Strange Sounds

Today, I lay off the politics for a bit.

One of the odd things I like to do is watch the BBC Food channel a lot. Of course, I can't turn on a stove, let alone cook, but I still like to watch. It's very relaxing.

Anyway, I discovered that from 6 am to 12 nn on the same channel, BBC Food is off the air and they show this MTV channel. I don't know if it's MTV Kano or MTV Europe but I've found some surprisingly good songs that I otherwise wouldn't have seen/heard on our local music channels, heavily saturated as they are with hip hop and R'n'B videos. For some reason, your average young Pinoy identifies heavily with the thuggin-pimpin-chillin-at-the-Holiday-Inn African-American subculture. Please clue me in.

Two of my favorite songs I've found there are strangely by bands fronted by the most unexpected actors. Check 'em out.



That was Juliette and the Licks' Hot Kiss. And yes, that was Juliette Lewis. I first saw that video early in the morning. Seeing Juliette Lewis being a crazy dancing lady in a leotard woke me up real fast.

They've had Dave Grohl play for them and played alongside his group (and if you don't know what his group is, you're a lame ass). Neat huh?



And that was 30 Seconds From Mars' From Yesterday. I didn't even realize anyone I knew was on the band till I looked them up on Wikipedia. Yes, that is Jared Leto singing. Who knew huh? I thought he was just that guy who managed to make out with both Claire Danes and Colin Farell (and how many people can say that?).

The video's based on The Last Emperor, which I think I watched as a child. I'm not sure... Anyway, the band's opened for Linkin Park and The Used, though, personally, I think they sound a little too edgy to be opening for those two bands, who've gotten pretty tame and generic over time.

A note to Jared though. Avoid gratuitous abs exposures in your videos, unless you're being weird at the same time, like the Red Hot Chili Peppers. You risk being labeled a pretty boy by the rock crowd, and then you'll end up like Maroon 5, who seem to be going to the same people that George Michael and Enrique Iglesias go to for their videos. I mean seriously, and no offense to gay guys, but their latest video was the gayest thing I've ever seen. At one point, that plane they were on was even shooting out pink smoke. Is Adam Levine trying to come out or something? But that's fodder for a whole other blog entry.

P.S. While looking up the band I found out Jared Leto is like 37 na pala.

Jeez, how long ago was My So-Called Life? I feel old.