Hello everyone. I hope you're enjoying the last day of the year they call 2013.
It's Andrew once again for the last time this year. First off let me apologize for this very long hiatus. I've been though a few personal things in my life. And writer's block. It has been a while since I've made a post so I'll just take this in a personal route.
When I started this blog in December 2012, I never knew of what I got myself into. I thought I was going to quit as soon as I started. But I later learned that it turned out to be the best thing for me to involve a computer, a keyboard and my brain. It took a lot of hard work and internet bandwidth, but it got me something I'd never reach: 1000 pageviews in less than a year; more than I ever wanted. And some of my posts have gotten more than I ever thought as well. Some have 5 views, some have 13. Even a few of them have more than 20!! My segments Short/Long Music Review and My Reviews on major televised award ceremonies have also became a hit because of you guys, and I really thank you for that.
I have one thing to say and a group of people do that to: THANK YOU, All of YOU. Without your love and support, along with spreading the word to friends, you guys have brought this blog from underground to sensation. If it wasn't for you guys, my blog would've still been seen by only my family and a few friends, and even then they'd only check it out if they had nothing to do. And without this blog, I'd still have nothing to do but watch talk shows and masturbate (and I do a lot of one of them). I shouldn't have said that. Oh well.
So thank you guys for making this year, my first full year of working a blog, the best I've ever had. And I can't wait for what's in store in 2014, so I can talk about it...or talk sh!t about and have you guys read about it. So I hope you guys had a great summer, perfect Halloween, fantastic Thanksgiving, a very Merry Christmas and super amazing awesome(balls) Happy New Year. See ya later...in 2014.
Sincerely,
The Maroon Marauder
Andrew
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
SLMR: Heartbreaker and All That Matters
Today I've decided that, for--what the hell, let's get into this.
Aahh, Justin Bieber. As you all have known, this guy is currently on a maturity roller-coaster going from pretty-boy pop heartthrob
to cocky, daddy-mack pop-R&B panty-melter.
And apparently his music changed too, as seen by his recently-released single from his single-release campaign "Music Mondays". Hmm, seems catchy, doesn't it?
Let's start with what I thought was Bieber's first ever break-up songs after so many make-up ones, "Heartbreaker".
This was literally from Wikipedia when I was making this review:
Well, it seems like for the sake of maturing his sound, it looks like he's going to the direction of Justin Timberlake, as it sound like here, especially during the chorus. I really like the beat; sounds very 90s. But the spoken word part sounds like a fail to me as Justin here tries to be like JT or Childish Gambino. Okay, in this song, Bieber is whinn--confessing that he feels that his lover is giving him the 3rd degree because she feels he isn't giving his all in their relationship. He wants her to feel the same way. Oh boo hoo, Justin Drew Bieber!! She is breaking up with you. You shouldn't try chasing after her. You gave it your best, but she wasn't buying that. Now leave her and go someplace else. It's not like she loved you anyway. Okay, I barely got what he's saying because he sounds like he's singing through a fan, so I'm standing by what I wrote.
I actually wanted to hate this song because of the nice and not-at-all foolish decisions good old Biebs has been doing for the past few years
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but as soon as I heard it, I thought, hmm, this could be interesting. And interesting it was, as we head over to "All That Matters".
Okay, is this Justin Bieber or Jesse McCartney? I'm definitely hearing the latter with a touch of Drake, or vise versa. Okay, I really like the beat. Nice mix of pop, R&B, and a little hint of hip-hop inside. It "Matters", Justin tells a hope-to-be-future lover that she is the only thing that matters to him...and that's it. Nothing else does. Like food, water, heat, music, hearing, a comb, or of course, anyone else. At first that's what I thought it was about...until I watched the lyric video, as I barely gone through the song proper. It's about cheating on his lover with some other girl, I think. Yikes! Probably the other girl was the girl in Heartbreaker. While I like the music, I certainly hate the words. It sounds like Bieber's trying so hard to be Ginuwine, Usher and Chris Brown, but sounds mediocre.
Oh, also there's some really corny lines such as "What's a King bed without a Queen" and "There ain't no I in Team". Ugh. I've never heard Lil Wayne say any lines more cornier than that. Well, if he makes more songs like this, he could become the next Ginuwine or Usher or Keith Sweat or, God forbid, Chris Brown. Sweet God Justin, choose wisely.
Okay I admit, I can't make out what the hell Justin's saying. This is the first time I've ever been stumped making this review; I've never tried so hard to hear and understand what an artist said because everyone else spoke clearly. Even Justin himself sang clearly in his older songs. If he wants be make more sensual songs about taking it to the next level, at least stand in front of the microphone and scream at it, then wait for the results.
And there they are: two songs I didn't have to review but I did, because-well-someone had to. But it's up to you if you want to listen. And it's also up to you like this guy, but if you don't, you've certainly made better life choices than I have.
Next time I will be back to find another song to review (I hope it's good; who am I kidding, it's probably bad).
See you next time.
Aahh, Justin Bieber. As you all have known, this guy is currently on a maturity roller-coaster going from pretty-boy pop heartthrob
to cocky, daddy-mack pop-R&B panty-melter.
And apparently his music changed too, as seen by his recently-released single from his single-release campaign "Music Mondays". Hmm, seems catchy, doesn't it?
Let's start with what I thought was Bieber's first ever break-up songs after so many make-up ones, "Heartbreaker".
Heartbreaker was released on October 7th because it was he's official date with Selena Gomez Heartbraker is for any one whos going through a heart break just as he was when he wrote the songWOW. Thanks for the info, dumbass.
Well, it seems like for the sake of maturing his sound, it looks like he's going to the direction of Justin Timberlake, as it sound like here, especially during the chorus. I really like the beat; sounds very 90s. But the spoken word part sounds like a fail to me as Justin here tries to be like JT or Childish Gambino. Okay, in this song, Bieber is whinn--confessing that he feels that his lover is giving him the 3rd degree because she feels he isn't giving his all in their relationship. He wants her to feel the same way. Oh boo hoo, Justin Drew Bieber!! She is breaking up with you. You shouldn't try chasing after her. You gave it your best, but she wasn't buying that. Now leave her and go someplace else. It's not like she loved you anyway. Okay, I barely got what he's saying because he sounds like he's singing through a fan, so I'm standing by what I wrote.
I actually wanted to hate this song because of the nice and not-at-all foolish decisions good old Biebs has been doing for the past few years
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but as soon as I heard it, I thought, hmm, this could be interesting. And interesting it was, as we head over to "All That Matters".
Oh, also there's some really corny lines such as "What's a King bed without a Queen" and "There ain't no I in Team". Ugh. I've never heard Lil Wayne say any lines more cornier than that. Well, if he makes more songs like this, he could become the next Ginuwine or Usher or Keith Sweat or, God forbid, Chris Brown. Sweet God Justin, choose wisely.
Okay I admit, I can't make out what the hell Justin's saying. This is the first time I've ever been stumped making this review; I've never tried so hard to hear and understand what an artist said because everyone else spoke clearly. Even Justin himself sang clearly in his older songs. If he wants be make more sensual songs about taking it to the next level, at least stand in front of the microphone and scream at it, then wait for the results.
And there they are: two songs I didn't have to review but I did, because-well-someone had to. But it's up to you if you want to listen. And it's also up to you like this guy, but if you don't, you've certainly made better life choices than I have.
Next time I will be back to find another song to review (I hope it's good; who am I kidding, it's probably bad).
See you next time.
Sunday, October 06, 2013
SLMR: Wrecking Ball & Royals
Welcome to Short/Long Music Review, where I find songs (I either love or hate) to review them in a short review that took a long time to review.
Before I got started on this edition, I would like to apologize for this short hiatus for the past few weeks. The reason? Well, I live with my parents. You can connect the dots on that one.
And now, on with the show. Today I'm reviewing a song by...her.
Riley Lycrus...sorry. Miley Cyrus. The all-mighty twerker of Twerkeessee. Since her image refresh, I've cut off all constant use of radio, MTV, Vevo, YouTube, SNL, Spaghetti-Os, French Fries, bathrooms, parties, looking at city skylines, and starting Monday, the Today Show, but since I have you guys, I decided to dip into the Miley pool of turnt up and un-censorship to bring you all my review of her latest single Wrecking Ball.
Also, I will be reviewing a song I haven't ever heard of until...watching Good Morning America on Friday. I should stop doing that. It's by a person I've never heard of until now named Lorde (w...not today.). It's a song that has been called the anti-thesis of partying, sex, drugs, twerking and anything else in pop music, rap music, and...basically music at all these days. It's called Royals.
Let's start with Wrecking Ball.
Wrecking Ball continues Miley Cyrus' big transformation from popular kid song singer to white trash hip hop impersonator...I'm sorry, I don't hate Miley Cyrus. I really like We Can't Stop and I see her image change as fakery just to help skyrocket record sales and popularity, and that's a smart thing for her. But I can't help making jokes about her looking like the richest-looking slut in the world. Instead this song is not about that, it's about being in love and the consequence you suffer in the hands of an uncooperative lover. In this case, it's Miley and her ex-fiancée Liam Hemsworth, who is the basis of the song. I know it seems crazy, but this song is actually (and obviously) tamer and realer than We Can't Stop, despite the fact that I would think that, in the video, Miley looks like some crazy-ass broad who either can't love or loves too much, like Taylor Swift. (Yeah, I went there. SUE ME.) Anyway, this is cemented (heh, pun) in the music video that had everyone talking (and mocking) ever since the vid was released last month.
Here it is.
And if you don't like that, here is the director's cut, which shows just Miley singing teary eyed. I find this much better than the original.
Speaking of the video, she's vulnerable and open and--and she wants to feel free--and--uh--okay, I was busy staring at her naked and riding the wrecking ball and liking the sledgehammer, and thinking that sledgehammer was my sledgehammer. But the vulnerable and open part, that's true. She did feel that way after ending her relationship with Hemsworth, which is what puts the video together. Ever since then, It has spun into countless parodies that include teary eyes, licking sledgehammers, broken cement walls and (yes) wrecking balls. It even garnered attention from as the video reminiscent of the video of Sinead O'Connor's song "Nothing Compares 2 U". The similarities are striking.
Yes, it seems like easy porn, but this is nothing compared to this. There is a video much worse than Wrecking Ball. Much worse that there is much more nudity and sex in it. It's called Pour It Up by Rihanna. And no one said anything about this.
And there it is: one song that wrecks the competition and becomes a surprise hit--wait. Oh yes I forgot something; the other song. The song that knocked "Wrecking Ball" off the top of the charts. It's--uh, oh yeah--Royals by Lorde.
Now to be honest, I have never listened to this song. Never. Since I don't listen to the radio anymore (and will probably be destroyed in 10-15 years, I think), I never gotten the heads up on this until watching ABC World News Now one late night with the anchors gushing about this song, and that she would perform it on GMA. That got me wondering: Why do I stay up at night and Who is Lorde? Well If you know Gotye, then you know what I mean, so I don't have to type it. Lorde, real name Ella Yelich O'Connor, is from New Zealand and has been in the business since she was 12, and has been praised in her home country for her near-unheard of sound, and compared her to Adele, Florence + the Machine and Lana Del Rey. Here's a taste of her sound in Royals.
So...wait, this isn't it. I never expected this to be yet another party pop song about drinking, sex, drinking some more, driving in expensive cars, smoking exotic drugs like Molly and Reefer and living the life of kings. And I really didn't expect this to top the Billboard Hot 100. And for that I say, THNAK GOD ALMIGHTY!! HALELUJAH!! Finally, a song that doesn't include the all of the above. It includes the opposite; telling you that you will never live the life of luxury, and you will stay broke, living off the paychecks you get from working at Wal-Mart and eating the Hungry-Mans you binge on while watching the cable you steal from your neighbor's house. From that you can tell that I hate these types of songs, and wish for a song to be nothing like that; and here it is. It sounds like rap, but it's fortunately nothing but. Some of the lyrics do confuse me like "I cut my teeth on wedding rings/In the movies". I've never met nor heard of someone doing that whether in movies of in real life.
As for the MV, it's just someone doing normal things that a typical person of average wealth of prosperity would do, like waking up, taking a shower, eating cereal, cutting hair, laying on a street, watching your mouth bleed, ect. It kind of represents what many others don't: Real human life that isn't a fairy tale dream come true. It's rare these days that there are music and videos about this subject, so let's hope Lorde makes more music this and just not be a sex freak. That goes for Miley Cyrus too, as if it isn't too late.
And there they are: two songs I didn't have to review but I did, because-well-someone had to. But it's up to you if you want to listen. And next time I will be back to find another song to review (I hope it's good; who am I kidding, it's probably bad).
See you next time.
Before I got started on this edition, I would like to apologize for this short hiatus for the past few weeks. The reason? Well, I live with my parents. You can connect the dots on that one.
And now, on with the show. Today I'm reviewing a song by...her.
Riley Lycrus...sorry. Miley Cyrus. The all-mighty twerker of Twerkeessee. Since her image refresh, I've cut off all constant use of radio, MTV, Vevo, YouTube, SNL, Spaghetti-Os, French Fries, bathrooms, parties, looking at city skylines, and starting Monday, the Today Show, but since I have you guys, I decided to dip into the Miley pool of turnt up and un-censorship to bring you all my review of her latest single Wrecking Ball.
Also, I will be reviewing a song I haven't ever heard of until...watching Good Morning America on Friday. I should stop doing that. It's by a person I've never heard of until now named Lorde (w...not today.). It's a song that has been called the anti-thesis of partying, sex, drugs, twerking and anything else in pop music, rap music, and...basically music at all these days. It's called Royals.
Let's start with Wrecking Ball.
Here it is.
And if you don't like that, here is the director's cut, which shows just Miley singing teary eyed. I find this much better than the original.
Speaking of the video, she's vulnerable and open and--and she wants to feel free--and--uh--okay, I was busy staring at her naked and riding the wrecking ball and liking the sledgehammer, and thinking that sledgehammer was my sledgehammer. But the vulnerable and open part, that's true. She did feel that way after ending her relationship with Hemsworth, which is what puts the video together. Ever since then, It has spun into countless parodies that include teary eyes, licking sledgehammers, broken cement walls and (yes) wrecking balls. It even garnered attention from as the video reminiscent of the video of Sinead O'Connor's song "Nothing Compares 2 U". The similarities are striking.
Yes, it seems like easy porn, but this is nothing compared to this. There is a video much worse than Wrecking Ball. Much worse that there is much more nudity and sex in it. It's called Pour It Up by Rihanna. And no one said anything about this.
And there it is: one song that wrecks the competition and becomes a surprise hit--wait. Oh yes I forgot something; the other song. The song that knocked "Wrecking Ball" off the top of the charts. It's--uh, oh yeah--Royals by Lorde.
So...wait, this isn't it. I never expected this to be yet another party pop song about drinking, sex, drinking some more, driving in expensive cars, smoking exotic drugs like Molly and Reefer and living the life of kings. And I really didn't expect this to top the Billboard Hot 100. And for that I say, THNAK GOD ALMIGHTY!! HALELUJAH!! Finally, a song that doesn't include the all of the above. It includes the opposite; telling you that you will never live the life of luxury, and you will stay broke, living off the paychecks you get from working at Wal-Mart and eating the Hungry-Mans you binge on while watching the cable you steal from your neighbor's house. From that you can tell that I hate these types of songs, and wish for a song to be nothing like that; and here it is. It sounds like rap, but it's fortunately nothing but. Some of the lyrics do confuse me like "I cut my teeth on wedding rings/In the movies". I've never met nor heard of someone doing that whether in movies of in real life.
As for the MV, it's just someone doing normal things that a typical person of average wealth of prosperity would do, like waking up, taking a shower, eating cereal, cutting hair, laying on a street, watching your mouth bleed, ect. It kind of represents what many others don't: Real human life that isn't a fairy tale dream come true. It's rare these days that there are music and videos about this subject, so let's hope Lorde makes more music this and just not be a sex freak. That goes for Miley Cyrus too, as if it isn't too late.
And there they are: two songs I didn't have to review but I did, because-well-someone had to. But it's up to you if you want to listen. And next time I will be back to find another song to review (I hope it's good; who am I kidding, it's probably bad).
See you next time.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
CMA Awards Nominations
Why is she still nominated? She's not even country anymore!--
Oh sorry. Hi, everyone. Welcome to the reason I'm still relevant, Maroon Mondays Award Show Reviews. Today the Country Music Association released nominations to this years' CMA Awards, the largest country music awards ceremony
in the UNIVERSE!!!(Ahem)
Well, at least in North America.
As you know, I am into country music (well, at least not as much as pop or hip-hop, sadly) but I do enjoy the awards show where I can watch the big artists (and Taylor Swift) perform their latest hits and battle against each other in the categories that make up the nominations (And in Taylor's case, just show up looking pretty, sing a song that sounds country enough, and you're automatically nominated).
So here they are, in their big, wonderful glory, the nominations to this years' CMA Awards:
Vocal Duo of the Year:
Big and Rich
Florida Georgia Line
Love and Theft
Sugarland
The Civil Wars
Thompson Square
Female Vocalist:
Kelly Clarkson (Not really a Country singer either)
Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift (See?)
Carrie Underwood
New Artist:
Lee Brice
Brett Eldridge
Florida Georgia Line
Kip Moore
Kacey Musgraves
Male Vocalist:
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Entertainer of the Year"
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryant
Blake Shelton
George Strait (A surprise nom; I never heard of him before Drake's HYFR)
Taylor Swift (Another surprise; as she's not a country artist)
Well, that's it. Who will win it all? Who will will perform? Who will not show up in a hat? Find out when the CMA Awards air November 6 on ABC.
But, dear God, I hope it's not Taylor Swift. Hate all you want, TS fans, but she doesn't deserve any nom, and definitely doesn't deserve any awards. She's a pop artist now, and I have never ever (no pun intended) heard any song from her that sounds like country; just listen to most of Speak Now and ALL of Red. It's all right there.
So, see you in November?
Sunday, September 08, 2013
SLMR: Don't Think They Know & Enough Said
Welcome to Short/Long Music Review, where I find songs (I either love or hate) to review them in a short review that took a long time to review.
Today, I review two songs that may seem like great songs to honor a legendary singer, but I feel like they are just used to boost the careers of the singers participating in these songs. I like one and hate the other, for certain reasons. They were previously unlereased productions by R&B legend Aaliyah, but they are now singles. One of them is by her featuring half-talented rapper/three-quarters actor Drake and another by one-eighth singer/talentless actor Chris Brown featuring her. Enough Said and Don't Think They Know.
Let's start with Enough Said.
Although this song was produced by Missy Elliot and Timbaland 10 years ago, was released by Drake in August 2012.
I really like this song, but I hate how it was put together. I feel like Drake wanted to put the song together to his advantage. You can tell when it's produced by his long-time producer, Noah Shebib, or "40" as "they" (whoever "They" are) call him. And you can also tell as it sounds more like a Drake song, than an Aaliyah song, even though she's the primary artist. Oh and the "Yo, Wussup" thing is annoying as hell. That's the downside.
The upside: the beat is amazing and Aaliyah sounds great. I can even enjoy Drake, even though it's the usual: money, niggas and hoes. This is the type of song that feels better to listen to at night, maybe when your reading a book, spending time with a lover, or even when your watching Qubo at 3am. Yes, some people do that.
One thing I will say is that Drake could do what some others can't: turn an unfinished production into a nice song. I hope he doesn't do this again. Oh, and he was smart enough not to make an MV (music video) of this song, unlike a certain someone.
Now from one unfinished classic turned completed piece of crap to another, Don't Think They Know.
"Don't Think They Know" was originally a duet between Aaliyah and Playa member Digital Black (look it up), recorded in 2001 and produced by J-Dub. The song was later released in 2005 on Black's "Memoirs of a R&B Thug" album. I hate the song as much like I do him. The beat is the same as some other rap and R&B songs. Chris sounds boring and the chorus takes the chorus from the classic Jon B. song "They Don't Know" (look it up), and makes that sound sad and pathetic. Chris probably also made this song to his advantage. Plus every time I hear Aaliyah's part of the chorus, it feels mixed up, messed up, and ruins what credibility that production had. And what does "don't think they know" even mean? Whatever.
But there is an upside to this song: the message it represents. It talks about gun violence and how it ruins families, friendships, relationships and neighborhoods across the country. I really like the message and how much Brown cares about stopping violence...despite the irony. Another plus is Aaliyah's vocals and guest verse, showing that even in death and in unfinished business, she still has it.
And the MV is nice; some parts are boring, others are wonderful. And the part near the end where Chris' eyes glow is really creepy.
Now a short opinion on both: These unfinishers shouldn't have been finished in the first place. If they were to be made, they should have been produced by two people who have been a huge part of Aaliyah's career: Missy Elliot and Timbaland. Also, what could have made these songs better was if she herself sang them alone. No guest verse from anyone or herself with anyone as the primary. Of course that won't happen.
And I believe these songs may be part some new trend in which today's artists produce and sing songs that used to be unfinished productions by legendary artists of past eras, and use them are their own songs, with the dead artists only being featured on the song, which kinda ruins the credibility and legacy of the artists, in my opinion. It's second to straight-up sampling, but it's still annoying. If this this happens, then I might not ever listen to rap and Hip-Hop any more than I am now. Yes, I hate the song released this and last year, but that because of the obvious...and the beats suck. It's like hearing a broken fan, something annoying from the Internet and a gunshot (not many; just one) repeated over and over until you have a aneurysm.
So in a consensus: I like Enough Said, but hate the production; and I hate Don't Think They Know, but like the message. And both should have been produced, but have been. Got it? Good, because I won't explain it again.
And there they are: two songs I didn't have to review but I did, because-well-someone had to. The hooks are catchy, but the lyrics are about--well, who cares--and you couldn't understand them anyway. But it's up to you if you want to listen. And next time I will be back to find another song to review (I hope it's good; who am I kidding, it's probably bad)
See you next time.
Friday, September 06, 2013
Ariel Castro is a Monster and a Pussy (WARNING: Language)
WARNING: Contains language not suitable for younger readers.
Ariel Castro, you are a pussy. I hope you enjoy the fiery depths and pits of Hell. Because you deserve it for killing the confidence and self-confidence of three women who only wanted to go home to their families, but you took them and soiled and ruined their lives. You even made a life-long reminder of this by making a baby with one of them.
Flashback to this year and you got what we've waited for. You were sentemced to life. I knew you would you would get yours for what you did. And I did hope you would be some dude's bitch/fuck toy in prison to get a nasty taste of your own org-I mean medicine.
And then you kill yourself. YOU PUSSY!! WHat you did was the cowards way out. You couldn't take even a month what these women took ten years for.
And why was there a sheet in the jail cell anyway? You stupid prison people. You put him in 24-hour prison surveillance and yet, with a sheet, he managed to kill himself under your watch? No wonder out prison system is screwed.
Anyway, Castro, you deserve Hell for what you did to the three women who only wanted to live their lives. I hope you deserve the never-ending heat, burning fires, evil demons, a wish that you should've used the "coward's way out" and eating hot air for the rest of your after-life. Never mind the fact that you have a big, red monster with horns and a taste for hard labor and rape behind your back.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
1 Season Wonder - Gidget
Welcome to 1 Season Wonder, a segment at Maroon Mondays - where I take a look into the annals of Television and find some of the best TV shows--with one season--and bring them to you for your enjoyment.
I scour across the Internet and find TV shows with only 1 season, watch them, see if I enjoyed them, talk about them here and put them in a list of 1-Season Wonders. It sounds easy as it looks, right? No, you actually have to find these shows, watch through them hoping they're not as painful as they were the first time, and debate with yourself to see if it makes the list. If that sounds challenging and you want it that way, then let's do it.
Ahh the 1960s. Such a wonderful decade. Bright sun-shinny days, happy kids having fun, dancing, surfing, Model-T cars, government, war, McCarthyism, segrega--uhh, anyway, the sixties were awesome not only in real life events (except the bad ones), it was awesome in television. The characters and plots were bright, realistic, and either gritty or silly. One of the latter, this edition's show, was really bright (because it takes place at the beach most of the time), realistic (because some of the characters know how to surf) and it is silly (but not Batman or Monkees or Bewitched silly, but it's up there.) Also, as we heard from Seth MacFarlane at last years' The Oscars, the title character is played by the legendary and certainly hot Sally Field. It's Gidget.
Before there were shows like "Moesha", "Boy Meets World" and "Saved by the Bell", we had Gidget. A look into the world of a normal, typical teenager going through things we went through as teenagers. This show definitely had all a sitcom in the 60s had for the 18-49 demographic: the beach, hot guys, dancing like you're on American Bandstand, quirky best friend(s), and one or two parents that are always strict and caring. And that's what Gidget was all about.
Gidget may seen like a boy-crazy character of a 60's sitcom, but she's more than that. She's pretty sophisticated and charming character who's up to learn about life and being assertive and proud of herself, with her family and friends by her side. In fact, on one hand, Gidget was utterly enjoyable and, at times, hilarious to look at. That's attributed to Sally Field in her first television role. Field really committed to the role, giving us some moments that make us laugh, some that made us cry and some in between. You might never know what Gidget would be up to next (unless you've been religiously watching reruns or on DVD.)
Gidget's father Russell was like many 60's sitcom dads. They are always wise and calm, yet can be strict when the time comes. But at all times, he's very sweet. He always had the right thing on his mind, and was that guy to go to if you really need help. Plus, he's hilarious when he acts goofy.
I can even enjoy Larue for being the goofy yet sweet and dependable best friend. She is always there for Gidget even if it sacrifices her own devices. Larue was the voice of reason for Gidget during hair-brained schemes, but goes along because she cares for her.
On the other hand, Anne and John were so annoying. Like "take a gun to your head" annoying. They may care for their little sister/sister-in-law, which is understandable, because of her behavior. But other than that, the things she do and say makes me want to bash my head against a wall. I don't know if they suffer any disorders or neuroses, because that's what they act like.
Why I Love This Show: is that, even though this show is old (and, you know, a season long), it actually holds up today with what teenagers do and the morals they should learn. Just replace dancing with clubbing, sleepovers with sex, and mild drug use with heavy drug use. It also teaches us good morals we could use unlike the many sitcoms that don't like The Monkees or The Beverly Hillbillies, like learning to feel good with yourself, having your best friends' backs like they would have yours, and learning to appreciate the things you have in life as there are people who don't.
The show aired on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966.Reruns after its initial run aired in syndication for decades, with two made-for-TV movie sequels airing years later, 1969's Gidget Grows Up and 1972's Gidget Gets Married, along with a syndicated reboot, The New Gidget. Decades after its cancelation, Gidget has maintained a big and devoted cult audience. Reruns can now be found on Crackle, Hulu, and Antenna TV, a digital subchannel airing sitcoms and dramas from the 1940s to the 1990s. The Monkees and (starting this fall) Bewitched can also be found there.
Favorite Character: Gidget. She was smart, sophisticated and crazy (sometimes all at once). She wasn't like many female characters of the 60s. She wasn't boy-crazy all the time, and acts like what a teenage girl going on adolescent should be like.
Favorite Episode: "Like Voodoo". The part where she makes a plan to stop the curse gives me the chills, but made me laugh as well.
And there it is, Gidget, the second addition of the 1 Season Wonder segment, added to the list of 1 Season Wonders and will forever be known as the show that put Sally Field on the map and forced her to go to a show she hates to the grave, The Flying Nun.
Tune in next time when I review a show that made two of the greatest characters in nonfiction history best friends and helps a guy solve a problem (keeping Earth alive)...and made some of the most religious groups up in arms that they forgot it's fiction.
I'll see you next time, but until then, keep your television shows close and the pieces of crap closer.
I scour across the Internet and find TV shows with only 1 season, watch them, see if I enjoyed them, talk about them here and put them in a list of 1-Season Wonders. It sounds easy as it looks, right? No, you actually have to find these shows, watch through them hoping they're not as painful as they were the first time, and debate with yourself to see if it makes the list. If that sounds challenging and you want it that way, then let's do it.
Ahh the 1960s. Such a wonderful decade. Bright sun-shinny days, happy kids having fun, dancing, surfing, Model-T cars, government, war, McCarthyism, segrega--uhh, anyway, the sixties were awesome not only in real life events (except the bad ones), it was awesome in television. The characters and plots were bright, realistic, and either gritty or silly. One of the latter, this edition's show, was really bright (because it takes place at the beach most of the time), realistic (because some of the characters know how to surf) and it is silly (but not Batman or Monkees or Bewitched silly, but it's up there.) Also, as we heard from Seth MacFarlane at last years' The Oscars, the title character is played by the legendary and certainly hot Sally Field. It's Gidget.
Before there were shows like "Moesha", "Boy Meets World" and "Saved by the Bell", we had Gidget. A look into the world of a normal, typical teenager going through things we went through as teenagers. This show definitely had all a sitcom in the 60s had for the 18-49 demographic: the beach, hot guys, dancing like you're on American Bandstand, quirky best friend(s), and one or two parents that are always strict and caring. And that's what Gidget was all about.
Gidget may seen like a boy-crazy character of a 60's sitcom, but she's more than that. She's pretty sophisticated and charming character who's up to learn about life and being assertive and proud of herself, with her family and friends by her side. In fact, on one hand, Gidget was utterly enjoyable and, at times, hilarious to look at. That's attributed to Sally Field in her first television role. Field really committed to the role, giving us some moments that make us laugh, some that made us cry and some in between. You might never know what Gidget would be up to next (unless you've been religiously watching reruns or on DVD.)
Gidget's father Russell was like many 60's sitcom dads. They are always wise and calm, yet can be strict when the time comes. But at all times, he's very sweet. He always had the right thing on his mind, and was that guy to go to if you really need help. Plus, he's hilarious when he acts goofy.
I can even enjoy Larue for being the goofy yet sweet and dependable best friend. She is always there for Gidget even if it sacrifices her own devices. Larue was the voice of reason for Gidget during hair-brained schemes, but goes along because she cares for her.
On the other hand, Anne and John were so annoying. Like "take a gun to your head" annoying. They may care for their little sister/sister-in-law, which is understandable, because of her behavior. But other than that, the things she do and say makes me want to bash my head against a wall. I don't know if they suffer any disorders or neuroses, because that's what they act like.
Why I Love This Show: is that, even though this show is old (and, you know, a season long), it actually holds up today with what teenagers do and the morals they should learn. Just replace dancing with clubbing, sleepovers with sex, and mild drug use with heavy drug use. It also teaches us good morals we could use unlike the many sitcoms that don't like The Monkees or The Beverly Hillbillies, like learning to feel good with yourself, having your best friends' backs like they would have yours, and learning to appreciate the things you have in life as there are people who don't.
The show aired on ABC from September 15, 1965 to April 21, 1966.Reruns after its initial run aired in syndication for decades, with two made-for-TV movie sequels airing years later, 1969's Gidget Grows Up and 1972's Gidget Gets Married, along with a syndicated reboot, The New Gidget. Decades after its cancelation, Gidget has maintained a big and devoted cult audience. Reruns can now be found on Crackle, Hulu, and Antenna TV, a digital subchannel airing sitcoms and dramas from the 1940s to the 1990s. The Monkees and (starting this fall) Bewitched can also be found there.
Favorite Character: Gidget. She was smart, sophisticated and crazy (sometimes all at once). She wasn't like many female characters of the 60s. She wasn't boy-crazy all the time, and acts like what a teenage girl going on adolescent should be like.
Favorite Episode: "Like Voodoo". The part where she makes a plan to stop the curse gives me the chills, but made me laugh as well.
And there it is, Gidget, the second addition of the 1 Season Wonder segment, added to the list of 1 Season Wonders and will forever be known as the show that put Sally Field on the map and forced her to go to a show she hates to the grave, The Flying Nun.
Tune in next time when I review a show that made two of the greatest characters in nonfiction history best friends and helps a guy solve a problem (keeping Earth alive)...and made some of the most religious groups up in arms that they forgot it's fiction.
I'll see you next time, but until then, keep your television shows close and the pieces of crap closer.
New MM Schedule
Hi everyone.
First off, let me take the time to thank all of you for helping Maroon Mondays reach 1000 pageviews. Almost all of my recent posts have made more then 5 pageviews in less than a day. I'd be lucky if any of them reach just 1 for a day. And my review of the Video Music Awards has become the second fastest-growing post in the blog's history, after the Cleveland House of Horrors post. Thank you all for your support. I know it took me nearly a year, but it's better that way than anything else.
Now I want to tell this: starting next Monday I will put in place a new schedule.
Every Monday: I will put in one-two new regular posts. I know news is rampant, but I have other things to do. And I want to make as many as I can to please you guys.
On Wednesdays at the end of the month: I release a new edition of 1 Season Wonder. This month's edition is Gidget (if you didn't know).
On Fridays, if necessary: A second of third new post if I want to.
On Sundays: I release a new Short/Long Music Review. (Dates [and music] Vary)
And my review of a major awards show will be released the day after. Not the day of, because I want to make a full review.
I hope you understand the new schedule, because I hate to release a new post at the wrong time.
Thank you all once again for your support.
First off, let me take the time to thank all of you for helping Maroon Mondays reach 1000 pageviews. Almost all of my recent posts have made more then 5 pageviews in less than a day. I'd be lucky if any of them reach just 1 for a day. And my review of the Video Music Awards has become the second fastest-growing post in the blog's history, after the Cleveland House of Horrors post. Thank you all for your support. I know it took me nearly a year, but it's better that way than anything else.
Now I want to tell this: starting next Monday I will put in place a new schedule.
Every Monday: I will put in one-two new regular posts. I know news is rampant, but I have other things to do. And I want to make as many as I can to please you guys.
On Wednesdays at the end of the month: I release a new edition of 1 Season Wonder. This month's edition is Gidget (if you didn't know).
On Fridays, if necessary: A second of third new post if I want to.
On Sundays: I release a new Short/Long Music Review. (Dates [and music] Vary)
And my review of a major awards show will be released the day after. Not the day of, because I want to make a full review.
I hope you understand the new schedule, because I hate to release a new post at the wrong time.
Thank you all once again for your support.
Monday, August 26, 2013
MTV Video Music Awards 2013: My Review
(UPDATED on May 30, 2014. Pictures re-uploaded after accidental deletion.)
Hi everybody. Welcome to MaroonMondays Cable Awards Reviews; where I watch the expensively cheap, trashy, over-the-top and shocking-because-they-planed-it awards shows and review in the way I can for your enjoyment.
This time, I'm tackling the MTV Video Music Awards, the undisputed king of trashy, shocking, near-over-the-top, OMG-I-can't-believe-this-happened-live moments. This year the VMAs took place from the BK. That's right, Brooklyn, New York at the newly-built and almost nearly graffiti-covered Barclays Center, with host...well, no host this year. But it didn't really matter. It was always about the performances and shocking moments. Always.
Some changes happened in the day leading up to the day of the nominations. One change was a huge makeover of the iconic Moonman award. It went from being the earliest representation of Music Television...to this.
This creation was by world-famous artist (and Brooklyn native) KATS (who?) known for the cat with the skull-and-crossbones face with Xs for eyes. Companion. You know? You don't? Oh, me neither.
Also, the nominations were revealed on the network's Instagram and Vine pages. At first, I thought it was a bad idea because people with brains won't wake up in the morning to see six-15 second videos about nominations. It still is, but the concept and execution is awesome.
Now the show has come once again, with everyone looking forward to who wearing what (or who), what performance will shock and amaze (or just shock), and who is going to put MTV's censors on a handstand.
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Lady Gaga opened the show with her latest hit "Applause". And if you know who she is, you're bound for something you'd never ever expect from her to perform.
Remember blood-tits?
Or Jo?
(Who, by the way, would look like the prettiest man-dyke I've ever seen.)
That's what she's about, as was seen here with "Applause". It started with Ms. Gaga welcoming us to the show, which looks like she was already in a weird costume. Fortunately she tricked us as the camera pulls out to reveal she's actually in a white nun's habit. As the song begins, she takes the habit off and dresses up in a outfit fit for Broadway (and yes, she looks amazing in that) and makes 3 more outfit changes.
As it turns out, this is one of the most subdued Lady Gaga performances I've even seen (and that's saying a lot.) I've seen many Lady Gaga performances, and they are worth nightmares. This one, not so much, thank God. After a change into a wig and suit outfit, she then dashes through her dancers to wear this.
Yep the same thing she wore the music video.
And she looked ass-tastic.
I will admit, I wasn't all that surprised for this performance, but I was surprised when she pulled C-shells out (if you know what I mean). Stay classy, Stefani. Stay classy.
Miley Cyrus.
Yeah.
She sang "We Can't Stop". If you read the Short/Long Music Review on this song and its video, you know she'll pull off something Disney Channel wouldn't (they stick to radar-breaking writing). So she comes out of a giant robotic teddy bear, wearing something she stole from the trash can at Chuck E. Cheese's (just kidding; you look hot. Stay classy, Destiny.) and dances with a bunch of human pink ones. If that wasn't enough, she moves like she's drunk, feels tired, like she wants to make Walt Disney spin in his cryogenic grave, and just couldn't resist a little twerking. She then puts her face in a plus-sized dancer's ass and then smacks it. (Right now, I admit, I thinks it's hot to see a woman smack another woman's ass. Yes, I'm a filthy animal; It happens. Sue me.) And if that wasn't enough, she pulls off her outfit to reveal a flesh-colored bikini while Robin "Beetlejuice" Thicke walks in.
She looks nice in that. No, she doesn't. He would duet with Miley by singing his monster hit "Blurred Lines". She should not ever sing "Blurred Lines". EVER. She then grinds him.
(I wonder how Paula felt) I wish I were him. Then 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar come out. I'd rather have Miley grinding Robin. Seriously, I don't mind Kendrick, but hearing something come out of 2 Chainz's mouth would be equivalent to putting a gun in mine. You can understand why. We mash that up with see Miley having fun with a foam finger 9 times. Stop, Miley. Actually, don't. It's turning me on a bit. (Sorry. Filthy animal kicking in.)
And those reactions...
...priceless.
Kanye West did "Blood on the Leaves" from a screenshot of a forest. Really. Although it may seem boring (as I always say), I actually enjoyed it. Who knew that Kanye West rapping in front of a picture in silhouette would be so enticing? Anyway, this was the first time I heard this song, so...I like it and I'm going to hear it again sometime.
Justin Timberlake was awarded the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, which acknowledges artists who made big innovations to the Music Video form. Other artists who received the honor include Janet Jackson, The Beatles, George Michael, Madonna, Beastie Boys and last years recipient Britney Spears. He first sang his latest single "Take Back the Night". Great song, nice beat, and awesome message to get your ass on the dance floor and make the night yours. He then preformed his biggest hits like "SexyBack", "Cry Me a River", and "Senorita".
And then...he brought...them.
That's right. *NSYNC. Reunited.
But first, the backstory.
There was a huge rumor swirling that Justin would also reunite with the members of his old boy band *NSYNC. But unfortunately that was shot down days later (even though they all wanted to). I really wanted this to happen, given I was previously a fan of the band, and that I thought that was a planned lie like on the finale of The Office, when Michael Scott returned.
This even had me changing the profile pic of my personal Twitter page to pictures of Chip Skylark.
You know, from Fairly OddParents? He was voiced by another former member, Chip Kirkpatrick. He was really cool character.
Anyway, the lie happened and the rumors were true. The band is back together again. So they performed their biggest hits "Bye Bye Bye" and "Girlfriend"...and then left. Yes, it was short, and I wanted more, but it was satisfying nonetheless.
Welcome back, *NSYNC. Welcome back.
Straight after, Justin ended the set with his current solo hits "Suit and Tie" and "Mirrors". It was an absolutely amazing medley to an absolutely amazing man. Keep staying classy, JT.
Kevin Hart later made fun of them for being fat. He does have a point. He then made a creepy compliment to Lady Gaga about her ass. Who wouldn't? Stay classy, Chocolate Drop.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis took the stage to preform that will probably take the nation by storm and put sexual segregation to rest, "Same Love". Such a powerful song, full of truth and sadness in which our country is stuck in a time where not only acceptance in skin color wasn't allowed, but acceptance in sexuality and marriage equality wasn't allowed either, and still isn't. I hope this song changes that. Later on the duo and featured artist Mary Lambert (who is smoking hot; I don't care what her size is) brought out another smoking hot woman, Jennifer Hudson, to sing the rest of the chorus. Later the two girls got into a singing smack-down. This performance really almost had me in tears. Well, not the smack-down.
Drake sang.
Seriously, he sang to his latest single "Hold On, We're Going Home". Well...the beat is great. I could dance to that without the singing. Then October's Very Own (I don't know how a month could have it's own person. If so, then I'm March's Very Own. Yeah, why not?) performed "Started from the Bottom", the ultimate song about being raised in the 'hood and living with mom and dad, dreaming of becoming a football player, and ending up being a low-class rapper with money, liquor and bitches at your feet in the process. He moved around the stage. That's it. I liked the Energy? I don't know what to say; The album cover is whack.
Bruno Mars sang "Gorilla", a song about doing it like a primate. Primal screams throughout. I was scared. Stay classy, Peter.
Katy Perry had the daunting task of closing the show, something almost everyone hope will end with a bang. She sang "Roar", something I also did a Short/Long Music Review on. She was at the Brooklyn Bridge--oh sorry--near the Brooklyn Bridge at a fake boxing ring, pretending to be a boxer. I understand the concept of the set, because the song is about fighting a bad relationship and coming out strong, but the performance was boring and dry. I like the tempo the set had and the lion props decked around the ring, but I stop at that. No bang. A sizzle, maybe, but no bang.
Next year, MTV, do better. Get a host. Make it brighter. And stop making those trashy moments; they now seem forced and sad. The BET Awards are kicking your ass, and they are more entertaining. And yet I thought they were the bad one. But there is one plus: the set. It looked awesome.
Anyway, MTV, clean up your act. Same for you, Miley. Just...stop.
And now to the secondary part of the VMAs, the part no one has cared about since 1985 and came back into interest since 2005, since it stopped being unwittingly and (amazingly) awesome. The winners of the coveted Moonman award.
WINNERS:
Video of the Year - Justin Timberlake — "Mirrors"
Best Male Video - Bruno Mars — "Locked Out of Heaven"
Best Female Video - Taylor Swift — "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Artist to Watch - Austin Mahone (who?) — "What About Love"
Best Pop Video - Selena Gomez — "Come & Get It"
Best Rock Video - 30 Seconds to Mars — "Up in the Air"
Best Hip-Hop Video - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) — "Can't Hold Us"
Best Collaboration - Pink (featuring Nate Ruess) — "Just Give Me a Reason"
Best Direction - Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) — "Suit & Tie" (Director: David Fincher)
Best Visual Effects - Capital Cities — "Safe and Sound" (Visual Effects: Grady Hall, Jonathan Wu and Derek Johnson)
Best Art Direction - Janelle Monáe (featuring Erykah Badu) — "Q.U.E.E.N." (Art Director: Veronica Logsdon)
Best Editing - Justin Timberlake — "Mirrors" (Editors: Jarrett Fijal and Bonch LA)
Best Cinematography - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) — "Can't Hold Us" (Directors of Photography: Jason Koenig, Ryan Lewis and Mego Lin)
Best Video with a Social Message - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert) — "Same Love"
Best Song of the Summer - One Direction — "Best Song Ever"
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award - Justin Timberlake
Thank you for joining me for this edition of MaroonMondays Cable Awards Reviews. I'm Andrew saying "I bark funny."
Sorry I wanted to end it in happy, upbeat fashion after the...degrading...mess. Anyway, bye!
Hi everybody. Welcome to MaroonMondays Cable Awards Reviews; where I watch the expensively cheap, trashy, over-the-top and shocking-because-they-planed-it awards shows and review in the way I can for your enjoyment.
This time, I'm tackling the MTV Video Music Awards, the undisputed king of trashy, shocking, near-over-the-top, OMG-I-can't-believe-this-happened-live moments. This year the VMAs took place from the BK. That's right, Brooklyn, New York at the newly-built and almost nearly graffiti-covered Barclays Center, with host...well, no host this year. But it didn't really matter. It was always about the performances and shocking moments. Always.
Some changes happened in the day leading up to the day of the nominations. One change was a huge makeover of the iconic Moonman award. It went from being the earliest representation of Music Television...to this.
This creation was by world-famous artist (and Brooklyn native) KATS (who?) known for the cat with the skull-and-crossbones face with Xs for eyes. Companion. You know? You don't? Oh, me neither.
Also, the nominations were revealed on the network's Instagram and Vine pages. At first, I thought it was a bad idea because people with brains won't wake up in the morning to see six-15 second videos about nominations. It still is, but the concept and execution is awesome.
Now the show has come once again, with everyone looking forward to who wearing what (or who), what performance will shock and amaze (or just shock), and who is going to put MTV's censors on a handstand.
.jpg)
Remember blood-tits?
Or Jo?
(Who, by the way, would look like the prettiest man-dyke I've ever seen.)
That's what she's about, as was seen here with "Applause". It started with Ms. Gaga welcoming us to the show, which looks like she was already in a weird costume. Fortunately she tricked us as the camera pulls out to reveal she's actually in a white nun's habit. As the song begins, she takes the habit off and dresses up in a outfit fit for Broadway (and yes, she looks amazing in that) and makes 3 more outfit changes.
Yep the same thing she wore the music video.
And she looked ass-tastic.
I will admit, I wasn't all that surprised for this performance, but I was surprised when she pulled C-shells out (if you know what I mean). Stay classy, Stefani. Stay classy.
Miley Cyrus.
Yeah. She sang "We Can't Stop". If you read the Short/Long Music Review on this song and its video, you know she'll pull off something Disney Channel wouldn't (they stick to radar-breaking writing). So she comes out of a giant robotic teddy bear, wearing something she stole from the trash can at Chuck E. Cheese's (just kidding; you look hot. Stay classy, Destiny.) and dances with a bunch of human pink ones. If that wasn't enough, she moves like she's drunk, feels tired, like she wants to make Walt Disney spin in his cryogenic grave, and just couldn't resist a little twerking. She then puts her face in a plus-sized dancer's ass and then smacks it. (Right now, I admit, I thinks it's hot to see a woman smack another woman's ass. Yes, I'm a filthy animal; It happens. Sue me.) And if that wasn't enough, she pulls off her outfit to reveal a flesh-colored bikini while Robin "Beetlejuice" Thicke walks in.
She looks nice in that. No, she doesn't. He would duet with Miley by singing his monster hit "Blurred Lines". She should not ever sing "Blurred Lines". EVER. She then grinds him.
(I wonder how Paula felt) I wish I were him. Then 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar come out. I'd rather have Miley grinding Robin. Seriously, I don't mind Kendrick, but hearing something come out of 2 Chainz's mouth would be equivalent to putting a gun in mine. You can understand why. We mash that up with see Miley having fun with a foam finger 9 times. Stop, Miley. Actually, don't. It's turning me on a bit. (Sorry. Filthy animal kicking in.)
And those reactions...
...priceless.
And then...he brought...them.
That's right. *NSYNC. Reunited.
But first, the backstory.
There was a huge rumor swirling that Justin would also reunite with the members of his old boy band *NSYNC. But unfortunately that was shot down days later (even though they all wanted to). I really wanted this to happen, given I was previously a fan of the band, and that I thought that was a planned lie like on the finale of The Office, when Michael Scott returned.
This even had me changing the profile pic of my personal Twitter page to pictures of Chip Skylark.
You know, from Fairly OddParents? He was voiced by another former member, Chip Kirkpatrick. He was really cool character.
Anyway, the lie happened and the rumors were true. The band is back together again. So they performed their biggest hits "Bye Bye Bye" and "Girlfriend"...and then left. Yes, it was short, and I wanted more, but it was satisfying nonetheless.
Welcome back, *NSYNC. Welcome back.
Straight after, Justin ended the set with his current solo hits "Suit and Tie" and "Mirrors". It was an absolutely amazing medley to an absolutely amazing man. Keep staying classy, JT.
Kevin Hart later made fun of them for being fat. He does have a point. He then made a creepy compliment to Lady Gaga about her ass. Who wouldn't? Stay classy, Chocolate Drop.
Drake sang.
Seriously, he sang to his latest single "Hold On, We're Going Home". Well...the beat is great. I could dance to that without the singing. Then October's Very Own (I don't know how a month could have it's own person. If so, then I'm March's Very Own. Yeah, why not?) performed "Started from the Bottom", the ultimate song about being raised in the 'hood and living with mom and dad, dreaming of becoming a football player, and ending up being a low-class rapper with money, liquor and bitches at your feet in the process. He moved around the stage. That's it. I liked the Energy? I don't know what to say; The album cover is whack.
Bruno Mars sang "Gorilla", a song about doing it like a primate. Primal screams throughout. I was scared. Stay classy, Peter.
Next year, MTV, do better. Get a host. Make it brighter. And stop making those trashy moments; they now seem forced and sad. The BET Awards are kicking your ass, and they are more entertaining. And yet I thought they were the bad one. But there is one plus: the set. It looked awesome.
And now to the secondary part of the VMAs, the part no one has cared about since 1985 and came back into interest since 2005, since it stopped being unwittingly and (amazingly) awesome. The winners of the coveted Moonman award.
WINNERS:
Video of the Year - Justin Timberlake — "Mirrors"
Best Male Video - Bruno Mars — "Locked Out of Heaven"
Best Female Video - Taylor Swift — "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Artist to Watch - Austin Mahone (who?) — "What About Love"
Best Pop Video - Selena Gomez — "Come & Get It"
Best Rock Video - 30 Seconds to Mars — "Up in the Air"
Best Hip-Hop Video - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) — "Can't Hold Us"
Best Collaboration - Pink (featuring Nate Ruess) — "Just Give Me a Reason"
Best Direction - Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) — "Suit & Tie" (Director: David Fincher)
Best Visual Effects - Capital Cities — "Safe and Sound" (Visual Effects: Grady Hall, Jonathan Wu and Derek Johnson)
Best Art Direction - Janelle Monáe (featuring Erykah Badu) — "Q.U.E.E.N." (Art Director: Veronica Logsdon)
Best Editing - Justin Timberlake — "Mirrors" (Editors: Jarrett Fijal and Bonch LA)
Best Cinematography - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) — "Can't Hold Us" (Directors of Photography: Jason Koenig, Ryan Lewis and Mego Lin)
Best Video with a Social Message - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert) — "Same Love"
Best Song of the Summer - One Direction — "Best Song Ever"
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award - Justin Timberlake
Thank you for joining me for this edition of MaroonMondays Cable Awards Reviews. I'm Andrew saying "I bark funny."
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Some Dipshit Wants Autistic Teen to be "Euthanized"
Hey guys. Before I get to a pissed-off rant I wanted to spew about this story, I wanted to write a post about this almost immediately after I read the reader of the reader of the report.
A family in Ontario, Canada, got the huge shock of their lives when they were sent a letter from an anonymous person (who was probably afraid to show who he/she really is), who says that a teenager, 13-year-old Max Begley, is a "nuisance" to the community and should be--get this--euthanized for the "trouble" he causes to the community. The boy has a severe case of autism since he was 2. Understandably, the family is also pissed off about this letter, which was sent to the boy's grandmother, who lives 15 minutes away in Oshawa from the family's home.
Here's the letter below:
Some of the big parts goes "That noise he makes when he is outside is DREADFUL! Its (sic) scares the hell out of my normal children!!!!! They should take whatever non retarded body parts he possesses and donate it to science."It continues "What right do you have to do this to hard working people!!!!!!!! I HATE people like you who believe, just because you have a special needs kid, you are entitled to special treatment!!! GOD!!!!!!"
The letter ends with this statement "go live in a trailer in the woods with your wild animal kid" and to "(do) the right thing and move or euthanize him!" The letter was signed "One pissed off mother". Bitch.
To whoever sent this letter: I hope you choke on something and have a seizure. But seriously, what you did was absolutely insensitive, insane and downright wrong. To call out a child with autism for "making noises" makes you an evil human being. Why would you write horrible letter to his family and make them drive out the neighborhood they've called home for so long? To restore peace in the neighborhood? It seem to me that the child annoys you and only you and that this letter you wrote is you advantage, which makes the the situation even worse. Oh and EUTHANIZE?? You should know that it's for animals, but for child?! Fuck...me.
I bet you that if you were in this kid's shoes, you would feel the same way he feels; hurt and sad for being bullied about his illness and wishes he had never gone through shit like this. And then some bitch with kids would do the same thing you did, and your family would feel so ashamed at this, that they would want to leave the neighborhood, and that's that bitch's fault, which you are. A bitch. And the signature you wrote, "One pissed off mother", shows how sad, immature, fearful and dickheaded you are to hide under an alias so that nobody would know who you are and and criticize you for being ugly and cheap while on welfare, on top of being a bitch for writing the letter. And how dare you call you children "NORMAL"? For all I know, your children could look like Beavis and Butthead with a heavy case of asthma and drool in their sleep. (I am not sorry.) I hope that the police find whoever you are so the world will fuck you over for such a horrible thing you did.
I feel sorry for Max. To go through with with a really bad disorder and be mocked and teased for makes me wish I was in his life so he can take mine and have all the great things I have. He shouldn't have to go through what he and his family just went though.
So Max, live long and prosper. "One pissed off mother", go fuck yourself and die.
A family in Ontario, Canada, got the huge shock of their lives when they were sent a letter from an anonymous person (who was probably afraid to show who he/she really is), who says that a teenager, 13-year-old Max Begley, is a "nuisance" to the community and should be--get this--euthanized for the "trouble" he causes to the community. The boy has a severe case of autism since he was 2. Understandably, the family is also pissed off about this letter, which was sent to the boy's grandmother, who lives 15 minutes away in Oshawa from the family's home.
Here's the letter below:
Some of the big parts goes "That noise he makes when he is outside is DREADFUL! Its (sic) scares the hell out of my normal children!!!!! They should take whatever non retarded body parts he possesses and donate it to science."It continues "What right do you have to do this to hard working people!!!!!!!! I HATE people like you who believe, just because you have a special needs kid, you are entitled to special treatment!!! GOD!!!!!!"
The letter ends with this statement "go live in a trailer in the woods with your wild animal kid" and to "(do) the right thing and move or euthanize him!" The letter was signed "One pissed off mother". Bitch.
To whoever sent this letter: I hope you choke on something and have a seizure. But seriously, what you did was absolutely insensitive, insane and downright wrong. To call out a child with autism for "making noises" makes you an evil human being. Why would you write horrible letter to his family and make them drive out the neighborhood they've called home for so long? To restore peace in the neighborhood? It seem to me that the child annoys you and only you and that this letter you wrote is you advantage, which makes the the situation even worse. Oh and EUTHANIZE?? You should know that it's for animals, but for child?! Fuck...me.
I bet you that if you were in this kid's shoes, you would feel the same way he feels; hurt and sad for being bullied about his illness and wishes he had never gone through shit like this. And then some bitch with kids would do the same thing you did, and your family would feel so ashamed at this, that they would want to leave the neighborhood, and that's that bitch's fault, which you are. A bitch. And the signature you wrote, "One pissed off mother", shows how sad, immature, fearful and dickheaded you are to hide under an alias so that nobody would know who you are and and criticize you for being ugly and cheap while on welfare, on top of being a bitch for writing the letter. And how dare you call you children "NORMAL"? For all I know, your children could look like Beavis and Butthead with a heavy case of asthma and drool in their sleep. (I am not sorry.) I hope that the police find whoever you are so the world will fuck you over for such a horrible thing you did.
I feel sorry for Max. To go through with with a really bad disorder and be mocked and teased for makes me wish I was in his life so he can take mine and have all the great things I have. He shouldn't have to go through what he and his family just went though.
So Max, live long and prosper. "One pissed off mother", go fuck yourself and die.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Roar and Brave: Do They Sound the Same? Yeah
Hi everyone.
Yesterday I release a Short Long Music Review on the new Katy Perry song "Roar". In it I called it an exception to the female empowerment song that is almost nothing like I've heard from Katy before and that this is a proves the Katy-Cats will go to war with Lady Gaga and the Little Monsters and promise some epic lashing and whatever.
But today, I got a shock when I noticed something I didn't notice before. I'll get to the details later, but first: Do you remember Sara Bareilles? You know, "I'm not gonna write you a Love Song" and "Who died and made you King of Anything?". Yeah, her.
Well, she made a song earlier this year called "Brave". It's about facing your fears and being yourself in a crowd of look-a-likes and imitators. I really liked that song and would play it over and over every chance I could on YouTube. It's got an awesome beat and inspiring lyrics paired with a very nice voice from Sara. It's something you should listen to if you have the chance.
So here it is below.
Everyone has heard of the song and has sang the praises...including Katy.
She tweeted this about Sara:
So why are these songs garnering controversy? Because they sound very similar. That's right, the two songs sound nearly exactly the same. In fact, if you play them together, back to back, it's like you're listening to one song with a little overlap between. Here, check it out yourself on PopCultureBrain.
http://popculturebrain.com/post/58069632801/portkey-listen-katy-perrys-roar-layered
An amateur producer even mixed them into a really nice super-song. It's f*cking awesome.
I noticed this when I was watching Inside Edition today. It surprised me. It shocked me. It made me want to make this post to my advantage. (Okay that last part was a joke, but you get the gist.) And I couldn't believe I haven't noticed this before. Shame on you Katy Perry. Shame on you for taking this wonderful song and making yours sound like it. You deserve the criticism you'll get from this. And to think I really loved "Roar" for sounding less like female empowerment" (I get more stupid every time I type this) song and your slutty slut whore songs (and there are many. Peacock, anyone?) I should want to boycott by not listening to it anymore, but I like it a lot to do otherwise. I won't do it; I really like it.
Anywho, Sara has noticed this, but is taking it in stride, tweeting:
(She's probably happy with the added boost of talk of the song, but that's just me.)
Anyway, Katy, you have to make not much PR on this "scandal", because this song is too good enough to make this even worse. At least this wasn't sampled, because that's not the biggest thing to do in music ever.
Yesterday I release a Short Long Music Review on the new Katy Perry song "Roar". In it I called it an exception to the female empowerment song that is almost nothing like I've heard from Katy before and that this is a proves the Katy-Cats will go to war with Lady Gaga and the Little Monsters and promise some epic lashing and whatever.
But today, I got a shock when I noticed something I didn't notice before. I'll get to the details later, but first: Do you remember Sara Bareilles? You know, "I'm not gonna write you a Love Song" and "Who died and made you King of Anything?". Yeah, her.
So here it is below.
Everyone has heard of the song and has sang the praises...including Katy.
She tweeted this about Sara:
I heart you @Sarabareilles : http://t.co/6BGGzoAibn
— Katy Perry (@katyperry) May 16, 2013
So why are these songs garnering controversy? Because they sound very similar. That's right, the two songs sound nearly exactly the same. In fact, if you play them together, back to back, it's like you're listening to one song with a little overlap between. Here, check it out yourself on PopCultureBrain.
http://popculturebrain.com/post/58069632801/portkey-listen-katy-perrys-roar-layered
An amateur producer even mixed them into a really nice super-song. It's f*cking awesome.
I noticed this when I was watching Inside Edition today. It surprised me. It shocked me. It made me want to make this post to my advantage. (Okay that last part was a joke, but you get the gist.) And I couldn't believe I haven't noticed this before. Shame on you Katy Perry. Shame on you for taking this wonderful song and making yours sound like it. You deserve the criticism you'll get from this. And to think I really loved "Roar" for sounding less like female empowerment" (I get more stupid every time I type this) song and your slutty slut whore songs (and there are many. Peacock, anyone?) I should want to boycott by not listening to it anymore, but I like it a lot to do otherwise. I won't do it; I really like it.
Anywho, Sara has noticed this, but is taking it in stride, tweeting:
All love, everybody. All love. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
— Sara Bareilles (@SaraBareilles) August 10, 2013
(She's probably happy with the added boost of talk of the song, but that's just me.)
Anyway, Katy, you have to make not much PR on this "scandal", because this song is too good enough to make this even worse. At least this wasn't sampled, because that's not the biggest thing to do in music ever.
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