Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Speed round:
The responses I get... I've received four emails regarding my misquoted Bowling for Soup lyrics. The actual lyric is "...way before Nirvana there was U2 and Blondie/and music still on MTV" (emphasis mine). Oops. What I said about the song being killingly pedestrian still stands, however.
Memo to Lindsay Lohan: cf. Whitney's "Whatchulookinat," songs bitching about the press are generally not a good idea. Especially as your debut single. It would also help if the song is good, which "Rumors" is not - this really sounds like a Britney leftover, perhaps not the best way to start a new career.
Upon seeing - well, being forced to see - Shania's "Party For Two" video yesterday, the bf asked if "party hearty" was "a hot new phrase" north of the border. Okay, okay, "Party" has gotta be one of Twain's worst lyrics ever - but that hook (and the music in general) is total aural cotton candy.
Neither KoRn's "Word Up" nor Marilyn Manson's "Personal Jesus" add a ton of new to their respective covers, but they do 'em well enough that I'm happy nonetheless. Maybe Manson, following "Tainted Love," "Sweet Dreams," et.al., needs to look at a career as a song stylist a la k.d. lang?
Like so many Los Angelenos, I've already fallen in love with the KTLA Morning News - and like many, I "heart" Sam Rubin, their entertainment reporter. I love that he's not afraid to openly say that things are crap, on L.A. TV; we need more TV guys like him.
Saw Friday Night Lights over the weekend, and it's superb, unquestionably the best sports film since Hoosiers. Full review to come.
The responses I get... I've received four emails regarding my misquoted Bowling for Soup lyrics. The actual lyric is "...way before Nirvana there was U2 and Blondie/and music still on MTV" (emphasis mine). Oops. What I said about the song being killingly pedestrian still stands, however.
Memo to Lindsay Lohan: cf. Whitney's "Whatchulookinat," songs bitching about the press are generally not a good idea. Especially as your debut single. It would also help if the song is good, which "Rumors" is not - this really sounds like a Britney leftover, perhaps not the best way to start a new career.
Upon seeing - well, being forced to see - Shania's "Party For Two" video yesterday, the bf asked if "party hearty" was "a hot new phrase" north of the border. Okay, okay, "Party" has gotta be one of Twain's worst lyrics ever - but that hook (and the music in general) is total aural cotton candy.
Neither KoRn's "Word Up" nor Marilyn Manson's "Personal Jesus" add a ton of new to their respective covers, but they do 'em well enough that I'm happy nonetheless. Maybe Manson, following "Tainted Love," "Sweet Dreams," et.al., needs to look at a career as a song stylist a la k.d. lang?
Like so many Los Angelenos, I've already fallen in love with the KTLA Morning News - and like many, I "heart" Sam Rubin, their entertainment reporter. I love that he's not afraid to openly say that things are crap, on L.A. TV; we need more TV guys like him.
Saw Friday Night Lights over the weekend, and it's superb, unquestionably the best sports film since Hoosiers. Full review to come.
# posted by Thomas : 8:21 AM
