i was watching m2 earlier and i saw the video for aimee allen's "i'd start a revolution."
what's good:
she looks like joan jett by way of angelina jolie.
what's bad:
she sounds like pat benatar by way of limp bizkit.
what's good:
the full song title, "i'd start a revolution (if i could just get out of bed)."
what's bad:
blink-182 show up in the video; as does that guy from orgy. not from a particular orgy, but from the band of that name. do people still remember them? they did a remake of "blue monday"? they have mishandled hair? it wouldn't surprised me if they've slipped our collective mind: my nephews don't know who pearl jam is, and i likes it that way.
and also:
she raps.

it seems rap-rock now has its female voice. to the world's detriment, it's not lisa lopes.
posted by fred solinger 8:51 PM

 
rare instances where soulseek is found to be superior to winmx: when one is searching for mocky's "fuck all night" and not dmx's "it's all good (fuck all day, fuck all night.)"
posted by fred solinger 7:43 PM

 
sight and sound's top ten poll. taken this year, the world's top critics -- along with the guy who voted for snatch -- vote on the greatest films and directors ever.
thanks to matos for the link.
posted by fred solinger 7:22 PM

 
i just wanted to draw attention to a couple few blogs i've been reading since my re-emergence. they are:
fluxblog: matthew writes well and enthusiastically. he also enjoys sign o' the times, pointed me in the direction of new radiohead live tracks, and is familiar with wilson and alroy. so maybe he isn't keen on the rising but i choose not to hold it against him for now.

sex & sunshine: alex's site is awash in interesting links, and sunlight. now he doesn't like the strokes, but he did say this this very site has "some interesting condensed link rich posts," and heaven knows i'm not immune to flattery.

technicolour: welcome to the world of jess harvell where talk talk's laughing stock is the greatest album ever and other really weird things happen. it's all good though because jess once said he "heart"ed me, even if the heart did look like cock & balls. (and, yes, jess he does say "the subway is a porno." meep.)
posted by fred solinger 4:35 PM

 
nearly two-thirds through the year and it couldn't be a better time for best-of 2002 lists!

singles.
10. the hives, "hate to say i told you so"
9. busta rhymes ft. p. diddy & pharrell, "pass the courvoisier, part ii"
8. space cowboy, "die 4 u"
7. the streets, "weak become heroes"
6. the rapture, "house of jealous lovers"
5. eminem, "without me"
4. bruce springsteen, "the rising"
3. nelly, "hot in herre"
2. andrew w.k., "party hard"
1. conway, "lisa's got hives"

albums.
10. the vines, highly evolved
9. raphael saadiq, instant vintage
8. bryan ferry, frantic
7. sonic youth, murray street
6. pet shop boys, release
5. bruce springsteen, the rising
4. tom waits, alice
3. wilco, yankee hotel foxtrot
2. various, the best bootlegs in the world ever
1. andrew w.k., i get wet
posted by fred solinger 1:32 PM