Suffering through yet another nearly-sleepless night filled with countless hours of internet surfing, I stumbled across this video of a cat who has been trained in a rather unique way. The description of the video on the YouTube page says it best : This woman is bat-shit crazy. Take a look:
Crazy. She trained a cat so that she could have the extra comapny at the table. How does this make her husband feel?
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The Smashing Pumpkins Revival
It wasn't too long ago that I heard of the get-back-together of the long-dead [if you consider six years long] Smashing Pumpkins. This was good news to me, because I had only just become a fan [though, like everyone and their mother, I was familiar with the tune 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings'], and I was giving their work a spin almost daily. I heard that billy got some people together back in '06, and they were working on new stuff.
However, I was a little dissappointed to hear that it would not be the original line-up. The only members to be present from the classic line-up would be front-man Billy Corgan [of course], and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain, who was kicked out of the band when he was arrested for drug possession. He had a role on such albums as Gish, Siamese Dream, and Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, all of which came out in that order, spanning the years 1991-1995. As far as I was concerned, this was not going to be The Smashing Pumpkins, just Mr. Corgan and some dudes. No D'arcy on bass, and no James on guitar.
Well, I still feel that way. The original line-up would have been ideal. However, I was wrong to assume that the music would blow goat balls as a result. After all, even during the glory days, Corgan was the driving force behind the band, basically writing all of the music.
Just yesterday I was on the interwebz when I came across the music video for the new single, 'Tarantula'. While it is different, it is most definitely a Pumpkins tune. After all, musicians and songwriters evolve over time, so a lot of the difference is noted as a result of us not seeing this evolution take place within the context of the Smashing Pumpkins. At first, I will admit, I was all like "OMG!" and "WTF?!" and "BBQ!", but I gave it another listen a few hours later and, strangley enough, I accepted it. I got used to the sound, and was able to listen a little more closely to the details. The Smashing Pumpkins sound was much more evident. I just had to accept the evolution, and, of course, an obvious change in Corgan's voice [though not too big a change]. It's a little raw as well, and I like that.
Here's the vid. Toss expectations out the window. Also, don't mind all the extras, I assure that there are only four members in the band.
Well, I liked it quite a bit. I think I will pick it up...eventually [f*** job hunts...]. Draw your own conclusions. Good music is relative, after all. Until I post another, check out the new album cover.
However, I was a little dissappointed to hear that it would not be the original line-up. The only members to be present from the classic line-up would be front-man Billy Corgan [of course], and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain, who was kicked out of the band when he was arrested for drug possession. He had a role on such albums as Gish, Siamese Dream, and Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, all of which came out in that order, spanning the years 1991-1995. As far as I was concerned, this was not going to be The Smashing Pumpkins, just Mr. Corgan and some dudes. No D'arcy on bass, and no James on guitar.
Well, I still feel that way. The original line-up would have been ideal. However, I was wrong to assume that the music would blow goat balls as a result. After all, even during the glory days, Corgan was the driving force behind the band, basically writing all of the music.
Just yesterday I was on the interwebz when I came across the music video for the new single, 'Tarantula'. While it is different, it is most definitely a Pumpkins tune. After all, musicians and songwriters evolve over time, so a lot of the difference is noted as a result of us not seeing this evolution take place within the context of the Smashing Pumpkins. At first, I will admit, I was all like "OMG!" and "WTF?!" and "BBQ!", but I gave it another listen a few hours later and, strangley enough, I accepted it. I got used to the sound, and was able to listen a little more closely to the details. The Smashing Pumpkins sound was much more evident. I just had to accept the evolution, and, of course, an obvious change in Corgan's voice [though not too big a change]. It's a little raw as well, and I like that.
Here's the vid. Toss expectations out the window. Also, don't mind all the extras, I assure that there are only four members in the band.
Well, I liked it quite a bit. I think I will pick it up...eventually [f*** job hunts...]. Draw your own conclusions. Good music is relative, after all. Until I post another, check out the new album cover.
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