Whodathunk Ke$ha, the over the top, cheesy pop star who hit
paydirt in 2010 with her album Animal,
would emerge as more than just a one hit (album) wonder? The tracks from Warrior are catchy, fun and just as important, doing well and
getting airplay. I love this line from an Entertainment Weekly review of the
disc: “When you need someone to rhyme ‘sabertoothed tiger’ with ‘warm
Budweiser’, you know who to call”. All hail the corny pop diva!
Recently 106.9 FM changed its format to top 40/pop, so
you’re bound to hear Ke$ha there. I like the new station enough to have added
it to the pre-programmed buttons on our car stereo, but to my ears they play
pure R&B too often, giving it an urban tint I could do without.
Speaking of radio, on the way to work last night I got
crystal clear reception of a Chicago station playing tracks from a July 6th,
1973 Led Zeppelin concert in that city. Listening to them live just reminded me
of how damn good they were.
Ginger/Lump is going around lately singing the hook from Taylor
Swift’s “We are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and from Rhiannia,
the line “Shine Bright Like a Diamond” J
The Discovery Channel has cancelled Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe after eight seasons. Buggers.
On the movie front
Lisa and I8 watched the documentary The Tents, which chronicles the
fashion world’s time in Bryant Park. You
would think an industry centered around excitement, glamour and keeping your
attention could pull off a halfway decent documentary about its seminal event
(Fashion Week ) - but you’d be wrong. Dull, dull, dull. Grade: C
On the other hand the dance community scored with First
Position, a documentary about six young dancers who compete in the
prestigious Youth America Grand Prix for a chance for scholarships and company
positions. We both had a good time watching this film and recommend it. Grade:
A
Flowers in the Attic is a movie I could have sworn was from the
‘70’s, but nope, it’s actually a late ‘80’s retelling of the VC Andrews story
that girls in grade school adored. It’s cheesy, but it actually held my
attention. So did Kristy Swanson, future Buffy the Vampire Slayer, who was awfully cute as
the trapped teenage girl. Grade: B
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