The Week That Was
I, Ryan Peters, am officially announcing that I am a mash-up convert, loving a genre that I previously hated. Alyssa did it, she changed my mind. Now we agree on everything, especially how little we want to see the Michael Jackson suck-fest "This is It."
Friday: The only day that’s
better than Thanksgiving (at least for those of us who don’t work
retail jobs) is the day after Thanksgiving. Never has lolling about
the house in your pajamas been more acceptable. So, pop in a Christmas
classic—I recommend A Muppets Christmas Carol—and get lazy.
Saturday: My bad. Music lolls about for no one! At least not for David Yow of the Jesus Lizard. Apparently, he didn’t crowd surf with as much grace as usual during last night’s show at the Metro. He fell and bruised some ribs. However, since their show is still on for tonight, it looks like he’s going to make it after all (cue Mary Tyler Moore-style hat toss).
Sunday: And it’s New Moon for the box office win again with $42 million! Oh, sorry. The Twilight
Saga: New Moon. Whose idea was it to call this chronicle of Mormon
adventures in abstinence a saga? Let’s not forget how much people
love seeing Sandra Bullock as a sassy blonde woman who faux-adopts a
black teenager—The Blind Side made an impressive $40 million.
Monday: I love Zooey Deschanel, but I’m afraid it’s going to take a turn for the worse soon. She’s adorable, married to one of my longtime crushes, is BFFs with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (my ultra-mega crush) and is a talented singer. I just wish she would get a bad haircut or something so that she can be normal like the rest of us. Thanks to a new She & Him album coming out in spring though, my love for her is only going to grow/become more strained.
Tuesday: Lordy. Michael Jackson is great—RIP and all that jazz—but I have absolutely no desire to see This Is It, nor own it when it comes out on January 26. I’m sure that puts me in the .08% of the population with no sparkly soul, but I might be able to live with that.
I feel like someone should just start a countdown for when Pavement will announce their North American reunion tour. They’ve announced dates in May for a European tour, in addition to their previously planned festival dates. So, I’m officially starting North American PavementWatch ’10. Order your t-shirts now! And then feel silly, because by the time you read about an N.A. tour here, I bet that tickets will already be gone.
But you’ll be able to dance your blues away with a new Goldfrapp album! Head First will debut on March 23.
Wednesday: Of all 2010 album news, I’m most excited about the prospect of a new Arcade Fire album and tour. Billboard says it could see a May release and that the band may take a top spot at summer festivals. Lots of “mays” and “coulds” up in here, but I’ll take any news that I can about them.
Thursday: I tire of you, Reuters! Your headlines no longer make me squeal with delight or look away in embarrassment. Therefore, you no longer have the coveted Thursday slot. Perhaps this will turn into Twitter Thursday? I won’t lie, that would just include me reproducing all of Colin Meloy’s tweets. Hmm…I’ll have to sit on this for awhile. For now, enjoy this abbreviated Grammy nominee round-up! Beyonce’s got herself 10 possible awards, Taylor Swift has eight nominations, and THE GAGA managed to garner five. Kanye and the Black Eyed Peas are tied with six, and Jay-Z joins Miss Gaga with five.
Posted by Alyssa Vincent, Alyssa Vincent on Dec 04, 2009 @ 12:00 am
