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Havaianas Loco
Posted September 23, 2009 by bettybuck
Football is not the only thing I love about Brazil well, all right the uber gorgeous Brazilian men are given already, oh come on who could resist the charming and gorgeous Rodrigo Santoro woah woah hot hot hot.... alright excuse me for that moment but as much as I would be willing to talk about the gorgeous men of Brazil, for now I will be talking about their stylish Flip-flops Havaianas.
Well, I love it! I think Americans love it so much. You can see BFFs Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie wearing Havaianas in their stylish ways, even the Olsen twins walk around wearing these flip flops. Recently, Reese Witherspoon was seen having a vacation wearing a silver havaianas..
As for me, it became a favorite first because of the nice styles and designs. Among my favorites are the colorful havaianas top and of course the brazil style. It is also comfortable to wear. Plus, it's durable as well. So, you don't have to worry about the money you spent because you can be assured that it will last long. Now, recently I won an award in an essay writing competition, and what else could be the best reward for myself but my favorite havaianas. Nice one, I could add another one on my collection. Goodness, time to celebrate!
Crying over The Traveler's Wife
Posted September 22, 2009 by danielleharris
I know I still have an essay to do but my decision to watch The Time Traveler's Wife that Friday evening was absolutely right.
Jacky called our house to invite me watch a movie. At first, I was hesitant to join since I know that I have to finish my essay to avoid cramming but when she told me we will be watching The Time Traveler's Wife, I said yes and immediately changed clothes.
Oh come on, the movie was such a great one so I think it's enough for my excuse, and now I have to do my essay already. This time, no excuses.
Jacky called our house to invite me watch a movie. At first, I was hesitant to join since I know that I have to finish my essay to avoid cramming but when she told me we will be watching The Time Traveler's Wife, I said yes and immediately changed clothes.
Well, while watching the movie, we were all quiet, seizing every moment and every lines of the movie holding our own hanky to wipe the tears that continuously falling from our eyes. Gosh, the movie is a real tear-jerker. I was crying the whole time I think. I tried to stop but I just can't. The movie was done beautifully. Rachel McAdams portrayal was just unbelievable, you can feel the love, the pain and the hope in her character. She was able to give justice to the role and was able to convey the message of true love to the viewers and that makes me extra emotional.
Well, Eric Bana is absolutely fabulous. Just by looking at his eyes, I cried so much tears. He was so good that he doesn't have to say a word to say how he feels and when he speaks, damn double the tears flowing.
That's how good they are, also special mention to the girl who played as their daughter Alba in the movie, she was great as well despite her young age. All in all, I rate it with 5 out of 5 stars.
Well, Eric Bana is absolutely fabulous. Just by looking at his eyes, I cried so much tears. He was so good that he doesn't have to say a word to say how he feels and when he speaks, damn double the tears flowing.
That's how good they are, also special mention to the girl who played as their daughter Alba in the movie, she was great as well despite her young age. All in all, I rate it with 5 out of 5 stars.
Oh come on, the movie was such a great one so I think it's enough for my excuse, and now I have to do my essay already. This time, no excuses.
Top On-Set Celebrity Feuds
Posted March 13, 2009 by Diana
Top On-Set Celebrity Feuds
Hilary vs. Faye, Beyonce vs. Etta and Chris Brown vs. Decent Society:
No doubt about it, the celebrity feud is alive and well. Though many celeb squabbles make for amusing gossip fodder, it's rare for public battles to result in real-life rows; except, of course, when volatile stars enact personal wars in the workplace. What do you get when you cross massive egos and crippling insecurities with bright klieg lights and tight shooting schedules? Ten of the juiciest on-set squabbles in Hollywood history, that's what. Lights, camera, altercation!
Debra Winger vs. Shirley MacLaine - Terms of Endearment
They may have played mother and daughter in the 1983 Oscar-winning weeper Terms of Endearment, but there was no love lost between stars Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger. During filming, reports from the set detailed Winger's erratic behavior (allegedly do to cocaine use), including one incident wherein Winger lifted her skirt and passed gas in the general direction of Maclaine. Yes, you read right. Winger has since tried, albeit unconvincingly, to downplay the bygone bitchslapping: "There was no blood drawn. There might have been a scuffle. I don't remember. (Shirley) is not a wilting violet. She's tough, too." Whatever the truth, it was MacLaine who had the last laugh: At 1984's Academy Awards ceremony, after Shirley's name was announced as the winner of the coveted Best Actress Oscar (beating out Winger), MacLaine famously shouted, "I deserve this!" The notoriously difficult Winger also got what she deserved: A trip to rehab and a diminished career.
Shannen Doherty vs. Everyone she's ever worked with
Growing up in the business didn't make Hollywood wild child Shannen Doherty any more of a professional. She alienated the cast and crew of the original "Beverly Hills 90210" with her prima donna behavior, getting into a rumored fistfight with Jennie Garth and even feuding with cast mate - and real-life daughter of boss Aaron Spelling -Tori Spelling. You would think with her baggage, Shannen would "never work in this town again," yet in a scenario fit only for Tinsel town, Aaron Spelling had a change of heart (or a desire for press) and rehired the temperamental troublemaker years later for the WB series "Charmed." Doherty insisted she had reformed but it wasn't long before she clashed with costar Alyssa Milano and was fired once more. To ensure old Aaron didn't get sentimental again, producers killed off Doherty's character. Nowadays, you can catch Doherty in episodes of the revamped "90210." How does that old saying go: 'Fool me once shame on you, Fool me twice…'
Val Kilmer vs. Everyone he's ever worked with
The list of industry movers and shakers who have a beef with Val Kilmer is longer than the actor's 25 years worth of film credits. Refusing to rehearse, getting directors fired, not showing up to production sets for days on end: Kilmer's inflated ego and storied temper have become movie lore. "I have a reputation for being difficult," the actor has conceded. "But only with stupid people." Would he include film legend Marlon Brando in that category? Kilmer's unprofessional behavior on the set of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) prompted co-star Brando to famously tell him, "You are confusing your talent with the size of your paycheck." Need more proof the guy's a self-important jerk-face? Ask fellow actors (Kilmer refused to address Red Planet costar Tom Sizemore by name), film executives (an exec on the set of 1993's The Real McCoy claims Kilmer became enraged when a scene wasn't altered and fired his prop gun at a car) or crew members (Kilmer once used his lit cigarette to "accidentally" burn the face of a cameraman who pissed him off). Still not convinced? According to director Joel Schumacher, on the set of 1995's Batman Forever he and Val Kilmer ''had a physical pushing match. He was being irrational and ballistic with the first AD, the cameraman, the costume people. He was badly behaved, rude and inappropriate…We had two weeks where he did not speak to me, but it was bliss.'' Kilmer's career has since cooled off; the latest news is that he's contemplating a run for Governor of New Mexico. Hopefully, the people of that great state decide that having another egomaniacal blowhard join the political ranks is not the kind of change this country needs.
Suzanne Somers vs. John Ritter & Joyce Dewitt - "Three's Company"
Her character Chrissy Snow may have been a nave dingbat, but Suzanne Somers was anything but. Before the start of "Three's Company's" fifth season in 1980, the actress and her husband/business manager Alan Hamel attempted to parlay her popularity into a massive pay raise (from $30,000 per episode to $150,000) and 10% ownership of the show. Not only did the network balk, but the greedy move alienated the actress from costars John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt. Tensions only escalated when the too-big-for-her-britches Somers went on a strike in hopes of pushing execs to accept her terms. The plan backfired; once Somers returned to set, Ritter and DeWitt refused to work with her and wary producers banished the character to Fresno to care for her sick mother. For an entire season before her eventual firing, Somers was only seen by viewers in occasional scenes, calling to check in on her roommates from a phone booth. Talk about phoning in a performance!
Christian Bale vs. Shane Hurlbut - Set of Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins
If you haven't heard the now-infamous audio tape of Batman actor Bale ripping the Director of Photography a new one on the set of Terminator Salvation, you've been overseas, on the moon or under a rock! The backstory: In the middle of filming a pivotal scene, Bale became enraged when Hurlbut inadvertently walked into his sightline. What followed was four heated minutes, dozens of F-bombs (amid other profanities) and the leak of a tape that exposed Bale's lightening-rod temper to a disturbed public. Unavoidable on the internet and airwaves, the rant has been skewered by late-night hosts and even made into a much-downloaded remix. Bale has since apologized, telling KROQ disc jockeys, "I was out of order beyond belief. I acted like a punk. There is nobody who heard the tape who is hit harder than me. It is inexcusable." While those directly involved have put that day behind them, Bale's words are now an indelible part of pop culture. It may have just been a single on-set incident, but it's one for the ages.
Lauren Conrad vs. Heidi Montag - Set of "The Hills"
We know, we know: The "reality" of this water-cooler MTV series is questionable at best. The hit millennial docu-drama is, if not scripted, incredibly manipulated by producers. Despite its 'unreality,' we'd bet the farm that some of the drama is only too real. All the staged run-ins, trumped-up rumors and suggestive editing in the world couldn't create the true malevolence that 'Hills' stars Lauren 'LC' Conrad and former bff Heidi Montag have shared over the show's four season run. By all accounts, the bad blood began when Montag met Spencer Pratt, the kind of self-aware, caddish svengali that daddies warn about. Before long, the two besties bid one another tearful farewells as Montag moved in with Pratt (and lost whatever soul she had left). What should have been an indifferent relationship became a rivalry when Lauren suspected Pratt and Montag of circulating rumors Conrad had filmed a sex tape with an ex. To add insult to injury, the coupled-up publicity whores, now nicknamed 'Speidi,' went on their own media tour, bad-mouthing Lauren at every available opportunity and showing up wherever they could best antagonize other cast members. Before the summer 2007 episodes aired, a frustrated Conrad admitted, "I actually came dangerously close to not doing season three, because I really didn't want to do the show with Heidi and Spencer. I'm not who they are." Despite the ratings gold of broadcasting bitchery, MTV is now going a different route: A new trailer for upcoming fourth season 'bonus episodes' show Conrad and Montag hugging it out for the cameras. Yet, we don't believe the hype. Something tells us these back-stabbing blondes can make nice for reel, but being forever frenemies is ultimately what's real.
Rosie O'Donnell vs. Elisabeth Hasselbeck - Set of "The View"
The irony: Rosie O'Donnell was hired to calm the waters that the contentious departure of Star Jones had roiled up at the ABC daytime chat show. However, it wasn't long before O'Donnell's pert opinions and forceful personality ruffled the feathers of conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck. The two managed an uneasy truce until May 23, 2007 when O'Donnell accused Hasselbeck of neglecting to defend her against right-wing media criticism.
A stunned studio audience, crew and guests - backstage, guest Alicia Silverstone was reportedly uncomfortable to tape her segment - watched the two tear into each other. The shout fest lasted 10 minutes and when the dust settled, O'Donnell asked the network to be released from her contract. O'Donnell maintained the final straw wasn't the disagreement itself, but producers' decision to heighten the drama by broadcasting the argument in split screen. Everyone has moved on from the dramatic eight months O'Donnell commandeered the show - Whoopi Goldberg is now the moderator - but what of the relationship between the two ladies? "I haven't spoken to her," O'Donnell has said, "And I probably won't.... I never tried harder to be friends with someone than I did with her. But I don't think we ever got there, or anywhere close."
George Clooney vs. David O. Russell - Set of Three Kings
George Clooney has a reputation in Hollywood for being laid-back and well-liked. So what on earth could director David O. Russell have done to provoke Clooney into an exchange of heated words and a real-life round of fisticuffs? Let's start at the beginning: Weeks after the start of production on the 1999 Iraq War drama Three Kings, Clooney reportedly grew aggravated with Russell's erratic, improvised direction and a seeming disregard for the safety of cast and crew. Ever the gentleman, Clooney wrote Russell a letter voicing his concerns that went unheeded by the director. Tensions came to a boil when Clooney observed Russell manhandling an extra (Russell claimed he was merely demonstrating how the extra should throw actor Ice Cube to the ground). When Clooney confronted Russell, witnesses say the director let loose with a stream of expletives, including "You're being a dick. You want to hit me? You want to hit me? Come on, pussy, hit me!" Russell got what he asked for: Clooney belted him. After blowing off some steam, the two men brushed the desert dust off and got on with the business of filmmaking.
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Joan Crawford vs. Bette Davis - Set of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Theirs was one of the most storied rivalries in the history of classic Hollywood. Joan Crawford, the reigning queen at MGM and Warner Bros. empress Bette Davis shared a public distaste for one another that lasted decades. "I wouldn't piss on (Crawford)," spat Bette Davis, "If she were on fire." Suffice to say when they finally starred opposite one another as sisters with a bitter, deadly relationship in 1962's Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, there was little acting necessary. Despite their personal rancor, the film was a massive hit, even earning Davis an Oscar nomination. Of course, Davis soon discovered that Crawford actively campaigned against her winning. Davis reciprocated by tormenting Crawford on the set of their next film, Hush, Hush… Sweet Charlotte. When Davis slyly installed a Coca-Cola machine on the set (Crawford's late husband was Alfred Steele, president of Pepsi Cola), Joan pulled out of the picture. Not even death could kill this feud: When news of Joan Crawford's 1977 passing reached Bette Davis, she declared, "There may be a heaven, but if Joan Crawford is there, I'm not going."
Aguirre, the Wrath of GodWerner Herzog vs. Klaus Kinski - Set of Aguirre, Wrath of God
So far, this list has contained tales of scuffles, skirmishes and sparring, but all of that is nothing compared to the murderous - yes, murderous - clashes between actor Klaus Kinski and director Werner Herzog. The two men - "friends" since adolescence - had an intense, volatile relationship that Herzog later chronicled in the 1999 documentary Mein Liebster Feind, Klaus Kinski (My Best Fiend, Klaus Kinski). The five collaborations of Kinski and Herzog are considered European masterpieces, but they came at a cost. After Kinski threatened to leave the set of 1972's Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Herzog pulled a gun on him. Lest you think Kinski was a hapless victim, consider: On the same set, aggravated by noise from a hut where the cast and crew were playing cards, Kinski fired three rifle shots, blowing off the top of an extra's finger. Seems the two men hadn't had enough and they dared to work together again in 1982 for a film called Fitzcarraldo. Production was fairly smooth... Oh, except for the night Herzog attempted to murder Kinski by setting fire to a house he slept in… Just another day at the office.
Story by Shannon Peace
Any cinematic catfights I neglected to mention? Let me know in comments!
Val Kilmer vs. Everyone he's ever worked with
The list of industry movers and shakers who have a beef with Val Kilmer is longer than the actor's 25 years worth of film credits. Refusing to rehearse, getting directors fired, not showing up to production sets for days on end: Kilmer's inflated ego and storied temper have become movie lore. "I have a reputation for being difficult," the actor has conceded. "But only with stupid people." Would he include film legend Marlon Brando in that category? Kilmer's unprofessional behavior on the set of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) prompted co-star Brando to famously tell him, "You are confusing your talent with the size of your paycheck." Need more proof the guy's a self-important jerk-face? Ask fellow actors (Kilmer refused to address Red Planet costar Tom Sizemore by name), film executives (an exec on the set of 1993's The Real McCoy claims Kilmer became enraged when a scene wasn't altered and fired his prop gun at a car) or crew members (Kilmer once used his lit cigarette to "accidentally" burn the face of a cameraman who pissed him off). Still not convinced? According to director Joel Schumacher, on the set of 1995's Batman Forever he and Val Kilmer ''had a physical pushing match. He was being irrational and ballistic with the first AD, the cameraman, the costume people. He was badly behaved, rude and inappropriate…We had two weeks where he did not speak to me, but it was bliss.'' Kilmer's career has since cooled off; the latest news is that he's contemplating a run for Governor of New Mexico. Hopefully, the people of that great state decide that having another egomaniacal blowhard join the political ranks is not the kind of change this country needs.
Suzanne Somers vs. John Ritter & Joyce Dewitt - "Three's Company"
Her character Chrissy Snow may have been a nave dingbat, but Suzanne Somers was anything but. Before the start of "Three's Company's" fifth season in 1980, the actress and her husband/business manager Alan Hamel attempted to parlay her popularity into a massive pay raise (from $30,000 per episode to $150,000) and 10% ownership of the show. Not only did the network balk, but the greedy move alienated the actress from costars John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt. Tensions only escalated when the too-big-for-her-britches Somers went on a strike in hopes of pushing execs to accept her terms. The plan backfired; once Somers returned to set, Ritter and DeWitt refused to work with her and wary producers banished the character to Fresno to care for her sick mother. For an entire season before her eventual firing, Somers was only seen by viewers in occasional scenes, calling to check in on her roommates from a phone booth. Talk about phoning in a performance!
Christian Bale vs. Shane Hurlbut - Set of Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins
If you haven't heard the now-infamous audio tape of Batman actor Bale ripping the Director of Photography a new one on the set of Terminator Salvation, you've been overseas, on the moon or under a rock! The backstory: In the middle of filming a pivotal scene, Bale became enraged when Hurlbut inadvertently walked into his sightline. What followed was four heated minutes, dozens of F-bombs (amid other profanities) and the leak of a tape that exposed Bale's lightening-rod temper to a disturbed public. Unavoidable on the internet and airwaves, the rant has been skewered by late-night hosts and even made into a much-downloaded remix. Bale has since apologized, telling KROQ disc jockeys, "I was out of order beyond belief. I acted like a punk. There is nobody who heard the tape who is hit harder than me. It is inexcusable." While those directly involved have put that day behind them, Bale's words are now an indelible part of pop culture. It may have just been a single on-set incident, but it's one for the ages.
Lauren Conrad vs. Heidi Montag - Set of "The Hills"
We know, we know: The "reality" of this water-cooler MTV series is questionable at best. The hit millennial docu-drama is, if not scripted, incredibly manipulated by producers. Despite its 'unreality,' we'd bet the farm that some of the drama is only too real. All the staged run-ins, trumped-up rumors and suggestive editing in the world couldn't create the true malevolence that 'Hills' stars Lauren 'LC' Conrad and former bff Heidi Montag have shared over the show's four season run. By all accounts, the bad blood began when Montag met Spencer Pratt, the kind of self-aware, caddish svengali that daddies warn about. Before long, the two besties bid one another tearful farewells as Montag moved in with Pratt (and lost whatever soul she had left). What should have been an indifferent relationship became a rivalry when Lauren suspected Pratt and Montag of circulating rumors Conrad had filmed a sex tape with an ex. To add insult to injury, the coupled-up publicity whores, now nicknamed 'Speidi,' went on their own media tour, bad-mouthing Lauren at every available opportunity and showing up wherever they could best antagonize other cast members. Before the summer 2007 episodes aired, a frustrated Conrad admitted, "I actually came dangerously close to not doing season three, because I really didn't want to do the show with Heidi and Spencer. I'm not who they are." Despite the ratings gold of broadcasting bitchery, MTV is now going a different route: A new trailer for upcoming fourth season 'bonus episodes' show Conrad and Montag hugging it out for the cameras. Yet, we don't believe the hype. Something tells us these back-stabbing blondes can make nice for reel, but being forever frenemies is ultimately what's real.
Rosie O'Donnell vs. Elisabeth Hasselbeck - Set of "The View"
The irony: Rosie O'Donnell was hired to calm the waters that the contentious departure of Star Jones had roiled up at the ABC daytime chat show. However, it wasn't long before O'Donnell's pert opinions and forceful personality ruffled the feathers of conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck. The two managed an uneasy truce until May 23, 2007 when O'Donnell accused Hasselbeck of neglecting to defend her against right-wing media criticism.
A stunned studio audience, crew and guests - backstage, guest Alicia Silverstone was reportedly uncomfortable to tape her segment - watched the two tear into each other. The shout fest lasted 10 minutes and when the dust settled, O'Donnell asked the network to be released from her contract. O'Donnell maintained the final straw wasn't the disagreement itself, but producers' decision to heighten the drama by broadcasting the argument in split screen. Everyone has moved on from the dramatic eight months O'Donnell commandeered the show - Whoopi Goldberg is now the moderator - but what of the relationship between the two ladies? "I haven't spoken to her," O'Donnell has said, "And I probably won't.... I never tried harder to be friends with someone than I did with her. But I don't think we ever got there, or anywhere close."
George Clooney vs. David O. Russell - Set of Three Kings
George Clooney has a reputation in Hollywood for being laid-back and well-liked. So what on earth could director David O. Russell have done to provoke Clooney into an exchange of heated words and a real-life round of fisticuffs? Let's start at the beginning: Weeks after the start of production on the 1999 Iraq War drama Three Kings, Clooney reportedly grew aggravated with Russell's erratic, improvised direction and a seeming disregard for the safety of cast and crew. Ever the gentleman, Clooney wrote Russell a letter voicing his concerns that went unheeded by the director. Tensions came to a boil when Clooney observed Russell manhandling an extra (Russell claimed he was merely demonstrating how the extra should throw actor Ice Cube to the ground). When Clooney confronted Russell, witnesses say the director let loose with a stream of expletives, including "You're being a dick. You want to hit me? You want to hit me? Come on, pussy, hit me!" Russell got what he asked for: Clooney belted him. After blowing off some steam, the two men brushed the desert dust off and got on with the business of filmmaking.
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Joan Crawford vs. Bette Davis - Set of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Theirs was one of the most storied rivalries in the history of classic Hollywood. Joan Crawford, the reigning queen at MGM and Warner Bros. empress Bette Davis shared a public distaste for one another that lasted decades. "I wouldn't piss on (Crawford)," spat Bette Davis, "If she were on fire." Suffice to say when they finally starred opposite one another as sisters with a bitter, deadly relationship in 1962's Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, there was little acting necessary. Despite their personal rancor, the film was a massive hit, even earning Davis an Oscar nomination. Of course, Davis soon discovered that Crawford actively campaigned against her winning. Davis reciprocated by tormenting Crawford on the set of their next film, Hush, Hush… Sweet Charlotte. When Davis slyly installed a Coca-Cola machine on the set (Crawford's late husband was Alfred Steele, president of Pepsi Cola), Joan pulled out of the picture. Not even death could kill this feud: When news of Joan Crawford's 1977 passing reached Bette Davis, she declared, "There may be a heaven, but if Joan Crawford is there, I'm not going."
Aguirre, the Wrath of GodWerner Herzog vs. Klaus Kinski - Set of Aguirre, Wrath of God
So far, this list has contained tales of scuffles, skirmishes and sparring, but all of that is nothing compared to the murderous - yes, murderous - clashes between actor Klaus Kinski and director Werner Herzog. The two men - "friends" since adolescence - had an intense, volatile relationship that Herzog later chronicled in the 1999 documentary Mein Liebster Feind, Klaus Kinski (My Best Fiend, Klaus Kinski). The five collaborations of Kinski and Herzog are considered European masterpieces, but they came at a cost. After Kinski threatened to leave the set of 1972's Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Herzog pulled a gun on him. Lest you think Kinski was a hapless victim, consider: On the same set, aggravated by noise from a hut where the cast and crew were playing cards, Kinski fired three rifle shots, blowing off the top of an extra's finger. Seems the two men hadn't had enough and they dared to work together again in 1982 for a film called Fitzcarraldo. Production was fairly smooth... Oh, except for the night Herzog attempted to murder Kinski by setting fire to a house he slept in… Just another day at the office.
Story by Shannon Peace
Any cinematic catfights I neglected to mention? Let me know in comments!
How Will We Categorize Our Current Decade of Music?
Posted March 13, 2009 by AlexRock81
How Will We Categorize Our Current Decade of Music?
We all know that the 70s was the decade of classic/arena rock, the 80s was the decade of hair metal/synth pop and the 90s was the decade of grunge/alternative rock. This brings up a question that a lot of music lovers must wonder: how will we categorize our current decade of music?It's funny how music tends to change every generation. The 70s was the era of classic rock where groups such as Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and Lynyrd Skynyrd took over the entire music scene. Next up was the 80s, where both hair metal rockers such as Guns 'N Roses, Def Leppard and Bon Jovi reigned, along with glamorous pop icons such as Madonna and Cyndi Lauper. The music scene changed from more laid-back, mellow classic rock to loud metal riffs and techno-sounding pop beats, and society's wardrobe changed from bellbottoms and beads to leather and lace.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Next came the 90s alternative grunge rock era. Suddenly, it didn't matter what you looked like or how you could sing. The rock star criteria no longer meant that you had to belt out high notes like Bon Jovi and Madonna, or wear fancy leather and lace. As long as you had a distortion petal, could scream bloody murder and had a few ripped jeans and torn flannel shirts on hand, you fit right in. Artists such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden soon took over the airwaves, "making Seattle the new Los Angeles," as Kurt Cobain once stated.
Nirvana
So with all this sound and attire change every ten years, what words would we use to categorize our current decade of music? Is it the generation of emo rock because of artists such as Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and Metro Station? Has the grunge rock 90's look transformed into the emo rock attire of the 2000s? It seems as though skinny jeans and half parted bangs look has taken over the majority of the music youth culture in society these days.
Fall Out Boy
What about pop rockers such as The Killers and Maroon 5? Is this generation geared more toward pop rock as opposed to hardcore edgy rock and roll? Or perhaps rock music has taken a backseat to pop icons such as Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake? It seems as though in the 90s, the Seattle rockers took over the MTV and VH1 spotlight. Now, not only has music television transformed into reality television, but when it does air music, it seems to be more focused towards either emo rock, pop icons, or hip hop artists.
It's no question that hip hop music is another genre that has taken over the charts throughout the past eight years. In the year 2000, Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP sold over 9 million copies in the US, and Nelly's debut Country Grammar sold over 6 million. Alternative hip hop also made its way into the music scene, with artists such as Mos Def and The Roots.
Nelly
So is hip hop the dominating genre that has taken over the music population throughout the past eight years? Is our decade of music going to be known as the decade of hip hop because of all the artists in that genre that have topped the album charts? Or does rock music still have some sort of effect on today's music scene?
What about other big rock bands of the 2000s such as Coldplay, Linkin Park and the White Stripes? What category would they fall under?
It's entirely possible we may not be able to categorize our current decade of music until we're already well into the year 2010 and beyond. Then maybe we can look back on the last 10 years and sum it up into one category that best describes the entire decade. To a lot of music lovers, it may seem as though music went downhill after the 80s and 90s, but then again, most people have a tendency to favor the generation of music that they grew up listening to.
Story and photos by Rachel Burke
Comments, please...
Jessica Alba Is Pretty In Pink
Posted March 12, 2009 by Clown
Jessica Alba Is Pretty In Pink
Jessica Alba was at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards in a pretty pink dress. The 27-year-old mom appears to be growing her hair back out after an unsuccessful foray into bangs.Do you think Jessica looked hot or not? Leave a comment below!
