This Just Happened.

Earlier today, Stereogum posted a clip of Tom Green interviewing Fred Durst on his Internet show.  It was strange.  I’m not sure what else to say about it.

After showing it to several of my colleagues, we found ourselves in a heated discussion over whether or not Fred was putting on an act… a ruse… a counterfeit if you will.

Personally, I’m of the opinion that it was sincere, and this is now, in fact, the real life of a fallen Mr. Durst.  He’s strange, he’s scruffy, and he sure as hell looks like he hasn’t interacted with too many human beings in a while.  After all, most of us can probably agree that we would be forced to poke at least a little bit of fun at the man if we ever spotted him out in public.

Any opinions out there?  Is this the real Fred Durst?  Or an act put on as a very poor attempt at humor?  Decide.

So, today Bloc Party posted a brand new song from their forthcoming album to their website.  Its called “Mercury”, and aside from being repetitive, driving, often annoying, and ultimately catchy, it bears a striking resemblance to an old favorite of mine, “Shock The Monkey”, by Peter Gabriel.  At first I wasn’t quite sure; was I just hearing things?  Was my caffeine-riddled and sleep deprived mind playing tricks on me?  Compare for yourself.

“Mercury” by Bloc Party (28 seconds in)
“Shock The Monkey” by Peter Gabriel

Its particularly Shock’s main horn part I’m talking about here – you can notice the similarity at around 28 seconds into “Mercury”.  Who knows; this could be a completely deliberate sample.  Regardless, its worth pointing out.

Still not convinced?  Check out the video.  It’s filled with Monkeys.

I’m bored…so I started a blog?