Saturday, June 20, 2009

Totally worth the money


The new Spinal Tap album is little more than rehashings of the soundtrack to the movie. Some of the songs have been reinterpreted and there are six new songs. That is all fun and worth the listen, but the real value is in the packaging. It is worth the money for that alone.

The package folds out into a stage with 12 inch cut outs of action figure versions of the band with a scaled version of stonehenge in front. There is also a DVD of the guys commenting on every song. It is a fantastic tribute to the spirit of the original film. One day one of my children will get to inherit this and get be the proud owner of a piece of rock and roll history.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Precious


...and deep in the bowels of Middle Earth, Phil "Gollum" Spector will hide away from from the spoils of life that no longer are his to be part of. Ever pining for the one ring of power that consumed him and once gave the powers of invisibility and to make kick ass records.