What Not To Write

I loved Flavorwire's "Music Review Cliché Bingo". Here's one of the three bingo cards:



In an era where everyone is OD'd on the volume of material coming into the inbox, we feel that it's more important than ever to write effectively and concisely.

In summation, this irresistible, haunting gem is an atmospheric return to form.

Poultry Emotion

Many of us will have turkey on our plates tomorrow, so in honor of feathered bipeds everywhere, and with gratitude and appreciation for the Muppets and Queen, and for feathered, furry, plush and human families everywhere, a very special version of "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

Tap Into The Future

As readers of this blog know, we're longtime fans of Spinal Tap. Here's an amazing latter day interview with the band done by our friends over at Billboard.com:

Get Even Smarter

The movie version of Get Smart is out today, and while from the trailer it doesn't seem nearly as funny as the TV series written by two of the world's greatest comic geniuses, Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, it will probably become one of those movie remakes I go to primarily because of the theme song, a list that has included The Jetsons, Mission: Impossible and Life of Brian. (The last is in its own way a remake of King of Kings, isn't it? And don't you find yourself whistling "Always Look On The Bright Side of Life" right about now?)

The "Get Smart" TV theme was written by Irving Szathmary, who doesn't seem to have written much else. The movie music is credited to Trevor Rabin (yes, of Yes), and what I've heard of the theme arrangement makes me suspicious (too many strings, not enough brass). But I will sit with my popcorn and see if anything in the film can equal this classic opening sequence:

Obama Girl Joins TuneCore

Just learned that the makers of the YouTube smash "I Got a Crush... On Obama" have signed up with TuneCore to sell their song via the digital download stores. The Obama Girl video's been seen over 3.1 million times. This is a strategy that worked for Liam Sullivan, who's sold over 100,000 songs on iTunes. TuneCore's allowed him to keep all of his profits and all of his rights. Check out Obama Girl here: