Insert Christmas platitude here.
Been compiling my annual Christmas CD for friends and family - it usually contains track both old and new. 2006 was not a great year for music - that's been confirmed by the best of lists I've been seeing round the place.
I pored over Real Groove's top 50 albums and singles lists at the weekend, as compiled by it's esteemed critics, and found only one album I'd bought this year (Nudie Suits) and one I was thinking of buying (TV on the radio). Same ratio for the singles list. And doing the Xmas CD, well, even the new tracks I included sound old, like they could have been recorded 30 years ago (Hot Grits, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Nomo). If you disagree, then show me the evidence that 2006 was a great year for music - cos I aint seen any signs of that. Sure, there were tunes that made me happy, but the pickings were pretty slim.
And then there's TV2. They finally start showing my fave program Entourage, then, 4 weeks into the first season (hey, it debuted in the US in 2004, and series one and two have been out locally on DVD for several months), they ditch it from their Friday night line-up, and replace it with Tommy Lee Goes To College. WTF????
Just as well I've got Bad Santa on DVD - best Christmas movie ever, just don't watch it with the kids, especially when Billy Bob Thornton's mall Santa picks up bar waitress Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) and shags her in his car, as she cries "f*ck me Santa, f*ck me Santa, f*ck me Santa..." now, that's quality Christmas entertainment right there. (Watch the trailer here)
Anyways, that's my obtuse way of leading into thanking you for dropping by (and a big thank you to those who contributed, via comments/posts - much appreciated) during the past 12 months, and wishing you a happy Christmas and a fantastic new year.
Peace. Outski.
