Music | The Churning

26Jul/091

Another way to be even more annoying than you already are

I want you to annoy people. Constantly. It'll be fun. Here's an idea to help get you started.

Throw rappers names into your regular daily conversations. Like this:

Dork #1: "You want to go to the movies with me tonight?"
Dork #2: "Mos def."
Dork #1: "Awesome. I'm thinking we can check out that new creepy movie, Orphan."
Dork #2: "Coolio."
Dork #1: "Oh shit. I just realized we don't have a way to get there. My car's in the shop."
Dork #2: "Eazy E. We can borrow my mom's car."
Dork #1: "Fresh Prince!"
Dork #2: "What?"
Dork #1: "I'm just saying."
Dork #2: "I don't get it."
Dork #1: "Fresh Prince. Like - 'Fresh'. You know. Like it's cool that we can take your mom's car."
Dork #2: "That's Ludacris."

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28Nov/083

Random List: Best Solo-Career Songs by Eagles Members

Here are a few of the more notable songs released by members of the Eagles during their various solo careers. I'm ordering them from best to worst. Agree? Disagree? Don't give a shit?

Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
Dirty Laundry - Don Henley
Boys of Summer - Don Henley
Smuggler's Blues - Glenn Frey
The End of the Innocence - Don Henley
You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey

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16Nov/082

Coldsplash – Tokyo Police Club on Desparate Housewives

The lads from Canadian indie rock group Tokyo Police Club were on an episode of Desperate Housewives this past week. They played in a fictional band called Cold Splash, competing in a local battle of the bands sort of thing. During the competition, they played In a Cave from their album Elephant Shell.

I'm not a fan of the show, but I'm glad my wife DVR'ed this latest episode. Tokyo Police Club is badass, and I'll take pretty much any opportunity I can to mention them here. Check out a couple of their videos from MTV's website:

Tokyo Police Club - Tessellate |MTV Music

Tokyo Police Club - In a Cave |MTV Music

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6Nov/086

Things Rick Astley would never do to you

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29Oct/083

Saved by Zero is a Clusterfuck

I hate hate hate that fucking Toyota commercial. Every Sunday during NFL games and every commercial break during the MLB World Series I hear "saaaved by zeeerooo! saved by zero - saved by zero!"

I could not possibly hate a commercial more than I hate this one. The song is catchy and completely awful at the same time. I will never buy a Toyota. Ever.

The original song is from The Fixx, an 80's band. It's full of syncopated percussion, synth sounds, tons of reverb, a mulleted singer with a grim face, and vocals that sound almost like a slightly more upbeat version of Joy Division. Totally 80's, but not vomit-inducing.

The song in the commercial, however, is clearly a studio recording by some piece of shit classic rock cover band doing their version of a song that was mediocre to begin with. Imagine a backwoods Florida rock band in black t-shirts, tight acid washed jeans, waterfall mullets, and black Reebok high-tops performing a full set of Foreigner songs. Then out of nowhere they sneak in their version of this clusterfuck by The Fixx. That's how bad this song (and this commercial) is.

Watch at your own risk. If you off yourself after witnessing this atrocity, I will accept no responsibility whatsoever. I warned you.