Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Cyclops Croc
Not dead, just hibernating.
Yes, it's been a while, hasn't it? And we'd like to give you some fantastic story as to why we've been somewhat lacking in the update department, but ultimately it comes down to three reasons; One, we've been very lazy recently. Two, we've been feeling a little disillusioned with the world of Pop recently, and Three, we've been very lazy recently. We realise reasons One and Three are identical, but it is very relevant, so we felt it deserved being mentioned twice.
Reason two on the other hand comes from the fact that we've been finding it hard to get enthusiastic about a music world where the British public can happily send what is little more than the sound of a tin of gloss paint committed to CD, also known as the new Leona Lewis single, to the number one slot and, as if that wasn't bad enough, demonstrate a genuine hunger and enthusiasm for the prospect of a Boyzone reunion. We're sure you'll agree that, regardless of all the good stuff going on in the background, and there is a lotta good stuff out there, it's hard to feel celebratory with that lot taking centre stage.
Anyway, the upshot of this is that we're pondering changing the focus of the site and going off in a slightly different direction, although we're not quite sure exactly where yet, hence our silence over the last few weeks. Although whatever we decide it'll probably end up being much the same as this but with a broader remit. Certainly we'll no doubt use the same jokes that we normally use, but they'll seem slightly fresher in a different context.
We're not quite sure when we'll 'relaunch' yet, as a stopgap measure we were planning on doing some coverage of Cerys Matthews in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here, but as so far she's done nothing more than stand around looking Welsh - which, frankly, is more than enough entertainment for us, but doesn't really lend itself to a lot of humorous commentary - there's not been a lot to write about. We'll keep an eye on things though and see what we can do.
Oh, and the headline for this piece? It relies on both the knowledge that Cerys is in the Croc Creek camp of I'm a Celeb and that she had a small vocal part on the They Might Be Giants track Cyclops Rock. See, this is why we need to take a break!
Yes, it's been a while, hasn't it? And we'd like to give you some fantastic story as to why we've been somewhat lacking in the update department, but ultimately it comes down to three reasons; One, we've been very lazy recently. Two, we've been feeling a little disillusioned with the world of Pop recently, and Three, we've been very lazy recently. We realise reasons One and Three are identical, but it is very relevant, so we felt it deserved being mentioned twice.
Reason two on the other hand comes from the fact that we've been finding it hard to get enthusiastic about a music world where the British public can happily send what is little more than the sound of a tin of gloss paint committed to CD, also known as the new Leona Lewis single, to the number one slot and, as if that wasn't bad enough, demonstrate a genuine hunger and enthusiasm for the prospect of a Boyzone reunion. We're sure you'll agree that, regardless of all the good stuff going on in the background, and there is a lotta good stuff out there, it's hard to feel celebratory with that lot taking centre stage.
Anyway, the upshot of this is that we're pondering changing the focus of the site and going off in a slightly different direction, although we're not quite sure exactly where yet, hence our silence over the last few weeks. Although whatever we decide it'll probably end up being much the same as this but with a broader remit. Certainly we'll no doubt use the same jokes that we normally use, but they'll seem slightly fresher in a different context.
We're not quite sure when we'll 'relaunch' yet, as a stopgap measure we were planning on doing some coverage of Cerys Matthews in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here, but as so far she's done nothing more than stand around looking Welsh - which, frankly, is more than enough entertainment for us, but doesn't really lend itself to a lot of humorous commentary - there's not been a lot to write about. We'll keep an eye on things though and see what we can do.
Oh, and the headline for this piece? It relies on both the knowledge that Cerys is in the Croc Creek camp of I'm a Celeb and that she had a small vocal part on the They Might Be Giants track Cyclops Rock. See, this is why we need to take a break!
Labels: Boyzone, Cerys Matthews, I'm a Celebrity, Leona Lewis, Naval Gazing
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Lazy YouTube Pick of the Week
Everyone goes on about what the greatest Glastonbury moment ever was, although everyone tends, as 'everyone' often does, to be entirely wrong. For our money a definite highlight is this 2000 performance of What Have I Done To Deserve This by Pet Shop Boys and their special guest star, Cerys Matthews from Catatonia. It's worth pointing out that, yes, Cerys does seem to be only vaguely aware of what key the song's in and, indeed, what the words actually are, but she does look very pretty so it balances out.
Labels: Catatonia, Cerys Matthews, Glastonbury, Pet Shop Boys, YouTube
