Holy shit

Yes I'm due for a blog that tells u important stuff. Important fucking stuff.
In the name of rock and roll we discuss records first.
The Outlaw Gosey Wales wants me to tell u the best record this year is Asobi Seksu's Citrus. But he is WRONG. Maybe that's just cuz I am sick and fucking tired of swirling/Bloody Valentine esque guitars. They bore me to the point of vomiting on someone's lap, can't we just leave the swirling mass of sound to the Warlocks and Ulrich Schnauss and call it a day.
Anyway, everyone knows the best album of the year is coming out on Tues.(Well today, cuz its late as hell.) And that is Dirty Pretty Things. They are from the UK, and lead singer Carl Barat is best known as being non fucked up one from the Libertines.
Anyway, he basically grabbed two of the members from the old band(including Doherty's replacement) and formed a new band that makes remember not only how great that band was, but that it was Carl Barat who often made that first Libertines album so genius. It's rambunctious, vile, sloppy, all the things rock and roll should be. And single You Fucking Love It is the kind of brash declarations we all need.
Now the song of the year is EASILY Lets Make Love and Listen To Death From Above by CSS.(also known as Cansei De Ser Sexy) Its that same kind of post punk funkiness that we used to love from Out Hud(before they broke up) with the kind of sexiness that can only come from God's Country(aka Brazil). And besides who can go wrong with a good rock and roll reference.(I'm looking at you LCD Soundsystem/DFA).
Speaking of Death from Above(aka Death From Above 1979) they broke up. How sad. Which is the worse breakup, Out Hud, Test Icicles, or Death From Above? I'll say the Icicles cuz they coulda REALLY made interesting albums, but Out Hud makes me feel worse because I will miss their Expose/80's style vocals meets post punk. However, I guess they will live on in !!! form. Or at least some of the members will.

So Clerks II was good actually, but not as good as Strangers with Candy, which wasn't as good Talladega Nights. Wow I really hate myself for giving Will Ferrell a pass now. Anyway, Strangers With Candy had the BEST drug scene I've seen in like 10 years, it was absurdly great.

I went and saw Urgh: A Music War at the Drafthouse and it was truly amazing to see such early Echo and The Bunnymen footage, Devo at the height of their power, Klaus Nomi right before he became the first major personality befallen by AIDS, Gary Numan playing a kraftwerkian robot so grandiously, and almost as well as they did, and Gang of Four right before it all went wrong. Its worth tracking down the crappy VHS copy somewhere, it was at least as good as Decline of Western Civilization.

Rebelde update: FINALLY we have hit Rebelde Season 3. Roberta still dating Inaki, but she loves Diego who was kinda dating the much younger Lola and possibly Augustina. Diego is also hiding out from his father for some reason I can't discern. Vico is getting hit by her father for the 8th month in a row. Rocco still loves her, and is trying to help. Mia/Miguel broken up by Sabrina, the childcare worker. Its probably going to happen, but they are still together for now. Celina and Sol are feuding slightly over some typical petty Rebelde shit. Jose Lujan has a new man named Alex, while Teo is still with the absurdly hot Raquel. And of course they also still dig on each other. In IMPORTANT Rebelde news Nico has finally returned to find his wifey Lupe with Santos and she's confused about who she wants. Alma Rey and Franco fighting their way back Thin Lizzy style to each other. In REAL RBD news, they seem to fucking own America now, appearing on Geraldo and shite like that. Oh and an upcoming English album too.

We need a new countdown: how about the Borat movie countdown: 3 months or so.

The Flash recommends: The first Raincoats album. If u can find it, get it. Pay 20 bucks for it, since it's out of print. Download it. Rarely has post punk needed 4 girls, a violin and angular riffs so much.(Well Tuxedomoon had a pretty good violin, but Raincoats are still better.)