My amusement probably makes less sense if you’re not aware of the band (and song) they’re covering, but this amuses me. Oh, how this amuses me; there is a line between cheese and genius. Methinks this dances merily along it:
Linkfest
Unlikely Musical Obsessions
There is a rumour that Ratt is going to release a new album through Roadrunner Records later this year.
Against all odds, this brings me joy. And it will continue to do so until I realise it has the potential to be an ever bigger debacle than Chinese Democracy.
Oh hair metal, I miss you so.
Just, you know, don’t bring back the hair and tight pants when you slink in through the back door of teenage nostalgia.
Steve Almond on getting paid in Karma over @ the Coachella Review
Apparently there really isn’t a point in a writing career where you get to stop having this conversation.
I find this vaguely depressing.