Suckin' too hard on your lollipop and love's gonna get you down

Are there any gay men out there who don't like Mika's 'Life in Cartoon Motion'? The 22 year old from London is the new sensation in the UK and Europe, the most popular single being Grace Kelly & Love Today.

I love this freakin' album! Without fail, it puts a smile on my face everytime I put it on. So blatantly camp, and yet has enough pop hooks and songwriting prowess that it feels more like an additional complemental element rather than the main selling point. Shades of Freddie Mercury, Elton John, George Michael, even the Beatles! That Lollipop song is either going to be a classic or drive me raving looney the more I hear it, time will tell but right now it gets me bopping everytime! Even the CD cover is brilliant. Until Bjork's new album is out next month this is what I'll be playing in my car for the next few weeks.

Go get this album now if you haven't!

on another note...

I'm feeling kinda funny today. Funny in a strange but not unpleasant manner. I woke up after having slept more than 8 hours today (which is unusual for me) so there was none of the tired Mr. Just-Woke-Up-Grouch rearing it's ugly head. The weather was sunny, and things were calm on the work front. So I took my time getting ready, actually trying on a few items of clothing before deciding on one (usually I just grab the first thing my eyes land on). Then I had a slow drive to work and the traffic was surprisingly free. And throughout this all Bjork's new single Earth Intruders was playing in my head, with the jaunty rhythm thrumming pleasantly as I kept repeating 'We are the Earth Intruders, we are the sharp shooters' over and over again. I had this overwhelming sense of calm and peace, which is totally out of the blue because look at the state of the world we're in with the global warming and the viral outbreaks and the Virginia Tech massacre (my condolences to the victims). Can it be I've been so used to it that I've forgotten what it's like to not feel stress?

Still, to be in this state is very rare for me, so I'm just going to enjoy it while it lasts and not feel guilty.

...

Seriously, it's starting to feel like I slipped into a Twilight Zone and arrived at some alternate Pleasantville dimension.

the real volta

Ok, so the last album cover was bogus (damn I hate April Fool's day!). This is the real one, and it's just as bizarre as the fake one. She looks like a giant, fruity Q*bert. The photographer is the famous Nick Knight who she worked with before on Homogenic (one of the all time coolest album covers). The first single, Earth Intruders, is already floating around the internet (check Youtube) and it sounds fantastically fun. Co-produced by Timbalaand (also check out his excellent album), who wrote a few other songs for her album, it has a World Music tribal beat-ish dance vibe to it. Hopefully the whole album will rock this much. The music video will be out soon as well.

Bjork fans rejoice!

so it goes...

i... i can't believe he is gone. this hurts almost as bad as when roald dahl went...

so long, mr. vonnegut. you will be missed most sorely...

“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’ ”

"No wonder kids grow up crazy. A cat's cradle is nothing but a bunch of X's between somebody's hands, and little kids look and look and look at all those X's..."
"And?"
"No damn cat, and no damn cradle."

what i want more than anything in the world at the moment...

... is to grow some bloody facial hair.

damn genetics. damn you to hell!

postsecret

i realize that i subconciously tend to leave people i grow to care about, because i am afraid they will leave me first.

Volta

Her website just released the official cover artwork for her latest album Volta. I have to say it's freaking awesome. The lady is made of cool.

Can't wait!