ad hoc.

[Mission of Burma; The Obliterati]

Mission of Burma has been around for a while, and quite influential in the start of the independent music scene. They are still making albums, and I think they only get better with time.

There have been a ton of stills released from the movie version of Patrick Suskind’s novel Perfume (completely amazing, you should read it). The casting looks perfect. This is one movie that may live up to the book. However, Grenouille is supposed to be deformed and ugly. Here he looks like the singer of an emo band. Shit, I love period movies.

Joaquin made a surprise appearance at Sacred Heart U! That’s like, 30 miles from here! What if he stops here next?

Oh my god! I like a Pete Yorn album! How embarassing. I have to give him credit, on this album he actually fogured out the structure of a song, instead of just fumbling around on his guitar and whining. If you like faux-folk and semi-pretentiousness, this is your album. Seriously, it isn’t half bad.

[Pete Yorn; Nightcrawler]

So I broke my vow of not watching network tv and watched Ugly Betty which was supposed to be really good. Well, I thought I had already seen it when IT WAS CALLED THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA.  And like that movie, the whole thing just upset me. Here is a girl who is supposed to be ugly (omg she has glasses! how ugly!) and people treat like shit yet she still does everything in her power to please them. Yea, it’s supposed to be some sort of ugly duckling story, but the way she would really win is tell them all to fuck off and go somewhere where her talents are appreciated. Instead “winning” is being somewhat accepted by her boss. And if a romance thing starts there, that would be bullshit. Although interesting, Daniel the boss is played by the “Gregster” from Cruel Intentions. I have a disgustingly sharp talent to identify most actors from something else. I hate mainstream entertainment.

At the gym this morning I saw two ridiculously self-righteous videos from A.F.I. and My Chemical Romance. Apparently hot topic goth is back. With a vengeance. Both videos are ridic. How can they take themselves so seriously? Kids these days, this is all the punk they have available to them. And the sad part it, A.F.I. used to be a decent punk band. Then they started taking themselves too seriously. The bigger question is, which androgynous overdramatic singer is hotter, Gerard Way or Davey Havok? I will go with Davey, who has better hair and wear blue glitter eyeshadow.

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Also, here is an older album from AFI when they were good.

[A.F.I.; Black Sails in the Sunset]

CNN asks smugly in this quiz. Whatevs. Stereotyping hipsters is so 2001. I did score rully high though.

Just a quick note I am back to having to approve the comments because some douche is posting tons of SPAM messages on here. Don’t let it stop you from commenting, I will usually approve them unless you threaten harm to yourself or others.

Yea, somaybe you are waiting for my thoughts on PR tonight. THe show has lost its luster for me. Maybe because I am really not too excited about any of the designers. Pretty cool that four of them get to go to Fashion Week, more stuff to look at. I guess if I had to choose, I would say I actually like Jeffrey’s stuff the best. At least it is a little bit daring. Michael has disappointed me lately by making stuff that Playboy bunnies would wear. Laura is just boring and condescending. Who the hell could ever wear the stuff she makes? Some of us have a little something we like to call boobs. Jeffrey’s dress this week was beyond fug. It had a baby blue crushed velvet top, folks. And the skirt had a butterfly pattern. Oh well. You know I still watch the finale, it’s always the best show of the season by far.

I metaphorically have my tubes tied, but for those of you that have or want kids, here is a kids book called Why Mommy is a Democrat.

I am all for teaching your kids early, but this is really obnox, a little over the top and being too obvious.

[Kasabian; Empire]

Not as good as their first, but it’s growing on me.

What do you get when someone has an awful lot of time on their hands? Great youtube fan videos. Here is a parody of both the homoeratic stuff in Star Trek and the always-awesome Nine Inch Nails video for “Closer”.

Why I Hate Zach Braff: Why is he the voice of a generation?

When the Bad Buzz Arrives Before the Movie Does: the failure of All The King’s Men

How the MPAA discriminates agaist gay films. No shocker there. Beat someone to a bloody pulp? Fine. Gay sex? Banned.

Heroes: Setting the bar for tv?

Fox News OWNED by Clinton.

Kevin Federline’s resume on Ebay. Bwahaha!

I bought really ugly shoes today.

From now on I am wearing them everyday.

First learning about Rilo Kiley in 2003 really changed my whole view on music. When I listen to this stuff I realize that I will never even have an inkling of talent to write a song. THe lyrics are cryptic and thoughtful without being pretentious, and their is a perfect blend of depressing stuff and poppish tunes. LISTEN NOW!

[Rilo Kiley; The Execution of All Things]

Cansei Der Ser Sexy- Meeting Paris Hilton
Ratatat- Tacobel Canon

UB40- I Can’t Help Falling in Love (great cover of an Elvis song)

I have high hopes for this movie. Why? Alfonso Cuaron + Clive Owen (double schwing) + and apocolyptic storyline. Although the trailer is about five years too long.

I talked about this before. Here are more clips. I am very disturbed. I definitely want to see this.

[The Killers; Sam's Town] [sendspace] [yousendit]

Updates:
10:58: I hate it. It sounds like a Celine Dion album
11:30, Ok, it’s growing on me. The synthesizer is a little heavy.
1:55pm. Ok, it’s listenable. “When We Were Young” is still the best track.
4:10pm Ok, it’s growing on me. There is a futuristic, show-like quality with some good melodies.
5:15pm. I’ve been listening to it all day and deluding myself. It blows.

Ok, Jake Shears. We get it. You’re gay. And you like showing off your body. Enough already.

The new Scissor Sisters album comes out officially tomorrow. And it’s darn good. (I’ll upload it again in a bit). It is siginificant to have a pop group with three openly gay members. Read the rest of the article here.

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I’m on a 90s kick now, and here is one of the best bands of that decade. Great electronic stuff that spans any era or decade of music.

[The Chemical Brothers; Singles 93-03]

This site seems to be a stop along on the way to seeking child pornography, as I am discovering from my blog stats which lists the search terms that bring people here. Here’s more goodies.

• Patrick Stump chub
• 13 year old xxx
• Jackie Rodowsky
• pictures of purebread doggies
• Amber, “This is Your Night”

I know, I keep switching the layout. I wasn’t happy with the other one, I thought the writing was too light. THis one is just a bit simpler I think.

[Asobi Seksu; Citrus]

This album is surpisingly enjoyable. In an indie-rock elevator music kind of way.

Amazon says:

It’s hard to not like a good-looking, female-fronted, Brooklyn-based band whose name translates loosely as “playful sex.” The obvious vocal comparisons are to shoegazers and goths of twelve to thirty years ago—Siouxsie, Spirea X, Lush, Kate Bush, and the Cocteauu Twins. Singing in Japanese and English, vocalist Yuki’s heavily reverbed voice is sensual and strong at the same time. But there’s more of a manic, vaguely garage band energy evident on Citrus, the group’s sophomore release (a vast improvement over their scattered debut). It’s clear now that they’re far closer to Blondie than My Bloody Valentine or Loop. The band has a woozy sound, but it’s also tightly controlled and highly melodic, propelled by Interpol-ish bass lines. It’s not “original” music, but it is very pleasant stuff, the ideal soundtrack to a hot affair in some futuristic hotel tucked away downtown, or out near the airport.

Ah, the mid-nineties. When Soul Asylum ruled my pink boombox. Here’s a fantastic cover of “Sexual Healing”.