HE GIVES EACH PET A WASH AND SET

In case any of you thought the idea of Zohan was original.


Via Pulp International.

NSFW yet unintentionally hilarious trailer included.

Do me next, Mr Jonathan,

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HITTING THE MOTHER COUNTRY LIKE A BLACK TORNADO

That’d be Shaft In Africa, then.



And we have a trailer for THAT, too.

Sticking it in all the way,

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YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? THAT’S A F***ING TUBA

Or, “2009: The Year In Music So Far”.

It’s hardly fair to judge the year in music when it’s only mid-March, but then two of my most anticipated new albums – one from Franz Ferdinand and the other from U2 – are not really scanning. I tried out No Line On The Horizon last night at HMV, and I’m not really sure what to make of it. Is it bad? No. But is it compelling? Well ...

I dunno. Unlike the last two U2 “comeback” albums, NLOTH didn’t have the benefit of a TKO hit single. “Get On Your Boots” is a daring departure for them, but maybe too much so. I’m not sure. But then, I didn’t know what to make of Franz Ferdinand’s Tonight either, and I admit that the initial shock is wearing off and it’s starting to grow on me a little.

And of course, I didn’t initially “get” Achtung Baby either. That took awhile to gel, and now it’s one of my favorite U2 albums. So who knows? After all, Q Magazine gave NLOTH five stars.

Then again, Q also gave the new Neko Case album two stars. I just finished listening to it and gave it 4.5 stars. It’s already in the running for best cover art of the year.



And so much for Q Magazine.

But anyway, Neko Case is the only artist I’m already a fan of to hand in something this year that totally blows me away. Apart from that, the best albums seem to be coming out of nowhere, either from Cambodian psychedelic rock bands from LA or French couples (from SHEFFIELD) playing cheeky Europop. Even the former lead singer of Million Dead has an acoustic folk album out that’s making more of an impression on me than the new U2. And I never really cared for Million Dead.

Here’s the next thing that’s already knocked my socks off: The Sursiks, who take the idea of sampling to bizarre extremes (like, say, sampling voice mail messages and writing music to fit the cadence and tone of the voice to make it sound as though the voice mail is singing to the rhythm of the song). Their new song, "Little Paper Airplanes", samples lots of voice drops from various sources to create a musical critique of the Federal Reserve system.

Bet U2 wish they’d thought of that.

Meanwhile, there’s the new Pet Shop Boys album to look forward to next week. The preview on their web site sounds like it could be this year’s Confessions On A Dance Floor.

Developing ...

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GREAT MOMENTS IN MARKETING: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT, OFFICER?

Recently spotted in the MTR station near my office, a textbook exercise in unintentionally entertaining ad placement.



A few good men,

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