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- Music: "Icky Thump" by the White Stripes
The White Stripes' new album came out a few days ago, and like most rock fans with any sense, I love it. I'm particularly fond of the title track; it sounds like some of my favorite Stripes boot-stomping, guitar shredding cuts. It takes me back to tracks like "Jimmy the Exploder" and "The Big Three Killed My Baby" in terms of sheer energy. It's got a "Led Zeppelin meets Rush" feel to it. I like the rest of the album as well, with a couple of small exceptions near the middle of the record. This isn't my official review (and Doctor Scorpion might demand the privilege of writing it anyway), so I won't go into too much detail here other than to say buy this album now.Some of us were hoping to get up to Bonnaroo this year to see the Stripes. Scorpion and the Prophet were also really looking forward to seeing the Police, but that old crouch called employment got in our way. I didn't really want to go by myself. Maybe one of us will catch them somewhere down the road.I've heard middling reviews of the Beasties' new album and good things about Velvet Revolver. I checked out VR's new track on their myspace page and it rocks pretty hard. Give me the real VR over the Axl Rose show any day. It's not that I hate Axl; it's that I don't see how you can call that band Guns n Roses. Don't even get me started on that one.Scorpion and the Prophet are the resident movie guys, though both confess to being about two years behind due to increased work responsibilities. But here's something from Meg D. you can take to the bank--Pan's Labyrinth still plays great on the small screen. And Goldfinger is still the measuring stick for all James Bond movies. Am I most excited about the upcoming Transformers movie? God no...but I am pretty excited about Ratatouille. Pixar plus Brad Bird equals goooood. Of course, this is coming from one of a group of film buffs who haven't been to a theater in six months. We feel ashamed. Scorpion keeps saying he's going to two movies a week starting any day now. Uh huh.Anyway...keep in touch, readers. Look for a feminist rant sometime soon...we've all got real-life articles brewing, in addition to more on the old blog.Meg DiFranco of www.mischievousprophet.com Email: megdifranco@gmail.comComing soon to this space: Bo Fuss
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