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Mean Girls: The Musical Film is the worst movie musical
I used to think Mean Girls 2 was terrible but when I watched Mean Girls musical film adaptation based on the Tony-nominated Broadway musical adaptation I just wanted to say why.... I mean don’t get me wrong I love Tina Fey but what the f did I just watch? The film beats Mean Girls 2 as the worst movie musical adaptation. Here’s why...
By Gladys W. Muturi2 years ago in Critique
Sh*t I Could Watch Over and Over and Do # 7
The Pixies were the first Nirvana. They just didn't break in the same way. Okay, they weren't quite as heavy, having a sweeter tone to their guitars and less despair in their music--they seemed a play on commercially accessible surf tunes and pop music conventions, twisting them out of shape until they were the approximation of the David Lynch cinematic dreamscapes singer Black Francis claimed as his inspiration.
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Critique
Sh*t I Could Watch Over and Over and Do # 6
It's a screaming mess That television city dream Your robot's eyes gleam In my future dream And I am the prisoner. I saw D.O.A. live back in 1996, at Fountain Square Theater in Indianapolis, at a punk and indie music festival called "Hodge Podge" that was put on by the local pop-punk kings Sloppy Seconds. It was a great time and D.O.A. killed it, closing the show with a jam session with Zeni Geva, the little Japanese noise dude who climbed a Marshall Stack at the end--I was afraid the dude was going to jump. Anyway...
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Critique
Sh*t I Could Watch Over and Over and Do # 5
"Bright flash of steel, descending from above, addressed, "From Ronald Reagan to Russia, with love!" - Toxic Reasons I first saw this video clip on a Black Flag home video called "Live At Target." It was part of a "Coming Attractions" and was one of the best things on the video (which also featured clips from X, Iggy Pop, Bad Brains, and Survival Research Laboratories--Eighties countercultural and punk rock weirdoes, in other words). That was maybe the early 1990s, and this clip was already a decade old then, I think.
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Critique
Pop fans rejoice as Madonna and Kylie Minogue perform together during Celebration tour
Pop symbols Kylie Minogue and Madonna played out a two part harmony together in festival of Worldwide Ladies' Day, a second music fans have been sitting tight forty years for.
By prashant soni2 years ago in Critique
Sh*t I Could Watch Over and Over and Do # 4
This NOFX video goes way the f*ck back, to the era of the mid-Nineties, when I was young and had a circle of friends who all dyed their hair but rarely washed it. It was on a Fat Wreck Chords video sampler, and the sampler had this and "Stickin' in My Eye" on it, as well as some other great stuff from bands like Lagwagon and Pennywise. The video reminds me of the olden days of yore, and you have to love the way the skacore breakdown gives the middle of the song a kind of easygoing, friendly vibe, right before shoving a size-twelve Doc Marten boot up your ass.
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Critique
Sh*t I Could Watch Over and Over and Do # 3
At long last! A pop music video that doesn't pretend to be or do anything other than what it is and does: be mindless, decadent fodder that aims to entertain. And, well, sell beer and cigarettes.
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Critique
Sh*t I Could Watch Over and Over and Do # 2
When I was about thirteen, the Beastie Boys were the baddest motherf*ckers to ever pick up a mic and go boom. Everybody in the State Adolescent Unit/dungeon I was living at LOVED License to Ill, and it was the most popular AUDIOCASSETTE TAPE (!) on the ward, much passed around and quoted. Dates me, doesn't it?
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Critique
Sh*t I Could Watch Over and Over and Do # 1
A video that turns me on immensely, it's like Santos and Tura Satana got wild together after scarfing some Mexican mushrooms on the set of Robot Vs. the Aztec Mummy. Rob Zombie has always been a near-total badass in everything and every way. How could ANYONE not appreciate the man who brought us a cinematic landmark like House of a Thousand Corpses? I'd have posted this in "Beat" but tthen I'd have to blather on about it for six hundred words. And I think you rather get the point.
By Tom Baker2 years ago in Critique
The Cinema
The movie theater was a brand-new kind of entertainment that first appeared in the late 19th century. Simple moving graphics were first displayed on displays in tiny spaces, enthralling viewers with the illusion of motion. This young art form developed become a potent storytelling, creative, and cultural expression tool over time.
By Vijay Kumar2 years ago in Critique
NY Philharmonic.
The New York Philharmonic over the years has changed and it keeps experimenting and changing. In the late 90's and well into the 2000's, I was a season ticket holder. The Phil at that time was experimenting with traditional pieces in the first act with new, more contemporary pieces for the second act. As a more traditionalist it led to me giving some Julliard student waiting outside hoping to get in to see the performance receiving two really good tickets!
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).2 years ago in Critique
The Branding Missteps of Nicki Minaj: Lessons in Reputation Management
Nicki Minaj's brand has faced significant challenges due to her association with individuals involved in scandals related to sexual abuse and misconduct. The involvement of her brother in a child sex abuse case, her husband being a registered sex offender, and her support of both individuals have led to severe damage to her brand. These associations have raised numerous red flags and undermined her credibility, particularly in light of her status as a public figure with a considerable influence on her fanbase.
By Marianne Tikou2 years ago in Critique