Is It Me?

Um, didn't anyone find the "Lotion" video to be profoundly rad? The management sincerely regrets any trauma it may have caused, but come on, people! Only one e-mail response?? WTF??

Some brief comments in the aftermath of my recent retail orgy:

The Star Wars DVD is... eh. Whatever. I think George Lucas might have ruined the whole thing for me. I am starting to realize, however, that Jabba the Hutt is really funny and likeable. Smile is interesting. I'm glad Prozac poster-boy Brian Wilson got his shit together, but this would have sounded a lot better coming from a younger set of pipes. Still, it's pretty damned impressive. The 25th Anniversary Legacy Edition of London Calling is mad neat-o, son! I haven't watched the DVD or listened to the outtakes/new tracks yet, but the remastered album sounds fucking fantastic. "Brand New Cadillac" is the reason I still wanna learn guitar even though I'm old. The October issue of MOJO revisits the making of the album (along with a Greil Marcus article on Buddy Holly AND an article recalling the filming of the Stones' Rock and Roll Circus) and includes a cool free CD compiled by Mick Jones and Paul Simonon.

And finally... *imaginary drumroll*

Interpol's Antics is unbe-fuckin-lievable. I mean, its quality has been well known for months, but hearing the whole thing with the benefit of post-production and mastering was, as MTC put it earlier today, like hearing it for the first time. "Slow Hands" was looking like the frontrunner for the full-on hott jam title, and it is the most danceable song on the album, but "Not Even Jail" is just plain beeyootiful.

In fact, I'm going home and giving it the stereo + expensive headphones treatment right now. And the management urges you to revisit that Greenskeepers video. Seriously, WTF??