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Cause I'm a Punkrocker, Yes I Am!

November 6, 2006 11:13 PM

've got the song from this commercial stuck in my head:

It's called "Punkrocker," and it's by a band called the Teddybears, featuring Iggy Pop. I really like the song, even though I recognize that it's not the best song.

That brings me to something I've been thinking about for a long time. Why is it so hard for contemporary bands to combine excellent musicianship, melody, and loud guitars? Most current bands have, at most, two of those three. But it's not just doing it for me anymore.

That brings me to something else that's been on my mind. I've ranted about radio stations on random before. See, e.g., Fuck You, Charlie. Basically, they suck. So, imagine my surprise when one of my favorite radio stations in town, The Lake, started billing itself as one of these fucking random radio stations! It's nonsense. The worst, though, is the way they're promoting it. One of the on-air promos has the announcer saying something like "don't bother requesting anything - we're on random." Well, what the fuck?

I remember when I was younger we requested some songs once. And they didn't get played. And it sucked. But the suckiness was tempered by the fact that somewhere someone had had their request fulfilled. I don't know, being able to request music on the radio has always been awesome to me. Like, I can make a call and dictate what potentially hundreds of thousands of people listen to? That's awesome.

But here's this stupid promo telling me that I shouldn't bother requesting a song? If the music sucks, I should just deal with it? Fuck you, The Lake. If the music sucks, I'm changing the station.

Segueing from radio to TV, Cole and Kristin came over and watched Heroes and Studio 60 with me. I've missed two episodes of Heroes, but they brought me up to speed and I was able to follow along pretty well. It was pretty awesome. I can't wait until the DVDs come out and we can have a Heroes marathon. Studio 60 was also good, but not great. I've been disappointed to hear cancellation rumors about the show, but tonight's was good. And, really, if John Goodman can't make good TV, I don't know who can.



2 Comments


f. x. vazquez said:

Being the genius I am (like GZA), I have seen the second half of like the third episode and last nights Heroes episode, and I think I've been able to figure it out. Snap! Don't need no one to bring me up to speed! Also, you should link to this site, http://www.myspace.com/teddybears
The have a stream of the song (which I agree with you, I like, even though there isn't that much there). Down with random radio!

November 7, 2006 8:06 AM



tRJ said:

Dude, bleenks.com. Watch 'em right now.

November 7, 2006 1:31 PM



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