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MTV is freaking me out.
Feb. 3rd, 2007 06:06 amThe plan was to go out to Phobia tonight and see people. The reality was I fell asleep at some point and woke up around 4:30am. I grabbed something to drink and decided to channel surf for a bit.
MTV has officially freaked me the fuck out.
First off was the second half of Viva La Bam. In general I think this guy is a dick who's entire career is based on having no talent, but also no shame. I found the Jackass movies funny, but watching his show made me realize that if I had to spend half an hour with this guy one-on-one I'd stab him in the face.
Then it went from mainstream MTV alterna-entertainment product to high art. The plot of the show was that they were building a ramp for motocross jumps. GWAR was going to play a concert once the ramp was complete. The brilliance was that for the day before the concert, they sent GWAR to be babysat by Margeras parents. Watching Oderus Urungus climb in bed with them that night because he had a bad dream and was afraid of the dark was the high moment of my day. :)
From there my viewing morning went downhill...
Korn was on MTV unplugged. Poor Korn.
Saw a video by Mika, a skinny young man of questionable ethnicity and sexual orientation. He sang annoying pop about Grace Kelly and cavorted with old people and children. Give this guy some time and he could be the next creepy old guy with a disturbing interest in children. Look out Michael Jackson.
Hip hop / R&B videos have gone through the land of cliches into some kind of super cliche afterlife.
The Silversun Pickups made a video about a kid who falls for the cute evil girl who toys with his emotions because she is cute and she can. I can't figure out if they are trying to warn us about girls like this, or they are saying all men will eventually fall for them anyway. It might be profound, but I could be wrong. PS to the drummer: you are in a cutesy indie-pop band. headbanging makes you look like you don't get the joke.
R&B Video update #1: I don't know who this guy Omarion is, but I think I need to add him to my "I want to stab him in the face list". I've seen two of his videos and they seem to be all about trying to seduce women by singing to them combined with a pelvic thrust that starts at his knees and ends at his chest.
Can we just agree that anyone who agrees to be on an MTV dating show of any kind gets shot in the head?
R&B Video update #1: Ludacris is doing his socially-relevant song (see TLC's Waterfalls). Apparently molesting your kids, beating your kids and getting kids pregnant is bad! At least there's no goddamn Rolls Royces or Lamborghinis in this video.
The Fray wants us to know that if we are all nice to other people that the world will be a better palace. I want them to know that if I can stab pretentious piano-rockers in the face my world will be a better place.
The new Ipod commercial has a pretty good song by the Fratellis as the music. Interestingly, while the people in the commercial are all bright primary-colored silhouettes, the dancers are all so obviously white.
Lilly Allen is getting a Pinks jalapeño chili dog in LA and explaining how she isn't going to worry about being a size 0 and how she loves a good hot dog. I like Lilly Allen. Interestingly, the song playing in the background is LDN, which is her song all about how she loves London and wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
Something is very wrong when Mandy Moore is singing with more passion (and dare I say balls) than anyone else.
MTV has officially freaked me the fuck out.
First off was the second half of Viva La Bam. In general I think this guy is a dick who's entire career is based on having no talent, but also no shame. I found the Jackass movies funny, but watching his show made me realize that if I had to spend half an hour with this guy one-on-one I'd stab him in the face.
Then it went from mainstream MTV alterna-entertainment product to high art. The plot of the show was that they were building a ramp for motocross jumps. GWAR was going to play a concert once the ramp was complete. The brilliance was that for the day before the concert, they sent GWAR to be babysat by Margeras parents. Watching Oderus Urungus climb in bed with them that night because he had a bad dream and was afraid of the dark was the high moment of my day. :)
From there my viewing morning went downhill...
Korn was on MTV unplugged. Poor Korn.
Saw a video by Mika, a skinny young man of questionable ethnicity and sexual orientation. He sang annoying pop about Grace Kelly and cavorted with old people and children. Give this guy some time and he could be the next creepy old guy with a disturbing interest in children. Look out Michael Jackson.
Hip hop / R&B videos have gone through the land of cliches into some kind of super cliche afterlife.
The Silversun Pickups made a video about a kid who falls for the cute evil girl who toys with his emotions because she is cute and she can. I can't figure out if they are trying to warn us about girls like this, or they are saying all men will eventually fall for them anyway. It might be profound, but I could be wrong. PS to the drummer: you are in a cutesy indie-pop band. headbanging makes you look like you don't get the joke.
R&B Video update #1: I don't know who this guy Omarion is, but I think I need to add him to my "I want to stab him in the face list". I've seen two of his videos and they seem to be all about trying to seduce women by singing to them combined with a pelvic thrust that starts at his knees and ends at his chest.
Can we just agree that anyone who agrees to be on an MTV dating show of any kind gets shot in the head?
R&B Video update #1: Ludacris is doing his socially-relevant song (see TLC's Waterfalls). Apparently molesting your kids, beating your kids and getting kids pregnant is bad! At least there's no goddamn Rolls Royces or Lamborghinis in this video.
The Fray wants us to know that if we are all nice to other people that the world will be a better palace. I want them to know that if I can stab pretentious piano-rockers in the face my world will be a better place.
The new Ipod commercial has a pretty good song by the Fratellis as the music. Interestingly, while the people in the commercial are all bright primary-colored silhouettes, the dancers are all so obviously white.
Lilly Allen is getting a Pinks jalapeño chili dog in LA and explaining how she isn't going to worry about being a size 0 and how she loves a good hot dog. I like Lilly Allen. Interestingly, the song playing in the background is LDN, which is her song all about how she loves London and wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
Something is very wrong when Mandy Moore is singing with more passion (and dare I say balls) than anyone else.
