MUSIC
I'm going to go ahead and dedicate the opening of this section to my sister:
Negative! Why always so negative, Pitchfork? If you've got problems, why don't you go solve them? I mean, I haven't bought the album yet, so maybe their criticisms come from a reasonable place, but when your criticism of "Lay It Down" is that the song's lyrics are a different tone than its music, you're dangerously close to Rolling Stone levels of not getting it.
They also inexplicably gave a really good song they seem to like a six out of ten. I do like their DD/MM/YYYY stream, to be fair. And they totally redeem themselves with word of a FREE Del album.
Fader loves Esau as much as I do.
Later on Fader, The Kiss My Ass mixtape didn't due much for me, but these new tracks are really solid. Also via Fader, woah, new Atlas Sound for free. Didn't see that coming. Mark this under distinctly pleasant "tuesdays are great for music" surprises.
Asher Roth seems really rad.
Discodust is back, and not a moment too soon. They accurately peg the Annie remix they're freeloading as swoon-worthy. Le sigh indeed.
FILM
/Film tries to convince you to see the Hannah Montana movie.
Lots of hip-hop biopics comin' soon. Hopefully they'll be better than Notorious.
Star Trek XII info if that's your thing.
Apatow slasher? Sounds... I don't know how that sounds.
WEIRD
Andre 3k is the new Speed Racer.
iTunes has awesomely put a silent song up as a featured download. First time the iTunes store has ever been awesome, really.
WORLD
Conflicker is spooky.
PERSONAL
GAhh itchy hair
2009 FILMS SEEN: 15
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 603
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, scratching.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
March 30th, 2009
MUSIC
Kanye + Jonze + Wayne = Expectations.
Okkervil River helps kids. Damn my city kicks ass. Speaking of, Pitchfork has reservations about their new B-Side but I think it kicks a lot of ass. They do give Wave Machines deserved love.
Asher Roth seems like a really chill dude.
Over on DiS, Lipster continues to dissappoint me entirely. Sure, they give Dent May some deserved credit (the critical bashing he's received baffles me) but they go all lukewarm on Fever Ray and then play some bullshit this-high-art-is-below-us facetious smirk on Antony, which yeah, that's an easy way to draw my ire. They seem desperate to be elitist, and it's not an appealing pose.
Fader brings us a huge treat courtesy Sin Fang Bous. For the record, Fader, I still make mix cds.
FILM
Early buzz is, Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox is rad.
OMG Scott Pilgrim pictures!
Simon Pegg discusses the final installment in his Blood and Ice Cream trilogy. (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End)
WEIRD
The Cool Kids are the world's only cool kids, or at least, are trying to prove the aforementioned assertion in a court of law.
Courtney Love sucks.
The excessive fan-worshipping of the Joker has officially gone way too far.
WORLD
Via Reuters, Spain may open a probe on the policies of six Bush administration officials, specifically pertaining to Guantanamo Bay.
PERSONAL
The busy days just keep on comin'.
2009 FILMS SEEN: 15
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 601
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, bouncing.
Kanye + Jonze + Wayne = Expectations.
Okkervil River helps kids. Damn my city kicks ass. Speaking of, Pitchfork has reservations about their new B-Side but I think it kicks a lot of ass. They do give Wave Machines deserved love.
Asher Roth seems like a really chill dude.
Over on DiS, Lipster continues to dissappoint me entirely. Sure, they give Dent May some deserved credit (the critical bashing he's received baffles me) but they go all lukewarm on Fever Ray and then play some bullshit this-high-art-is-below-us facetious smirk on Antony, which yeah, that's an easy way to draw my ire. They seem desperate to be elitist, and it's not an appealing pose.
Fader brings us a huge treat courtesy Sin Fang Bous. For the record, Fader, I still make mix cds.
FILM
Early buzz is, Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox is rad.
OMG Scott Pilgrim pictures!
Simon Pegg discusses the final installment in his Blood and Ice Cream trilogy. (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End)
WEIRD
The Cool Kids are the world's only cool kids, or at least, are trying to prove the aforementioned assertion in a court of law.
Courtney Love sucks.
The excessive fan-worshipping of the Joker has officially gone way too far.
WORLD
Via Reuters, Spain may open a probe on the policies of six Bush administration officials, specifically pertaining to Guantanamo Bay.
PERSONAL
The busy days just keep on comin'.
2009 FILMS SEEN: 15
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 601
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, bouncing.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Friday-Saturday-Sunday All-in-One Bonanza Extravaganza Spectacular
Okay, first we've got:
FRIDAY
(Slowest News Day of 2009)
MUSIC
A Gorillaz doc comes out soon, which Pitchfork calls unwatchable for whatever reason. Looks lo-fi to be sure, but fun. Oh well, their CFCF review is pretty dead-on. I'm excited for more CFCF to drop.
New Weezy mixtape, new OJ Da Juiceman video... illroots knows how I do. G5 Clive's mixtape is also pretty kickass.
FILM
I'd officially love to see $9.99.
WEIRD
Dear Nicholas Cage: You look like a buffoon.
WORLD
The number of chronically hungry people has topped one billion.
The situation in Mexico is terrifying.
SATURDAY EDITORIAL
I'm in a bad period of life to be concerned about the apocalypse.
And sure, all signs are pointing to crisis (which seems, evidently, to be normal) but I just don't feel it. And I'm thankful for that, but also a little confused. Mexican drug cartels, environmental disaster, the possible collapse of our economy, yeah, it's all scary. But here, Wheatsville just opened its new extension, my film career looks bright, my apartment is on the horizon: I'm planning for the future despite all this angst and anxiety.
Am I on the right track? Is it good to avoid the terrified hype, or am I living in a dream world that's set up to collapse? I honestly can't be sure anymore. It's the oddest form of schizophrenia and I'm having trouble adapting.
Anyway, I guess I'll just keep moving forward. There's no use in getting swept up in doomcasting and frightened mentality. I'm just hoping things don't all blow up.
SUNDAY: MARCH IN REVIEW
Odd month to review.
Most Interesting, Music:
Anamanaguchi's new album is available entirely for free.
Most Interesting, Film:
SXSW went down, and was awesome.
Weirdest:
Water is on fire.
Biggest World Event:
With Clinton's trip to Mexico, the drug war against cartels is receiving lots of national attention.
Best Song:
Anamanaguchi, "Mermaid"
Best Film:
Make-Out with Violence
Reviews
First off, apologies for just how damn long it's been since I've reviewed anything at all.
Anamanaguchi, Dawn Metropolis
It's hard for me to review this in a "fair" way. You and I aren't going to see eye to eye on this album, that's for sure, unless "you" have been rabidly devouring chip music since halfway through high school. It's a genre that many are unfamiliar with, and it forces me to divide this review in half.
For chip music afficionados: This is exactly what you wanted from Anamanaguchi. It's as compositionally strong as anything they've ever done, it's orgasmically devoid of all the current hipster-electronica fashions plaguing some recent chiptunes releases, and ultimately it's just really good chip. Some have argued that it's inferior to Power Supply, but that's really not true - not to criticize Power Supply, but it's a niche album, where Dawn Metropolis maintains the sound and vibe but with enough variance in structure and style to land broader appeal. Wouldn't THAT be something?
For the chiptune-uninitiated: This is a solid, fun album from a band that's been developing their sound for quite a while. It's really fast-paced and really sunshiney (well, for the most part) which might throw you off at first - songs may sound too similar on first listen, but as you notice the nuances and changes, you'll find more and more rewarding depth. Standout closer "Mermaid" may be where you want to start, honestly: it's sort of a prog-rock epic if prog-rock epics happened in Gameboy games.
PERSONAL
Man, it has been a rollercoaster month. In like a lion, out like a lamb, right? I friggin' hope so, at least.
2009 FILMS SEEN: 15
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 601
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, bouncing.
FRIDAY
(Slowest News Day of 2009)
MUSIC
A Gorillaz doc comes out soon, which Pitchfork calls unwatchable for whatever reason. Looks lo-fi to be sure, but fun. Oh well, their CFCF review is pretty dead-on. I'm excited for more CFCF to drop.
New Weezy mixtape, new OJ Da Juiceman video... illroots knows how I do. G5 Clive's mixtape is also pretty kickass.
FILM
I'd officially love to see $9.99.
WEIRD
Dear Nicholas Cage: You look like a buffoon.
WORLD
The number of chronically hungry people has topped one billion.
The situation in Mexico is terrifying.
SATURDAY EDITORIAL
I'm in a bad period of life to be concerned about the apocalypse.
And sure, all signs are pointing to crisis (which seems, evidently, to be normal) but I just don't feel it. And I'm thankful for that, but also a little confused. Mexican drug cartels, environmental disaster, the possible collapse of our economy, yeah, it's all scary. But here, Wheatsville just opened its new extension, my film career looks bright, my apartment is on the horizon: I'm planning for the future despite all this angst and anxiety.
Am I on the right track? Is it good to avoid the terrified hype, or am I living in a dream world that's set up to collapse? I honestly can't be sure anymore. It's the oddest form of schizophrenia and I'm having trouble adapting.
Anyway, I guess I'll just keep moving forward. There's no use in getting swept up in doomcasting and frightened mentality. I'm just hoping things don't all blow up.
SUNDAY: MARCH IN REVIEW
Odd month to review.
Most Interesting, Music:
Anamanaguchi's new album is available entirely for free.
Most Interesting, Film:
SXSW went down, and was awesome.
Weirdest:
Water is on fire.
Biggest World Event:
With Clinton's trip to Mexico, the drug war against cartels is receiving lots of national attention.
Best Song:
Anamanaguchi, "Mermaid"
Best Film:
Make-Out with Violence
Reviews
First off, apologies for just how damn long it's been since I've reviewed anything at all.
Anamanaguchi, Dawn Metropolis
It's hard for me to review this in a "fair" way. You and I aren't going to see eye to eye on this album, that's for sure, unless "you" have been rabidly devouring chip music since halfway through high school. It's a genre that many are unfamiliar with, and it forces me to divide this review in half.
For chip music afficionados: This is exactly what you wanted from Anamanaguchi. It's as compositionally strong as anything they've ever done, it's orgasmically devoid of all the current hipster-electronica fashions plaguing some recent chiptunes releases, and ultimately it's just really good chip. Some have argued that it's inferior to Power Supply, but that's really not true - not to criticize Power Supply, but it's a niche album, where Dawn Metropolis maintains the sound and vibe but with enough variance in structure and style to land broader appeal. Wouldn't THAT be something?
For the chiptune-uninitiated: This is a solid, fun album from a band that's been developing their sound for quite a while. It's really fast-paced and really sunshiney (well, for the most part) which might throw you off at first - songs may sound too similar on first listen, but as you notice the nuances and changes, you'll find more and more rewarding depth. Standout closer "Mermaid" may be where you want to start, honestly: it's sort of a prog-rock epic if prog-rock epics happened in Gameboy games.
PERSONAL
Man, it has been a rollercoaster month. In like a lion, out like a lamb, right? I friggin' hope so, at least.
2009 FILMS SEEN: 15
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 601
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, bouncing.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
March 25th, 2009 / March 26th, 2009
Two days worth, but fortunately very, very slow ones: let's do this.
MUSIC:
Los Campesinos! are blogging the creation of their new album. It is now on my blogs-to-read-daily list.
Blender is deadish.
DiS gives one last impassioned defense of Radiohead-as-guitar-band, which ends up sort of being "hey we didn't know better."
Fader just had to go and inflame my crush on Keri Hilson. WTF is Ne-Yo doing, though?
FILM:
The new Where The Wild Things Are trailer is out and it's everywhere; find it and love it.
Ang Lee's got a Woodstock movie coming out.
There's huge unanimous praise for Goodbye Solo, which I ruefully missed and want to see soon.
WEIRD:
British people hate teenagers.
WORLD:
The U.S. and Israel are being accused of bombing Sudan for tactical reasons related to the conflict with Palestine.
PERSONAL:
Dude, I have missed chiptunes. So good to get back to 8bit pop.
Fun fact of the day: bitter almonds turn your blood into CYANIDE. Look it up.
2009 FILMS SEEN: 15
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 542
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, sipping on plant milk.
MUSIC:
Los Campesinos! are blogging the creation of their new album. It is now on my blogs-to-read-daily list.
Blender is deadish.
DiS gives one last impassioned defense of Radiohead-as-guitar-band, which ends up sort of being "hey we didn't know better."
Fader just had to go and inflame my crush on Keri Hilson. WTF is Ne-Yo doing, though?
FILM:
The new Where The Wild Things Are trailer is out and it's everywhere; find it and love it.
Ang Lee's got a Woodstock movie coming out.
There's huge unanimous praise for Goodbye Solo, which I ruefully missed and want to see soon.
WEIRD:
British people hate teenagers.
WORLD:
The U.S. and Israel are being accused of bombing Sudan for tactical reasons related to the conflict with Palestine.
PERSONAL:
Dude, I have missed chiptunes. So good to get back to 8bit pop.
Fun fact of the day: bitter almonds turn your blood into CYANIDE. Look it up.
2009 FILMS SEEN: 15
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 542
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, sipping on plant milk.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
ESSAYS
Blog postponed due to ESSAYS BEING DUE
Ahhhhhhh college
Will include Wednesday in the Thursday post
'cos you guys know I'm good for it
Ahhhhhhh college
Will include Wednesday in the Thursday post
'cos you guys know I'm good for it
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