At Least the Special Effects Were Edgy?

[ubercooley]

As I was watching Transformers last night, I was rather put off by something. No, it wasn't the blatant jingoism, the flashy transformations, or the fact that Megatron was clearly the best actor in the film. I know I am exposing myself as a music snob, but I could not move beyond the fact that the main character, who is supposed to be some kind

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[ubercooley]

I had a vision of some wardrobe assistant realizing that the Strokes weren't cool in the middle of shooting the film, and they couldn't exactly go back and re-shoot every scene, so they embraced it like they would embrace a cool uncle: not quite current, but with an aura of what once was.

Hell yeah, Cat Power! I've seen the Arcade Fire a bunch of times, and they are so much fun live, if you have the chance to see them. Built to Spill are a fun post-punky band. I'm a fan. I should make you copies of my "Hip Made Easy" mixes, which will introduce you to lots of rad bands. Or I could make you special mixes. Let me know what you think you can handle, in terms of quantity - do you just want data cds of whole albums, or mixes to give you a taste of various bands?

I guess I saw the t-shirt as an opportunity to say more about the character. Seriously, all the twenty-something viewers like you and me, who, ya know, watched and played with Transformers in the '80s, were a target audience that was likely to see the movie. The Strokes are a band that was important in the surge of garage bands that made it big... five years ago. Now, it just feels dated. And ultimately, if they were going to recall hip bands of yore, they should have gone with a truly pivotal band, or a band with more personality. Hell, a Nirvana t-shirt would have been better.

[firelily]

I can handle lots of new music. I love new music!! Rachelle just gave me a bunch of data CDs, so that would be totally rad. I really want to get into some new stuff since I feel like I've been listening to the same old stuff lately, so having whole albums would be good.

I wish I could return the favor, but I don't know if you'd like my music. I have a lot of folksy stuff, and some good country. Not the shitty stuff. But I don't know if you'd even want that. But if you do, let me know and we can trade. Hehe.