Month: April 2006 (Page 7 of 16)

Worst, albums, ever

April 21, 2006 / David Medsker

Q Mazagine just unveiled their list of the 50 worst albums of all time. Here is a small sampling of some of the more notable entries:

50. Beck – Midnite Vultures (a little harsh, methinks)
46. Oasis – Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
28. Rolling Stones – Dirty Work
23. Alanis Morissette – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
21. The Clash – Cut the Crap
15. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band soundtrack
13. Bruce Willis – The Return of Bruno
10. Tin Machine – Tin Machine II
4. Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music (Spotlight Kid will surely have something to say about this one.)
2. All of the Spice Girls solo albums (something that will surely have the Mayor of Simpleton in an uproar, since he loves his Mel C)

And the Worst Album of All Time?

Duran Duran – Thank You

And as a diehard Duran Duran fan, all I have to say is: Goddamn right. Save the cover of “White Lines,” the album was abysmal.

Lists, Rock

I’m drunk, I’m nobody. I’m drunk, I’m famous. I’m drunk, I’m in a Blondie video.

April 21, 2006 / David Medsker

Yes, VH-1 Classic played the overloving daylights out of this when they received it, but there’s a reason for that: it’s freaking sweet. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: “Rapture Riders,” the video.

Roth out, O&A in

April 20, 2006 / Captain Capm

David Lee Roth’s terrestrial radio show has been shitcanned and will be replaced by on-air gods Opie & Anthony. It’s a new move, considering O&A have an XM exclusive show, but now they will be sharing both the satellite and terrestrial airwaves. Can you dig it? I knew that you could.

News, Satellite Radio

The RIAA: Committed to higher education

April 20, 2006 / Deb Medsker

Demonstrating their typical level-headed, open-minded way of thinking, the Recording Industry Association of America has come up with a simple solution for college students unable to pay their fines for illegally downloading music: drop out of school.

Cassi Hunt, a 20-year-old physics major at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example, was told to get a job in order to pay her $3,750 fine or consider getting an emergency cash loan. When informed that Hunt already works three jobs and takes out significant student loans to cover her $42,000 annual educational costs, the RIAA recommended that she drop out of school to repay the debt, or transfer to a less expensive community college.

Yes, that sounds like a perfectly reasonable recommendation. The physics program at Worcester Community College is certain to be wicked awesome, and tech employers probably don’t place much value on a degree from MIT, anyway. Kudos to the RIAA for helping Cassi to find a solution that anyone with two or three brain cells to rub together would surely have overlooked.

News

Yes, but will they promise to set her on fire while shooting the commercial?

April 20, 2006 / Deb Medsker

Former “Glitter” star and overrated songstress Mariah Carey will partner with Pepsi and Motorola to produce “20 original voice and music ringtones” to be released this summer.

No word yet on whether Carey’s work will manage to weave in Pepsi’s “brown & bubbly” tagline launched during this year’s Super Bowl. Following in the footsteps of former Pepsi shills P Diddly Duffster, Britney Spears, and the oh-so-flammable Michael Jackson, Carey will also appear in a TV commercial promoting the sugary soft drink and the exclusive ringtones.

This is a wonderful development (even if she doesn’t get set on fire) — because if I could make a Mariah Carey song stop playing just by answering my phone, I would do it every time.

Artists, Pop