in the archives:
week
1: getting to know me, getting to know
all about me; also, hanson rock my world, britney fails to give me "satisfaction,"
tom waits talks about the weather, massive attack gets dark, the sims:
a cautionary tale, WILLIAM SHATNER,and more.
week
2: for love of mixtapes; god is a dj
(and his name is fred); wyclef returns; A-HA RETURNS (!); the twenty greatest
songs ever scientifically determined by a three man panel consisting of
me, myself and i; oh, and, boobs.
week
3: get drawn to the magnetic fields;
three movies that are grossly overrated; some of the greatest movies...ever;
xtc murders love...again; james brown breaks out in a "cold sweat";
morrissey and springsteen...separated at birth?; i bare my soul...again;
and MORE!
week 4: gladiator slays me, eminem and xtc reviews, a new look!, i poke fun at my own writing, the inmates take over the asylum, and MORE!
let it first be said that hillary swank deserves every accolade that's been thrown her way for her portrayal of brandon teena. when you near the end of the movie and see her as a girl for the first time, it's quite stunning because swank was that convincing as a boy. chloe sevigny also proves her mettle, showing that angelina jolie, at the least, should've finished third in the oscar voting (btw, catherine keener should've taken home that best supporting actress trophy).
that said, this was a very fine, harrowing movie that was certainly not the feel-good movie of 1999, though you do feel that all that transpired was not in vain. the quiet nebraska town where the events take place remind me of the dead-end town in the future bible heroes' "lonely days" ("nothing good is on tv, no one falls in love with me...and there's nowhere else to go but crazy, so we go"), where there's nothing to but chase bats and bumper-ski. the story, without revealing too much detail, reminds me of springsteen song, like something from born to run that ends, literally, in nebraska. it's a movie that will most definitely move you, and it's one you aren't likely to forget anytime soon. highly recommended.
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current playlist:
cds: primal scream, xtrmntr xtc, wasp star roy orbison, 16 biggest hits eminem, marshall mathers lp johnny cash, 16 biggest hits u2, best of 1980-1990 lambchop, nixon
songs:
asian dub foundation, "new way, new life"
janet jackson, "it doesn't really matter"
clearlake, "don't let the cold in"
britney spears, "lucky"
son of bazerk, "the band gets swivey on the wheels"
eminem, "stan"
roy orbison, "running scared"
future bible heroes, "o! what a dream it was"
prince, "raspberry beret"
charles mingus, "goodbye pork pie hat"
my current mixtape:
side a:
bruce springsteen, "born to run"
elvis presley, "jailhouse rock"
rolling stones, "sympathy for the
devi"
freda payne, "band of gold"
shangri-las, "give him a great big
kiss"
abba, "s.o.s."
talking heads, "burning down the
house"
xtc, "you and the clouds will still
be beautiful"
beatles, "hello goodbye"
johnny cash, "ring of fire"
roy orbison, "in dreams"
johnny cash, "i walk the line"
funkadelic, "i'll bet you"
side b:
nick cave & the bad seeds, "the
mercy seat"
cheap trick, "speak now or forever
hold your peace"
xtc, "church of women"
roy orbison, "running scared"
depeche mode, "enjoy the silence"
stevie wonder, "i'm happier than the
morning sun"
elton john, "tiny dancer"
roy orbison, "it's over"
johnny cash, "i still miss someone"
roy obrison, "crying"
xtc, "the wheel and the maypole"
