There are a few things I miss about Gossip Girl.
I miss the actual story arcs of Season 1. It seems the writers have exchanged the deconstruction,personal conflict and resolution that made me actually like the show for shock value and shallowness.
I miss Blair and Serena. No, not the vapid, debauched incarnations running around now, but [...]
Archive for the ‘music’ Category
21 Oct
really, i should’ve known
22 Aug
been stuck for way too long
I originally blogged this almost a year ago. This is the actual post, dated November 12, 2008. But it’s just so incredibly amazing, encouraging, and earth-shattering that I wanted to blog it again.
So I decided that, rather than being repetitive, I’d just change some wording and move some things around.
Have you heard of what’s often [...]
9 Mar
kelly clarkson: all i ever wanted
Because I’m best when I’m cutting and pasting other people’s words, I’m bringing over Mike Ragogna’s review of Kelly’s brand-new CD, All I Ever Wanted, which drops tomorrow.
His review is spot-on and is exactly everything I thought while listening this past week, from his raving about “Long Shot” to his “eh” on “Whyyawannabringmedown,” which is [...]
16 Jan
if you’re a man at all
The hallmark of a good band is whether or not they can sound as good (or in some cases, better) live as they do on the CD. And I’m not just talking the obvious (and horrendous) examples of Ashlie Simpson and Britney Spears. I love All-American Rejects and Panic! at the Disco, but the instances [...]
30 Nov
well played, itunes
So it looks like iTunes sure knew what it was doing by making Paramore’s “Decode” the only track from the Twilight soundtrack available for individual download.
When the lineup was announced a few months ago, I was pretty much ambivalent.
And then I saw the movie.
I just finished downloading the entire soundtrack. It’s definitely worth it for [...]
22 Apr
fueled by ramen
Did some music downloading last night and ended up with two of Fall Out Boy’s and Panic At the Disco’s Fueled by Ramen labelmates: Paramore and The Academy Is…
Thanks for the Paramore recs, Janie and Cori, ’cause I absolutely love them. The “Listeners Also Bought” feature at iTunes suggested The Academy Is… and I love [...]
10 Apr
a very pleasant surprise
ETA: They said “Jesus” when they performed in tonight’s elimination show. I don’t know what the difference between last night and tonight was. Interesting.
I guess Idol Gives Back ran long, because my TiVo cut off right after Daughtry and I totally missed the closing number.
How surprised was I when I found out the contestants backed [...]
8 Apr
praying for time
Just when I was getting bored with Idol Gives Back (seriously — it seemed a bit too commercial this year for some reason, or maybe my heart is just that hard), Carrie Underwood appeared and was amazing as always.
I’m sure this’ll be gone soon, so if you missed it, watch while you can. I’ve never [...]
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