Hangin' Out In 100b

So what’s going in this wacky world of ours this week? A bunch of absurdity? Yeah, probably – let’s have a look …

Like pretty much everyone else on Earth, I love Indiana Jones. I’m pretty excited about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – I’m a little worried about disappointment, but the posters are pretty cool, right? So I was happy to see some good news on the IMDB yesterday: ” … the film – which sees 65-year-old Harrison Ford return to the role of Indiana Jones after a 19 year gap – was praised by the world’s media, reportedly garnering a three and a half minute standing ovation by the select few who were invited to watch it … ” If that’s true, it’s odd that most of the media mentions I’ve come across are focusing on the poor reviews of the movie – or, to be more accurate – the possibility of poor reviews. Writers seem to be particularly excited about the idea of people hating this movie. (This USA Today article says it’s about “mixed reviews” but is definitely more interested in negative ones.) It’s especially funny to watch since we all know it’s not going to matter – everyone’s going to go see it anyway, including me. So get your moneys out, people – there’s less than a day to go!

In other comeback news, NKOTB are now officially back and performing. Tamboosh mentioned the upcoming reunion a while back, but now they have a new single and everything. Part of me thinks this is hilarious (in a fun, memory lane sort of way) and part of me thinks it’s just kind of painful. I wouldn’t pass up the chance to see them do “Cover Girl” (that was my favorite way back when), but I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to bring myself to listen to the new single.

Here’s something you most definitely will want to listen to: Stereogum has the new Beck song, “Chemtrails” available for your listening pleasure. Dude, how excited were you guys when you heard that Beck’s upcoming Modern Guilt album has him working with Danger Mouse? Yeah, me too – I’m thinking Beck + Danger Mouse = totally awesome and unpredictable. I’ve only listened once, mind you, but “Chemtrails” provides an early indication that my formula is accurate.

And now for something completely different, Ireland’s turkey puppet won’t be competing in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, after failing to qualify in the semi-finals. No, that is not a joke to make a point about Eurovision, though I can’t really blame you for thinking so. It’s sadly true that an inanimate turkey didn’t make it to the next round. Here’s a group that knew how to rock Eurovision without dumbass props.

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