doing the score is so completely AWESOME! The French duo is SO talented. Seeing how the music was ONE of the many magical things this Disney flick did, this decision will not disappoint. Bravisimo mes amies!
You knew this was coming... But I'm almost tired of this song.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Zac Efron ate my baby
It's a metaphor. It should ONLY freak you out. Because it only means one thing...
Apparently... They are making another High School Musical (gah, this series has such a lazy title). HSM4 will be released on television like the first two HSM's. I figure it's just a sign of the economy... But hey, no longer can Disney steal $42mil from a movie like Saw V (which shouldn't have stolen $30mil from Synecdoche, New York) at the box office. Thank goodness, because seeing the posters for HSM3 when walking through the lobby of the theater was hard enough. I'd rather fall ill to Yellow Fever than see Corbin Bleu less than 3 inches away from Zac Efron (even if it is on a poster where they're inanimate).
So, the next installment doesn't have much of a plot, BUT the producers did say that it would focus on a "love triangle set against the crosstown school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and the West High Knights."...Really? First off, I thought High School Musical 3 was "Graduation". Second off, East High and West High? I could ask my unborn child for two better high school names. And last off, how long are people going to watch these movies?!?! Do you think that Disney is really going to invent any sort of new elements for the "love triangle" idea? No. Are these kids ever going to leave school? No. Will Zac Efron ever come out of the closet? No. It succeeds because kids dig old kids. With these movies being musicals, story won't matter to the kids.
So, I leave you with my favorite clip from High School Musical. I can't believe that rarely anybody talks about it. =D
Apparently... They are making another High School Musical (gah, this series has such a lazy title). HSM4 will be released on television like the first two HSM's. I figure it's just a sign of the economy... But hey, no longer can Disney steal $42mil from a movie like Saw V (which shouldn't have stolen $30mil from Synecdoche, New York) at the box office. Thank goodness, because seeing the posters for HSM3 when walking through the lobby of the theater was hard enough. I'd rather fall ill to Yellow Fever than see Corbin Bleu less than 3 inches away from Zac Efron (even if it is on a poster where they're inanimate).
So, the next installment doesn't have much of a plot, BUT the producers did say that it would focus on a "love triangle set against the crosstown school rivalry between the East High Wildcats and the West High Knights."...Really? First off, I thought High School Musical 3 was "Graduation". Second off, East High and West High? I could ask my unborn child for two better high school names. And last off, how long are people going to watch these movies?!?! Do you think that Disney is really going to invent any sort of new elements for the "love triangle" idea? No. Are these kids ever going to leave school? No. Will Zac Efron ever come out of the closet? No. It succeeds because kids dig old kids. With these movies being musicals, story won't matter to the kids.
So, I leave you with my favorite clip from High School Musical. I can't believe that rarely anybody talks about it. =D
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