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Perfection in an Easy Aerosol Spray
Nov. 26th, 2009
09:48 pm
Here's a question, has there ever been a remix album that didn't make the majority of the songs significantly worse? This post inspired by Tanto Tempo Remixes, by Bebel Gilberto.
I listen to Bebel Gilberto because I am lightly obsessed with Brazil for some reason. For some reason they're quite good at entertainment.
12:13 am
One of the strange things about MaR is that I do the entries often well in advance (I'm up to December 1 right now, will likely do a couple more this weekend) so when something really bugs me - or impresses me - I find it annoying to not really say anything until the day of the update. While I might want to tell the world who I have decided is the worst working director today (the answer will likely not surprise you) I can't help but think I'll spoil the surprise when they actually show up on the thing.
I am quite glad I have no idea if anyone reads it. I'm not sure if I'd be terrified that other people do or disappointed that nobody else does. Ah well, I just do it for my own fun.
Nov. 22nd, 2009
10:33 pm - Pitchforks drawn
Why do I still visit Pitchfork? Their reviews are completely incomprehensible, and they keep trying make really bad albums catch on for some reason - Nouns by No Age, a rare album which had me exclaiming "Wow, this is really bad, I can't believe how bad this." while listening to it. I can't think of a single thing in my life that has been enhanced by Pitchfork - and several things that have been made worse, like the minutes spent listening to the aforementioned album. So why on earth do I keep going there? Explain this to me!
To end on a positive note, I sure do like the Wainwrights. Rufus, Martha, Loudon III, all for different reasons, but I like 'em all.
Oct. 29th, 2009
12:17 am - I think I have anxiety problems
I notice this, I have this strange issue where I'll do something mildly stupid - or even not stupid at all - and I'll be filled with inexplicable anxiety over the situation. Or, in some cases, I dread something to an inexplicable degree which causes me to procrastinate and avoid the situation. Even worse, tonight I had the two problems combined in a big mess, involving an interview that I was ill prepared for with some people I very much didn't want to offend. It went much worse in my mind than it did in reality, but I'm finding it very difficult to get to sleep and get over it.
It's really annoying.
Oct. 25th, 2009
Oct. 16th, 2009
05:05 pm
Since I feel like making yet another one line MaR preview post, on Tuesday I stumble around talking about a famous musician! In a post that might make me look a lot more reverent than I actually am! And I say mean things about hipsters.
Oct. 13th, 2009
07:02 pm - A lapse in professionalism
For the first time ever, there has been a MaR movie that I was completely unable to sit through, in fact I bailed remarkably early. Find out what it is on Friday!
Oct. 5th, 2009
10:56 pm
I love Charlotte Gainsbourg's 5:55. It is brilliant. It also mentions Saskatchewan in passing! But it's mostly just brilliant.
05:57 pm - The difference between great and shit.
Great: David Bowie and Queen, Under Pressure.
Shit: My Chemical Romance, same song
Sep. 21st, 2009
05:18 pm - Sparkly Vampires: Papercut Saga part 2
So the track list I mentioned the other day has been revealed, and it's got new material from Thom Yorke, a remix from Muse, a hilariously shitty Death Cab song, and a bunch of other stuff by bands of varying degrees of good.
I don't want to have the soundtrack to sparkly vampires on my computer! But I'll have to because some of the songs could be good.
Except for the Death Cab one, that one sounds monumentally shitty.
Sep. 20th, 2009
12:35 pm - Sparkly Vampires: Papercut Saga
I'm confused, why are legitimately good bands (Muse, Radiohead) doing stuff for the sparkly vampire papercut movie? I mean, Death Cab For Cutie, sure, I can understand that, teenage girls are their fanbase, but Radiohead and Muse are actually good at music (and it sounds like Radiohead is contributing an original song, dunno if Muse is). I don't want to have to get the soundtrack to a sparkly vampire movie!
Aug. 17th, 2009
09:31 pm
Dear Radiohead,
You're a popular band. I appreciate that you don't want to go into the studio to record a full album, that's cool. I can also understand just releasing whatever songs you've got ready, that's cool too. Hell, I'm glad, because I like your music and don't want to wait several years for more of it (even if I didn't like your last album). I also get that you want to release songs in new and inventive ways, that's fantastic!
But please, PLEASE, get your servers in order before you release your next free song! I wants it, but can't get on your site, and that sucks.
-Citric
Aug. 15th, 2009
06:10 pm
If you're looking for something English that you've heard of on Movies at Random, you're going to have to wait until week after next, since there's one fantastic Brazilian movie on one day and one terrible Korean one on the other. For the latter, I'll simply say that a lack of subtlety utterly killed the Korean entry.
Aug. 14th, 2009
08:44 pm
It's interesting that Homestar Runner has managed to make pretty much the perfect cut down of "indie" films.
Aug. 3rd, 2009
10:51 pm
Bought the Johnny Cash autobiography. Very conversational, that's a pretty good thing.
I also bought the book Blindness, because the guy who directed City of God made a movie based on it. Haven't seen the movie though.
Jun. 16th, 2009
07:16 pm
The Cowboy Junkies cover of Don't Want to be a Soldier.
At first you think it's an country-ish version of a John Lennon song, and that's alright. I mean, I like that kind of thing, and it's late on the album so it seems to fit the general Cowboy Junkies style.
Then they come in with the RAP VERSES.
It's about 20 times worse than you imagine, though I imagine some light familiarity with the Cowboy Junkies may be required to understand just how terrible it is. It's on the Early 21st Century Blues album.
Feb. 22nd, 2009
11:21 pm - The Oscars.
Were terrible.
Not disputing the winners - I can't, didn't see...any of them yet. I'll catch them on DVD I swear - but the show itself was just awful. Bad writing, bad reading, bad montages, bad musical numbers and bad direction. Bad, bad, bad. And it was going to commercial more than something that goes to commercial a lot. I've never gotten so sick of an Oscar telecast before. And I watch almost every year!
Feb. 17th, 2009
08:38 pm
So anyway, with MaR, I know about a week in advance what the next week's movies are going to be, unless there's a postal tragedy or something. So, next Thursday, people will be able to see me ruining all of my nerd cred and admitting that I hadn't seen any movies in a popular nerd series until...last year. Even worse, the particular nerd movie in question I hadn't seen until...sometime between now and next Thursday.
Feel free to guess the series in question!
Feb. 8th, 2009
Feb. 1st, 2009
01:47 pm
Three things:
1: New A Camp album, and if you have an extreme crush on Nina Persson like I do, that's extremely exciting.
2: Guess what's up on Thursday for Movies at Random? It's this. Note the screenwriter. I am excited.
3: Have you ever wanted a picture of a rusty old car to hang on your wall? Specifically one I took? Then buy one here. I don't actually make very much money in the deal, but hey, can't hurt.
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