Sweedeedee

Madonna reminds me of a little kid, the kind who can’t stand not getting attention. So when no one’s spending much time thinking about her, she just does something naughty, like kissing a black Jesus, simulating masturbation in the Skydome, or — her latest — performing a mock crucifiction.

The press, silly bastards, keep falling for it…for now, anyway; at some point they’ll realize what the rest of us have: that Madonna’s all used up and hasn’t released a decent album since William Orbit made one for her.

.:.

The Modern Mod sent me Cat Power‘s Covers Record today as I had nothing else to listen to. Halfway through the first listen I bought it legal-like; the cover of “Kingsport Town” alone was worth the eMusic download.

[tags]madonna, cat power[/tags]

4.48 Psychosis

Damn. It’s already gone by, and I was too busy anyway, but I’d liked to’ve seen this Summerworks play: 4.48 Psychosis. I was attracted to it partly because it got a great review in Now Magazine, but also because a very cool Tindersticks song was based on the original play itself and even the song is haunting. It sounds horribly dark and disturbing; I regret not trying to see it.

[tags]4.48 psyychosis, tindersticks, summerworks[/tags]

Stars, deaths & disasters

Dang. Last weekend we saw a pink-topped hearse driving around, promoting the new Andy Warhol exhibit at the AGO (curated by David Cronenberg); we’d have stopped him if we knew we’d get free tickets.

.:.

My brother and his wife should be arriving soon (the other one, not the one who just left on Tuesday). They picked a great weekend to visit: great weather and tons of festivals going on.

[tags]andy warhol, david cronenberg, ago, family visits[/tags]