One of my favorite annual traditions on this blog is my exploration of the Village Voice Pazz & Jop poll, a compilation of the best albums and singles of the year according to hundreds of music critics.
I’ve discovered some great songs through this process (which I’ve gone through twice before) as well as some real head-scratchers. The neat thing is that I don’t which I’ll get until I sit down to write each entry.
Here’s a nice little palate cleanser after yesterday’s Christina Aguilera electro-pop atrocity.
‘Mississippi’ is one of Bob Dylan’s greatest achievements, and thanks to the wonder of his Bootleg Series, fans now have no fewer than four versions from which to choose (not counting Sheryl Crow’s cover).
Some cruel twist of fate has offered up a second track from Christina Aguilera’s cringe-worthy Bionic album less than two weeks after the first.
Perhaps this is the Random iTunes Fairy giving me the opportunity to reveal that I did not pay money for this album. I’m not sure how exactly it came into my possession, but let me assure you that Ms. Aguilera received no financial compensation from me.
My last video of the series starts out as the most boring and abruptly turns into the most disturbing.
Willem Dafoe plays a businessman who, it seems, had an affair with a co-worker and reacts by staring quietly out of his office window. They have a brief scene together, then we follow her back to her office… and I’ll let you watch the rest.
This is the second video of the week to feature both a strip club and gay sex. One more and we’ve got ourselves a trend.
I’m more and more impressed by the cinematography and direction of these clips. Today’s video has some beautiful camerawork, with Scorsese-esque Steadicam shots exploring its seedy location.
