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  • A Purple Mess

    You know, it’s really hard for me to continue loving some of the icons I grew up listening to when they turn out to be complete assholes as people.

    Case in point: Prince.

    I am a HUGE Prince fan: Sign O’ The Times, in my opinion, is the best album ever made by anyone. Period. And I can think of another 3 or 4 Prince albums that would probably finish in my Top 30. I love him despite the fact that he’s a contrary, egomaniacal so-and-so. It takes a lot of brainpower, though, to separate my love for his music from my contempt for his actions.

    Case in point: Prince has lashed out at his own fan sites, suing them to prevent them from using his name and likeness. Let me re-read that in case you’re rubbing your eyes: He is targeting his own fan sites, sites filled with people who love his music, asking them to stop using his name and likeness (and OK, maybe a video or two) without any sort of financial compensation.

    First of all, dude, it’s obvious that you ain’t poor.

    Second of all, it’s probably not wise to target people who run out and buy everything you put your name on. Prince fans are among the most ardent, loyals fans of any artist I can think of. If Prince dropped doody on a stick, people would buy it. Oh wait, he already did. It was called “Lovesexy”, “Batman” and “The Rainbow Children”.

    Third, does Prince realize what a complete jackass this makes him look like?

    Anyway, I guess I’d better not put up a picture of him. I might get sued.

  • Foos-Tastic

    In lieu of any actual music news today (I figure I can talk about Prince being a complete douchebag some other time), why not get your weekend off to a happy start by watching the new (and very very funny) Foo Fighters video?

    http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=21671015

  • Friday Throwback – Just A Friend

    I think I was in either the 7th or 8th grade and everyone was singing out of tune. And it sounded like they were doing it purposefully. It went a little something like this.

    Oh baby you, you got what I need

    And then they’d stop and laugh. This my friends, was the day Biz Markie became a household name. Well, at least for a year or so. Markie has never been as much in the public eye since, but as someone whose real skill is DJ’ing and beat boxing, having a hit single that people remember until this day, is a pretty good side job.

    • I didn’t even remember the “Yo mama!” jokes at the beginning of the video.
    • The painkillers one was pretty funny.
    • The girl wanted to make poor Biz wait a year?
    • I’ve always loved how he not only loses his breath, but nearly screws up one line, and yet, it’s still in the finished copy of this song.
    • Let’s not even pretend we aren’t playing the piano Biz.
    • Agatha was kind of fugly.
    • Why is blah blah blah in a bathing suit at the park?
    • Who is that? Oh, he’s just a friend. Those might be the most cutting words in history.
    • The He-Man club?
    • On snap! Biz ended the video by pop lockin’.

    Where is the Biz these days? Eh, he’s still around. Just remember, nobody beats him.