Good Tunes From the Week of December 12, 2006

most importantly, today is my little Marin's first birthday. i remember one year ago today, my unlucky baby was born. i say unlucky because she was born on the 13th day at the 13th minute of the 13th hour in December (the closest you can get to 13, HAHA). of course, i don't really think my little girl is unlucky, i think she is the greatest thing in all the world. so yep, for one year i have been in love...

on with the reviews.

Jarvis Cocker was the frontman for Pulp, the band famous for the song "Common People." a song that you should all listen to. i think i'm going to put a version of "Common People" up that was done by William Shatner, Ben Folds, and Joe Jackson on Shatner's Has Been. i don't know why, but i feel the need to do so. i actually found a video of them all performing the song on Leno. it's a great performance, so watch it. and if you don't know who Joe Jackson is, it's time you figured it out. but anyway, this new Jarvis Cocker album let me down. it's called Jarvis by the way. well, it didn't actually let me down, cause i basically knew that i wouldn't like it, but i hoped it would surprise me. so it ended up letting me down by not surprising me. i'm mad at it. but i do like two songs, and here they are for you bastiches. "Fat Children" is a funny one, so listen up. i'm also going to post a song that Jarvis Cocker released earlier this year, it's called "Cunts Are Still Running the World." pretty song.

this is a good song, i'll post an mp3 of Jarvis' song and i'll also post a video of Jarvis performing the song with Nancy Sinatra singing it. but i'll warn you, the mp3 is much much much better.

Jarvis Cocker - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time



another one with a performance and an mp3, the performance is good, but you should give the mp3 a listen as well


Jarvis Cocker - Fat Children



Jarvis Cocker - Cunt's Are Still Running the World

William Shatner, Joe Jackson, and Ben Folds - Common People



Ghostface has been slacking a bit on his last couple of albums. earlier this year he released Fishscales, an album that i was excited about, but it ended up lacking anything to set it apart from all the other bullshit that's been coming out. but here he is with the sequel More Fish, and it's not much better. you don't want to run out and buy the whole damn thing, but i'll post a few tracks that i liked off of this mediocre album. pay special attention to "Outta Town Shit," which is easily the best song on here. and don't ignore "Street Opera" featuring Sun God, because Sun God is actually Ghostface's son. how about that tidbit of useless knowledge. but in the low moment of the album, i was pretty pissed because my main man Kanye West is featured on a remix of "Back Like That," along with that choad-hole Ne-Yo. the song just simply ain't worth a shit. Kanye also showed up on a Young Jeezy track this week, it sucked as well..... sooooooooo check out these ditties.

Ghostface Killah - Ghost Is Back

Ghostface Killah - Outta Town Shit

Ghostface Killah Featuring Sun God - Street Opera

Ghostface Killah Featuring Sheek Louch - Blue Armor

Ghostface Killah Featuring Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good

Geffen should be destroyed for putting out Sonic Youth's Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities. Sonic Youth is a great band... when they're not being artsy fartsy. this is an embarrasment, especially since it came out shortly after their album Rather Ripped, one of the best albums to come out this year. i haven't heard much worse than this....pure shit. i'll give you a dollar if you legitimately like it, but i'll call you a liar if you try and claim it. so don't bother. "Diamond Sea" doesn't count either, cause this is only an extended version, and i don't believe in extended versions.