June 15th, 2009, and a little bit from the week prior

Ah god let's do this thing.

MUSIC

Last time I was in my local record store for my two CDs, I thought of grabbing Mos Def's new one and the new Dirty Projectors one as well, but figured I'd wait to see what critics said before shelling out cash. (I hadn't had internet in a while) Well, egg on my face.

Anyway. It's been really hard to keep up with all this stuff because my new internet is a little on the slow side, but I managed to squeeze a few gems via illRoots through my bandwidth. Notably, Fabolous has dropped a cool new track. I had to search a little for the new Cudi single, Mr. Solo Dolo, but yeah, it was worth it. Oh, and Drake is having a big year; teaming with Jamie Foxx and getting his video shot by Kanye? Damn. But the biggest news? NEW JAY-Z, and he's at war with autotune, ringtones, and maybe also singalongs. Damn jigga, where's the love?

Blur are doing things again!

Micachu's new mixtape kind of scares me. That's a good thing. It also features perhaps the most unexpected Ne-Yo cover in maybe ever.

I am jonesing for the new BLK JKS album, pretty hardcore.

The new Animal Collective video is pretty odd... surprise! God I'm glad I saw them live. What an experience!

Charles Hamilton is just getting into a bigger and bigger mess, all the time.

FILM

Sad truths about George Lucas, damn.

Live-action Akira is dead. Mixed feelings there, because the movie woulda been wildly inferior, but could have brought attention to the fantastic original. Also at AICN, they love Moon (duh!) and hate on Eddie Murphy. (huh?)

Shutter Island looks really, really good. Kinda wanna see Creation too. And I am going to cry for the entire time The Time Traveller's Wife is being projected on the screen, I just know it.

I really need to see The Hangover before I see The Hangover 2.

Food Inc., looks pretty vital.

WEIRD

The Jonas Brothers roped Common into this travesty.

WORLD

The big news of the week is the scandal surrounding Iran's allegedly rigged elections.

PERSONAL

I'm enjoying the new apartment, but my refrigerator is disturbingly clear.

2009 FILMS SEEN: 18
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: A ways over 900 with a few albums to import
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, relaxing in the new room, annoyed that it didn't get to go on the plane earlier this summer.