Blog-achella X: Reunited And It Feels So Good

Kind of fun moment today at work... got to talk Olympics for a second with Bruce Jenner, which is pretty fucking cool when you think about it... we did NOT however talk plastic surgery.

In other Olympic news, I covered The Dead Weather as much as I'm gonna here, so go read that and whatnot...

Next up, David Guetta and his cheesy Eurohouse with American R&B star dressing. I will pass, as seeing him mime behind the decks while Akon sang on some New Year's Eve show a couple months ago would have been hilarious had it not been so pathetic...

Continuing on the Brooklynchella tip are MGMT, who I quite like and recommend... but there's really nothing new out there from them to post, so just go see 'em...

Speaking of wankers, Tiesto!

Which brings us to...

Faith No More



Who they are: I don't believe they are actually legally allowed to have Coachella without three dudes... Perry Farrell, Josh Homme and the ubiquitous Mr. Mike Patton. Without looking I can remember him being there with Peeping Tom, Fantomas, Rahzel and who could forget when he sat in with Sigur Ros and they did that Slayer cover. Fucking metal, man.

What they sound like: Are Faith No More a really funky Metal band or a really (fucking) Metal Funk band? Discuss...

Faith No More - Midlife Crisis (ysi)

What I think: I'm not nearly the Patton devotee that some of my friends are. Seriously, get a room. BUT I'd be lying if I didn't say that this looks kinda awesome...



That whole show is on the YouTubes, I highly recommend it. Made a believer outta me, anyhoo. Have a great weekend, foolz...

Blog-achella X: Those guys again? Well, at least they don't suck...

This is the third time today's band has played the big show in the last four years, so forgive me if I don't have much new to say about them...

Hot Chip



Who they are: A band whose career has actually proven to have some legs, unlike so many other blog darlings of the past few years... it's probably because, unlike most blog darling bands, they're good.

What they sound like: Four albums in, the Hot Chip sound is pretty well established... the new record stays with 4/4 rhythms for most of the tracks... the vocals certainly haven't changed and neither has the sexy/nerdi-ness...

Hot Chip - We Have Love (ysi)

What I think: I'm still in awe of the show they put on at the 'Chella in 2008, so you bet your ass I'm all over the Hot Chip. Woulda liked to give you video from that one, but all I can find on YouTube is crappy fan-shot video. So here they are from Glasto the year before, rockin' the live New Order mash-up...



Warms your heart to see a little nerd become a big Rock Star, don't it? I just wanna pinch his rosy little cheeks...

Blog-achella X: Starring Hippie Neighbor Dude

So Joe Buck just showed up at my office for some reason or another... I made him do some play-by-play while I made copies. Okay, that's a lie... but I wanted to...

I guess some of you might be surprised for me to give the thumbs down to SF House producer Kaskade. I mean, the dude was a fixture at OM Records for a while and we love the OM. But have you heard what he's putting out lately? He's gone the way of the fromage... stinky-style...

Speaking of stinky... Coheed & Cambria's Prog Rock bollocks seem to have gotten even more bollock-y since the last time I heard them. Which is pretty freakin' bollock-y... so check out where that leaves us...

Devo



Who they are: I'm sure you know who Devo is, so instead I will tell you a true story here... For many years I lived off Melrose and had these neighbors I called the "hippie couple"... dude had long blonde hair and little round glasses, wife was even more hippie-looking... the kind of couple you imagined would eat a vegan, locally-grown dinner, watch some art films and then have 22-hour Sting-style sex every night. Nice folks. Knew 'em for years. Then one day, Dude is having a little yard sale out front. I ask him what he's been up to... said he was just out of town doing a show with his band. I had no idea Hippie Neighbor Dude was in a band. HOW CUTE! So I asked him what his band was called. His answer... Devo. Me: "Wait, you mean, like, 'DEVO' Devo?" "Yeah, Devo Devo" What the fa-heck!?!? Who knew?!?! The show he'd just played was a festival in Japan in front of 80,000 people! (Dude was in fact David Kendrick, a non-original member, but still... he was selling some records at this yard sale and he pulled out a Devo album and there was his damn face on the back.) Needless to say, I was flabbergasted. But that's L.A. for ya... you never know when the hippie dude who lives next door and drives a 12-year-old Civic is the drummer for fucking Devo...

What they sound like: They sound like Devo, dumbass...

Devo - Girl U Want (ysi)

What I think: I like Devo, but they're no Oingo Boingo, if ya know what I mean...



But seriously, you'd kinda want to kick yourself if you didn't catch a least a little glimpse of the flower pot hats live, wouldn't you? I know I would...

Blog-achella X: In which I do, in fact, go there.

Time to start another week of hilarity, and awaaaaaay we go...

First off we have Gossip who used to be called "The" Gossip... which I thought was better. So screw those guys...

Dirty Projectors... well, they have one really good song, these Brooklyn-ites... and damn there are a lot of Brooklyn bands this year... and here it is...

Dirty Projectors - Stillness Is The Move (ysi)

That is quite good indeed. So, checking out the album you'd expect more of the same... and you'd be wrong. This stuff is borderline unlistenable. Most of the singing is done by this dude with a high-pitched voice that I think I'd like to strangle and songwriting is super sloppy in the way that Indie Kids find so precious. Interestingly enough, just now looking at the first customer review for Bitte Orca on Amazon, that person likes every song on the record BUT this one. Because that person is retarded like their mom was Sarah Palin. You bet your ass I went there...

Major Lazer gets no love from me because Diplo is part of it, and I've pretty much never liked anything Diplo's ever done except for the first M.I.A. record... that whole Baltimore booty bass/Baile Funk business... guh. This one he does with Switch, who used to be okay before he went all Fidget House... and the result is... a Dancehall Reggae record, because of course it is... miss it. But DO NOT miss...

2 Many DJs



Who they are: Two brothers who are also in the band Soulwax, but you probably knew that.

What they sound like: Along with our last post, Z-Trip, some of the real founders of the whole mash-up thing. But they've certainly taken it to the next level of lunacy... peep this ridiculous mix they did for BBC Radio 1 last year. The first hour is 420 intros of songs all mixed together... peep the tracklist here... and then the second hour, is, well... they'll explain, just listen...

2 Many DJs "Introversy" Set - BBC Radio 1 - 2/2/09

What I think: Crazy shit. And the live show looks off the hook. Check particularly the video portion where the album covers come to life...



I think if you miss that, you're even more retarded than if you liked the Dirty Projectors record. ZANG!

Blog-achella X: 2 Birds + 1 Stone = FATALITY!

One of my all-time faves today (and a good guy to boot)... but first...

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes are a bit too much on the folk-y and jangly side for me, so I will walk on past...

The Raveonettes and their Punk/Pop thing are kind of the definition of "meh" for me. Don't love 'em, don't hate 'em...

I have no idea what Les Claypool is up to these days, and quite frankly I don't care. That said, I would be lying, however, if I didn't say that I loved Primus back in the day and got my mosh on to them live on more than one occasion. So in celebration of that, here's some super-old school steez...

Primus - John The Fisherman (ysi)

I also have no idea exactly what famed director John Waters is doing at Coachella. Anyone have a clue? DJ? Spoken Word? Big Gay Cabaret Revue? I would be lying, however, if I didn't say that I loved Serial Mom...

Now, The XX is a super-hot-shit blog darling band these days, and if I was trolling for Hype Machine hits, I would post them... but honestly after listening to a half dozen songs on their Myspace, I have no idea what the hype is about. I find their Electro-Pop to be quite pedestrian, especially compared to some of the acts we have already covered... which brings us to...

Z-Trip



Who he is: In my opinion, the most fun DJ in the world. Oft-imitated... poorly. Seriously, any joker with a copy of Serato and a collection of Now That's What I Call Music hits thinks he can rock it like Z-Trip, but I've seen some of these A.D.DJs and they can all fuck right off. "Look at me! I played 8 bars of 50 Cent and went right into Barry Manilow! I'm so fucking ironic and clever!" Fuck you. Fuck you right in the laptop, dude. Firstly, you're doing it wrong, and secondly fuck your Ed Hardy hoodie and your stupid haircut and the weak-ass hipter standing next to you while you play making vaguely gang-related hand signs every time you change songs. Did I mention fuck you?

What he sounds like: See the video for a short bit of the Z-Trip experience... but here I've got for you a new remix he did for another Coachella act, The Dead Weather. They're the new group featuring Jack White and VV from The Kills and now I've covered them, too. Two birds/one stone, bitches! Also, the remix features a verse from acclaimed white rapper Slug from Atmosphere...

The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother (Z-Trip Remix ft. Slug) (ysi)

What I think: Miss it at your own peril...



Plus, he's quite famous for bringing fun guest stars onto the stage with him at the 'Chella... I've seen Beck, Chester from Linkin Park and Busdriver join in the fun, and I only saw him a couple of the times he played there. So keep that in mind... and have a great weekend...

Blog-achella X: It's That Girl From That Group

Today is another one of those days where, well... let's just be blunt here. Saturday is not so hot until you get to the big names. This day has a weaker undercard than a women's boxing pay-per-view. To wit...

Aterciopelados are a band from Columbia that once again make me wonder... why doesn't Rock En Espanol have more Espanol in it than just the singing? I mean, if the dude in Nickelback was singing in Spanish, would that make it any better? No, it would not... Not to unfairly compare these guys to Nickelback, because that would be a low blow... but I'm sure you have no idea what the fuck I'm on about get my point.

Old Crow Medicine Show are exactly the old-timey fiddle & banjo style Country that the name would imply. HE'S A-PICKIN' AND I'M A-GRINNIN'! YEE-HAW!

I really hated Tokyo Police Club the last time they played and I'm sure I'm not going to change my mind about that, for I am old and set in my ways and GODDAMMIT IT'S DRAFTY IN HERE! CLOSE THAT WINDOW!

Mew are one of those really off-kilter Scandinavian Pop acts and I can't decide if I like them or not... which means I don't like them enough to dedicate a full post to them. Listen yourself and decide...

Dirty South is some big floor Progressive House bollocks...

And Camera Obscura are a Scottish Pop act that are just a bit twee for my tastes... because I am manly and rugged and such and have no time for your quirkness. I SAY GOOD DAY TO YOU!

But after all that, here's some awesome in the form of...

Sia



Who she is: I guess since solo album #3 is, as the kids say, about to drop, we can stop calling her the "girl who sang with Zero 7". What do you think?

What she sounds like: Same great voice, surprisingly happier music. Really, for someone who's as complete a goofball as Sia is, the heaviness of many of her tunes has always seemed odd. Here's a chick on stage telling corny jokes until she busts out with "Breathe", that cheery little number that reminds everyone of nothing but death, death, death. But check it out, she's gone to the disco...

Sia - You've Changed (ysi)

What I think: I'm sure there'll be plenty of mope-alicious goodness on the new album, but I hope there's a bit more from where this came from, too. I think it'll help her continue to build her own name. That said, here she is doing a Zero 7 song, because that's how I roll...



And because she'll totally do that one and you'll get goosebumps. Deal with it...

Blog-achella X: Don't Sleep on the Polkster

Hey, all... finally back. I like to take an extra day on President's Day, a sequel of sorts, in which I celebrate James K. Polk, Chester A. Arthur and Millard M.F. Fillmore... the under-appreciated ones. Don't sleep on James K. Polk, Indie kids... without him there'd be no Texas, therefore no Gorilla Vs. Bear, and therefore no one at all to fellate Animal Collective on a daily basis. So he should be your HERO!!! Anyhoo, back to Saturday at Blog-achella...

The next act on our list is L.A. producer Flying Lotus, who I just featured back in September, so I'm not gonna give him another whole post. Because (and I think I've mentioned this before) I am lazy... but maybe if you clicked, I dunno, here, perhaps... you might find something interesting.

Next up is Bad Lieutenant which is the new band of Bernard Sumner of New Order. And it sounds pretty much like New Order only more with the jangly guitars. But after the awful, half-assed performance Bernie moped through the last time New Order played the big show... and man did he not want to be there... I can't recommend it live...

How about Scottish band Frightened Rabbit? Nah, they're not very good. So...

Bassnectar



Who he is: A hippie-lookin' dude from San Francisco who makes decidedly un-hippie-ish music. Thank goodness. Because otherwise he would be met with nothing but SCORN!

What he sounds like: Big fat Downtempo beats that cross into Dubstep and Breaks territory when he feels like it. Now, I know I normally give you originals, but I have a big feeling this remix will be the hit of his set...

The Pixies - Where Is My Mind (Bassnectar Remix) (ysi)

What I think: Looks like a good time. Very similar vibe live to Pretty Lights, only with even bigger visual accoutrements...



And then I come up with a witty line to sign off with until tomorrow...

Blog-achella X: CBR Me ASAP!

Do you believe it? Two good acts in a row on the Coachella poster? Geddafuckouddaheah! I kid, I kid... but no skippies today because next on the list is...

Corinne Bailey Rae



Who she is: The young British songstress that, with her debut album a couple of years back, exploded onto the scene so hard that the Grammys even got some on 'em.

What she sounds like: Smooth soul with warm, organic instrumentation. The new album has a bit of a Zero 7 feel to it with the arrangements... which is, if you're scoring at home, a fielder's choice good thing...

Corinne Bailey Rae - Feels Like The First Time (ysi)

What I think: I love it and think she'd make an amazing early evening, second stage act. Just as it's getting cooler out, a nice chill set before you go get all sweaty with Hot Chip or get your brains blasted out (in a good way, mind you) by Faith No More...



Plus she's a cutie... Have a great weekend!

Blog-achella X: Searching For Robbie Van Winkle

Yo stop! Collaborate and listen. Ice is back with a brand new edition... of Blog-achella. And another big list of skippies. But I even came up with a second way of justifying it. Look, there's like 40 bands playing and if you're lucky, you'll catch a dozen of them and they still won't even all be full sets. So, if I just said everybody is good, am I really doing you a service? HELL NO, I AM NOT! So...

To directly contradict myself, we start with Australian band The Temper Trap, whose debut record ain't half bad... kind of a Brit Rock sound and you know we love that around here. So since I wasn't able to post yesterday, here's a bonus for ya...

The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (ysi)

But then you get some Rock En Espanol from Zoe, and... we will pass...

Craze and Klever are possibly two of the greatest Turntablists out there, and it promises to be good shit, but they played last year so read that post because I am lazy. The music is still up for you to grab, so it's a Double Bonus day! What is this, Casino Morongo?

Shooter Jennings, son of Country legend Waylon, comes next. I wanted to like him, I really did. And he's got some interesting stuff going on with his band Heirophant. But when the Rock parts of the songs started, the first word to pop into my head is Nickelback. This is a word that should never pop into my head... EVER!

The Almighty Defenders are a group which consists partly of the members of Black Lips, which may be the worst band I have ever reviewed for Blog-achella. Don't think I need to say any more on that one...

And every year there has to be one South Bay bar band on the bill playing a Punk/Ska combination and this year it's someone called RX Bandits... and the crowd at Hennessey's rejoiced.

And then you have Porcupine Tree, who've been around seemingly forever and have been unlistened to by me for just as long. I should have kept it that way...

So finally, another new one to me...

Pretty Lights



Who he is: One Mr. Derek Vincent Smith of Colorado, accompanied live by a drummer dude.

What he sounds like: Downtempo Electronic beats with lots of super-chopped samples (see if you can recognize 'em!) and big, fat synth sounds...

Pretty Lights - Hot Like Sauce (ysi)

Homeboy gives all his stuff away for free, because he's cool like that (and because of all the samples, me imagine), so hop on over to his website and get you some!

What I think: Me likey. Me likey a lot. And the live show looks fun, too... it lives up to the name!



And in case you're wondering why the Vanilla Ice reference... I have no freaking idea...

Blog-achella X: The Pride of Wasilla

I'm about to start Saturday's lineup by blowing right through a cool half dozen uncool bands. I know it may make me look like I don't, you know, like anything ever... but I look at it this way (and I'm pretty sure I repeat this mantra every year)... would I pay US American dollars to see any of these bands perform on their own? Not in this recession, bitches!

Saturday begins with Frank Turner and the always reliable Irish Music/Punk Rock blend... which is fine when you're drinking Guinness at Molly Malone's...

Next we have Steel Train from New Jersey, a band with a Heavy Metal name that plays some "meh" Pop/Rock whatevs... they're currently touring opening for Tegan & Sara if that gives you the idea.

How about Beach House from Baltimore? It's some decently nice shoegaze-y stuff that gets brought down by some sub-par vocals.

Girls is a rarity... a bad band from San Francisco. Once again, everything is fine until people start singing. Now, both Girls and Beach House are serious blog darlings these days which makes me wonder... don't anyone care about the vocals any more? Or are these blogs so concerned with annointing the next cool thing that they don't worry about little things like the ability to sing? Because guess what... most bands that are really popular, like in the real world, tend to have good singers. Or a least mostly on-key ones. Of course, Taylor Swift single-handedly renders that statement false, so I'll just shut the fuck up now.

Band Of Skulls are a British band that kind of sounds like the White Stripes if you added a girl singer. But then on another song they reminded me of Jet, so...

White Rabbits are a pretty interesting, heavily percussion-based Indie Rock band that almost makes the cut but the songs get a little samey after a while. You guys like your floor toms. We get it, already...

And then comes the pleasant surprise. The one I didn't expect that made me take notice. I love those...

Portugal. The Man



Who they are: A band from, of all places, Wasilla Fucking Alaska. Hard to believe that the same place that spawned Sarah Palin actually produced anything of any worth to humanity, but God works in mysterious ways, doesn't she? Don't get me started on that retard Palin either, because just don't...

What they sound like: I read that they change their style from record to record, and I'm not sure how radically because I'd never listened to them until today... but the one they got going now is just some solid modern Pop...

Portugal. The Man - Work All Day

What I think: I think I can get behind that. Looks okay live, too...



Bonus points for calling their album The Satanic Satanist. I'm sure Sarah Palin would love that...

Blog-achella X: Thank Jeebus It's Friday

And so we reach Friday's headliner...

Jay-Z



Who he is: He's the dude that's got the hottest chick in the game wearin' his chain. (But she still made a fool of herself at the Grammys...)

What he sounds like: It's Jay-Z people. If you haven't heard of this guy, you probably live in North Korea...

Jay-Z - Jigga That Nigga (ysi)

What I think: Okay, so here's my take on J-Hova. I like him more as a guy than as a rapper. If you ask me, The Blueprint is the only above average album in his cannon and people that consider him to be the greatest rapper ever are, to put it gently, out of their fucking minds. But as a guy, pretty darn cool, classy and some other word that begins with "C". I like everything about Jay-Z but most of his music. And from what I've seen, his live show is a bit of a hype-man shoutfest, although a more entertaining one than most...



Love how he took the piss out of Oasis there. That said, I'd probably only see Jay-Z if there wasn't any serious competition in the time slot. What would I consider serious competition? Well, here in a new Blog-achella feature, are my Friday Top 5 plus one underdog I think may be capable of stealing the show.

Top 5 For Friday

1) Fever Ray
2) LCD Soundsystem
3) Public Image Limited
4) The Specials
5) La Roux

Underdog Pick of the Day - Ceu

Overall, I wouldn't consider it one of the strongest Coachella days ever, but if you're seeing that 6-act show and a couple others, you are having a rather pleasant time. Have a great weekend and get ready for the Saturday steez starting in a mere 72 hours...

Blog-achella X: Fuck Vampire Weekend. There. I Said It.

The bands I move past today will probably get me flamed a bit, but I can take it...

Deadmau5 is a DJ, for me at least, that seems to be more popular than he is good, although I certainly don't hate him. No, I save the hate for... well, you'll see some good expletive combinations during Saturday's rundown (I'm looking your way, Tiesto)...

Vampire Weekend however, does get a big ol' hairy hate wiener stuffed up their collective cornhole. I put it quite excellently a couple years back, but I'll just paraphrase myself. If your band makes Paul Simon's little Jewy whiteguy take on African music sound authentic by comparison, you suck....

And I know a lot of people are into Them Crooked Vultures because the guys in this band were in other bands or at least their dads were, but let's be real here. Dave Grohl will sit in with a Junior High stage band for a bowl of soup at this point, so I don't really consider anything he does to be all that special anymore. And Josh Homme isn't far behind. I'm shocked Will.I.Am. isn't in this band to be honest. But, giving credit where credit is due, at least they're not doing the National Anthem for a bowl game with Josh Freaking Groban like Flea... for the love of fuck, Flea, WHAT HAVE YOU BECOME?!?!? A TICK?!! A GNAT?!?! A CHIGGER?!?!

LCD Soundsystem



Who they are: Mr. James Murphy, winner of the annual "Rock Star I'd Confuse For A Plumber Or Maybe A Guy Who Works At Home Depot" and whatever band of scurrilous scallywags he currently has in tow.

What they sound like: He's the man who brought the Dance/Punk hybrid of '70s New York City back into style... and the one that approximately 8 million other bands ape to often dubious results. But, if your on your computer box reading an internet page-amathing about music, I don't need to tell you what LCD sounds like and you already have most of it anyway, so here's a remix courtesy of Brits Padded Cell from the longform Nike piece LCD did a couple years back...

LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 (Padded Cell Remix) (ysi)

What I think: Although I've heard LCD live can be a bit hit-or-miss, the time I saw them at Coachella 4(?) years back, they were fucking amazing. Of course, I was fully off my tits at the time. But hey, if you're not off your tits at Coachella, you're doing it wrong...



And the Friday wrap-up finishes up tomorrow.

Blog-achella X: A Bunch of Right Geezers

The Oscars generally don't get me nearly as riled up as the Grammys do, thank goodness. Especially when they do things like give District 9 a nomination for Best Picture. If you haven't seen that flick, do it now. It's the best movie I saw last year and probably one of the best Sci-Fi movies EVAR. It's genius, I tells ya, so watch that shit. I'll wait...

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Fuckin' awesome movie, eh? Told ya. Anyhoo, I had too much things to do yesterday to get around to posting, so it's a Twofer Tuesday on Wednesday... but first...

I'm somewhat ashamed to admit that I really know fuck-all about Grace Jones except that she was awesome in Conan the Destroyer. Never ever got into her music, so I can't even offer an opinion... but I'd most likely stop by just out of curiosity.

I know even less about Passion Pit, although people seem to like them. I'm not terribly impressed and don't see them as being a band anyone is going to be talking about a couple years from now, so I'll pass...

And then we have Grizzly Bear, who I know is probably a band I'm supposed to appreciate... and I've tried somewhat sincerely... but they just don't get more than a "meh" outta me. My post on them from '07 is hee-larious, by the way. I KILL ME!

And once again I find myself recommending '80s bands, because I am old and crotchety...

The Specials



Who they are: The Kings of British Ska!

What they sound like: The sound like Ska, and I'm not talking about the knucklehead kind of stuff you hear on KROQ... I'm talking about the real deal... Vespas and Two-Tone all the way...

The Specials - Nite Klub (ysi)

What I think: Kudos to these guys for not going down the road that some of their contemporaries have and plowing on like a pathetic self-cover band, playing Dollar Beer Night at the local horse track (I'm looking in your direction, English Beat). Here's the current version, and maybe they're to old to skank but it still sounds good, plus they have their dignity...



Being a Ska fan, The Specials are legends not to be missed. Actually, today's other band pretty much fits that same description...

Public Image Limited



Who they are: Mr. Jonathan Q. Rotten, ESQ., the surly old cur, and his equally craggy cohorts.

What they sound like: Not being hip to the scene when these guys first started, I wonder what the reaction was to hearing that Johnny Rotten had started a dance band. Did people accuse him of selling out? Because if they did I'm sure Johnny told them all to fuck themselves proper...

Public Image Limited - Seattle (ysi)

What I think: You bet yer ass I wanna see PiL live... if only for whatever batshit-crazy screeds Johnny goes off on between songs. Plus they still rock kinda hard...



Plus wouldn't it be cool to have Johnny Rotten as your crazy old uncle? Either him or Ozzy... anyhoo, thus ends '80s night at Coachella. We'll get back to the 21st Century tomorrow...

Blog-achella X: Do NOT get me started...

Seriously, don't even get me started on the Grammys, people. Just don't. Because I could go all fucking day. I mean, for fucks's sake, could you at least give the fucking "Album of the Year" award to someone who can, I dunno, FUCKING SING?!?!?! I mean, just a suggestion, eh? Somethin' to chew on... And Beyonce trying to do Alanis? She couldn't even bring herself to even MOUTH the bad word in the song, which kind of ruins whatever fucking point she was trying to make about how edgy she is... or something. I dunno... as soon as that part started I had to rush to the other room to get something to sop up the blood pouring out of my ears. Also, fuck you, Jamie Foxx. Fuck you right in the autotune. Oh, and Lady Gaga winning "Best Electron-- GAAAAAAAAHANEURYSM!

(Breathing. Breathing)

See what just happened there? I can't help myself. If that display of rancid, fetid ass droppings is the best of the current state of Pop music, we're all doomed.

Luckily... it's not. And anyone who knows anything knows that the Grammys are utterly fucking worthless. Because there's so much good music out there it hurts... it's just not in the iPods of 12-year-old girls or Grammy voters. But it is in mine and yours... and that's the whole point of this little inter-page, innit? Ah, back to the happy place...

That said, Benny Benassi kinda sucks. Posted on him last time he played the 'Chella, and it's a post worth checking out again because there's a video with boobies in it... which brings us to...

Echo & The Bunnymen



Who they are: They're from the '80s, kids.

What they sound like: Now, I see that they have a new album out, and for all I know it's fantastic, amazing and awesome... but why would I be arsed to look into that? Nostalgia, time, bitches!

Echo & The Bunnymen - Bedbugs & Ballyhoo (ysi)

What I think: Hey, at least I didn't post "Lips Like Sugar", but believe you me I WAS THISDAMNCLOSE!

Ah, fuck it...



So that's what they look like now. I have no idea if anyone other than Ian McCulloch was actually in the band back then, and once again can't be arsed to find out. Sorry... I get this way every year at Grammy time. It just makes me hostile. And oh shit, I forgot about Green Day! Remember when they were a Rock band? Whatever dignity they had went right into In-Sink-Erator along with their manparts last night. Oh vey... I gotta go...