Psst. Vulture. Everybody Nose? Not only is it not song of the summer (repetitive, double-time drum machine anthem with bad lyrics and a breakdown Pharrell’s been using since ‘02) but it’s also the worst name for a song since Slide It In. Now that was a song for the summer. Leave the puns at home before I start confusing you with Richard Dawson.
An unexpected marketing push for the movie Blindness at Cannes 2008. The French have no such hang-ups.
Now do you understand Miley? Let the grown-ups handle this. Go to your room.
If I see you old man — if I pass you by on a street in Hyeres — I will steal your tie.
Only 8 days until SlapClap watches hit musical comedy Blues Brothers 2000. Elwood gets the gang back together, minus any deceased cast members. I know I said it last week, that there were just 8 more days left, but I started to get cold feet — started getting anxious. Suddenly, I wasn’t sure I wanted it to be all over; to have BB 2000 become “just another movie.” The smile on my face I’ve been walking around with this past week wasn’t just a smile. it was anticipation — anticipating this movie.
Woody Allen once told a guy at a record store who had never heard Sidney Bechet that he envied him more than anyone because he got to hear Bechet for the first time. And I get to watch BB Y2K for the first time! I’m heeding Woody’s advice on this one and am taking the Michael Hutchison approach to it — delayed gratification. 8 more days!
If someone could please explain to me why I like this commercial so much I’d be much obliged. Frankly I don’t care what your feelings are toward it, I just need to know why I like it so much (the unabomber laugh plays a hand). And maybe also why I bought that Sheryl Crow album in ‘98?
Live from Terminal 5 in New York. Built to Spill to play Perfect from Now On in its entirety on September 25th & 26th — the whole blam album, on both nights. So no screaming out “Cleo!” in the middle of “Stop the Show” please. It’s too bad the opening acts aren’t very exciting: Dinosaur Jr. and the Meat Puppets. Tickets go On-Sale this Thursday, 05/15 @ 12 PM
Built to Spill Tour Dates — 2008
May 23 - Les Schwab Amphitheatre Bend, OR
May 24 - Visual Arts Center Garden City, ID
May 26 - Sasquatch Festival-The Gorge Amphitheatre George, WA
Jun 6 - Wakarusa Festival Lawrence, KS
Jun 7 - The Cabooze - Outdoor Stage Minneapolis, MN
Jul 3 - 18th Annual High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, Ca
Sep 19 - All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival Monticello, NY
Sep 25 - Terminal 5, NYC
Sep 26 - Terminal 5, NYC
“Instead of saying that Badu’s performance will not be bettered any time soon (though it won’t), I’ll say that her show gave everyone in the house serious bragging rights. Dylan in 1965, Metallica in 1985, Bad Brains in 1981—it was one of those points on the arc. If you want to know who is at her peak, who is both of her moment and channelling so many forces that her work spills out over the edges of history and stops time, that’s Erykah Badu in 2008.”
The New Yorker refuses to publish my submissions to their cartoon caption contest. I have no idea why.
SlapClap caption: “Your resume is impeccable, but I’m afraid we can’t offer you the position Dr. Hitler. This is a Jewish hospital.”
The Fashion industry’s Michael Awards handed out its Retailer of the Year award to CEO and chairman of American Apparel Dov Charney last week. His acceptance speech:
~Mike Tyson
My name is Michael Neal and I hope that we can both, together, appreciate what I've done here.
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