hey everyone!!! so who LOVED Desperate Housewives and Brothers&Sisters on sunday night!?!? boy let me tell you , the new seasons are back in the swing of things!!
Desperate Housewives opened with a new family moving into town, bringing some mysteries about themselves that of course will probably be the main story arch for this season, its a sassy italian family with the head bitch being Drea DeMatteo herself!! ... so her , the husband and the son are ALL a little crazy i think!! ,and what the hell is up with that wicked scar drea is rockin on her back?! i have a feeling her son has something to do with that.
i obviously dont wanna give away any spoilers, like who mike got married to, or what crazyness happened at the ending of the episode, but damn i am looking forward to this season!!! it looks to be a pretty good one! season 6 all the way baby
and then following DH , Brothers&Sisters started up again, with of course plenty of Walker Family drama! haha but seriously...thats why everyone watches this show! its everyone's family rolled up into one , nicely edited family package!!
this season for B&S is going to be heartbreaking, i can already tell...especially since i was CRYING during the FIRST episode!! like wtf. haah i love that shit though. the walkers will forever live in my heart
Dexter also started up on sunday night, and for those of you not lucky enough to have cable, all i can say is, you're missing out!! that show is KILLER in ever sense of the word haha, for those of you living under a rock, dexter is a good serial killer.. haha i know right, you're thinking what the hell how can a serial killer be good, but lemme tell you ! dexter fights for the little guy, and trounces the evil doers of the world!! and now , he's doing it all as a daddy!
his baby Harrison btw is adorable.
and the addition of John Lithgow to this new season is just brilliance in my eyes that man can do no wrong. what a sick fuck!!, i wont give anything away...but the way he kills people is truly disturbing, and hilarious all at the same time.
<3
thats all for now, im going to make a delicious penne asparagus baby sweet pea recipe
heres the recipe for anyone who wants to try it out !! i highly recommend it !!
http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/penne-with-asparagus-sage-and-peas
MisterTom
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
wowza's
last night was insane!!
i do not remember pretty much anything from last night...other than drinking and puking at 4, 6 and 8 this morning.. i cant even hold water down!! at any rate..i had a blast!! , there were a bunch of us out last night and it was just a crazy night, and it definitely turned into a night i didn't expect!!
at any rate, there will be a new blog coming shortly! sorry I've been slacking lately ! that's my bad. I've just been busy!!!
p.s i saw Jennifers Body yesterday and all i can say is i LOVED it!! so funny, and really well written by the fabulous Diablo Cody from MN!!
i do not remember pretty much anything from last night...other than drinking and puking at 4, 6 and 8 this morning.. i cant even hold water down!! at any rate..i had a blast!! , there were a bunch of us out last night and it was just a crazy night, and it definitely turned into a night i didn't expect!!
at any rate, there will be a new blog coming shortly! sorry I've been slacking lately ! that's my bad. I've just been busy!!!
p.s i saw Jennifers Body yesterday and all i can say is i LOVED it!! so funny, and really well written by the fabulous Diablo Cody from MN!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
lots to talk about !!
hey everyone!! as i promised yesterday i would be doing a large blog tonight about all the new music I've come across the past few days!! so here we go!!
first up
Paramore "Brand New Eyes"
boy i tell you, after coming across this band years ago, i have not been disappointed with each of their Cd's that they have released, and their newest effort, "Brand New Eyes" is no exception !
the album starts off with a killer track 'Careful' and its all about taking chances, "you cant be too careful anymore when all that is waiting for you wont come any closer you've got to reach a little more" are the lines to insanely catchy hook on the opener, and it doesn't let up from there.
diving into the smash first single "ignorance" as track number 2 the album keeps up the hard punching drum beats and guitar riff's that we all love from Paramore, combining excellent song writing and killer vocals from Hayley Williams. but is this the Paramore we're all used to ? in some aspects, yes, but in others , we're treated to a whole new side of Paramore that we've never seen (nor heard) before.
the album is harder, darker, moodier, (not to be confused with emo) and its got all the fixings of another hit album for them.
there were rumors floating around the net a year or so ago that there was tension within the band, all of which is put right in front of our faces on this album, showing a personal side to the group that we haven't heard yet. we're used to the heartbreak songs from Hayley but for the most part the group has stayed hush hush on their inner dealings.
tracks 1-5 are stellar...6 has the potential to grow on me as well as track 7, 8 and 9 seem to be there strictly for filler material, as they both sound similar, and have sort of a recycled Paramore sound about them. then we move onto one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard Paramore record, the song is called 'Misguided Ghosts' and it is a stripped back effort, one that sounds like it was almost recorded in one take.
the acoustic guitar, combined with Hayley's delicate vocals on this track easily make it one of my favorites, only to be followed by probably my favorite cut from the whole album.
its a failed love anthem titled 'All I Wanted' and it features some of the most soaring vocals I've ever heard from miss Williams, who with this CD , really feels like she's coming into her own as the front-woman for this band, offering up some of her best vocal work to date.
"Brand New Eyes" out Sept. 29Th is not to be missed for any Paramore fan, and new ones alike.
Next up i want to talk about Mariah Carey's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", the singers 12Th studio album, and one I've talked about on here previously.
the album opens with the track "Betcha Gon' Know" and if the title doesn't make it clear, we gon' know Mariah by the time this CD is done. it should also serve as a hint that this album is a little more ghetto than Mariah has been in the past.
mixing slow jam beats with her sultry vocals, Mariah has created one hell of a record to jam out to. i found myself listening to this more than the Paramore CD yesterday believe it or not, i was certainly surprised by this!, Mariahs last effort "E=mc2" didn't do a whole lot for me. there were hits and a lot of misses on that album... as well as some cheap production work.
well all of that is out the window with 'memoirs..'
with the exception of 'obsessed' the albums lead single, the first 6 songs are pure R N'B hip hop gold, Mariah provides us with some sexy ass beats, all of which make me wanna grind on the first hot guy i see. tracks like 'betcha gon know' , 'H.A.T.E.U.' and 'Candy Bling' are all slow jams in their own rite, followed by track 5 ' Ribbon ' which I think could easily be a single and a huge one at that.
track 7 'Standing O' is a diss track on some level. . to who, i think we all know. its one of the weaker tracks on the album, but still very listenable , which should give you an idea of how good this CD is. track 8 'its a wrap' sounds like it came right out of a jazz bar , smoke filled, liquor flowing.
'up out my face' has a reggae , island, hip hop feeling to it, and i think it is hot hot hot, and could also be another single.
the last stretch of the CD seems to be dedicated to the love songs , tracks like 'more than just friends' , and 'the impossible' both speak to relationship turmoil and the brightest parts of relationships.
the last two tracks on the album (not including the reprises, inter and preludes) are titled 'Angels Cry' and ' I Want to Know What Love Is' ... which is the albums closer and the perfect fit for that position.
'Angels Cry' has the potential to be a massive hit for Mariah, and I hope she takes advantage of it !.
over all 'memoirs..' is leaps and BOUNDS better than last years effort "E=mc2" and i think should put Mariah slowly, but surely back on top. i sense possible Grammy nominations for her with this record. . . time will only tell if I'm right!
"Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" is due out Sept.29Th (same as Paramore) check it out !!
well i know i promised my thoughts on two other Cd's with this entry, but i have been so engrossed with these two albums that i haven't had time to properly form an opinion yet on Melanie Fiona and Mika...both of which ARE sounding good so far...they'll be the topic for my next blog! i swear!!
well i hope you enjoyed my take on these albums!! i have sure enjoyed listening to them, and i of course enjoy keeping up this blog, so let me know what your thoughts are!!
MisterTom <3
first up
Paramore "Brand New Eyes"
boy i tell you, after coming across this band years ago, i have not been disappointed with each of their Cd's that they have released, and their newest effort, "Brand New Eyes" is no exception !
the album starts off with a killer track 'Careful' and its all about taking chances, "you cant be too careful anymore when all that is waiting for you wont come any closer you've got to reach a little more" are the lines to insanely catchy hook on the opener, and it doesn't let up from there.
diving into the smash first single "ignorance" as track number 2 the album keeps up the hard punching drum beats and guitar riff's that we all love from Paramore, combining excellent song writing and killer vocals from Hayley Williams. but is this the Paramore we're all used to ? in some aspects, yes, but in others , we're treated to a whole new side of Paramore that we've never seen (nor heard) before.
the album is harder, darker, moodier, (not to be confused with emo) and its got all the fixings of another hit album for them.
there were rumors floating around the net a year or so ago that there was tension within the band, all of which is put right in front of our faces on this album, showing a personal side to the group that we haven't heard yet. we're used to the heartbreak songs from Hayley but for the most part the group has stayed hush hush on their inner dealings.
tracks 1-5 are stellar...6 has the potential to grow on me as well as track 7, 8 and 9 seem to be there strictly for filler material, as they both sound similar, and have sort of a recycled Paramore sound about them. then we move onto one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard Paramore record, the song is called 'Misguided Ghosts' and it is a stripped back effort, one that sounds like it was almost recorded in one take.
the acoustic guitar, combined with Hayley's delicate vocals on this track easily make it one of my favorites, only to be followed by probably my favorite cut from the whole album.
its a failed love anthem titled 'All I Wanted' and it features some of the most soaring vocals I've ever heard from miss Williams, who with this CD , really feels like she's coming into her own as the front-woman for this band, offering up some of her best vocal work to date.
"Brand New Eyes" out Sept. 29Th is not to be missed for any Paramore fan, and new ones alike.
Next up i want to talk about Mariah Carey's "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", the singers 12Th studio album, and one I've talked about on here previously.
the album opens with the track "Betcha Gon' Know" and if the title doesn't make it clear, we gon' know Mariah by the time this CD is done. it should also serve as a hint that this album is a little more ghetto than Mariah has been in the past.
mixing slow jam beats with her sultry vocals, Mariah has created one hell of a record to jam out to. i found myself listening to this more than the Paramore CD yesterday believe it or not, i was certainly surprised by this!, Mariahs last effort "E=mc2" didn't do a whole lot for me. there were hits and a lot of misses on that album... as well as some cheap production work.
well all of that is out the window with 'memoirs..'
with the exception of 'obsessed' the albums lead single, the first 6 songs are pure R N'B hip hop gold, Mariah provides us with some sexy ass beats, all of which make me wanna grind on the first hot guy i see. tracks like 'betcha gon know' , 'H.A.T.E.U.' and 'Candy Bling' are all slow jams in their own rite, followed by track 5 ' Ribbon ' which I think could easily be a single and a huge one at that.
track 7 'Standing O' is a diss track on some level. . to who, i think we all know. its one of the weaker tracks on the album, but still very listenable , which should give you an idea of how good this CD is. track 8 'its a wrap' sounds like it came right out of a jazz bar , smoke filled, liquor flowing.
'up out my face' has a reggae , island, hip hop feeling to it, and i think it is hot hot hot, and could also be another single.
the last stretch of the CD seems to be dedicated to the love songs , tracks like 'more than just friends' , and 'the impossible' both speak to relationship turmoil and the brightest parts of relationships.
the last two tracks on the album (not including the reprises, inter and preludes) are titled 'Angels Cry' and ' I Want to Know What Love Is' ... which is the albums closer and the perfect fit for that position.
'Angels Cry' has the potential to be a massive hit for Mariah, and I hope she takes advantage of it !.
over all 'memoirs..' is leaps and BOUNDS better than last years effort "E=mc2" and i think should put Mariah slowly, but surely back on top. i sense possible Grammy nominations for her with this record. . . time will only tell if I'm right!
"Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" is due out Sept.29Th (same as Paramore) check it out !!
well i know i promised my thoughts on two other Cd's with this entry, but i have been so engrossed with these two albums that i haven't had time to properly form an opinion yet on Melanie Fiona and Mika...both of which ARE sounding good so far...they'll be the topic for my next blog! i swear!!
well i hope you enjoyed my take on these albums!! i have sure enjoyed listening to them, and i of course enjoy keeping up this blog, so let me know what your thoughts are!!
MisterTom <3
Monday, September 21, 2009
change o'plans
so i know i said earlier i'd hopefully get to a music blog tonight, but that was when i only had 2 cd's to preview for y'all and then i stumbled upon on the new Mariah Carey cd AND the new Paramore cd!!! its been a music orgasm all day so tomorrow you can look forward to blog about the debut album from Melanie Fiona , as well as the sophomore cd from Mika, and of course, the new Paramore and Mariah cd's !! (Which are both fantastic btw )
mistertom <3
mistertom <3
Emmy Round-up !
Hey everyone!!! who watched the 61st annual Emmy awards last night? no one? OK well you're not alone i am sure! ha ha but i did! lets be honest....i only really cared about 3 of the categories.. i was really watching for the Fashion!!! I'll briefly talk about the categories i was paying attention to, who won, and who i would have liked to see win!.
first up
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series :
Winner : Kristin Chenoweth for "Pushing Daisies"
boy oh boy was i happy Kristin won!! have i ever watched PD ? no .. and that's probably why it was canceled...but this woman is just so phenomenal and talented, she can add Emmy winner to her already impressive Tony win lovelovelove , the other nominees where, Jane Krakowski for 30 Rock, Elizabeth Perkins for WEEDS, Amy Poehler for SNL, Kristen Wiig for SNL, and Vanessa Williams for Ugly Betty.
Outstanding Reality Competition:
Winner : The Amazing Race
hollla for the amazing race! what an AWESOME show!! and god how badly do i want to be on that!! ughh i DREAM about it sometimes.. lame i know ha ha but i was happy it won. other nominees were American Idol, Top Chef, Project Runway, and Dancing with the Stars.
Outstanding Host for a Reality Program:
Winner: Jeff Probst
i don't have much to say on this one other than i would have preferred Phil Keoghan for the Amazing race to win, other nominees were Ryan Seacrest for Idol, Padma Lakshmi for Top Chef, Heidi Klum for Project Runway, and Tom Bergeron for DWTS
Outstanding made for TV movie
Winner : Grey Gardens
no surprise here i was pulllling for this to win! its an AMAZING and TOUCHING movie with two of the best performances from its leading ladies I've seen all year.
Outstanding Comedy Series went to 30Rock, Outstanding Drama went to Mad Men.... no one is surprised.
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series went to Alec Baldwin. . whom i LOVE, and find VERY funny and deserving of this award, supporting actor how ever went to that guy from two and a half men.. a show i cannot stand, and wish it was off the air, i would have preferred if Jack MacBrayer from 30 rock win.
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series went to Toni Collette for the United States of Tara.. a show written by MN stripper Diablo Cody for the Showtime Network.
Lead Actress in a TV Movie went to Jessica Lange for GREY GARDENS. initially i was disappointed that Drew Barrymore didn't win, but listening to Jessica's acceptance speech i could tell the award was really for both of them...because they were both brilliant in that film, and you could tell they really formed a close bond while they filmed.
well ONTO to some FASHION
the real reason you're all here i am sure. hahah
first lets start off with my Favorite of the night, Christina Appelgate, wearing a stunning floor length blue gown.
next up lets see Kristin Chenoweth who didn't play safe at all and wore a mini! a bedazzled mini to top if off!! look at how stunning she looks
talk about daring!!
next up i want to show you Drew Barrymore who i thought looked just beautiful in her peach full length gown.
now lets go from demur to slutty with blake lively, the whore from Gossip Girl , who showed up to the show in a red floor length gown with a PLUNGING neck line, that showed off her umm...tits
yeah... skank
next up lets see some beautiful sandra oh, who gave me the BIG O with her dress for the evening, and beautiful peachish/goldish form fitting dress.
ugh sooo beautiful!!
next up lets see a pic of 4 woman, all wearing that apparent color of the evening, RED, i call this picture redredred
from left: Jennifer Morrison, Debra Messing, Sigourney Weaver (looking FABOOSH) and Carrie Preston.
now lets see a married couple of 21 years, Kevin Bacon and his wife , the closer, Kyra Sedgwick !
kevin looking dapper as always, and kyra wearing a beautiful baby pink gown.
now lets check out Olivia Wilde, wearing an amazing gown, that almost looks like a doily was painted onto her skin hehe
props to Vanessa Williams for adding a splash of different color
looking beautiful as ever!
now lets give it up for Mr.mentalist himself, Simon Baker, looking just delicious !
Phoebe Price.. i have no idea who this skank is , but look at how glamorous she looks. . . ha
now my favorite nipple eye stabber , padma lakshmi
i think she looks gorgeous, minus that red leech that stuck onto her hip
and finally...
i have no idea who that HOT MESS is, but WHAT THE HELL was she thinking? she had to have made that herself...because i don't know any designer that would put THAT out onto the red carpet !!! its just simply awful, and she gets the worst dressed of the night award HANDS DOWN
well that's my Emmy Recap! hope you made it through the whole thing, peace love and happiness
MisterTom
PS music blog to be posted later this evening i hope!!
first up
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series :
Winner : Kristin Chenoweth for "Pushing Daisies"
boy oh boy was i happy Kristin won!! have i ever watched PD ? no .. and that's probably why it was canceled...but this woman is just so phenomenal and talented, she can add Emmy winner to her already impressive Tony win lovelovelove , the other nominees where, Jane Krakowski for 30 Rock, Elizabeth Perkins for WEEDS, Amy Poehler for SNL, Kristen Wiig for SNL, and Vanessa Williams for Ugly Betty.
Outstanding Reality Competition:
Winner : The Amazing Race
hollla for the amazing race! what an AWESOME show!! and god how badly do i want to be on that!! ughh i DREAM about it sometimes.. lame i know ha ha but i was happy it won. other nominees were American Idol, Top Chef, Project Runway, and Dancing with the Stars.
Outstanding Host for a Reality Program:
Winner: Jeff Probst
i don't have much to say on this one other than i would have preferred Phil Keoghan for the Amazing race to win, other nominees were Ryan Seacrest for Idol, Padma Lakshmi for Top Chef, Heidi Klum for Project Runway, and Tom Bergeron for DWTS
Outstanding made for TV movie
Winner : Grey Gardens
no surprise here i was pulllling for this to win! its an AMAZING and TOUCHING movie with two of the best performances from its leading ladies I've seen all year.
Outstanding Comedy Series went to 30Rock, Outstanding Drama went to Mad Men.... no one is surprised.
Lead Actor in a Comedy Series went to Alec Baldwin. . whom i LOVE, and find VERY funny and deserving of this award, supporting actor how ever went to that guy from two and a half men.. a show i cannot stand, and wish it was off the air, i would have preferred if Jack MacBrayer from 30 rock win.
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series went to Toni Collette for the United States of Tara.. a show written by MN stripper Diablo Cody for the Showtime Network.
Lead Actress in a TV Movie went to Jessica Lange for GREY GARDENS. initially i was disappointed that Drew Barrymore didn't win, but listening to Jessica's acceptance speech i could tell the award was really for both of them...because they were both brilliant in that film, and you could tell they really formed a close bond while they filmed.
well ONTO to some FASHION
the real reason you're all here i am sure. hahah
first lets start off with my Favorite of the night, Christina Appelgate, wearing a stunning floor length blue gown.
next up lets see Kristin Chenoweth who didn't play safe at all and wore a mini! a bedazzled mini to top if off!! look at how stunning she looks
talk about daring!!
next up i want to show you Drew Barrymore who i thought looked just beautiful in her peach full length gown.
now lets go from demur to slutty with blake lively, the whore from Gossip Girl , who showed up to the show in a red floor length gown with a PLUNGING neck line, that showed off her umm...tits
yeah... skank
next up lets see some beautiful sandra oh, who gave me the BIG O with her dress for the evening, and beautiful peachish/goldish form fitting dress.
ugh sooo beautiful!!
next up lets see a pic of 4 woman, all wearing that apparent color of the evening, RED, i call this picture redredred
from left: Jennifer Morrison, Debra Messing, Sigourney Weaver (looking FABOOSH) and Carrie Preston.
now lets see a married couple of 21 years, Kevin Bacon and his wife , the closer, Kyra Sedgwick !
kevin looking dapper as always, and kyra wearing a beautiful baby pink gown.
now lets check out Olivia Wilde, wearing an amazing gown, that almost looks like a doily was painted onto her skin hehe
props to Vanessa Williams for adding a splash of different color
looking beautiful as ever!
now lets give it up for Mr.mentalist himself, Simon Baker, looking just delicious !
Phoebe Price.. i have no idea who this skank is , but look at how glamorous she looks. . . ha
now my favorite nipple eye stabber , padma lakshmi
i think she looks gorgeous, minus that red leech that stuck onto her hip
and finally...
i have no idea who that HOT MESS is, but WHAT THE HELL was she thinking? she had to have made that herself...because i don't know any designer that would put THAT out onto the red carpet !!! its just simply awful, and she gets the worst dressed of the night award HANDS DOWN
well that's my Emmy Recap! hope you made it through the whole thing, peace love and happiness
MisterTom
PS music blog to be posted later this evening i hope!!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Divas Live 2009
WOW so there was a shit ton of TV on last night, but i would like to take the time to address my favorite show of the night..... Divas 2009 !
the ladies were out last night, and they were all bringing their A game..from what i can tell ha ha. lets just say i skipped over both Miley Cyrus performances, as well as Jordin Sparks song with Martina McBride. . . that shit just doesn't do it for me.
so the evening started off with miss Paula Abdul (the host for the ceremony) "performing" 3 of her greatest "hits" ...we all know why the quotation marks are where they are. ha ha
needless to say, it was a bunch of Paula running around on stage, having a bunch of hot men lift her up and twirl her around, and then she played with that weird microphone stand of hers. i swear she needs to bust that thing out once every performance, otherwise its just not a Paula song!.
moving onto the real divas, the show was split into two hours, the first being a solo showcase for the woman of the show, and the second hour dedicated to some duets with other , well established divas
Jennifer Hudson kicked off the show with a performance of her debut album single 'Spotlight' ... it was DECENT, and j-hud can sing, but she has a ways to go in terms of learning how to control her voice, she was kinda goin all over the place towards the end.
her second song , was " All in Love is Fair " a duet with the great , and i mean GREAT, Stevie Wonder...that man is a legend, and he was the only male performer of the night! how man-diva of him!!. the song was STUNNING ,and Jennifer Hudson absolutely KILLLLLLLLED it at the end, so much so that i am going to post a video of the performance, right here :
watch that and tell me that bitch cant sing, who won her year of idol... oh that's right, fantasia...where she at now a days ?
moving onto the next diva of the night, miss Kelly Clarkson. she performed a beautiful rendition of her single 'Already Gone' and it was stunning. her voice sounded amazing, and it only made me wish even more that she hadn't canceled her concert at the state fair here last month... i am still angry about that, but i cant fault her performance here, because it was beautiful check out the clip below :
she then got her lesbian on with Melissa Etheridge , performing a duet of her song 'Bring me some Water' , it was like watching two lesbian's in heat, and this is certainly not helping alllllll of those rumors circulating around town that Kelly Clarkson is a lesbian, maybe they just performed together to throw it back in our faces and to prove how silly the rumor is ....or is it? at any rate, the song was killer and they both sounded pretty stellar on it, I'd post the performance, but it wasn't anything I'd watch over and over. so moving on.
the next diva of the night was the lovely miss Jordin Sparks. she sang a decent version of her latest single ' SOS let the music play '. as far as her two performances go , the later was a performance with Martina McBride who sounded horrible on their duet of 'Broken Wings' , this one was the better performance, though i cant really say much about either...they were both pretty lackluster. but here it is for your viewing pleasure anyways!
like i said, nothing too special about it...just a fun catchy song, but i find that Jordin sparks is almost always a half step under key... and im getting annoyed by it, don't sing on your records , in a key that you cant perform in live.
next lets talk about Adele. wow wow wow... the first and only person that i will be posting both performances from on here, can i please just say i knew this girl was something special over a year ago when i first came across her? then having seen her perform live in Jan. at the Fitzgerald Theatre. combined with an unstoppable album full of themes on heartbreak and remorse... this VERY talented 20 year old Brit really proved why she was there last night.
she started off with her single 'hometown glory' which is a haunting ballad, full of strong and powerful lyrics. check it out :
if that didn't prove to you that she has a KILLER lower register AND HIGH register than her second performance, with the VERY talented India.Arie should prove to you that this girl can hold her own. check it out :
just a little side note, who else was PUMPED to see India.Arie ?! i mean for real..that woman has some of the best lyrics to ever be written in my honest opinion, and talk about a sultry, soulful voice...damn they sounded AMAZING together!! THEY should tour together.
finally i am going to talk about Leona Lewis....sigh, i had such hopes for her, her new single is still not doing really anything for me... its called 'Happy' and it was the first song she sang during the night, but it was just kind of a hot mess...she has no stage presence. and it was her second performance of the night, with the INCREDIBLE Cyndi Lauper that i think might have stolen the show, thanks to miss Lauper..... Cyndi should have been one of the Divas instead of Leona, and you'll see why when you watch this clip of them doing a duet to Cyndi's classic "True Colors"
yeah, she schooled Leona, mayjah
one last little side note , WHAT THE HELL is that ANNOYING vibrato Leona Lewis does? talk about forcing a sound out that you clearly weren't naturally made to create.
but at any rate, that's my rant on the Divas Live 2009 show! hope you enjoyed the blog and the videos, remember feedback is always welcomed! <3
MisterTom
ps i didn't talk about or show any miley cyrus performances, because i hate her, and she is not a diva, she is a slut
the ladies were out last night, and they were all bringing their A game..from what i can tell ha ha. lets just say i skipped over both Miley Cyrus performances, as well as Jordin Sparks song with Martina McBride. . . that shit just doesn't do it for me.
so the evening started off with miss Paula Abdul (the host for the ceremony) "performing" 3 of her greatest "hits" ...we all know why the quotation marks are where they are. ha ha
needless to say, it was a bunch of Paula running around on stage, having a bunch of hot men lift her up and twirl her around, and then she played with that weird microphone stand of hers. i swear she needs to bust that thing out once every performance, otherwise its just not a Paula song!.
moving onto the real divas, the show was split into two hours, the first being a solo showcase for the woman of the show, and the second hour dedicated to some duets with other , well established divas
Jennifer Hudson kicked off the show with a performance of her debut album single 'Spotlight' ... it was DECENT, and j-hud can sing, but she has a ways to go in terms of learning how to control her voice, she was kinda goin all over the place towards the end.
her second song , was " All in Love is Fair " a duet with the great , and i mean GREAT, Stevie Wonder...that man is a legend, and he was the only male performer of the night! how man-diva of him!!. the song was STUNNING ,and Jennifer Hudson absolutely KILLLLLLLLED it at the end, so much so that i am going to post a video of the performance, right here :
watch that and tell me that bitch cant sing, who won her year of idol... oh that's right, fantasia...where she at now a days ?
moving onto the next diva of the night, miss Kelly Clarkson. she performed a beautiful rendition of her single 'Already Gone' and it was stunning. her voice sounded amazing, and it only made me wish even more that she hadn't canceled her concert at the state fair here last month... i am still angry about that, but i cant fault her performance here, because it was beautiful check out the clip below :
she then got her lesbian on with Melissa Etheridge , performing a duet of her song 'Bring me some Water' , it was like watching two lesbian's in heat, and this is certainly not helping alllllll of those rumors circulating around town that Kelly Clarkson is a lesbian, maybe they just performed together to throw it back in our faces and to prove how silly the rumor is ....or is it? at any rate, the song was killer and they both sounded pretty stellar on it, I'd post the performance, but it wasn't anything I'd watch over and over. so moving on.
the next diva of the night was the lovely miss Jordin Sparks. she sang a decent version of her latest single ' SOS let the music play '. as far as her two performances go , the later was a performance with Martina McBride who sounded horrible on their duet of 'Broken Wings' , this one was the better performance, though i cant really say much about either...they were both pretty lackluster. but here it is for your viewing pleasure anyways!
like i said, nothing too special about it...just a fun catchy song, but i find that Jordin sparks is almost always a half step under key... and im getting annoyed by it, don't sing on your records , in a key that you cant perform in live.
next lets talk about Adele. wow wow wow... the first and only person that i will be posting both performances from on here, can i please just say i knew this girl was something special over a year ago when i first came across her? then having seen her perform live in Jan. at the Fitzgerald Theatre. combined with an unstoppable album full of themes on heartbreak and remorse... this VERY talented 20 year old Brit really proved why she was there last night.
she started off with her single 'hometown glory' which is a haunting ballad, full of strong and powerful lyrics. check it out :
if that didn't prove to you that she has a KILLER lower register AND HIGH register than her second performance, with the VERY talented India.Arie should prove to you that this girl can hold her own. check it out :
just a little side note, who else was PUMPED to see India.Arie ?! i mean for real..that woman has some of the best lyrics to ever be written in my honest opinion, and talk about a sultry, soulful voice...damn they sounded AMAZING together!! THEY should tour together.
finally i am going to talk about Leona Lewis....sigh, i had such hopes for her, her new single is still not doing really anything for me... its called 'Happy' and it was the first song she sang during the night, but it was just kind of a hot mess...she has no stage presence. and it was her second performance of the night, with the INCREDIBLE Cyndi Lauper that i think might have stolen the show, thanks to miss Lauper..... Cyndi should have been one of the Divas instead of Leona, and you'll see why when you watch this clip of them doing a duet to Cyndi's classic "True Colors"
yeah, she schooled Leona, mayjah
one last little side note , WHAT THE HELL is that ANNOYING vibrato Leona Lewis does? talk about forcing a sound out that you clearly weren't naturally made to create.
but at any rate, that's my rant on the Divas Live 2009 show! hope you enjoyed the blog and the videos, remember feedback is always welcomed! <3
MisterTom
ps i didn't talk about or show any miley cyrus performances, because i hate her, and she is not a diva, she is a slut
Thursday, September 17, 2009
thank god for dVr
holy cow
there's a lot of new TV tonight!, and thank god i have a DVR ! , just to list off all of the shows i have set to tape tonight :
Parks & Recreation season 2 premier
The Office Season 6 premier
vh1 DIVAS 2009
Community Series premier
the real housewives of Atlanta
project runway
and
models of the runway
you may be saying to yourself right now, damn he watches too much TV, and i say to you , you're right. but i love it so ha!
I'm superrr excited for some more P&R. . . Amy p. is so damn funny, and some of the previews I've been seeing for the new season look so funny.
who doesn't love the office? i mean seriously, that show is brilliant, and after last years ending , Ive been itching for more and more!
OK and seriously..when i heard DIVAS was coming back to vh1 i peed a little in my panties, OK i didn't, but i instantly marked it on my calendar ! ..someday i will be on that shit.
I'm excited to see what this 'community' show is going to be like. the previews look promising!, and of course the rest is just my usual Thursday trash, Kim gets drunk or somethin tonight on TRHOA , and Heidi is probably going to be uber bitch supreme again on project runway, like usual.
ohemgee look at how fat Eva longoria looks on PR tonight! ha ha have u seen the previews? musta been when she was all fat for DH. . . which starts later this month, along with brothers and sisters !!!! SO EXCITED, did i mention they start the same night as Dexter season 4?! im wet
in some music related news the new JoJo song is bangin, not in the i want to dance to this kinda way, but in the damn she sounds awesome on this track and its catchy as hell.
the song is called 'forever in my life' and its an up-tempo ballad. its pretty fab. her voice sounds excellent, and i think shes really coming into her own finally, her first two Cd's where pretty decent, and I've always been impressed with her voice, especially with her being so young, but shes on fire now, shes really gaining great control of her voice!. check out the song below!
well that's all for now, peace love and drugs
MisterTom.
ps. i download 'tardy for the party' today... and its now on my ipod... I'm ashamed.
<3
there's a lot of new TV tonight!, and thank god i have a DVR ! , just to list off all of the shows i have set to tape tonight :
Parks & Recreation season 2 premier
The Office Season 6 premier
vh1 DIVAS 2009
Community Series premier
the real housewives of Atlanta
project runway
and
models of the runway
you may be saying to yourself right now, damn he watches too much TV, and i say to you , you're right. but i love it so ha!
I'm superrr excited for some more P&R. . . Amy p. is so damn funny, and some of the previews I've been seeing for the new season look so funny.
who doesn't love the office? i mean seriously, that show is brilliant, and after last years ending , Ive been itching for more and more!
OK and seriously..when i heard DIVAS was coming back to vh1 i peed a little in my panties, OK i didn't, but i instantly marked it on my calendar ! ..someday i will be on that shit.
I'm excited to see what this 'community' show is going to be like. the previews look promising!, and of course the rest is just my usual Thursday trash, Kim gets drunk or somethin tonight on TRHOA , and Heidi is probably going to be uber bitch supreme again on project runway, like usual.
ohemgee look at how fat Eva longoria looks on PR tonight! ha ha have u seen the previews? musta been when she was all fat for DH. . . which starts later this month, along with brothers and sisters !!!! SO EXCITED, did i mention they start the same night as Dexter season 4?! im wet
in some music related news the new JoJo song is bangin, not in the i want to dance to this kinda way, but in the damn she sounds awesome on this track and its catchy as hell.
the song is called 'forever in my life' and its an up-tempo ballad. its pretty fab. her voice sounds excellent, and i think shes really coming into her own finally, her first two Cd's where pretty decent, and I've always been impressed with her voice, especially with her being so young, but shes on fire now, shes really gaining great control of her voice!. check out the song below!
well that's all for now, peace love and drugs
MisterTom.
ps. i download 'tardy for the party' today... and its now on my ipod... I'm ashamed.
<3
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
lets talk Mariah
so who doesn't love Mariah? if you don't just stop reading, because I'm going to continue to talk about just how much i LOVE HER.
i think my first realization that i loved this bitch, came around the time she was releasing her Rainbow Album circa 1999. . . which would make me 11 , which would mean that i have been obsessed with this DIVA for 10 years.
if you know me, you probably know that i can sing along to almost any Mariah song like i wrote that shit myself, but seriously... what gay cant?!
Mariah is the epitome of divaliciousness that bitch knows exactly what she wants, always demands it, and gets pissed if she doesn't get it, my hero.
you're probably asking yourself, why the hell is he dedicating a whole blog to just Mariah, well lets see, she has the most number 1 singles for a solo artist, second only to the Beatles, that's saying a lot, considering she's a woman, which lets be honest , isn't always a plus in the music business.
she has like a ridiculous vocal range, I'm pretty sure she can hit notes on Dolphins can hear,,, haha kidding of course, that's just a rumor from what i can gather, but damn, i wouldn't be surprised if she could while she was in her prime! , meaning of course that her voice has dwindled in the past years, but does that matter? no.
she has sold over 60 million albums in the US alone, and over 200 million records world-wide. which ranks her as the number one selling female artist in the united states, and 3rd over all in the world. not too shabby for a woman who's almost 40 !
which brings me to my real reason for writing this blog, she is set to release her 12Th full length studio album in less than 2 weeks (Sept. 29Th), and shes almost 40!! that's pretty crazy, considering the break down she faced in 2001 after Glitter...which BTW, was a pretty shitty movie, but i loved it, and i loved the album even more, and i find it to be one of her most diverse, and interesting pieces of work , ever. Needless to say, that album doesn't get the credit it deserves, only because it was paired with a less than average movie.
she doesn't just stick to music though, as I've already mentioned she's dabbled in some acting ventures, starring alongside people like Padma Lakshmi (Host of Bravo's Emmy award winning series Top Chef) and academy award winning actress Mira Sorvino or as a i like to call her, Romy White. . . I'm the Mary you re the Rhoda.
and now she has a VERY highly anticipated movie coming out, titled Precious, and it looks quite stunning, check out the preview below
if you missed mariah in the preview, don't worry, i did too the first time i saw it, here's a snap shot of her from the movie :
i know that's some crazy shit, doesn't look like her one bit!!, loves it !i knew she had SOME sort of acting talent.. haha. .. some
well to wrap things up her new album is titled "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" and its said to be one of her more personal albums, plus having written and produced most of the tracks herself, i have a feeling it will be!. not to mention check out the hot album cover... you cant go wrong lookin like that !
the lead single "Obsessed" was released a few months back, when the album had an original release date of august 15Th but it was pushed back, which led her to release another single , a remake of foreigners classic "I Want To Know What Love Is" and its amazing, i do believe I've even talked about it a little on this page!
so that's that, my blog for Mariah, oh how i love thee
MisterTom
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
so i just have to blog right now!
OHEMGEE who's excited about BB?!
SPOILER ALERT
JORDAN WON WOOOOOOOOO thats right, my big busted, beautiful blonde bombshell pulled through and EARNED her victory tonight HOLLLLLLA im lovin BB right now, finally for the first time in years someone i wanted to win, actually did win !! <333
so it was between her and kevin to win the final HOH of the season, after tying 3 to 3 in the question round, they had to do a tie breaker, which always involves a number... which had me NERVOUS as HELL for jordan... shes blonde remember?
well the question was "including tie breakers how many votes to evict have been cast this entire season' ... the answer was 51 votes, Kevin guessed 80 and jordin fricken guessed 50 !!!!! she was 1 fricken number away from being DEAD ON!! how insane is that, you could tell she pulled the number right out of her gorgeous ass.
so she chose to evict kevin , sending him to the jury, which was now six people, and america had the 7th vote, big surprise america voted for JORDAN to win! , she beat Natalie 5-2 and i couldnt be happier!! LOVES ITTT
onto some other TV news
today on Twitter , a friend of mine, mister Michael Dodes posted the most beautiful song i have ever heard, i will now post it for you, i feel it doesnt need an explanation as to why its just so beautiful
P.s This is TV news because Kim is a member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
SPOILER ALERT
JORDAN WON WOOOOOOOOO thats right, my big busted, beautiful blonde bombshell pulled through and EARNED her victory tonight HOLLLLLLA im lovin BB right now, finally for the first time in years someone i wanted to win, actually did win !! <333
so it was between her and kevin to win the final HOH of the season, after tying 3 to 3 in the question round, they had to do a tie breaker, which always involves a number... which had me NERVOUS as HELL for jordan... shes blonde remember?
well the question was "including tie breakers how many votes to evict have been cast this entire season' ... the answer was 51 votes, Kevin guessed 80 and jordin fricken guessed 50 !!!!! she was 1 fricken number away from being DEAD ON!! how insane is that, you could tell she pulled the number right out of her gorgeous ass.
so she chose to evict kevin , sending him to the jury, which was now six people, and america had the 7th vote, big surprise america voted for JORDAN to win! , she beat Natalie 5-2 and i couldnt be happier!! LOVES ITTT
onto some other TV news
today on Twitter , a friend of mine, mister Michael Dodes posted the most beautiful song i have ever heard, i will now post it for you, i feel it doesnt need an explanation as to why its just so beautiful
P.s This is TV news because Kim is a member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
laying in bed
Typing this shit out on mah phone
First.. RIP Patrick Swayze. How terribly sad, but what a strong fight he made. My thoughts go out to his wife of more than 30 years, something you don't hear of too much anymore in Hollywood.
But onto some lighter news, its the FINALE night of BigBrother !! Who's excited?!? Mmmmmm shit I am! I have no clue who could win...especially since all 3 are going to finale night, its just crazy how they're doing it this year!!
I'm personally rooting for Jordan, though I've really come to like Kevin these past few weeks...I think he's hilarious and I think he's playing probably the best game! He's made almost zero enemies in the house, and knows how to make himself seem like less of a threat so easily. So props to him...he really should win based on the whole season.
But what can I say, I'm a sucker for dumb blondes with big boobies.
You know who I'm not a sucker for anymore? Dumb blondes with small boobies, AKA the brain dead piece of meat that is Rachel Zoe that's like totally bananas! Like gag me with a spoon PLEASE
That bitch is so annoying. And everytime her somewhat cute assitant frowns or squints his eyes, the wrinkles in his forhead instantley go into klingon mode. Sadness
Anywhoodles sorry for that entirely unneeded side rant, she really isn't even worth mentioning, so who watched the premier of 'the jay leno show' ? I did, and loved it! But I love me some Jay Leno, I have to say I'm prettttty disappointed with how conan has been doing as the new host of the tonight show... I actually like jimmy fallons show better now!! That's unthinkable.
But jay did awesome! I love his new set, he even has anew wave to his hair...he seems like a new guy after some much needed rest. Even though we all know jay is one of the hardest workin men in the biz
So who's new obsession is 'hoaders' ?! What a crazy ass show, those people I swear to god are insane. Its NUTS watching that show.... I can't take my eyes off of the continued train wrecks that are the hoaders.
For those of you who don't know, hoarders are people who collect and save just random stuff...some of them have 15 table lamps just chillen , some have boxes from floor to ceiling, some have rotting food all over the places, some even have toilet paper full of their own shit piling up on their bathroom floors...and that's not even 1/16th of the shit they collect... like I said, its impossible to take your eyes off of them...its sort of heartbreaking.
Well anyways I'm going to get out of bed now bye bye
Mistertom
First.. RIP Patrick Swayze. How terribly sad, but what a strong fight he made. My thoughts go out to his wife of more than 30 years, something you don't hear of too much anymore in Hollywood.
But onto some lighter news, its the FINALE night of BigBrother !! Who's excited?!? Mmmmmm shit I am! I have no clue who could win...especially since all 3 are going to finale night, its just crazy how they're doing it this year!!
I'm personally rooting for Jordan, though I've really come to like Kevin these past few weeks...I think he's hilarious and I think he's playing probably the best game! He's made almost zero enemies in the house, and knows how to make himself seem like less of a threat so easily. So props to him...he really should win based on the whole season.
But what can I say, I'm a sucker for dumb blondes with big boobies.
You know who I'm not a sucker for anymore? Dumb blondes with small boobies, AKA the brain dead piece of meat that is Rachel Zoe that's like totally bananas! Like gag me with a spoon PLEASE
That bitch is so annoying. And everytime her somewhat cute assitant frowns or squints his eyes, the wrinkles in his forhead instantley go into klingon mode. Sadness
Anywhoodles sorry for that entirely unneeded side rant, she really isn't even worth mentioning, so who watched the premier of 'the jay leno show' ? I did, and loved it! But I love me some Jay Leno, I have to say I'm prettttty disappointed with how conan has been doing as the new host of the tonight show... I actually like jimmy fallons show better now!! That's unthinkable.
But jay did awesome! I love his new set, he even has anew wave to his hair...he seems like a new guy after some much needed rest. Even though we all know jay is one of the hardest workin men in the biz
So who's new obsession is 'hoaders' ?! What a crazy ass show, those people I swear to god are insane. Its NUTS watching that show.... I can't take my eyes off of the continued train wrecks that are the hoaders.
For those of you who don't know, hoarders are people who collect and save just random stuff...some of them have 15 table lamps just chillen , some have boxes from floor to ceiling, some have rotting food all over the places, some even have toilet paper full of their own shit piling up on their bathroom floors...and that's not even 1/16th of the shit they collect... like I said, its impossible to take your eyes off of them...its sort of heartbreaking.
Well anyways I'm going to get out of bed now bye bye
Mistertom
Sunday, September 13, 2009
VMA's
can we please talk about the MTV VMA's for a hot minute.
ok enough russel brand please, he is not that funny, or good to look at even though i'd hit it. numerous times.
secondly, i loved madonna's speech, and LOVED the michael jackson dance tribue, and then janet came on stage, yes i may seem like a cold hearted bitch, but thats when that performance went down hill for me, and fast.
to be honest, i dont really think it was that appropriate for her, on a personal level, to be performing something like that so soon, but the fact that she did it makes me respect her.
but for real, girl didnt even sing live, and was on stage for 2 mins , tops.
anyways, i'll just leave that one alone for now.
moving onto the sheer fuckery that is kanye west. . . i think he just gave chris brown his meal ticket back to stardom.
SERIOUSLY WHAT WAS HE THINKING?!?! poor taylor swift, i mean i hate the bitch, but she doesnt even deserve that!. that was just so down right rude of kanye west, and i have to say, im even a little surprised, even coming from him. if i was taylor swift i would have probably cut a bitch on stage , you just dont do that to someone.
lets see ..what else do i wanna talk about, well besides the fact that the whole evening was now extremely awkward feeling thanks to mr.west, i have to say, there were some hottt performances, thanks LARGELY to the WOMAN ! im a guy, a gay guy, but i love my woman! especially strong, fierce, powerful, independent woman, they dont need the MAN HOLDIN THEM DOWN.
you know what im sayin?
ok so i hated taylor swift's performance , seriously that bitch cant sing.
lovedddd lady gaga's performance even though her outfits off stage were entirely too distracting.
pinks performance was HAWT. even though i would NEVER attempt something like that!! BITCH IS CRAZY. made for some great emotion from pink though !
Beyonce's was just awesome! what can i say about sasha fierce that kanye west didnt already say?! no for real... shes our generations tina turner, and im so happy i got to see her perform live in front of my very eyes in july!.
i fast forwarded through most of the show...stopping only to see who won the like...5 awards they gave out. haha i swear they should just turn the whole damn thing into a concert, thats the only reason people watch!
i loved jay-z and alicia keys performance ! i have never heard that song before tonight,but i loved it, and its giving me second thought at checking out jay-z's new album.
and to cap off an already ridiculous night, lil mama decided it was ok for her to just come up on stage and like idk stand there and give jay-z some gangsta looks like she belonged? well jay-z gave it right back to her when he SHUNNED her from the after song group hug. she just stormed off stage lookin all sorts of ghettttto
ok enough russel brand please, he is not that funny, or good to look at even though i'd hit it. numerous times.
secondly, i loved madonna's speech, and LOVED the michael jackson dance tribue, and then janet came on stage, yes i may seem like a cold hearted bitch, but thats when that performance went down hill for me, and fast.
to be honest, i dont really think it was that appropriate for her, on a personal level, to be performing something like that so soon, but the fact that she did it makes me respect her.
but for real, girl didnt even sing live, and was on stage for 2 mins , tops.
anyways, i'll just leave that one alone for now.
moving onto the sheer fuckery that is kanye west. . . i think he just gave chris brown his meal ticket back to stardom.
SERIOUSLY WHAT WAS HE THINKING?!?! poor taylor swift, i mean i hate the bitch, but she doesnt even deserve that!. that was just so down right rude of kanye west, and i have to say, im even a little surprised, even coming from him. if i was taylor swift i would have probably cut a bitch on stage , you just dont do that to someone.
lets see ..what else do i wanna talk about, well besides the fact that the whole evening was now extremely awkward feeling thanks to mr.west, i have to say, there were some hottt performances, thanks LARGELY to the WOMAN ! im a guy, a gay guy, but i love my woman! especially strong, fierce, powerful, independent woman, they dont need the MAN HOLDIN THEM DOWN.
you know what im sayin?
ok so i hated taylor swift's performance , seriously that bitch cant sing.
lovedddd lady gaga's performance even though her outfits off stage were entirely too distracting.
pinks performance was HAWT. even though i would NEVER attempt something like that!! BITCH IS CRAZY. made for some great emotion from pink though !
Beyonce's was just awesome! what can i say about sasha fierce that kanye west didnt already say?! no for real... shes our generations tina turner, and im so happy i got to see her perform live in front of my very eyes in july!.
i fast forwarded through most of the show...stopping only to see who won the like...5 awards they gave out. haha i swear they should just turn the whole damn thing into a concert, thats the only reason people watch!
i loved jay-z and alicia keys performance ! i have never heard that song before tonight,but i loved it, and its giving me second thought at checking out jay-z's new album.
and to cap off an already ridiculous night, lil mama decided it was ok for her to just come up on stage and like idk stand there and give jay-z some gangsta looks like she belonged? well jay-z gave it right back to her when he SHUNNED her from the after song group hug. she just stormed off stage lookin all sorts of ghettttto
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Happy Birthday Donna!!
so tonight was my friend Angela's mom's birthday partty!! no need to mention how old she is, shes forever beautiful, and she has overcome some major challenges , obstacles, trials & tribulations, what ever you want to call them and she has pulled through, as i sit here and write this, listening to Adele in my headphones, i feel compelled to write about her.
this woman is magical, shes truly a beautiful human being, through and through and i feel privileged to know her. I've never known her to be anything other than a loving mother to her three beautiful daughters, all of whom I'm proud to call friends, and one of whom (Angela) I'm proud to call one of my best friends (i took her to prom twice hehe) shes amazing and its all thanks to her mother Donna.
tonight we celebrated her birthday and I'm so happy i was there to share it with her!, she was an absolute riot, and i was cracking up the WHOLE
night!! <3
MisterTom
it's time to talk movies
hey everyone!! sorry I've been MIA for the past few days, but lets be honest, who even reads this ? I'm sure a total of 0 people noticed i was missing ha!, and besides i had to do some research for my next entry which i decided would be about some fabulous movies I've seen lately! ! I'm going to TRY and keep it short, since Ive been informed that my entries tend to run a little long, i was like bitch please the title of my damn blog is mistertom's RANTS..i rant duh..
anywhoodles the first movie I'm going to talk about is a HILARIOUS dark comedy by John Waters(pink flamingo, the original hairspray ) it is called Serial Mom here's the poster for the movie :
if that doesn't give you an idea of what sort of ridiculous movie this is, then you are clueless. the movie focuses on Kathleen Turner's character Beverly Sutphin , who is clearly losing her mind!, i don't want to give away too much about this movie, because the less you know about it going in, the more you will love it, just trust me that its an outrageous, over the top, hilarious comedy and remember don't wear white after labor day
p.s check out this HILARIOUS picture i found that's a play on the poster... so damn funny
if that doesn't make you laugh you have no soul.
Up next I'm going to talk about two different independent films that i found to be quite amazing and brilliant
first up I'm going to talk about a movie starring one of my favorite actresses around Tilda Swinton.
the movie is called "Julia" check out the movie poster below :
the movie is about an Alcoholic fluzie played to the extreme by Tilda Swinton (who in my opinion NEEDS to get nominated for this movie, for many reasons which I'll talk about in a hot minute).
again , without giving away too much, I'll let you know that she goes to AA meetings, not by choice, and meets a rather interesting lady while shes there, who approaches her with the idea of kid napping her childing from her father ( the child's grandfather ) because of the abuse he endures under his hand, but its pretty clear from the beginning that this woman is deranged and really should not have her child back, we as the audience understand this, but Julia is clouded by her lust for money and power, and of course her judgment is shrouded in a haze of booze filled nights , nights she often forgets the next morning, as she lay next to a man she apparently had sex with as well ( probably just to get a ride home if for nothing else).
the movie leads us down some intense and often VERY real scenarios, the screenplay for this movie is phenomenal and made me believe almost everything i was watching.
now why should Tilda receive an award nomination(s) for this? because A) she is a fearless actress who seems to know no limits and B) because this movie is ALREADY out on DVD!, it played in only 4 theatres because of the money crunch the production faced, and received almost no word of mouth from the audiences, even though it has been praised at numerous award and film festivals over the past few months, so i feel a nomination for Tilda would really bring the sort of attention to this film that it deserves.
the last film I'm going to talk about has a title i cant even pronounce, but one of my favorite Actors around right now , Phillip Seymour Hoffman, good lord can this man act.
check out the poster :
i watched this movie last night, and i still cant really say i understand it completely, there are a lot and i mean A LOT of hidden meanings in this movie, it is full of symbolism , and it is full of some of the best acting work I've seen come out of the cinema for quite some time. i wasn't sure how i was going to feel about this movie ( i even had it for almost a month from netflix, just sitting at my house ) i eventually returned it without watching it, only to find it on Starz on Demand last night.
the movie is just over 2 hours long, running 2 hrs and 3 mins, and i was up till 3 am watching it...i was SO SO tired by the end , because of the late time, but that's how interesting this movie is, you just cant take your eyes off of it !! .
the basic plot for the movie follows a man over from what i gathered is a 40 year span, following him through a rough marriage at the beginning, all the way to a very emotional ending..
this is another one of those movies i cant give away too much, because the less you know before you go into seeing it, the richer the experience you'll enjoy.
its sort of like the movie "Doubt" in the sense that this is a movie that everyone will come out of thinking something totally different, but that's what i LOVE about this movie, it makes you think , and god forbid we THINK ! ha ha.
it is certainly not a movie for everyone, but i say give it a shot, take from it what your mind allows you too , its a beautiful , powerful film..
OK so i went on another RANT ha ha! go figure right??
well I'm off for the day to enjoy what nice weather we have left here in MN
MisterTom
p.s can I please give a shout out to spell check? love you boo
anywhoodles the first movie I'm going to talk about is a HILARIOUS dark comedy by John Waters(pink flamingo, the original hairspray ) it is called Serial Mom here's the poster for the movie :
if that doesn't give you an idea of what sort of ridiculous movie this is, then you are clueless. the movie focuses on Kathleen Turner's character Beverly Sutphin , who is clearly losing her mind!, i don't want to give away too much about this movie, because the less you know about it going in, the more you will love it, just trust me that its an outrageous, over the top, hilarious comedy and remember don't wear white after labor day
p.s check out this HILARIOUS picture i found that's a play on the poster... so damn funny
if that doesn't make you laugh you have no soul.Up next I'm going to talk about two different independent films that i found to be quite amazing and brilliant
first up I'm going to talk about a movie starring one of my favorite actresses around Tilda Swinton.
the movie is called "Julia" check out the movie poster below :
the movie is about an Alcoholic fluzie played to the extreme by Tilda Swinton (who in my opinion NEEDS to get nominated for this movie, for many reasons which I'll talk about in a hot minute).again , without giving away too much, I'll let you know that she goes to AA meetings, not by choice, and meets a rather interesting lady while shes there, who approaches her with the idea of kid napping her childing from her father ( the child's grandfather ) because of the abuse he endures under his hand, but its pretty clear from the beginning that this woman is deranged and really should not have her child back, we as the audience understand this, but Julia is clouded by her lust for money and power, and of course her judgment is shrouded in a haze of booze filled nights , nights she often forgets the next morning, as she lay next to a man she apparently had sex with as well ( probably just to get a ride home if for nothing else).
the movie leads us down some intense and often VERY real scenarios, the screenplay for this movie is phenomenal and made me believe almost everything i was watching.
now why should Tilda receive an award nomination(s) for this? because A) she is a fearless actress who seems to know no limits and B) because this movie is ALREADY out on DVD!, it played in only 4 theatres because of the money crunch the production faced, and received almost no word of mouth from the audiences, even though it has been praised at numerous award and film festivals over the past few months, so i feel a nomination for Tilda would really bring the sort of attention to this film that it deserves.
the last film I'm going to talk about has a title i cant even pronounce, but one of my favorite Actors around right now , Phillip Seymour Hoffman, good lord can this man act.
check out the poster :
i watched this movie last night, and i still cant really say i understand it completely, there are a lot and i mean A LOT of hidden meanings in this movie, it is full of symbolism , and it is full of some of the best acting work I've seen come out of the cinema for quite some time. i wasn't sure how i was going to feel about this movie ( i even had it for almost a month from netflix, just sitting at my house ) i eventually returned it without watching it, only to find it on Starz on Demand last night.the movie is just over 2 hours long, running 2 hrs and 3 mins, and i was up till 3 am watching it...i was SO SO tired by the end , because of the late time, but that's how interesting this movie is, you just cant take your eyes off of it !! .
the basic plot for the movie follows a man over from what i gathered is a 40 year span, following him through a rough marriage at the beginning, all the way to a very emotional ending..
this is another one of those movies i cant give away too much, because the less you know before you go into seeing it, the richer the experience you'll enjoy.
its sort of like the movie "Doubt" in the sense that this is a movie that everyone will come out of thinking something totally different, but that's what i LOVE about this movie, it makes you think , and god forbid we THINK ! ha ha.
it is certainly not a movie for everyone, but i say give it a shot, take from it what your mind allows you too , its a beautiful , powerful film..
OK so i went on another RANT ha ha! go figure right??
well I'm off for the day to enjoy what nice weather we have left here in MN
MisterTom
p.s can I please give a shout out to spell check? love you boo
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
a little tv, a little music ! (actually a lotta music )
hey everyone! sorry my entry is a little later this evening, i took some time to nap earlier... which really isn't much different from every other day ... except day was just extra long because of the gloomy weather, i mean really who wants to be awake when its all cloudy out ? well not me so there ya go.
so lets talk about some television first tonight!! specifically the FALL TV season ! , its quickly coming upon us, and tonight is no exception !, we have multiple premiers tonight, but what are the ones I'm going to be paying attention to you ask ? well i shall tell.
first we have the 2 hour premier of America's Next Top Model ( ANTM ) on the CW starting at 7pm (here in MN). who's excited ?! and more importantly, who wants to be on top?!
well i have an early favorite for this show, and i don't even know what she looks like yet! ha ha you're probably saying to yourself...what the hell is he talking about, well there is a girl from MN on ANTM this year!!, so of course my ass is gonna be rooting for the home town girl, even though lets face it, if we ever want someone from MN to win that shit our only hope is me, myself and i. HOLLA
next we have the season premier of So You Think You Can Dance ( SYTYCD ) on the Fox network tonight!, now ... i understand their want to capitalize while the show is still big...but really? they just crowned the season 5 winner a little over 2 months ago !!, maybe the fact that i cant even remember the winners name has something to do with it....since season 4 the show has been on a steady decline in the talent IMO, and season 5 was the worst so far, maybe they're hoping they just had a bad bunch of people this year and they're hoping for a stronger group this time around?
either way, I'm not sure how i feel about this being back on the air sooo soon!, how shitty for the girl who just won...instead of having a year to have the title of Americas favorite dancer, she gets what 6 months before the winner is crowned again in Jan? which is BTW, just in time for American Idol to start back up ...clever Fox.
after SYTYCD on fox, we have the premier of Glee ... well technically this is the second episode....but the first was just a pilot.. so if any of you are wondering, you probably shouldn't expect a continuation of the original story, seeing as series seasons usually go a different route than the pilot episode.
now... i would LOVE to be totally obsessed with Glee and hanging onto every word that is sung from those kid's mouths, but i have to be honest, as a 3 year veteran of a show choir from my own high school, and being very involved in choir every single year from 4Th grade till graduation, i was a little disappointed by the pilot episode, and my anticipation for this new batch of shows could be a little higher.
will i give it a chance? of course.. but here's hoping its not going to be all about the stereotypes that so many choir students strive to disassociate themselves with in high school, and more about the music.
capping off my night of television will be the latest episode of Top Chef Las Vegas which i am just LOVING this year!, what fun contestants they have this time around, interesting personalities, and there is just the right amount of twists and turns to the usual recipe (pardon the pun) of the show to keep me entertained this year!, tonight's elimination challenge is to cook for an esteemed panel of French Chefs ...so my guy Mattin should do well considering he's from France and is classically trained in french cuisine
did i mention besides music movies and TV I'm also obsessed with cooking? i just might share from recipes on here with you guys some day that i enjoy myself!!.
onto some music ! i have two songs I'm going to be telling you about tonight, one came as a request from a friend of mine from Riverfalls Wisconsin, her name is Alex Gehin and shes a total doll, who loves her music just as much as i do !
now just a fair warning, she asked me to talk about the new Miley Cyrus song "Obsessed" and before i do, i should mention that I'm in no way a fan of Miley Cyrus, and never have been.
onto the song, it is actually a good song, its well written, has proper build and a pretty decent climax, everything you look for in a song , or a sexual partner, ha jkjk i had to throw that in.
my only complaint? i just wish it was sang by someone who can actually sing... ha ha the lack of vocal chops has always been the one thing holding me back from Miley Cyrus and her music, I'll be fair i actually find a majority of the songs she releases to be quite catchy, fun pop music, much the same with Taylor Swift, another awful singer, who can write catchy songs.
the song starts off very pretty, and Miley actually is singing better than I've really ever heard her sing, and that's not a lie, but then she quickly plunges head first into the hook...and that's when my ears started to bleed. shes wailing, not singing, and there is a big big difference.
so my final verdict on the song? i would have liked it leaps and bounds more if it had been sung and tweaked a little by someone with the vocal prowess of Lee Ann Womack or even Faith Hill. some country girls who can REALLY SANG.
onto my next little rant
who has heard of The Sugababes ? if no one answered yes, i don't fault you, they are in no way large here in the US , and have really only had success ( 10 years of it ) out in London. they are an electro-dance girl group, consisting of three members.
an interesting fact about this group though however is that they have a revolving door of members, being that the 3 that are currently making music under the name The Sugababes were not the original three members.
at any rate, this is my favorite three-some of ladies!, their music is FUN FUN FUN, and for the most part will never take itself TOO seriously, which is a great gift to have in the music business. their new song titled "About A Girl" was produced by hit maker RedOne who's worked with lady gaga on "just dance" and "poker face".
so of course you know the song will have a bumpin beat, with fun, easy to remember lyrics , and really interesting harmonies that only a girl group can recreate. the song had me jigglin in bed ( yes bed ) the very first time i heard it, and I've been in love ever since!.
the song has a Latin techno island kind of feel..but heavy on the dance beats, music The Sugababes are known for, two of my favorite songs from them are "I'm Never Going To Dance Again" and "My Love Is Pink"
i promise though "About a Girl" will have you singing and dancing along the very first time you hear it!!. props to The Sugababes .
next I'd like to talk about the next song that was released from the upcoming Paramore album "Brand New Eyes"
the song is titled "Brick by Boring Brick" and the song is anything but Boring!! this group has such an awesome way of using different tempo's, harmonies, stellar vocals and great drum beats in almost every song!!. this song is of course no different, and i am looking forward to their new album even more!!
what i love about this song is it comes hard from the beginning, letting us know the second she starts singing that Hayley Williams is quite the vocalist, and boy is she tiny!! this girl is one of the smallest woman I've ever seen ha ha, you know what I'm talking about if you've ever seen Paramore perform live. the power she has is pretty incredible.
finally tonight i would like to actually talk about a solo song i found by Hayley Williams from Paramore for the soundtrack to the upcoming movie Jennifer's Body starring Megan Fox as a sexy killer vampire high school student (From what i can gather from the preview)
the song is called "Teenagers" and dare i say that it almost sounds like a song Hayley could have written back in her teenage angst ? oh wait she's still a teenager! ha.
the song doesn't feel like a Paramore song one bit, which i love, i would have felt some what cheated if they would have slapped the Paramore name onto this song. the song is pretty short, and is guitar driven , with some fun layering of Hayley's vocals to make some pretty kick ass harmonies, it has a really fun build, and hand clap at the end that will have you clapping along, you can also hear the faint sound of perhaps 10-20 people screamin along to the hook at the end with Hayley, that must have been a fun recording session !! wish my ass coulda been there.
the song for me as a whole however, is just too short! its such a good song to be cut off before it even hits the 3 minute mark! i kind of have a hatred for songs that aren't even 3 minutes long, unless of course they're done right. you could argue that this song is just write, but to me its missing that somethin somethin that would make it a repeat listener.
at any rate, that's all for tonight ! damn this might be my first REAL long rant! ha ha
Mistertom
so lets talk about some television first tonight!! specifically the FALL TV season ! , its quickly coming upon us, and tonight is no exception !, we have multiple premiers tonight, but what are the ones I'm going to be paying attention to you ask ? well i shall tell.
first we have the 2 hour premier of America's Next Top Model ( ANTM ) on the CW starting at 7pm (here in MN). who's excited ?! and more importantly, who wants to be on top?!
well i have an early favorite for this show, and i don't even know what she looks like yet! ha ha you're probably saying to yourself...what the hell is he talking about, well there is a girl from MN on ANTM this year!!, so of course my ass is gonna be rooting for the home town girl, even though lets face it, if we ever want someone from MN to win that shit our only hope is me, myself and i. HOLLA
next we have the season premier of So You Think You Can Dance ( SYTYCD ) on the Fox network tonight!, now ... i understand their want to capitalize while the show is still big...but really? they just crowned the season 5 winner a little over 2 months ago !!, maybe the fact that i cant even remember the winners name has something to do with it....since season 4 the show has been on a steady decline in the talent IMO, and season 5 was the worst so far, maybe they're hoping they just had a bad bunch of people this year and they're hoping for a stronger group this time around?
either way, I'm not sure how i feel about this being back on the air sooo soon!, how shitty for the girl who just won...instead of having a year to have the title of Americas favorite dancer, she gets what 6 months before the winner is crowned again in Jan? which is BTW, just in time for American Idol to start back up ...clever Fox.
after SYTYCD on fox, we have the premier of Glee ... well technically this is the second episode....but the first was just a pilot.. so if any of you are wondering, you probably shouldn't expect a continuation of the original story, seeing as series seasons usually go a different route than the pilot episode.
now... i would LOVE to be totally obsessed with Glee and hanging onto every word that is sung from those kid's mouths, but i have to be honest, as a 3 year veteran of a show choir from my own high school, and being very involved in choir every single year from 4Th grade till graduation, i was a little disappointed by the pilot episode, and my anticipation for this new batch of shows could be a little higher.
will i give it a chance? of course.. but here's hoping its not going to be all about the stereotypes that so many choir students strive to disassociate themselves with in high school, and more about the music.
capping off my night of television will be the latest episode of Top Chef Las Vegas which i am just LOVING this year!, what fun contestants they have this time around, interesting personalities, and there is just the right amount of twists and turns to the usual recipe (pardon the pun) of the show to keep me entertained this year!, tonight's elimination challenge is to cook for an esteemed panel of French Chefs ...so my guy Mattin should do well considering he's from France and is classically trained in french cuisine
did i mention besides music movies and TV I'm also obsessed with cooking? i just might share from recipes on here with you guys some day that i enjoy myself!!.
onto some music ! i have two songs I'm going to be telling you about tonight, one came as a request from a friend of mine from Riverfalls Wisconsin, her name is Alex Gehin and shes a total doll, who loves her music just as much as i do !
now just a fair warning, she asked me to talk about the new Miley Cyrus song "Obsessed" and before i do, i should mention that I'm in no way a fan of Miley Cyrus, and never have been.
onto the song, it is actually a good song, its well written, has proper build and a pretty decent climax, everything you look for in a song , or a sexual partner, ha jkjk i had to throw that in.
my only complaint? i just wish it was sang by someone who can actually sing... ha ha the lack of vocal chops has always been the one thing holding me back from Miley Cyrus and her music, I'll be fair i actually find a majority of the songs she releases to be quite catchy, fun pop music, much the same with Taylor Swift, another awful singer, who can write catchy songs.
the song starts off very pretty, and Miley actually is singing better than I've really ever heard her sing, and that's not a lie, but then she quickly plunges head first into the hook...and that's when my ears started to bleed. shes wailing, not singing, and there is a big big difference.
so my final verdict on the song? i would have liked it leaps and bounds more if it had been sung and tweaked a little by someone with the vocal prowess of Lee Ann Womack or even Faith Hill. some country girls who can REALLY SANG.
onto my next little rant
who has heard of The Sugababes ? if no one answered yes, i don't fault you, they are in no way large here in the US , and have really only had success ( 10 years of it ) out in London. they are an electro-dance girl group, consisting of three members.
an interesting fact about this group though however is that they have a revolving door of members, being that the 3 that are currently making music under the name The Sugababes were not the original three members.
at any rate, this is my favorite three-some of ladies!, their music is FUN FUN FUN, and for the most part will never take itself TOO seriously, which is a great gift to have in the music business. their new song titled "About A Girl" was produced by hit maker RedOne who's worked with lady gaga on "just dance" and "poker face".
so of course you know the song will have a bumpin beat, with fun, easy to remember lyrics , and really interesting harmonies that only a girl group can recreate. the song had me jigglin in bed ( yes bed ) the very first time i heard it, and I've been in love ever since!.
the song has a Latin techno island kind of feel..but heavy on the dance beats, music The Sugababes are known for, two of my favorite songs from them are "I'm Never Going To Dance Again" and "My Love Is Pink"
i promise though "About a Girl" will have you singing and dancing along the very first time you hear it!!. props to The Sugababes .
next I'd like to talk about the next song that was released from the upcoming Paramore album "Brand New Eyes"
the song is titled "Brick by Boring Brick" and the song is anything but Boring!! this group has such an awesome way of using different tempo's, harmonies, stellar vocals and great drum beats in almost every song!!. this song is of course no different, and i am looking forward to their new album even more!!
what i love about this song is it comes hard from the beginning, letting us know the second she starts singing that Hayley Williams is quite the vocalist, and boy is she tiny!! this girl is one of the smallest woman I've ever seen ha ha, you know what I'm talking about if you've ever seen Paramore perform live. the power she has is pretty incredible.
finally tonight i would like to actually talk about a solo song i found by Hayley Williams from Paramore for the soundtrack to the upcoming movie Jennifer's Body starring Megan Fox as a sexy killer vampire high school student (From what i can gather from the preview)
the song is called "Teenagers" and dare i say that it almost sounds like a song Hayley could have written back in her teenage angst ? oh wait she's still a teenager! ha.
the song doesn't feel like a Paramore song one bit, which i love, i would have felt some what cheated if they would have slapped the Paramore name onto this song. the song is pretty short, and is guitar driven , with some fun layering of Hayley's vocals to make some pretty kick ass harmonies, it has a really fun build, and hand clap at the end that will have you clapping along, you can also hear the faint sound of perhaps 10-20 people screamin along to the hook at the end with Hayley, that must have been a fun recording session !! wish my ass coulda been there.
the song for me as a whole however, is just too short! its such a good song to be cut off before it even hits the 3 minute mark! i kind of have a hatred for songs that aren't even 3 minutes long, unless of course they're done right. you could argue that this song is just write, but to me its missing that somethin somethin that would make it a repeat listener.
at any rate, that's all for tonight ! damn this might be my first REAL long rant! ha ha
Mistertom
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
new kat mcphee and chester bennington!
first to the new Katharine McPhee song, brilliance ! it's totally the music i pictured her making while she was on American idol (not that ridiculous pop album she released...which went nowhere, because she had NO business making an album like that in the first place!) its catchy, fun and slightly adult oriented in the change of sound shes going for, but like i said, its the music she should be making, and should have been making from the beginning !
the song is called "Had it All" and its a slice of adult contemporary cherry pie. great opening, with a fun hook, great lyrics and some awesome vocals. I'm excited as hell for her new CD coming out next month ! , its titled "Unbroken" which i think is fitting for miss McPhee. since releasing her debut album, she has been let go from her record label , only to find more success with hit producer David Foster, who lets be honest doesn't work with just anyone, so he clearly See's the raw talent this woman possesses.
her new album will be released on October 7Th, so y'all should check out her new single and definitely check out her next album!!
onto Chester Bennington's solo effort.
for those of you who don't know who Chester is , hes the lead singer of possibly one of my most favorite bands of all time, Linkin Park.
coming off of there somewhat lack luster release of "Minutes to Midnight" I'm not too surprised to see Chester taking this time to do whats probably been in the works for some time, a solo attempt
what i find interesting however, is the fact that the song isn't being released under his name, but instead under the title Dead by Sunrise , which features two members from the band Julien-K.
so the question is, how do they mix, and how do they compare to linkin park (neither of which i think are unreasonable questions to ask, and will probably be the questions that are asked the most anyways. ) My personal thought on the first, is that they mix fairly well, the song titled "Fire" is far more mainstream than say linkin parks first few releases, but not as far from the linkin park that we currently know, so the sound is a familiar one.
but how does it compare to linkin park? well ... it just doesn't. i understand this is currently just a 'side' project, but i feel like there is a lack of enthusiasm in the song, a lack of grit and feeling, something i almost always feel while listening to Linkin Park.
who knows, maybe its going to have to take a few more listens for me to really warm up to this song, but as of right now, I'm still just waiting patiently for the next Linkin Park album, which due to this, probably wont be coming out for quite some time.
Dead by Sunrise's debut album titled "Out of Ashes" is scheduled for release on Oct. 18Th.
Well thats all for now! , i need to go wake my mother up from her nap ! holla at yo' boy!!
Mistertom
EDIT : the new katharine McPhee cd was pushed back till jan.2010 ! lamee!!!
the song is called "Had it All" and its a slice of adult contemporary cherry pie. great opening, with a fun hook, great lyrics and some awesome vocals. I'm excited as hell for her new CD coming out next month ! , its titled "Unbroken" which i think is fitting for miss McPhee. since releasing her debut album, she has been let go from her record label , only to find more success with hit producer David Foster, who lets be honest doesn't work with just anyone, so he clearly See's the raw talent this woman possesses.
her new album will be released on October 7Th, so y'all should check out her new single and definitely check out her next album!!
onto Chester Bennington's solo effort.
for those of you who don't know who Chester is , hes the lead singer of possibly one of my most favorite bands of all time, Linkin Park.
coming off of there somewhat lack luster release of "Minutes to Midnight" I'm not too surprised to see Chester taking this time to do whats probably been in the works for some time, a solo attempt
what i find interesting however, is the fact that the song isn't being released under his name, but instead under the title Dead by Sunrise , which features two members from the band Julien-K.
so the question is, how do they mix, and how do they compare to linkin park (neither of which i think are unreasonable questions to ask, and will probably be the questions that are asked the most anyways. ) My personal thought on the first, is that they mix fairly well, the song titled "Fire" is far more mainstream than say linkin parks first few releases, but not as far from the linkin park that we currently know, so the sound is a familiar one.
but how does it compare to linkin park? well ... it just doesn't. i understand this is currently just a 'side' project, but i feel like there is a lack of enthusiasm in the song, a lack of grit and feeling, something i almost always feel while listening to Linkin Park.
who knows, maybe its going to have to take a few more listens for me to really warm up to this song, but as of right now, I'm still just waiting patiently for the next Linkin Park album, which due to this, probably wont be coming out for quite some time.
Dead by Sunrise's debut album titled "Out of Ashes" is scheduled for release on Oct. 18Th.
Well thats all for now! , i need to go wake my mother up from her nap ! holla at yo' boy!!
Mistertom
EDIT : the new katharine McPhee cd was pushed back till jan.2010 ! lamee!!!
Monday, September 7, 2009
can we please?
talk about the new Leona Lewis song "Happy" for a minute?
well it will take less than a minute, because i dont even think the song deserves a full listen.
ok you caught me, i've listened to it a few times, i heard that if you did this, the song becomes some how amazing, beautiful, powerful, moving , ETC.... so i was like well i bet thats probably true!, except after repeated listens, i still find it hard to enjoy.
first of all , its co-written by Ryan Tedder the singer from onerepublic, and the writer of such hits like bleeding love ( another leona lewis song ) halo by beyonce and already gone by kelly clarkson, among many others... but i bring up those three, because lets face it people "Happy" her new song, is basiculy a rip off of all of those other songs!!, same beat , same 'feel' to the song, same piano driven opening verse, followed by the larger than life chorus, followed by the piano and drum driven second verse, etc etc.
its starting to make me feel like Ryan Tedder might be a one trick pony....or maybe hes not, but he knows what makes money?
thats my best guess
at any rate.. the song is just ok, a total let down coming from a leona lewis fan, i just hope her sophomore album "Echo" due out in november doesnt disappoint the way this lead single does.
well it will take less than a minute, because i dont even think the song deserves a full listen.
ok you caught me, i've listened to it a few times, i heard that if you did this, the song becomes some how amazing, beautiful, powerful, moving , ETC.... so i was like well i bet thats probably true!, except after repeated listens, i still find it hard to enjoy.
first of all , its co-written by Ryan Tedder the singer from onerepublic, and the writer of such hits like bleeding love ( another leona lewis song ) halo by beyonce and already gone by kelly clarkson, among many others... but i bring up those three, because lets face it people "Happy" her new song, is basiculy a rip off of all of those other songs!!, same beat , same 'feel' to the song, same piano driven opening verse, followed by the larger than life chorus, followed by the piano and drum driven second verse, etc etc.
its starting to make me feel like Ryan Tedder might be a one trick pony....or maybe hes not, but he knows what makes money?
thats my best guess
at any rate.. the song is just ok, a total let down coming from a leona lewis fan, i just hope her sophomore album "Echo" due out in november doesnt disappoint the way this lead single does.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
anyone hear the new carrie underwood song?
so i was really let down the first time i heard it, and now i cant get enough of it!!!
its called Cowboy Casanova .. i know the title is super lame, but wow after a few listens to the song you just want to listen to it over and over!!
this is the first time her new single from her upcoming album hasnt been a balad, so it might surprise a lot of fans, but i dont think this is a teller of what type of music she'll have, im sure she'll still have her classic power country ballads on her new album, but i think she just wanted to try something a little different this time around!
i've been trying to figure out a way to post just audio files to a blog, and not a video, so if anyone knows how to do that please let me know!! i can come back and edit this post then with the song file so you can all hear it!
onto some none carrie underwood news
hows everyone feelin about Mariah Carey's new songs? "Obsessed" and her cover of the Foreigner classic "I want to know what love is" ??
i wasnt feeling "i want to know what love is" at all while listening to it on my computer, but once i got (a bad download) on my ipod and listened to it on my surround sound system in my room, i was loving it. her voice actually sounds in tip top shape on this track! its pretty hot, plus you cant go wrong with a big ass gospel choir singing behind you during the climax! loves me some MC, WARNING though, the end notes might make your ears bleed...she somehow foun a way to sing even higher than before haha , damn does this bitch have no limit to her range?! its insane
"obsessed" is totally my new joint though, again...at first listen i thought it was just average, but i've heard it enough times now to really be able to disect the song into each section, and hear where she was going with the song, it was the same for me with a lot of the tracks off of her 2008 album "E=mc2" , but damn i love it now!! its such a club hoppin joint i cant even get over it!!, great tempo, sexy melodies, goofy lyrics that we've come to know from mariah in the past ( "i can see right through you, its like you bathed in windex " comes to mind) and of course she whails at the end to give the song a proper build and climax.
love me some mariah.
anyways im off for the day! toodles
MisterTom
its called Cowboy Casanova .. i know the title is super lame, but wow after a few listens to the song you just want to listen to it over and over!!
this is the first time her new single from her upcoming album hasnt been a balad, so it might surprise a lot of fans, but i dont think this is a teller of what type of music she'll have, im sure she'll still have her classic power country ballads on her new album, but i think she just wanted to try something a little different this time around!
i've been trying to figure out a way to post just audio files to a blog, and not a video, so if anyone knows how to do that please let me know!! i can come back and edit this post then with the song file so you can all hear it!
onto some none carrie underwood news
hows everyone feelin about Mariah Carey's new songs? "Obsessed" and her cover of the Foreigner classic "I want to know what love is" ??
i wasnt feeling "i want to know what love is" at all while listening to it on my computer, but once i got (a bad download) on my ipod and listened to it on my surround sound system in my room, i was loving it. her voice actually sounds in tip top shape on this track! its pretty hot, plus you cant go wrong with a big ass gospel choir singing behind you during the climax! loves me some MC, WARNING though, the end notes might make your ears bleed...she somehow foun a way to sing even higher than before haha , damn does this bitch have no limit to her range?! its insane
"obsessed" is totally my new joint though, again...at first listen i thought it was just average, but i've heard it enough times now to really be able to disect the song into each section, and hear where she was going with the song, it was the same for me with a lot of the tracks off of her 2008 album "E=mc2" , but damn i love it now!! its such a club hoppin joint i cant even get over it!!, great tempo, sexy melodies, goofy lyrics that we've come to know from mariah in the past ( "i can see right through you, its like you bathed in windex " comes to mind) and of course she whails at the end to give the song a proper build and climax.
love me some mariah.
anyways im off for the day! toodles
MisterTom
Saturday, September 5, 2009
my 1st post!
hey everyone, so i've been sitting here trying to come up with what i want to write about ! well i think my rants will be mainly about music, since i love it so much, so expect to hear about some artists and their albums that im currently diggin, i'll throw in some movie news as well since im a big movie fan as well!, you can also expect some personal entries as well , because we all need to vent sometimes!
so to start off my blog imma tell you a little about the music i've been enjoying lately !
A Fine Frenzy - "Bomb in a Birdcage"
so this is the sophomore effort from a band i absolutely love! and now love EVEN more!!, their first cd was pretty good, but it wasnt spotless, it had some filler (most albums do) but there were definite tracks that i would skip on that cd.
their new one though is just incredible! no joke, im so surprised, they've been a group that i have been sort of worried about, i wasnt sure what their creative limits would be, but they surprised me on this new cd!!
it starts off with a simple quitar driven song called 'wouldnt do' and has some of the cutest lyrics i've ever heard in a song, only to switch it up right at the end and become a somber tune.. but thats a fine frenzy for you ! their name says it all.
the album quickly jumps into another song ( track 1 is just over 2 minutes long), and the group is clearly showing their roots , while tweeking it just right.
needless to say , the album from their goes onto some really fun light enjoyable tracks , while still providing some more subdued tracks as well. they did a lot of growing on this cd and i think it would be worth while for any A Fine Frenzy fan, as well as new comers to check this cd out! it comes out this upcoming tuesday (Sept. 8th), dont ask me how i got it early :p
Whitney Houston - "I look to You"
oh whitney.... how i miss your voice, this cd as a gay man , is bangin, and it didnt take me long to really feel the tracks, it also has a great sequence for the tracks...the cd flows so well.
but her voice! oh noooo, its a whisper of what it used to be. its really quite a shame, a woman who was so talented is now someone who is mediocre at best in the vocal department.
atleast i can go back and listen to her old school jams whenever i want and belt that shit out like theres no tomorrow!
Ingrid Michaelson -"everybody"
i was shocked to pick up the weekly ads a few weeks back to see ingrid had a new cd coming out ! she just released one last year! and we're now onto number 3!!
but let me just say, she is showing no signs of slowing, this new album of hers opens with one of my favorite tracks by her , ever , its called "soldier" .. no its not about that kind of soldier , but its a metaphor for people who fight for love each day, and how the battle with the heart isnt easily won, but it can be.
ingrid's lyrics are some of the best i've read and heard in a long time, i compare her often to one of my favorite singer / songwriters of all time, sarah mclachlan.
her music has a certain something about it that really reaches to my soul, i often get emotional while listening to her. shes quite the talent in my eyes.
Jordin Sparks' sophomore album titled "battlefield" is pretty solid, its pure pop music, so theres not much to really write about either way, theres a decent amount of fillers that i find myself always skipping over, but there are some real pop gems on that album. her voice also sounds pretty good compared to her debut album, so heres hopin that she starts spreading her wings a little more next time and try to develope more of a sound that she can call her own, otherwise i fear she may only get the chance to make one more album.
Gossip - "Music For Men"
so apparently this group has been around since '99, i have no clue why we're just now really hearing from them ! on their 4th studio album (Their first produced by a major label) we hear their clear nack for creating interesting, well rounded, disco-punk, and on some tracks, pure punk music.
i loved this cd so much i went back and downloaded their entire 10 year catalog ( a lot of EP's and live albums) and all i can say is wow! if you like good punk music, this is for you, the lead singer Beth Ditto has an incredible voice, and writes some really amazing lyrics
i have a special bond with this band, because Ditto herself is a lesbian , so you can often hear a pro-homosexuality tone to the lyrics, but its NEVER over abundant, you'd probably have to be a homosexual to really get it, so dont let that deter you ! , its really refreshing music that you should listen to VERY LOUD
well im off for now! i think this was a really succesful first entry
yayyy
MisterTom
so to start off my blog imma tell you a little about the music i've been enjoying lately !
A Fine Frenzy - "Bomb in a Birdcage"
so this is the sophomore effort from a band i absolutely love! and now love EVEN more!!, their first cd was pretty good, but it wasnt spotless, it had some filler (most albums do) but there were definite tracks that i would skip on that cd.
their new one though is just incredible! no joke, im so surprised, they've been a group that i have been sort of worried about, i wasnt sure what their creative limits would be, but they surprised me on this new cd!!
it starts off with a simple quitar driven song called 'wouldnt do' and has some of the cutest lyrics i've ever heard in a song, only to switch it up right at the end and become a somber tune.. but thats a fine frenzy for you ! their name says it all.
the album quickly jumps into another song ( track 1 is just over 2 minutes long), and the group is clearly showing their roots , while tweeking it just right.
needless to say , the album from their goes onto some really fun light enjoyable tracks , while still providing some more subdued tracks as well. they did a lot of growing on this cd and i think it would be worth while for any A Fine Frenzy fan, as well as new comers to check this cd out! it comes out this upcoming tuesday (Sept. 8th), dont ask me how i got it early :p
Whitney Houston - "I look to You"
oh whitney.... how i miss your voice, this cd as a gay man , is bangin, and it didnt take me long to really feel the tracks, it also has a great sequence for the tracks...the cd flows so well.
but her voice! oh noooo, its a whisper of what it used to be. its really quite a shame, a woman who was so talented is now someone who is mediocre at best in the vocal department.
atleast i can go back and listen to her old school jams whenever i want and belt that shit out like theres no tomorrow!
Ingrid Michaelson -"everybody"
i was shocked to pick up the weekly ads a few weeks back to see ingrid had a new cd coming out ! she just released one last year! and we're now onto number 3!!
but let me just say, she is showing no signs of slowing, this new album of hers opens with one of my favorite tracks by her , ever , its called "soldier" .. no its not about that kind of soldier , but its a metaphor for people who fight for love each day, and how the battle with the heart isnt easily won, but it can be.
ingrid's lyrics are some of the best i've read and heard in a long time, i compare her often to one of my favorite singer / songwriters of all time, sarah mclachlan.
her music has a certain something about it that really reaches to my soul, i often get emotional while listening to her. shes quite the talent in my eyes.
Jordin Sparks' sophomore album titled "battlefield" is pretty solid, its pure pop music, so theres not much to really write about either way, theres a decent amount of fillers that i find myself always skipping over, but there are some real pop gems on that album. her voice also sounds pretty good compared to her debut album, so heres hopin that she starts spreading her wings a little more next time and try to develope more of a sound that she can call her own, otherwise i fear she may only get the chance to make one more album.
Gossip - "Music For Men"
so apparently this group has been around since '99, i have no clue why we're just now really hearing from them ! on their 4th studio album (Their first produced by a major label) we hear their clear nack for creating interesting, well rounded, disco-punk, and on some tracks, pure punk music.
i loved this cd so much i went back and downloaded their entire 10 year catalog ( a lot of EP's and live albums) and all i can say is wow! if you like good punk music, this is for you, the lead singer Beth Ditto has an incredible voice, and writes some really amazing lyrics
i have a special bond with this band, because Ditto herself is a lesbian , so you can often hear a pro-homosexuality tone to the lyrics, but its NEVER over abundant, you'd probably have to be a homosexual to really get it, so dont let that deter you ! , its really refreshing music that you should listen to VERY LOUD
well im off for now! i think this was a really succesful first entry
yayyy
MisterTom
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