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Finished with exams. Going to sleep. Like sentences with the subjects cut off.
World Peace?


Elvis Costello- You Little Fool
This song was stuck in my head during breakfast. Hope you like it.

Best Albums of 2008 Part 1: Distortion by The Magnetic Fields

This year, Stephin Merritt released his best album since 69 Love Songs. Taking on the sound of the Jesus and Mary Chain, Merritt has cloaked his witty pop songs in waves of distortion. It works surprisingly well and the album sounds wonderful. The uniform sound and length (all the songs are around three minutes) gives the album a nice sense of cohesion. But none of this would matter if the songs weren't so good.
Granted, any album Merritt released would most likely end up on this list of the year's best albums, but it makes it so much sweeter that this album is so good.

The Magnetic Fields- Drive On, Driver
The Magnetic Fields- Zombie Boy

Things I Will Never Care About

MTV Shows

MTV Shows

I've only watched about thirty minutes of The Hills, but these two people were my least favorite. By "least favorite" I mean "The two people who make the rest of the cast seem like Mensa members by comparison". Don't they know everyone else on Earth finds them insufferable? I suppose they will after they read this. Maybe then Whitney and Brody will go into a deep depression when they realize the only reason anyone tolerates them is because of the cameras. Maybe this depression will force them to quit their shows. I guess that means I'm doing everyone in the world a favor by posting this. I know it might be a little premature, but I guess that makes me an American Hero.

Anyway, these are two things I will never care about.

Fake Twitters

There's apparently been someone Twittering as Kanye West when she obviously isn't.
Should I start a fake Twitter? I'd be behind it, but I'd post fake updates. Is this an interesting concept? Could it get me into the Guggenheim Museum?

Should I Send Rough Trade My Demo?

I want to make a name for myself. I want to be a part of something big. That's why I think I should send Rough Trade Records my demo. With music, it's important to have your stuff heard. It's more important to have it heard by the right people. I just want to let people express themselves by putting my songs on mix CDs for their crushes.

Family Fun Video Time

Family Fun Video Time is a new feature here at The Art Retard. This post is dedicated to two extremely family friendly videos I saw today.

The first video is a teaser trailer for a new documentary about every young child's favorite rapper, Lil' Wayne (whaaat??) coming out next year. Basically, Wayne talks, barely coherent, over concert footage and then a song plays. I will still probably watch this. Does this make me a bad person? Hmm? Why won't you look at me?


The next video is a Lonely Island music video that was on SNL this week (Love you Johny Malkovich!) for a song called "Jizz in My Pants." Call the kids in!

Okay, I know this means I'm not an adult if I laugh at this and that the government will take away my right to vote, but gosh dang it, I just can't help it. I think I might enroll in a rehab course to deal with this problem. Immaturity is an addiction, just like anti-Semitism and being a gay pastor. I wonder if I can get credit towards my degree if I go to rehab?