Over at the Crooks and Liars website, they have a feature known as the Late Night Music Club. Non-partisan music talk for anyone with a pulse. Tonight's offering was mashup of Battlestar Galactica clips set to a song by The Call.
The song is good, maybe great. But it does not capture the mood or tone of the show. Sure, they found clips that reflected the lyrics, and due respect goes to the editors for the fine job they did. But the whole affair feels forced and awkward.
Why care? Only because it was called a "a batch of pure, unstepped-on science fiction geek musical heroin". Geek heroin? Really? That contrived mix is geek heroin? Really?
Don't want.
Let me hear your take on this incredibly pressing issue. It has it all--sci-fi, music, heartbreak, and a plucky underdog who won't take no for an answer, 'cause he has a dream!
At the very least, it will take your mind off the steroid scandals that are tearing you asunder.
Friday, December 21, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Out Of Touch, And Loving It Updated!
Here are some of the results of the latest musical Trend Index as compiled by Nielsen Research.
Top 10 Albums
Issue Date December 22, 2007
Source: The Billboard 200, powered by Nielsen SoundScan
Top 10 Singles
Issue Date December 22, 2007
Source: The Billboard Hot 100, powered by Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen BDS
Most Listened to Radio Songs in the U.S.
Issue Date December 22, 2007
The upshot of all this is that I don't know one damn song on this list. I have become my parents, and couldn't be happier. And I don't care that one week this song was the most listened to song in the U.S.
I am only now realizing how much I have enjoyed ignoring pop culture for whatever makes me happy. Took me long enough to clue in, no? And by the time my daughter hits her teen years, I will be utterly and hopelessly out of touch. I think I will need a weird hobby too, just to make sure I am a true embarrassment to her. Maybe toothpick doll houses. Or butterfly collecting. Or making crocheted hats with beer cans sewn into them.
Yeah, that last one should make her crazy.
Because Sonny asked for it, here is a great quote from Jaime Lynn Spears on being pregnant at 16:
"It's a position I put myself in."
Here is the rim shot. Which, in this case, requires its own rim shot.
Poor Mama Spears is all flustered, 'cause her little birdie has fledged too soon. "She's never late for her curfew" says Lynn Spears. Is that some kind of Cajun birth control method? No lovin' after nine, keeps the stork from...visiting. I am sure it sounds better with a drawl.
So my question now is; since Jaime has taken on the mantle of a grown woman, can her lusty fans now ignore the fact that she is not 18 and indulge in their fantasies without troubling moral questions?
Top 10 Albums
Issue Date December 22, 2007
| rank | Last Week | Artist | Album |
| 1 | 1 | Josh Groban | Noel |
| 2 | 3 | Alicia Keys | As I Am |
| 3 | 2 | Eagles | Long Road Out Of Eden |
| 4 | 4 | Various Artists | NOW 26 |
| 5 | 7 | Miley Cyrus | Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus |
| 6 | 6 | Soundtrack | High School Musical 2 |
| 7 | 9 | Carrie Underwood | Carnival Ride |
| 8 | 5 | Garth Brooks | The Ultimate Hits |
| 9 | 12 | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift |
| 10 | -- | Blake Lewis | Audio Day Dream |
Top 10 Singles
Issue Date December 22, 2007
| rank | Last Week | Artist | Title |
| 1 | 1 | Alicia Keys | No One |
| 2 | 3 | Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic | Apologize |
| 3 | 4 | Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain | Low |
| 4 | 2 | Chris Brown Featuring T-Pain | Kiss Kiss |
| 5 | 6 | Fergie | Clumsy |
| 6 | 5 | Colbie Caillat | Bubbly |
| 7 | 9 | Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo | Hate That I Love You |
| 8 | 10 | Finger Eleven | Paralyzer |
| 9 | 7 | Kanye West Featuring T-Pain | Good Life |
| 10 | 11 | Jordin Sparks | Tattoo |
Most Listened to Radio Songs in the U.S.
Issue Date December 22, 2007
| rank | Last Week | Artist | Title |
| 1 | 1 | Alicia Keys | No One |
| 2 | 2 | Chris Brown Featuring T-Pain | Kiss Kiss |
| 3 | 3 | Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic | Apologize |
| 4 | 5 | Rihanna Featuring Ne-Yo | Hate That I Love You |
| 5 | 4 | Kanye West Featuring T-Pain | Good Life |
| 6 | 7 | Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain | Low |
| 7 | 6 | Colbie Caillat | Bubbly |
| 8 | 8 | Trey Songz | Can't Help But Wait |
| 9 | 10 | Fergie | Clumsy |
| 10 | 13 | Playaz Circle Featuring Lil Wayne | Duffle Bag Boy |
The upshot of all this is that I don't know one damn song on this list. I have become my parents, and couldn't be happier. And I don't care that one week this song was the most listened to song in the U.S.
I am only now realizing how much I have enjoyed ignoring pop culture for whatever makes me happy. Took me long enough to clue in, no? And by the time my daughter hits her teen years, I will be utterly and hopelessly out of touch. I think I will need a weird hobby too, just to make sure I am a true embarrassment to her. Maybe toothpick doll houses. Or butterfly collecting. Or making crocheted hats with beer cans sewn into them.
Yeah, that last one should make her crazy.
Because Sonny asked for it, here is a great quote from Jaime Lynn Spears on being pregnant at 16:
"It's a position I put myself in."
Here is the rim shot. Which, in this case, requires its own rim shot.
Poor Mama Spears is all flustered, 'cause her little birdie has fledged too soon. "She's never late for her curfew" says Lynn Spears. Is that some kind of Cajun birth control method? No lovin' after nine, keeps the stork from...visiting. I am sure it sounds better with a drawl.
So my question now is; since Jaime has taken on the mantle of a grown woman, can her lusty fans now ignore the fact that she is not 18 and indulge in their fantasies without troubling moral questions?
Monday, December 17, 2007
Swiftian Logic - When Steroids Are Banned, Only Cheaters Will Have Steroids
Jon Swift correctly and succinctly puts the myth of banning steroids to rest in his current missive.
Speaking of Jonathan Swift, is anyone else joining me at the Memorial Boys and Girls Club for Christmas dinner?
Update:
Liquiddaddy had this perspicacious observation about the steroid problem:
After Doc Ellis threw a no-hitter on LSD in 1971, MLB has slowly moved in the other direction...Who could play better than Darryl Strawberry on a quarter ounce of blo? Who could forget Earl Anthony's 1968 perfect game performance in Akron while amped on crystal meth? Tom Dempsey could not have kicked a ball 63 yards (with half a foot) without powerful psychotropic drugs and scotch.
This is a winning plan for major league sports.
Speaking of Jonathan Swift, is anyone else joining me at the Memorial Boys and Girls Club for Christmas dinner?
Update:
Liquiddaddy had this perspicacious observation about the steroid problem:
After Doc Ellis threw a no-hitter on LSD in 1971, MLB has slowly moved in the other direction...Who could play better than Darryl Strawberry on a quarter ounce of blo? Who could forget Earl Anthony's 1968 perfect game performance in Akron while amped on crystal meth? Tom Dempsey could not have kicked a ball 63 yards (with half a foot) without powerful psychotropic drugs and scotch.
This is a winning plan for major league sports.
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