How dare you Physical Education McMahon!! You essentially are giving us two finals which will further sabotage my attempts to graduate!!! I spite you!
In other news:
The White Stripes DVD is terrific. It's filmed in Super 8 so that it looks like an old movie, pretty indicative of the White Stripes. The tracklist is pretty good, no "Fell in Love with a Girl" but that's not surprising. When I saw them they didn't play it either. "Death Letter" is terrific, as is the opening first three songs. All in all, a must have for people who like concert DVDs.
I've been listening to the Arcade Fire a lot lately; many people like it, just as many don't. Old Benedictine music critic says that there is no way it can be the album of the year because "they produce rock cliches, and they do the same thing that the Walkmen do, but not as good." This is a crazy man statement (coming from the huge Walkmen fan that he is). And while Bows + Arrows will make my year top 10, I don't see how it is as good as Funeral. I do think that the Arcade Fire sound like a blend of the Walkmen, Neil Young, and Beck, but Funeral is by far the album of the year in my opinion. There is not a weak spot on the album, and I would love to see the Walkmen write something as touching as "Neighborhood #4," which might be the emo ballad of the year if it was emo. We'll see how the list turns out.
