Things! And Stuff! And Bowie Appreciation!
Posting two days in a row? It's like a Lent Miracle! Actually, I'm hard-core procrastinating on all the Things I Should Be Doing. But I'm also celebrating the fact that I had an awesome interview today for a summer internship. I've been led to believe by a few of the people involved that I have a very, VERY good chance of getting the position this year, but I refuse to buy into that wholesale, since I was led to believe thesame thing last year. In truth, I think I've got it pretty much locked up, so the denial is partly a self preservation measure.
ANYWAY, here's a bit more of Bowie Appreciation.
I have a weird relationship with the late 90's. I was in middle school/early high school during that time, so the major theme was "awkward." It was when I began to become aware of the larger youth culture around me, and was first confronted with the issues of personal identity that proceeded to dog me for the next ten years. Right or wrong, I mostly remember that time scored to the works of "Nickelback," which I discovered via my younger sister's CD collection. Truth be told, I have a soft spot forNickelback that tends to evoke embarrassment from my RL friends. Whatev. I kind of love Nickelback's soppy "save the world" ballads and I don't care who knows it. Either way, though, I'm sad I didn't manage to discover David Bowie's 1997 album "Earthlings" during that time. Because it is, quite frankly, one of the most incredible things my agitated, drunken mind has ever encountered and is singularly amazing. And kind youtube member SuperDiamondDogs has been good enough to make the ENTIRE ALBUM available as one single supersizedtrack on the internet (the individual tracks are also there):
Apparently SME is being a little bitch about playback rights, so go to youtube and LISTEN TO IT. Because even though I sure as hell can't describe what's going on in most of the tracks, I CAN tell that it consists largely of David Bowie kicking the late 90's music scene in the ass with his electronic and saxophone-tainted awesomeness. Seriously. Dude was like, 50 years old when he made this, and it is just unbelievable. It gives me foolish hope that I might still command the respect and street cred of the younger generation when I'm 50. Regardless of age, it is just plain cool, and might be the thing to finally break me of my obnoxious Nickleback habit.
Oh, who am I kidding; no, it won't. But it's still an awesome album.
ANYWAY, here's a bit more of Bowie Appreciation.
I have a weird relationship with the late 90's. I was in middle school/early high school during that time, so the major theme was "awkward." It was when I began to become aware of the larger youth culture around me, and was first confronted with the issues of personal identity that proceeded to dog me for the next ten years. Right or wrong, I mostly remember that time scored to the works of "Nickelback," which I discovered via my younger sister's CD collection. Truth be told, I have a soft spot forNickelback that tends to evoke embarrassment from my RL friends. Whatev. I kind of love Nickelback's soppy "save the world" ballads and I don't care who knows it. Either way, though, I'm sad I didn't manage to discover David Bowie's 1997 album "Earthlings" during that time. Because it is, quite frankly, one of the most incredible things my agitated, drunken mind has ever encountered and is singularly amazing. And kind youtube member SuperDiamondDogs has been good enough to make the ENTIRE ALBUM available as one single supersizedtrack on the internet (the individual tracks are also there):
Click to viewApparently SME is being a little bitch about playback rights, so go to youtube and LISTEN TO IT. Because even though I sure as hell can't describe what's going on in most of the tracks, I CAN tell that it consists largely of David Bowie kicking the late 90's music scene in the ass with his electronic and saxophone-tainted awesomeness. Seriously. Dude was like, 50 years old when he made this, and it is just unbelievable. It gives me foolish hope that I might still command the respect and street cred of the younger generation when I'm 50. Regardless of age, it is just plain cool, and might be the thing to finally break me of my obnoxious Nickleback habit.
Oh, who am I kidding; no, it won't. But it's still an awesome album.