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  • blink-182 & Limp Bizkit: Reunion Fever Strikes Again

    blinkI’ll admit, it was nice to see the three members of blink-182 back on stage at the Grammy Awards last Sunday, especially after the plane crash that almost took drummer Travis Barker’s life. Though blink was never one of my favorite bands, they were catchy enough, and the last album they made (the self-titled one) stretched the band out artistically and made me think that they were more talented than their juvenile pop-punk indicated. In terms of band reunions? This one’s cool. And you’d feel the same way if you had to sit through one of those awful Angels & Airwaves records. Lordy. The whole is definitely greater than the sum of blink-182’s parts.

    But who the hell told Limp Bizkit (or is it limpbizkit?) to reunite? According to this Billboard article, Fred Durst and his cronies have decided to get back together for a tour and album. This move puzzles me for a couple of reasons. First off, I’d imagine the Bizkits would know that their fans (most of whom were in their early teens and receiving their first exposure to music-so therefore didn’t know any better) have grown and moved on to more refined musical tastes. Which, let’s face it, isn’t so difficult. Second, isn’t it a little too early for there to be late-90s nostalgia? What’s next? Is Lou Bega gonna hit the road again?

    We thought we were rid of Fred Durst and that damn backwards red baseball cap. We thought he’d gone from soiling our ears with music to ruining Ice Cube’s movie career. But noooooooo. He and his band have returned to violate our senses once again. Man, some bands should really stay broken up.

  • Chart Chat 8/31/08: T.I., Pink, Kid Rock & More!!

    T.I.'s "Paper Trail" album is due on September 30th.

    Top 20 Albums:

    1) “A Little Bit Longer” Jonas Brothers
    2) “Rock & Roll Jesus” Kid Rock
    3) “The Illusion of Progress” Staind
    4) “Mamma Mia Soundtrack” Various Artists
    5) “Raw Footage” Ice Cube
    6) “Breakout” Miley Cyrus
    7) “Tha Carter III” Li’l Wayne
    8) “Love on the Inside” Sugarland
    9) “Camp Rock Soundtrack” Various Artists
    10) “Shwayze” Shwayze
    11) “Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends” Coldplay
    12) “Good Girl Gone Bad” Rihanna
    13) “One World (Soundtrack)” Cheetah Girls
    14) “One of the Boys” Katy Perry
    15) “Taylor Swift” Taylor Swift
    16) “Now That’s What I Call Music Vol. 28” Various Artists
    17) “Fast Times at Barrington High” The Academy Is…
    18) “Spirit” Leona Lewis
    19) “Indestructible” Disturbed
    20) “Jonas Brothers” Jonas Brothers

    Top 20 Singles

    1) “Whatever You Like” T.I.
    2) “Disturbia” Rihanna
    3) “Forever” Chris Brown
    4) “I Kissed a Girl” Katy Perry
    5) “Dangerous” Kardinal Offishall feat. Akon
    6) “Paper Planes” M.I.A.
    7) “Viva La Vida” Coldplay
    8) “Closer” Ne-Yo
    9) “So What?” Pink
    10) “Take a Bow” Rihanna
    11) “When I Grow Up” Pussycat Dolls
    12) “Put On” Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West
    13) “A Milli” Li’l Wayne
    14) “Leavin’” Jesse McCartney
    15) “Crush” David Archuleta
    16) “Get Like Me” David Banner feat. Chris Brown
    17) “One Step at a Time” Jordin Sparks
    18) “Got Money” Li’l Wayne feat. T-Pain
    19) “All Summer Long” Hit Masters
    20) “Bleeding Love” Leona Lewis

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  • Contender For Worst Song of 2008?: Flobots’ "Handlebars"

    How do I know I’m getting old? Because I constantly get the feeling that music today is infinitely worse than it was when I was a kid. I mean I came up in the era of Paula Abdul, C&C Music Factory and MC Hammer, but while I’ll be the first to tell you that none of that music was incredibly substantial, I’ll also tell you that most late 80s/early 90s pop music has at least some sort of hookiness and pop smarts that justifies the success it had.

    So, I’m out of touch. Whereas you could sit me down with any Top 10 list from 1980-2000 and I’d be able to at least sing the chorus of every song back to you, there’s songs in the Top 10 now that I barely even recognize. Hell, Lil’ Wayne’s “Lollipop” has been the #1 song in the country for four weeks now and I’ve heard it all the way through a grand total of ONCE.

    That doesn’t mean that I’m not interested in today’s music, and when I get wind of a new band that’s making waves, I try to give them a listen to see what they’re about. Sometimes we come up with a winner (Vampire Weekend, The Fray), sometimes we come up with what we think is a winner that later turns out to be something else entirely (Colbie Caillat), and other times, we come up with foul pieces of horse doody.

    Ladies and gentlemen, I now present you with Flobots. By the way, this isn’t the official video, but I couldn’t find a version on YouTube that contained embeddable code. So you’ll just have to suffer through this…if you dare.

    While it’s nice to see at least someone nowadays with a social conscience, this song is so terrible that any redeeming quality in the lyrical content is completely wiped away. First of all, guys, rap/rock died out about 7 or 8 years ago. Isn’t Fred Durst in the witness protection program or something? Not to mention the fact that these guys have the stiffest, most wooden rap flow of anyone I’ve ever heard before in my life. And I sat through the entirety of Kevin Federline’s album! (it’s not something I’m proud of).

    Anyway, what do you think of the song? I think Linkin Park are rolling in their graves whenever this song comes on-and they’re not even dead.