Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Audio BJ for April 3, 2007
These days, it seems like every famous young female celebrity (and Paris Hilton) has at least one album out. And their male equivalents, like Jesse McCartney, are almost as likely to. Yet, as much as I would love to love this music, it's actually pretty bad and forgettable. I mean, how hard is it to pay someone to write a catchy, decent song these days? These kids should hire me to hook them up with good producers, and I do not mean whoever did Madonna's "American Life"!
Anyway, Hilary Duff is lower key, not trashy, and . . . well, her new album is called Dignity, for goddess's sake! IT may as well be called I Haven't Been to Rehab Yet, but I can understand wanting the message to be strong and concise. According to her website, the album is about her tragic former relationship with Joel Madden, her life as a dignified (unlike her contemporaries) famous young woman, and so on. But is the music dignified? I think so! It's an eclectic dance melange of international flavors, with a dance floor-ready vibe that should fit right in at this summer's light and breezy parties. The release date is today, so buy it, download it, and feel the dignity.
Remember the mid 90's? Unlike some of my friends, who used a bit too many of the drogas to deal with boring life in Iowa, I sure do. One of the catchiest pop radio hits of the era was "Radiation Vibe" by Fountains of Wayne. To be honest, I don't really know much about the band aside from that song, except I think the lead singer did the music for That Thing You Do, another fun memory. Oh, the days when life was so much easier, without financial worries or interior decorating problems or real relationships.
Founains of Wayne have a brand new album, Traffic and Weather, out today, so perhaps we can all step back into the hazy, lazy days with an hour or so of pop goodness. Even if the new album isn't that good, at least it's a reminder to think back to the music and movies of ten years ago. I have a feeling a certain boyfriend named Don is going to be treated to a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" tonight, and I am referring to that alternative radio hit by some band whose name I may never have even known . . .
. . . but, thanks to the internet, I do now! Meet Deep Blue Something. "Breakfast" was on their 1995 album Home (thanks, All Music!) and they released two albums after that, with the last being self-titled and from 2001. It's so cool to have All Music for all the info, and then You Tube for the videos! In honor of this theme, I feel a list coming on . . .
BJ's Video Vault: Ten You Tube Experiences for Early April
1. Deep Blue Something - "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
2. Fountains of Wayne - "Radiation Vibe"
3. Len - "Steal My Sunshine"
4. Sugar Ray - "Fly"
5. Spin Doctors - "Two Princes"
6. The Rembrandts - "I'll Be There for You"
7. Dishwalla - "Counting Blue Cars"
8. Crash Test Dummies - "MMM MMM MMM MMM"
9. Madonna - "Take a Bow"
10. Christina Aguilera - "Genie in a Bottle"
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