Friday, September 29, 2006 "Everybody, Summertime love..."
"...you'll remember me!"
I was quite young when Sabrina's "Boys (Summertime Love)" was released (it was 1987 after all), but I remember obsessing over it the minute I heard it. My uncle (who was a very young adult at the time) and my aunty (who was - in my eyes - a very cool high-school going teenager with amazing 80's hair) were quite into their music and because I spent so much time around them, I managed to educate myself from an early age.
Sabrina's "Boys..." was an instant favourite in the "fully sick" car stereo set up my uncle had going (a Kenwood tape player with an amplifier the size of Texas). My aunty loved to play it on the twin cassette deck (it was bright red) in her bedroom when she got home from school - her copy was taped off The American Top 40 Countdown (it was a hit prediction) which used to broadcast on Australian radio, unlike my uncle who had recorded it from his friends 12" Vinyl Copy (which I - about 3 months later - claimed as my own).
My levels of obsession reached new heights when I saw the video clip. Not only does Sabrina Salerno's breast/'s manage to pop out a total 376 times, but on occasion, her lip-synching is completely out of wack.
Isn't the video just excellent? I remember everytime I went swimming after seeing that video for the first time, I used to paddle about singing Sabrina's signature hit to myself, splashing about the water like an absolute cockhead. All this whilst pretending my breast (!!) was slipping out of my non-existent top. I was young, naive and thought Sabrina was THE COOLEST. Sometimes when I swim today, the tune enters my head and I'm a young'un all over again.
Good times.
Sabrina is apparently still kicking, she even has her own official website. Sadly, there is no MySpace, but I'm sure that'll happen "next week" just like the English version of her website (which has been coming "next week" for the last 2 months...)
Thursday, September 28, 2006 5ive, what'chya waitin' 4our, if ya wanna 3-2-1...
To your right is 5ive, or "Five", which is how they like to be known as now.
Not 5ive. And certainly not 4our, but Five.
These "lads" were responsible for some of the late 90's (and early noughties) most brilliant pop music moments, including "When The Lights Go Out", "Until The Time Is Through", "If Ya Gettin' Down", "Keep On Movin" and a "stack more".
Taking all this into deep consideration, the four good members of Five have decided to shout out loud - in the immortal words of Sarah Tomic on ABC TV's Raw FM - "We're Baaaaaaaaaaaaaack".
The boys have been writing with Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams' old writing partner, friend of Delta Goodrem and, according to the Five press release, Madonna) and some other folk. The new album will be self funded. Sean (the Asian one) is still trying to unleash a solo career upon the world, hence his absence from this reunion.
Quite frankly - like the rest of the world - I'm relieved he won't be joining them.
There's still the issue of "Gee that Ritchie looks a lot like Celine Dion, doesn't he?", but J, Scott and Abs MORE than make up for this nonsense, even if Scott's put on about 600 kilo's since his face last graced my bedroom wall. He still manages to look really great though. Amazing.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Previously on "Other Brilliant Blogs"...
I was going to discuss the new Janet album "20 Y.O." with you all at some stage this week. It's not very good you see, and I thought I had quite a bit to say on the matter. But it seems that the genius xolondon has managed to sum up how I feel in one sentence: "Thanks for nothing, slut!". Indeed. You can read xo's hilarious review in full right about here.
Whilst we're on the subject of spectacular journalism, Hules over at Hulestopia has written up a report of sorts detailing poor Naomi Robson's terrifying experiences trapped in an Indonesian jail cell the other week. Apparently: "The amount of abuse was mind-blowing. Some of the names that were thrown at me included 'dog', 'white she-devil', 'coke addict', but I think the one that cut me the most was 'Tracey'. Naomi starts to sob uncontrollably, "and that was just at the airport when I got home." As you can see, this is nothing short of splendid. Story in full...
Jess from Ausculture got quite a sight (and sound!) last week whilst situated on Brunswick Street, whilst the equally as brilliant Clem from Lightning Struck Itself has been to the Royal Melbourne Show. She's eaten almost as much as I will when I go on Friday night. The delightful Ella from Don't Stop The Pop has put together a post made in Fashion Week Heaven. Up for grabs in MP3 format is some Girls Aloud, Carmen Electra (!), Naomi Campbell and what could very well be the best Pay TV song in existence, "Top Model". I suggest you walk the runway over to 'the pop pronto and grab these "whilst they are still hot."
The amazing Hotstuff Files have Intel on what La Stevens of the Rachel variety and La Minogue of the Dannii variety have both been up to. One is half naked and the other is in trouble with the law. Fascinating.
Scott, To Be Certain is, with no shade of doubt, the BEST PLACE to read about the current progression of Australian Idol this season. Not only does the Marcia-god consistently feature, but now there are KKK references which have to be read to be believed. Truly inspiring.
And finally, the lovely Poster Girl over at, er, Poster Girl, has supplied us all with an in depth history of a boy band I obsessed over for about 3 months in 1999, A1. MP3's, You-Tube clips and much more can be found by heading over there.
Forget about the return of "Justine" Timberlake... or anyone else for that matter. Because the man who not only created one of the greatest albums of all time, and just so happens to also be THE sexiest man on earth* - JC Chasez - is finally returning.
After his ace "Schizophrenic" album from a few years back, (which sadly flopped) it's nice to see JC back on his feet and trying again. And what an attempt first single "Until Yesterday" is. In this song (which that Justin Timberlake bloke co-wrote) JC is quite upset with his other half. Sadly his other half is not another man, but a woman who is expecting a baby. He is very certain the child is not his (maybe because she is not a man and that is the only sex he sleeps with? Probably not, but it's always nice to dream, isn't it?), and eventually discovers that INDEED, IT IS NOT HIS CHILD. Imagine the horror.
Sounds good? There is plenty more... The chorus is rather phenomenal in as many brilliant ways as you could think of it being, the song itself has guitars in it and JC sounds frighteningly sincere through out the entire thing. Overall, this is a VERY good song. Really quite very good. Pity it is more likely going to do nothing for American radio, much less Aussie radio.
What a shame. JC is easily the better of the N*Sync boys in a solo effort. Plus, there's that whole HE'S THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE* thing as well. Anyway, you can listen to the new single by clicking here. *Subject to change, much like my Single of the Year choice, which seems to change on a weekly basis.
Monday, September 25, 2006 McFly manage the impossible...
...and have surprisingly been able to produce a video even cheaper than Girls Aloud's "Something Kinda Ooooh". Instead of doing a shit studio job, they just threw together some home-made movies from a cam-corder of themselves trying to send Dougie into space from Tom's backyard. And when that's all too much, it's shots of them singing for a few fans. Danny also has an unusual head of hair styled on his scalp. =(
Madonna's "Jump" video better be fucking good, because I'm absolutely losing my patience with everyone else's pathetic efforts of late...
...because on most occasions, it feels I am very much alone in my appreciation for Paris Hilton. But, to be honest, I really couldn't give a "flying fuck" how uncool or unhip liking Paris Hilton makes me, because her new single is just TOO good to care.
Fair enough. So "Nothing In This World" would have been brilliant with ANYONE on vocals. People with much stronger pipes and the ability to actually dance could have pulled this off, maybe even a lot better... I admit this.
But instead of dwelling on hate and negativity like, say, the 600 or so people over on the Popjustice forums who have nothing else but time to call her a "whore", "slut", et cetera, et cetera, I'm going to boldly stand up and profess not only my love for Ms. Hilton and her new single, but I'm also going to profess that not only is it the single of the year, it is also the video clip of the year... even if those same people over on the, once again, Popjustice forums see it fit to now label Paris a Paedophile - among all the other 37 Million names they like to call her - because of THIS very clip...
I wish the same "Clip of the year!!!111" line could be said for the new Girls Aloud effort though...
=(
At least the clip has managed to look about as early-90's-eurodance as the single sounds... ie: Very.
Thursday, September 21, 2006 The smell of repetition really is on you
Do not be alarmed, and do not let the guitar fool you.
This is not a promotional photograph of the latest "serious artist" to be added to this years final 12 of Australian Idol. It is, however, a promotional photograph of American singer Teddy Geiger who, apparently, is quite popular with readers of Seventeen Magazine and Dolly.
WAIT. Come back, I have yet to finish. This is important, but it might take a while.
Good.
NOW. Teddy Geiger has a new single out called "These Walls". It is quite boring, but the video clip managed to catch my half-awaken eyes on Saturday morning, waiting to fall asleep again after catching a quick glimpse of Video Hits host Axle Whitehead. You see, the video clip certainly looked a bit familiar in places.
Teddy likes to play piano. According to his entry on Wikipedia, he has been doing this piano thing since he was 6 years old. Much like Lavina from Australian Idol, who has been doing this muffin thing also since she was 6, so obviously, many things which seem familiar already.
But back to the clip. Yes. Teddy likes to play piano, so in the new video for single "These Walls", Teddy plays this very instrument. Out with the guitar, and IN WITH KEYS. Here are some screengrabs of this clip:
Harmless enough. Let's look at some more.
But hang on, isn't that Lisa MitchellMartina NavratilovaAnother male that is not Teddy GeigerMissy Higgins, the Australian female guitar and piano sturmmer who was "unearthed" by Indie radio station triple J? Isn't that her (!) video clip for a song called "Scar"?
Yes readers, it is.
OK. So they both play the piano in their clips. "BIG DEAL" I hear you shriek.
Well, now let's go back to Teddy. As his song is called "These Walls", in the video clip "the walls" come CRASHING DOWN. Isn't he clever, that Mr Geiger? Do you get it? It's called "These Walls" and the walls in the clip fall! Whattaguy.
Again, doesn't something very similar happen in that Missy Higgins clip?
Teddy's walls might fall down, but MISSY'S PIANO IS FALLING APART.
So the original thought that sprung to my mind was "Teddy Geiger IS Missy Higgins." After all, guitar, piano, penis - they have all these things. But then (YES. THERE IS A BUT!) this:
OH NO TEDDY!! YOUR PIANO IS ON FIRE! BUT YOU ARE STILL PLAYING IT! HOW BRILLIANT!! But hang on a second...
DELTA FUCKING GOODREM?!?! Love, what are you doing h...
Oh. My. GOD. FUCK OFF, NO HE DIDN'T!!!! TELL ME HE DIDN'T JUST DO THAT!!
Teddy Geiger has ripped off our Delta as well as that other thing. Which obviously does not make him both Teddy Geiger AND Missy Higgins as I originally thought, rather someone who has "people" who were strapped for ideas, stole someone else's ideas whilst on a visit in Australia watching some "tele", then forgot their "person" actually already had a market in Australia where those ideas were already seen and done about 600 times better. And by a lady who's piano needs replacing, and another who's man needs replacing.
Whoops.
So what is the very important lesson we have learnt after all this folks?: If you own a piano take good care of it, and make sure it does not catch on fire whilst you're playing it.
Rod Stewart, who plans on releasing his 327th album of covers by the end of the year, apparently told Contact Music this week that he feels Madonna has "Done very well with what she's got", claiming he's not a fan of her voice, and that he thinks she is an "overrated" artist that has made it mainly due to "luck" and "hype".
Hopefully you all had a very pleasant weekend, mine was quite good yes, thanks for asking! I'll inform you all about what I got up to (it involves Melbourne's newest superclub, nearly 100 photos taken and the amazing Princess Superstar) sometime later on this week.
Now, for the important matters of the day. How does one turn the greatest single of 2006 into something even better? You can find the answer to that by listening to the new Tony Lamezma remix of Girls Aloud's "Something Kinda Oooh" (which you could very well find over at the superb blog The Eye-Pod), which is about 600 times mightier than the radio edit - which you should all recall from last weeks postings that I heralded as the single of the year. It is like every single awesome early-to-mid-90's Motiv8 remix and production have been thrown together in a blender, along with an acapella of "Something Kinda Oooh", and hey presto, best remix of any pop song in about 8 years (arguably, the last truly great pop remix was Tall Paul's take on Billie's "Because We Want To", although Motiv8's remix of her ace track "Something Deep Inside" was pretty darn special as well). So it's probably safe to say that both the radio edit and Tony Lamezma's take on "Oooh" will be somewhere in my top 10 for the year. The remix is clearly at Number #1 though.
Bertine Zetlitz's absolutely bonkers new album "My Italian Greyhound" is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. And Kate Ryan's new album, "Alive", is just as splendid, IF NOT MORE SO (thank you Ella for bringing it to my attention love!). The new Scissor Sisters album, however, is about as exciting as a sink full of 4 day old dishwater. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Someone needs to tell Jake Shears that yes, we're quite aware your voice can be made to sound like a ladies, but do we have to hear it on EVERY SINGLE FUCKING SONG? Jake's voice is AMAZING when he's not going all falsetto on our arses (not that I don't think "Don't Feel Like Dancing" isn't genius or anything), just take a look at his collaboration with Tiga, "You Gonna Want Me"... WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT - NORMAL MALE VOCALS. Amazingly, he does it quite well. Sadly, it seems Jake has convinced a few other male artists that sounding like a lady on your singles is truly the way to go, hence Justin Timberlake's "would-be-a-great-song-if-his-balls-weren't-being-scrunched-tightly" next single "My Love" and the new number from Jet are absolutely LACED with it. Thanks Jake. Thanks a lot.
The thing that's really gotten to me about this poor excuse of an album is the use (or lack there of) of Ana Matronic, which the ace Xolondon pointed out last week on his blog. Backing vocals on one song? No wonder she's been looking so fucking bored during all the live performances, she's actually been given nothing to do.
Some would say Jake's been a bit too busy pumelling cocaine into his nose with his new gal-pal Kylie (who, quite alarmingly, looks like a drag queen in several of the pictures in her new calendar, which you can preview at the really really good Pink Is The New Blog), and with the creation of her upcoming album.
Some would say that I probably agree.
Come on Ana, I think it is high time you invested a bit of cash into a solo effort for next year. Your fans deserve it, especially after all this.
This week has seen the online "leakage" of the latest singles from three of my favourite acts in pop, Girls Aloud, The Sugababes and McFly.
You've all become fairly aware of my love for the Aloud's "Something Kinda Ooh", but you're probably unsure of why I love it so much, what with my post the other day resembling a monologue of excitement coming from a 4 year old boy about to go to a Wiggles concert. So what do I actually *think* about these three singles? Well, let's start with the best first... GIRLS ALOUD - SOMETHING KINDA OOH In years to come when people think of Girls Aloud, I hope this will be one of the first of their songs that enters the head. An incredibly powerful Eurodance affair, this takes all the best bits of every brilliant 2 Unlimited production from the early to mid 90's. Then, just when you think you know where it's all heading, the Girls make it reproduce with the bassline of TV Rock's "Flaunt It", before turning it into the dance anthem of the century.
Obviously Xenomania have gotten it ridiculously on the mark with this track, which is an absolute club stomper. "Something Kinda Ooh" could very well be the song that puts the Aloud on the map - if they still want to be on said map - in countries like Japan, other areas of Europe and, of course, right here in Australia. Can you just imagine this song being played at 2am at your favourite Saturday nightspot? Because I certainly can.
This is the first song to come along all year that has given me the same feeling I got when I first heard "Biology" in 2005. Killer lyrics ("Something Kinda Ooh/Jumpin' on my tutu" is only the beginning), a chorus which is more infectious than Herpes, a talky-bit which could very well be Sarah Harding's most defining moment in all of recorded sound, and of course the somewhat inclusion of that brilliant "urrrrr-eh urrrr-eh urrrrr-eh urrrr" thing from their cover of "Jump". Except the use of it in this song is about 600 times magnified and, therefore, makes it much better. Unlike pretty much all of their singles since "Long Hot Summer", this is instantly good. At very first listen you're quite well aware of its absolute god-like presence.
Single of the year? You bet your arse it is.
SUGABABES - EASY The mistake I made when listening to this song for the first time was turning it on immediately after I'd listened to the Aloud's "Something Kinda Ooh" for the 30th time in a row... Madonna's "Hung Up" would probably sound dull after that kind of an Aloud marathon. But after a few more listens (I was quite persistent in trying to like this), it managed to grown on me. Now, I love it.
The whole package comes across as a little Roxette, which is never a bad thing. The chorus isn't quite big enough, but then again the minimal feel of it does add a lot of character to the strings going on in the background, which seem to do this track a LOT of justice. To be honest, the bassline and the strings used through out this song are probably the tracks strongest moments.
Amelle's smokey voice sounds exquisite on this slick, classy and creamy sounding synth-pop delight... It's nice to finally hear her doing a previously-un-sung-by-Mutya track for the 'babes. This is a great indication as to where the girls plan on heading for the future. Is anyone else going to be keen on it though? Unlike the Aloud's latest offering, this is NOT instant, however I do feel that it's "safe" enough for radio to go ga-ga over it, so who knows.
McFLY - STAR GIRL Because everyone thought McFly's last album (2005's superb "Wonderland") was a bit too gloomy, the boys have decided to return to their fun-time happy-go-lucky roots of album number 1, "Room On The Third Floor". And the second single to be 'lifted' off it is "Star Girl". It's a bit Beach Boys, it's a bit Beatles, it's a bit "Five Colours In Her Hair"... You know, it's a bit good, but it's just not brilliant.
I guess what I'm afraid of is finding the next 'fly album filled with songs about "I got a crush on this girrrrrrl, she's got pink in her hair and she's craaaaaaaazy". This song, much like the Sugababes, is a grower, but I tend to find myself liking this more because it's a McFly song, rather than liking it because it's a good song. I might regret saying it, but "Star Girl" (at first few impressions) just comes off as sounding very McFly-by-numbers, which is sad seeing as the brilliant Dougie-penned "Silence Is A Scary Sound" - which is just sublime - is being relegated as the singles B-Side. Boo.
I must say though that the very homosexual "ooooh-weee-ooooh's" found in the chorus for the single are absolutely lovely.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Do You Like Free Music?
You do?
Do you like it when that free music is free AND COMPLETELY LEGAL?!
Well then it's quite lucky you hopped on over to IAR today because not only do I have music for you that is free, BUT COMPLETELY LEGAL.
The lovely folk at Giant-Step are allowing all readers of IAR to download the Soul Mekanik remix of a track called "Rudebox". I'm quite sure that, by now, you would all be quite well aware of who shakes the rudebox, but for those who don't: His name is like "Robin Williams" - BUT AT THE VERY SAME TIME IT IS NOT.
A substantial update is coming tomorrow, with my actual thoughts on the new Girls Aloud single, instead of just the mumbled screaming and shouting found in yesterday's poor excuse for a post about it.
Girls Aloud's new single is better than just about anything anyone has ever released.
Ever.
The Aloud's new single is pretty much the most amazing career defining song any artist could possibly wish for... can anyone say "LAUNCH THIS SONG IN AS MANY COUNTRIES AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A BIT TOO BRILLIANT TO STAY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?!!?!?!"?? ????
Think 2 Unlimited, think C & C Music Factory, think Culture Beat, think Whigfield. Indeed, Girls Aloud have gone eurodance. There's even talky bits. TALKY BITS FOR FUCKS SAKE.
If the odds really do turn in the fans' favour, we'll get a 4th studio album next year and the girls will, once more, progress even further with their sound.
No question as to who has firmly stolen the place of my #1 single for the year from the Rogue Traders then.
Genius. Genius. GENIUS. This is so good I can't even form words properly.
The lovely folk who look after the Official Girls Aloudwebsite have updated their news section with some intel as to what we'll be expecting next from our favourite ladies of pop over the next month.
The good news is we'll be getting a new single, geniusly titled "Something Kinda Oooh" (!!!!!!!!!!), which is released on the 23rd of October over in the UK. Even more brilliant news is that this years Chemistry Tour will be made available on DVD (again, in the UK) on the 30th of October. Bravo!
However, also on the 30th of October, Girls Aloud will be releasing a new album (YAY!!) called "The Sound Of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits" (BOO!). Whilst there is no denying this is one of the most exquisite names for a Greatest Hits compilation ever, surely there is a bit of a general upset that we're not getting a fourth studio album instead. Three albums and a greatest hits? Ridiculous.
On the plus side though, we'll be getting a bunch of new songs as well - anywhere between 3 and 5 - shoved onto the CD, so it's not exactly terrible news.
It is indeed well and truly time for Nicola Friday once more. After my silly slip up last week (I forgot to email the contributors asking "Hello, can someone have a Nicola Friday done by, er, Friday?"), I'm sure you will all agree that the delightful Samuel has done a brilliant job - enough to make up for my clumsiness. Thank heavens for that.
Some of you may all know Samuel as the genius behind Hotstufffiles, which, in case you haven't caught on, is one of the best pop music blogs online at the moment. Splendid, Superb - and so many other wonderful 'describing words' not only starting with S, Hotstufffiles manages to ignite laughter and cheer with each article printed. Again, can I get a "splendid"?!
If you're stuck on what Nicola Friday is, you may want to have a read up on it here. Also, don't forget there is an MP3 at the very bottom of the story. Huzzah.
For some reason, this week I have agreed to do this segment for Adem, and to be honest I am shitting it with the deep, deep fear of failure. On agreeing to fill the slot this week, my thoughts were of numerous different songs that Nicola could perform, but there has to be one. There has to be just one, which means that today, I am going to jump in and propose that lovely Nicola does a cover of one of my favourite Lily Allen songs - 'Take What You Take'.
Lily Allen to me, is perhaps one of the best new popstars riding that wave in to my heart, and for some reason "Take What You Take" has quickly become one of my favourite songs. Yet, this is actually quite weird, for Lily herself is well known to hate this song (or so I seem to remember after listening to an interview at 4am), so it will never get the radio airplay I feel it so needs. Nicola could give it this after that eventual split with Girls Aloud.
Right about now, you are probably thinking that it is a little funny that I am putting forward a song by a rather new artist (because despite my love of Lily, even I realize she has been around only a few months) - and not one by an established artist, yet actually it isn't.
If Nicola was to release a song that was actually well known (such as Aguilera's "Beautiful"), there will always be the people at the back saying how they believe the original was much better. With a near unknown song there wont be the Oasis-listening-music-critics around to attack it. Instead they will all simply give it five stars in their rag, encourage people to buy it, and go drink some champagne, for that is how the music industry works, isn't it?
By releasing "Take What You Take", Nic would become a new person, and after the obvious number one that would follow, her debut album would enter in the charts at a remarkable number two (because number one albums are never very good) and therefore be the new popstar of England. No longer should redheads have to die their locks blonde (Madonna has always believed in Nicola and her ginger hair!! - Adem IAR), as Nicola would be about. She would show them just what one good Lily Allen cover can do!
Now, as you have got this far, in what is probably deemed 'the worse thing you have ever read', you might as well know what would go along with the main single - because we all know that Nicola isn't a cheap person! So, instead of getting Paul Oakenfold to make up a couple of remixes - and call it a CD, she would actually do a few more covers. Who would believe it?
An obvious choice for the first B-side would have to be a cover of Wheatus' "Teenage Dirtbag", mainly for the fact that after the tropical gigs with Girls Aloud, at places such as The Hammersmith Apollo - she already knows the song, which for a stroppy star like Nicola - means less work; plus, being a highly charged, raving mad female - she could easily change a few of the lyrics around to make herself look like someone who is truly dying for a shag, as we all know that a sense of being desperate turns a lot of males on. Mostly the sad ones, but that is a whole other column on relations.
Hopefully now you are wanting to hear the next tag along on the "Take What You Take" CD, and that most definitely has to be a cover of Goldfrapp's "Number One", because it is so completely different - and being Nicola, she would want to scare people. She would want to be different. She would want to be number one.
Thursday, September 07, 2006 The greatest single of 2006...
...is not "Maneater". Nor is it "Beware Of The Dog", or even "So Under Pressure". The greatest single of 2006 will be "In Love Again" by the Rogue Traders.
James Ash, member of the Rogues says that it's being released to coincide with the tour, whilst The Herald Sun today claim it's going to be a radio only single. I'm going to believe Mr. James Ash this time round, seeing as he's actually in the band and The Herald Sun are not.
Therefore, "In Love Again" will be the most brilliant, magnificent and downright fan-fucking-tastic single release of 2006. I cannot wait for the video... (it better not be one of those cop-out live footage ones either thank you.)
Also, the new Jamelia and Stephanie McIntosh albums found their way onto all "those" mp3 sharing forums in the last 48 hours. Let's just say that Jamelia's pretty much bagged the album of the year (not one song is skip-worthy, put it that way) with "Walk With Me". Solid poptastic moments through the whole album, and even a song in which Jam-Jam's invokes the soul of Alicia Keys, which is brilliant because this means you'll never have to listen to Alicia Keys EVER AGAIN. Hurrah!
Stephanie McIntosh's effort, whilst surprisingly good, still manages to toy-about with other people's sounds a little too much. Although the album opener "So Do I Say Sorry First" is an absolute ripper and needs to be considered as a single. In fact - If I can remember correctly - one Friday evening whilst I was falling in and out of sleep watching Steph's reality show (you know, the one that makes Rachel Stevens look like Madonna), she made mention that she co-wrote this song. So there you go.
Sorry for the lack of updates. Some "shit" has been hitting the "fan" so to speak.
Tomorrow evening the residents of a Country called "America" will be treated to the very first episode of an all new season of Nip/Tuck.
Nip/Tuck, now that Six Feet Under is well and truly buried, is the most important show on my must-see-tv roster. In fact, now that Six Feet is no more, Nip/Tuck would have to be my favourite show (of one's that are still running, obviously) of all time. So as you can tell, I'm quite pleased that the show is returning. Thanks to the internet and these wondrous things called "torrents", I will - like so many online - be able to download episodes of Nip/Tuck within hours of being screened in the US. Isn't that just marvelous? [begin lie] Of course, because I am a law abiding Australian, I will not be partaking in such illegal acts. Obviously I did NOT download Season 3 last year and watch it all either. I am going to wait for Channel 9 to play Season 3 in October/November of this year at a ridiculously ungodly hour. I'm going to become quite excited at the prospect of Channel 9 moving the show into different time slots each week. It' s going to be awesome, I just love waiting 576 years to watch new seasons of my favourite TV shows. Honest to god, love it like I love Sandi Thom. [/end lie]
How AMAZING is this season going to be? We've already been promised more male arse shots, and there's even a rumour going around that Mr Julian McMahon's character will become sexually "involved" with another man, adding more proof to the fact that Dannii Minogue really is the ultimate Gay Icon. If this happens, it would be quite hilarious seeing as it was only last season he got a cock in the arse for the first time, and was adamant about not liking it (this probably has something to do with the fact that he was actually raped last season though). And if this doesn't happen, some of the pictures that have surfaced online from previews of the up-coming season have been simply splendid, splendid enough to not even care if he fucks guys this season or not. Above is a picture of Julian McMahon, with stethoscope and a bare chest, pulling his best "splat" face. I'm guessing he's having sex with a patient. Wouldn't we all like a check-up such as that one from Dr. McMahon?
Let's celebrate the new season coming with another brilliant photo of Julian.
Friday, September 01, 2006 Daniel Amalm & Irene Bosman: Together At Last
You can blame Will Fop for this. We spent a good couple of hours trading concert stubs that we created from a site Stereogum originally posted, then Popjustice did. Below are the stubbs I made, and you can take a look at Will's brilliant ones over on his blog Fop. (WHICH HAS MUTHER-FUNKIN' RETURNED - THANK BOSMAN FOR THAT!!!) You can make your own dream concert stubs here. Needless to say, it was by far the most amusing day at work I've had in months.
SO. Tonights "Professional Distortion" - a radio show I host in the Melbourne/Geelong are - will be jam packed full of DANCE CLASSICS. Well, I'm going to try and fit as many of them in a two hour time frame as possible. There is no doubt that if you tune in, you'll be hearing such classy creations by Gina GHB [pictured] (every single dance classics edition she gets a whirl), Motiv8, Pulp, Dannii Minogue, Samantha Fox (!!) and god knows what else.
The festivities begin from Midnight on 94.7 FM, and there will be a few prizes being given away as well. First off: 2 copies of Dannii Minogue's "So Under Pressure" CD Single with thanks to Central Station Records. Turns out a couple of people that won these a while ago on the show couldn't be bothered picking them up within the one month time frame, so now they are being given away again. Hurrah! Good news for you, but bad news for the lazy Michael in Bell Park and Joanne in Highton. OH WELL.
I'll also be throwing out a copy of Madonna's "Hung Up" single on 12" Vinyl to the first person to call and answer a magnificently easy question correctly.
But the prizes DO NOT END THERE. I'm also going to be giving away ANOTHER copy of Madonna's "Hung Up" single on 12" Vinyl RIGHT HERE ON THIS VERY WEBSITE. That's right, you don't even have to bother tuning into the show this evening, because you could win this lovely record without even MOVING FROM YOUR COMPUTER CHAIR.
Simply email me the title of your favourite Sheena Easton song, and a brief description of why it is so. If your answer is the funniest/and/or is the same as MY favourite Sheena Easton song, the record is yours. Competition closes on Monday the 4th of December at 10pm, Australian EST.
And to anyone who's wondering why I haven't uploaded any of my radio shows to the website yet - prepare yourself, the plan is that as of next week, not only will I be recording each and every show to upload to this here website, but each "episode" will tie-in with a post I make on the Monday after each show. Confusing? You'll have to come back next week to find out more. This "idea" (which involves dance classics... weekly) I've had could go either way - it could be ridiculously brilliant or just plain ridiculous, but you know, whatever, let's give it a go!
You have been warned.
PS: No NICOLA FRIDAY today, sorry. I forgot to email our guest contributor asking them to have it to me by Thursday. This is due to what can only be described as me having "other things on my mind" - I have been unfortunate enough to have begun my bodies hayfever season early, and have been battling a runny nose, itchy eyes (Eddie!) and boxes UPON BOXES of tissues. So cut me some slack, and it'll be back next week.
