Sunday, August 27, 2006

Ruined Music

So this is one of my favorite new sites www.ruinedmusic.com. I first heard about it over at Stereogum. I was trying to think if there are any songs that have really been ruined that much for me. Most of the songs that are ruined for me usually involve them being used in commercials like Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" in the Carnival Cruise commercials, oh yeah and then there is the awful BRMC Chilis commercial.

Probably from college there would be some breakup songs, but I still can listen to them. Like Ani DiFranco's "Untouchable". I def got pretty into emo shit in college when I was breaking up with guys, embarrassingly enough there was a lot of Dashboard Confessional, Alkaline Trio, and Saves the Day listened to.

But anyway the site has way better stories, so check it out.

I saw Patton Oswalt last night and it was hilarious, I loved that he talked about how disgusting the KFC dinner bowls are because Joe and I have been laughing about those commercials for a couple months now (even though I sadly would still eat them).

OMG I just say this on Miss Moderage's site and had to link to it. Pretty much cause I have an unhealthy obsession with Liza and this will be awesome. Of all those crappy emocore/hot topics bands I have to say there is a soft spot in my heart for MCR. I mean they are comic book nerds, cover "Under Pressure", and Helena is a damn fine video.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

White Stripes on The Simpsons Sept. 17th

Set your Tivos, here is a little preview:




















I am also pretty into this new website called Lala.com. It is a music sharing site where you put up Cds you want to trade and Cds you want. Like Netflix they send you a pre-addressed envelope and you send to the person who wants it. I just put up 18 cds today, and already have one coming. Plus I have a lot of shitty cds from HS that I want to get rid of.

Saw "Snakes on a Plane" last night, and it was everything I wanted it to be and more. So cheesy, so dirty, so funny. We went to a late night rowdy show Saturday night, after hitting up The Edinburgh Castle, and it was great. We also decided on the way home that the chick from The Sounds totally looks like a blonde Parker Posey. Stay after the movie to see the Cobra Starship video (Members of The Sounds, The Academy Is..., Midtown, Gym Class Heros). But the Cee-Lo song Ophidiophobia plays after the video and is great. The break down is hilarious and the chorus borrows from the 80s classic "Send Me an Angel" by Real Life.

Monday, August 07, 2006

That one not so much......

The latest Borat trailer is so awesome, you must check it out:



Also I watched The Edukators this weekend which was also really amazing, but in a completely different way. Great soundtrack, especially the Jeff Buckley version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" at the end. I really loved the themes of this movie and thought it was really genuine and sincere for a topic which could have been really cheesy. I am kinda interested to see how the American interpretation goes, it will totally suck if they make it about Brooklyn vegan hipsters who protest Nike and kidnap a CEO. The reason the German version worked so well is that you genuinely believe the characters idealism, especially in the scenes on the roof with Jude and Jan and the interrogation of the man they kidnap. Anyways, you should totally rent this movie and Daniel Bruel is a total hot ass (see also Goodnight Lenin).

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Ska Cubano at Stern Grove