Check out this press release. Almost every sentence of it makes me think it was specifically designed to make me despise them.

"Founded at Indiana University in the fall of 1996, Straight No Chaser's goal was to expand the boundaries of the traditional college a cappella group. In 1999, the graduating members of Straight No Chaser chose their replacements, ensuring that the new tradition they had created would continue on with successive generations of IU undergrads. Then, in 2006, Indiana University decided to host a reunion concert for the original members. In honor of the event, Randy Stine posted footage from one of their 1998 concerts online.
To the group's surprise, Straight No Chaser's version of "The 12 Days of Christmas" - interpolating Toto's "Africa" - became the hottest viral video of the holiday season. Among those millions of viewers was Atlantic Records Chairman/CEO Craig Kallman, who tracked the group down and promptly signed them to the label.
With A Twist sees the acclaimed a cappella group bringing its extraordinary vocal sound and inimitable musical approach to a wide range of pop favorites. The album features delightfully different renditions of modern classics like Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under The Bridge," Coldplay's "Fix You," Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over," and Oasis' "Wonderwall." What's more, With A Twist is highlighted by a stellar take on Barry Manilow's "One Voice," featuring guest vocals from Manilow himself."

I mean ffs.

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Remember this?



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This belongs to me.

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Best I feel better remix found so far:



Will soon do a long post on the history of hot chip remixes, or possibly two: one of remixes of them, other of remixes by them.

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Youtube has easily changed music and the way people share and distribute it way more than myspace ever did.

Down House.

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Here's my review of the new opera by the Knife about Darwin which I really loved. Increasingly obsessed with talking about albums in terms of their own subject matter, just as a bit of a 'lark'.




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Just got back from Paris, where to give my French a bit of revision and, of course, cos this is what you should do when you travel (there's a good David Byrne song about this, see below) I listened to the radio a fair bit.

Anyway, it was just weird hearing lyrics like 'niggers be talking shit' on daytime public radio without being bleeped. Not sure if it was utopian or dystopian.



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GLORY BE GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH BLISSY LUSCIOUS RnB IS BACK IN THE CHARTS.



Well I mean it's not really in the charts, but y'know, it's out there, 'in the public domain'.

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BIG DADDY'S BACK.



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It feels so lame linking to Twitter but I feel I have to mention to the robert popper twitterfeed. It's one of the funniest things ever written.

'A joke: "I just saw a baby driving a car". "Really?" "Yes,well he was a baby 30 years ago!" (i.e it was a man now)'

Also, apologies, but the (obv) fake one for Dr Johnson is masterful....

Five Items Or Less (adv.) Costermonger's shepherding Call to herd the forlorn Souls who would buy but one PASTIE

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Finally, to end on a slightly cooler note, this recipe by Paul is the kind of stuff that I wish I was writing.