2010 Roundup

DISCLAIMER

I have not seen every movie that was released this year. In fact, I have probably seen less then half I wanted to see this year. There still is a slew of movies I'm absolutely going to see when they get released here (Black Swan, Somewhere, True Grit, The Kings Speech). So this list of "awards" is going to be lacking at best. Nevertheless, I would like to point out some of the highlights of this year.

2010 has been a bit of a weird year in terms of movies. A lot of established directors have turned out great films, some new names have appeared out of the blue and some potentially game-changing movies were released. It was also the year the 3D really got hold. But overall, I think it's one of the better years in recent memory in terms of Hollywood movies. I'd like to give credit to some of the best ones here.

BEST SOUNDTRACK

Special Mention: Hans Zimmer for Inception. Not only was it a really good score, but the sound BRAAAAAW suddenly became a very funny punchline. Thanks for that. 

Runner-up: Daft Punk for Tron: Legacy. A mix of classical sounds with their catchy beats which is just absurdly epic.

WINNER: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Social Network. They would have won this award for their reworking In the Hall of the Mountain King alone, but the rest of the soundtrack is just as good. It made a movie that was already great even better, yet it also holds up on it's own. Without a doubt the best soundtrack of the year, and perhaps even one of the best albums period.

BIGGEST SURPRISE

Honorable Mention: Mary and Max. Even though it was a complete surprise to many, those already familiar with Harvey Crumpet knew what to expect. Even so, it's a delightful little movie that uses clay to convey moods, which just might be the best way to use the stuff.

Runner-Up: Exit Through The Gift Shop. Most people went to see this movie for a single reason: Banksy. This enigmatic figure is one of the revered artists of the last decade, and possibly the one that made us all look the silliest. But the movie didn't really reveal anything about the man: in fact, it only shrouded him in mystery even more. It was, however, a very funny documentary (mockumentary?) that made some pretty nasty comments about the state of art right now. 

WINNER: Kick-Ass. Even if it didn't turn the superhero mythos as much on it's head as I would have liked, it was still a major surprise to anyone who didn't follow the comic book world closely. Empire opened their review with "Where did this come from?". Roger Ebert gave it one star, his lowest possible rating. And nerds everywhere witnessed what's perhaps the first indie superhero movie. Hate it or love it, there's no denying that this really shook up some dirt.

BEST MOVIE YOU DIDN'T SEE

Runner-Up: Another Year. This movie shows us a married couple and their friends going through a pretty typical year in their lives. Nothing much happens, very little changes, and it ends in much the same way as it starts. I was spellbound for an hour and a half. Only Mike Leigh could have pulled this of, and made one of his best movies ever while doing so.

WINNER: Four Lions. The basic question Four Lions asks is this: what if the terrorists aren't a network of highly-trained radicals, but a bunch of absolute idiots? The answer to this is of course: that would be hilarious and terrifying at the same time. Four Lions's main characters are a group of gormless fuckwads who decide to participate in the holy war, but even though they're made fun off a lot the movie never sympathizes with their cause. It's one of the most original and interesting movies made about terrorism to date, precisely because it tells us a story from the inside that isn't as serious as you might expect. Kudos  also to director Chris Morris for having the enormous balls to flip terrorism the bird.

BIGGEST GAME-CHANGER

Runner-Ups: a tie between Inception and The Social Network. After years of only Pixar and Tarantino telling us some really intelligent stories, the success of these two movies just might bring the good screenplays back into mainstream Hollywood. I certainly hope they do.

WINNER: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. This wins solely for the fact that it didn't just mix established genres, it mixed entire media. Comic book storytelling and video game logic were all seamlessly blended in with film by Edgar Wright. This is made all the more impressive by the fact that it's still simply a blast to watch.

MOVIES I REGRET NOT HAVING SEEN

Nowhere Boy

The Kids Are Allright

Un Prophete

So, yeah. I haven't seen them yet. 

MOVIES I DON'T REGRET NOT HAVING SEEN

The Human Centipede

Valentine's Day

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

I honestly wonder which one of these would make me puke first. Not that I'm any hurry to find out. 

MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF THE YEAR

Runner-Up: Toy Story 3. It simply does everything right, and then goes the extra mile. It's the best Pixar yet. What's more to say?

WINNER: Inception. There are two things that Hollywood films have always been good at: character-driven stories and special effects. Cristopher Nolan, in one of the bravest moves of the year, blended a complex and refreshing plot with stunning visuals, and made one of the most unique films of the last 10 years. It's not since The Matrix that a blockbuster movie has both challenged and entertained us so much, and for that it gets my title of Best Movie of the Year.

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The best song of the year? Nah. But certainly one of the most overlooked ones.

The War on Information

I normally reserve this spot to talk about movies, but I feel compelled to write this piece. I think there is something going on right now which will drastically change the world in the future, and people are mostly overseeing it. This won't be an opinion piece, since I haven't made my mind up either. The only thing I want to say is that this subject is going to be big, and possibly a landmark for the world in which we will live in the future. And that most people today are too apathic towards it.

That subject is Wikileaks.

The direct reason for me writing this is this article. It turns out that Anonymous, the most well-known and possibly the most powerful collective of hackers in the world, have declared their support for Wikileaks. And to show it, they have begun attacking websites which have cut ties to Wikileaks. No websites were brought down, and it was a pretty harmless affair all in all. But it's what the spokesperson said that really got me thinking. I quote: "We feel that Wikileaks has become more than just about leaking of documents, it has become a war ground, the people vs. the government".


The people vs. the government. Let that sink in for a moment.

I take this as a declaration of war. This would mean a civil revolt. And the thing is that for one of the first times in history, arms would be not be taken up against a government because they were oppressive, but because of their very structure. The governments that are most affected by the leaks are democratic ones (or at least try to be) and are generally considered not to be corrupt police states. It's not the people in the government that are revolted against (they were voted in, after all), but the very structure of those governments. Or, to be more precies: the fact that the western world is currently being run in a way that allows (and in many cases even forces) their government to keep information from their citizens.


This is a bigger deal than it seems like. We live in an age where information is the most valuable resource there is, and people have gone to war for much less. And if this should turn into a citizen revolt for the free spread of information, the government is bound to lose. Anonymous hackers are the guerilla soldiers of our time: they can strike hard, fast and mean, and disappear without a trace. The music industry and Scientology (among others) have gone to war with them, and they didn't stand a chance. Coupled with the fact that this is one of the biggest distribution-of-information scandals ever, and certainly the most politically harmful, this has the potential to turn into a full-scale war between the government and the hackers.


If this war is truly fought out, things are going to change. Big. What the hackers are advocating, true transparency, is impossible to achieve with the power structures we have at the moment. Diplomacy without any holding back is like a relationship in which you constantly have to tell the other person what you dislike about them. It just doesn't work. And if the hackers manage to get the government on their knees, (this isn't all that hypothetical: if they get serious about it, they can completely block the information flow) we will see a complete restructuring of the power structures we have lived under for over 200 years.


I admit that this scenario has a lot of conditions to live up too, mot of which will probably never be realized. For my money, the hackers will probably call it quits long before they can claim their places as kings of the trolls. But as someone who has spent some time on the internet, I can assure you that this is going to change things one way or another. The music industry got a pretty bad shock when confronted with Napster, something they are still recovering from.


Imagine that happening to our governments.


The point to all this isn't that something should be done about this. I wouldn't have the faintest idea what to do. But I am absolutely sure that this is going to be a turning point in the way the internet will be used and structured in the future, and convinced that this is going to influence the way we are governed in the future. Reading up on it wouldn't be too bad an idea.


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Yeah, what else?

The Directors ABC

Note: this is what happens when I get bored.

A is for Allen,

Whose taste is unbeaten,

He is pretty neurotic,

And banged Diane Keaton.

B is for Burton,

who paints everything black,

then makes things all curly,

and then pans waaaay back.

C is for Chaplin,

Whose hat and whose cane

Made him quite famous,

And also quite vain.

D is for De Palma,

Whose films are real gory,

But despite the dumb accents

They tell a good story.


E is for Eastwood,

Who was a cool actor,

He always looked grumpy

And now he’s a director.

F is for Ford,

Who made movies with horses,

And cowboys and indians

And loads of armed forces.

G is for Gilliam,

Who at first was a Python,
but who can’t make a movie

About some dude fighting giants.

H is for Hitchcock,

Who had the power
To make everyone scared

Of taking a shower.

J is for Chuck Jones,

Who made silly cartoons,

And was the mind behind

All the Loony Tunes.

K is for Keaton,

Who had a face made of stone.

He did not even flinch

When he broke half his bones.

L is for Lynch,

who makes things askew,

but he makes sure the thing

you fear most is you.

M is for Murnau,

Who was a bit of a prick,

But at least his vampire

Sucked blood and not dick.

N is for Nolan,

Who made a great Bat,

Which I hope he will pit

Against a very hot Cat.

O is for Olivier,

Who played the bard in his youth,

And when he got old

He drilled Dustins tooth.

P is for Park Chan-Wook,

Who won’t make you smile,

But you’ll have to admit:

The fucker has style.

Q is for the Quay Brothers,

Who make weird animation,

Which is never, however,

very long in duration.

R is for Raimi,

who, without too much money

made three horror flicks

that are still really funny.

S is for Shyamalan,

Whose twists made us cheer,

But the only thing dead now

Seems to be his career.

T is for Tarantino,

Who makes some people sickly,

but his movies kick ass,

And he talks really quickly.

V is for Von Trier,

Who hates fancy equipment,

And to travel on plane

he is quite resistant.

W is for Welles,

Orson was his name

He ended up fat,

but made Citizen Kane.

Z is for Zemeckis,

Who likes christmas and swords,

And chocolates and aliens

And hoverboards.

We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes

(This essay was published before on the website www.blikonline.nl)

Nerds zijn mensen die zich graag opwinden over dingen. Over slechte sequels, over mensen die Star Wars en Star Trek door elkaar halen en over alle meisjes die niet gecharmeerd zijn van hun verzameling zeldzame Pokemon. Maar waar ze zich nog wel het meest druk over maken zijn mensen die hun hobby “niet begrijpen”. Dus toen Roger Ebert, misschien wel de meest invloedrijke filmcriticus aller tijden, zich nogal sterk uitliet tegen videogames als kunstvorm brak de hel los. De fora stonden roodgloeiend van mensen die riepen dat Ebert te oud was, dat hij er niks van snapte en dat hij de elke voeling met de jongere generatie was verloren. En die reacties waren nog beleefd.

Maar de vraag “zijn games kunst?” is er een die al langere tijd speelt. De voorstanders argumenteren meestal dat als Warhol’s soepblikken kunst zijn, Shadow of the Colossus dit ook is. Tegenstanders zeggen vaak dat als de Mona Lisa kunst is, Gears of War dit niet is. De vraag is dus eerder “wat is kunst?” dan “zijn games kunst?”.

Maar eigenlijk is dit een vreemde discussie. Zijn “boeken” immers kunst? Zijn “schilderijen” dat? Nee, niet per definitie. Maar duidelijk wel als ze een bepaalde mate van artistieke kwaliteit hebben. Anders spreken we niet van literatuur maar van lectuur, en niet van kunst maar van broddelwerk. De vraag zou dan eigenlijk moeten zijn: zijn er games die als kunst kwalificeren? En het antwoord daarop: absoluut. Zelfs binnen de lange cultuurhistorische traditie.

Neem bijvoorbeeld het cultspel Psychonauts. Gemaakt in 2005 door Double Fine, en absoluut een aanrader. Wat dit spel zo bijzonder maakt is de opzet: de levels spelen zich af in de hoofden van de mensen om je heen. Met een klein deurtje dring je letterlijk hun hersenen binnen en zie je hoe ze nadenken. De eerste helft van het spel zijn dit je vrienden en leraren, maar de tweede helft van het spel moet je een gekkenhuis doorzoeken. En dus letterlijk de geesten van de bewoners binnendringen om ze van hun mentale problemen te verlossen. Freud zou er verzot op zijn.

De artistieke relevantie van dit spel is dat dit een absoluut unieke manier is om tegen het concept van waanzin aan te kijken. Dit idee is in de kunst vaak voorgekomen, en vele grote kunstenaars hebben zich eraan gewaagd. Om het te omschrijven zijn ongeveer 3 manieren gebruikt: het laten zien van de gek in zijn omgang met anderen (Psycho, Blue Velvet), het tonen van de gedachtewereld van de gek (De Schreeuw van Munch) en spreken vanuit het perspectief van de gek (de pedofiel in Lolita van Nabokov, de cynicus in Aantekeningen vanuit het Ondergrondse van Dostojevski).

Maar wat Psychonauts doet is een normaal persoon (de speler) mengen met de verstoorde gedachtewereld van de gek. Maar in de context van het spel is die gedachtewereld de harde werkelijkheid. Natuurlijk bevindt je je het in het hoofd van een paranoïde postbode, maar als je je niet aan zijn eigen verzonnen regels houdt ben je wel mooi Game Over.

Het level (en daarmee het onderbewuste) van deze postbode ziet eruit als een doodgewone Amerikaanse suburb: losstaande huisjes, witte hekjes, plastic flamingo’s en gigantische auto’s op de oprit. Wellicht is het zelfs iets te gewoon. Maar als je deze wereld binnenstapt merk je al snel dat er iets niet orde is. Overal zitten camera’s: in de brandblussers, in de vuilnisemmers, en zelfs in de plastic flamingo’s. Ook de bewoners van de wijk zijn opmerkelijk. Gekleed in lange regenjassen en gleufhoeden proberen deze geheim agenten zich voor te doen als gewone voorbijgangers. Zo staan ze bij een open riool met gootsteenontstoppers te zwaaien en roepen ze dingen als “Look at that woman’s breasts. They are large”.

Buiten het feit dat dit bijzonder grappig is, wordt hiermee ook een complete wereld geschapen waarin alle paranoia die degene wiens hoofd je bent binnengedrongen zich manifesteert. En binnen deze voorwaarden moet jij je een weg zien te banen. En hoewel de wereld om je heen misschien gek is geworden, ben jij toch echt degene die hier de afwijkende is.

Welcome to the madhouse.

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The music today is presented by mr. Leonard Cohen, who wrote this from the perspective of a madman. A madman from the RAF, to be precise. Also, the song is AWESOME.

The Worst Things of the Decade

I have postponed writing this one waaaaay to long. So here goes:

THE MUSIC SUCKED
The films were great, but the pop music was pretty horrible. According to wikipedia:

"The decade was marked by the dominance of both hip hop music (especially crunk, electro-hop, and gangsta rap) and alternative rock (especially emo and post-grunge). Few revolutions were made during this decade in music, and styles of the 1990s and early 2000s were still popular up to 2009. The late 2000s were also the beginning of the Synthpop revival. Artists such as Lady GaGa and Florence and the Machine redefined electro-pop."

Also: the best-selling band of the decade was Nickelback. Nickelback!

Nickelback!!!!

With the power of the internet bestowed upon me, I hereby pronounce rock officially dead.

GEORGE BUSH
Fuck, do I hate this guy. Seriously. I blame him for the war in Iraq as well, so that one doesn't get another place. This war was even more useless then normal, and that's saying something.

THE ECONOMY
Both before and after the credit crisis this has sucked balls. Before we have been so retardedly rich that not only was testicle-replacing surgery for dogs invented, but it was a smash hit.
And then the economy crashed. We were so devastated by the fact that Fluffy would have to live without the comfort of an intact scrotum, we forgot that people have begun dying quite a bit in places where they don't have very much money.

Way to go, world.
PEOPLE GOING BATSHIT OVER MUSLIMS
I won't say it came from nothing, or that muslims are all blessed flower-childs. I can see how people have problems with them. But holy shit, have we been tackling our problems the worst possible way. First the Protestants, then the Jews, now the Muslims...

Admittedly, it would be really funny if the Buddhists are next. You really can't get those guys angry, which would be infuriating to their persecutors. Tee Hee.

WAR BECOMING COMPLETELY FUCKED UP
I used to think some dude shooting another dude in the face because he had a better strategy was awful.

Now, some dude shoots another in the face while being invisible. If he isn't to lazy to let a robot do it for him. War is bad, people, but now we're not even giving them a chance.

LOTS OF AWESOME PEOPLE GOING DEAD
In memoriam.

Carl Barks, The Duck Man, 1901-2000

George Harrison, The Quiet Beatle, 1943-2001

Douglas Noel Adams, Original Geek, 1952-2001

Astrid Lingren, Writer of Great Children's Book, 1907-2002

Chuck Jones, Animator, 1912-2002

Marlon Brando, The Godfather, 1924-2004

Hunter S. Thompson, Redefined "Tripping", 1937-2005

Steve Irwin, Crocodile Wrestler, 1962-2006

Ingmar Bergman, Maker of Movies, 1918-2007
Don Lafontaine, Voice of God, 1940-2008

Les Paul, Inventor of Music, 1915-2009

You will be remembered.

PARANOIA BEING WORSE THEN EVER
The Americans have color-coded how afraid people should be. People are told to be scared all the time. The terrorists have it easy: their targets have made themselves terrified. And in case you think I'm overreacting: Proof.

TWILIGHT
You know, the whole "emo"-thing never bothered me that much. I mean, they were a bunch of whiny bitches, but at least they didn't bother people (Punkers spat on everything. Think abou that for a minute).

And then, some incredibly frustrated bitch of a writer made the coolest monster in the history of coolness emo. And it became a huge success. I pity the boys who are just a few years younger then me: they have to compete with an abusive stalker that sparkles in daylight instead of just bursting into flames. Poor sods.

CELEBRITIES BECOMING RETARDED
You know who celebrities used to be like? Inspiring or talented people, and hopefully both. People like Mother Teresa and Che Guevara. Great musicians like The Beatles and Elvis. Sartre. Andy Warhol. James Dean. Kurt Cobain.

And now they are all dead. We're left with Tila Tequila and both Paris and Perez Hilton.

MY PUBERTY
Apparently your standards for quality are defined from your puberty to your early twenties. That's why many of our parents still think Pretty Woman is the best film ever. So what happened during these years will be my standard of a quality time. God dammit. And that's even without all the angst, the spots and the being pretty much the only "alto" kid in school that didn't pledge allegiance to Metallica.

To make this blog a bit more uplift, here is another one of the best songs of this decade.



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Oh, 2000's. How we won't miss you.

Once every decade, people can make bigger lists then normal. The "1.000.000 best songs of 2004" gets tiresome after a while, but a list with best songs of the decade will be a hit.

I don't, however, have been too deep in anything to really proclaim a list. The ten best films? I have missed all the indie stuff. The best music? I don't like "black" music at all, so I will be missing out.

With this in mind, I decided to make a list of the ten best thing of the decade. Just ten awesome things that happened, and not in any particular order. The ten worst things will follow.

THE RISE, BLOSSOMING AND MAINSTREAM ACCEPTANCE OF GAMING
You know, it wasn't all too long ago that gaming was something solely done by nerds. And I don't mean "kinda-geeky" people. No, full-fledged N3RDS who would live in their parents basements and tinker with their computers in their underwear all day long. Now, over 90% of teenage males game.

Well, that was quick.


And it has brought a whole buttload of FANTASTIC GAMES with it. Psychonauts, Half-life 2 (my favorites), but pretty much everyone's favorite games were born during this decade.

Yes they were. Look it up: yours was made after 2000. And if it isn't: stop reading my blog, dad.

BARACK OBAMA
What's there not to love about the man? He is black (which is awesome), his hobbies are (I quote): cooking, poker, basketball, spending time with his family, dancing, and talking on the phone with his wife, Michelle Obama (which is AWESOME) and above all, he has proven to posses an actual, functioning brain (unlike his predecessor), and a damn good one at that. Way to go, dude. Way to go. Now just about that Micheal Bay thingie...

A BUNCH OF GREAT, GREAT FILMS
Nolan's Batman films. The Lord Of The Rings. Almost everything by Pixar. The Matrix. Tarantino and Rodriguez kicking monumental amounts of ass. Eastwood delivering some of the finest movies ever made. Woody Allen making a film that is actually funny for the first time in 25 years.

If you will excuse me, I am going to have a nerdgasm over there.

GAY MARRIAGE MADE LEGAL IN 7 COUNTRIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MODERN HISTORY
You know what? Gay people are awesome. Despite all the discrimination and beatings, they just stand for what they are and are proud of it. And finally, some politicians recognized this. Way to go, fellas.

WIKIPEDIA
Yes yes, it's not always completely reliable. Sure, it's subject to vandalism now and then. Still, when I first heard about this (geography class in the third grade) I could never have guessed it would become this amazing. I check the site pretty much every day now, and there are so many wonderful things to discover. From everything about the second world war to the color of Batman's underwear, you can find it there. I completely love it.

GLOBAL ATTENTION TO GLOBAL WARMING
I tend to consider myself a hippie. So you can imagine how glad I am to see that people all over the globe are working together against a common threat: themselves. The whole of mankind has become aware of their garbage in no time at all, which I consider to be a giant leap forward for the human race.

THE INTERNET
This one... not so much. Still, it would be kind of strange to not consider this something wicked bitching. Since you found this site, I don't think it will be necessary to explain. Case in point, however: xkcd. And yes, I know it existed before. But it wasn't until the 2000s that it became the mainstream medium it is today.

CHRIS ANDERSON BECOMING THE CURATOR OF TED

As I have previously made clear: TED is one of my favorite things in the world. But before 2001, almost no-one had ever heard of it. Until mr Anderson came in charge. Remember the Matrix? Neo? "Mister Anderson!" A hacker? Who turned out to have to save the world? Coincidence? I think not.

MOBILE PHONES AND DIGITAL CAMERAS BECOMING CHEAP AND WIDESPREAD

I can barely imagine what it is like to be able to call someone on every moment of the day. Or taking a picture and being stuck with it forever. But I do know I like it. Especially the picture part: I tend to take quite a lot of them, and I don't have to spend all my money on developing them now.

EUROPE IS UNITING AND GROWING

I might take a controversial stand here, but I am completely pro-Europe. We should work together, especially now. The problems of this millennium require a different approach then before. And although the road may be bumpy, Europe has never in history been this united, be it in the dropping of borders, be it a common currency (which is awesome as well).


WORLDWIDE SECULARISATION

AKA: more Atheists worldwide. The acceptance of them has been a advocated in traditionally religious countries like the US as well. Ka-ching!

So, those are some of the things that really kicked ass these last ten years. Tune in in a couple of days for the worst things.

By the way. I already said I wouldn't create a list of best music, but if I would make a list of best songs of the decade, this one would definitely be on it. The intro is weird, but keep listening.

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Suicide Chic

Death is always a touchy subject, and getting yourself killed is something not many people like to discuss.

That said, that doesn't mean it can't be funny.

Here are some t-shirt designs, and how likely you are to be murdered while wearing them.

ALL CHRISTIANS ARE EVIL BASTARDS - 5%
Christians are softies these days. You'll probably get more high-fives with this one then knives in your back.

EMO'S ARE WHINY LITTLE BITCHES - 10 %
They know. This one will probably only encourage them. They DO tend to carry razors, however, so be cautious.

ALL MUSLIMS ARE GOATF*CKERS - 25 %
You're entering dangerous territory here. Lots of Muslims are easy-going fellas, but they can get a little crazy sometimes. This one is also pretty douchebaggy.

HER MAJESTY, QUEEN BEATRIX OF THE NETHERLANDS, IS A PROSTITUTE - 0%It won't get you killed. The dutchies are hardly loyal to their royal house. It will, however, get you arrested, unlike any of the other on this list. Really.

HOMOSEXUALITY IS A SIN! REPENT, YE BLASPHEMERS!!! - 5%The only reason this might get you killed is out of shame. You will be laughed at harder then the Zelda CD-i Games.

GOD BLESS HITLER (actual text on a protest sing, I didn't make this one up) - 35 %Now you're really going for it. Shirts with nazi imagery of any kind make you an instant asshole, but this one will get you a beating at least.

KILL ALL NAZI'S - 45%Seriousely, don't mess with these guys. They follow the most retarded political ideology ever, so they won't shy away of doing even worse stuff. Like giving you some extra crevices.

PLUTO NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PLANET, while at an astronomers covention - 20%This will spark an enormous fist-fight in mere moments. Don't be surprised to be in the middle of it.

ROCK IS DEAD, while at Rock Werchter - 40%Oh come on.

I FUCKING HATE TWILIGHT - 100%Don't even think about it. You don't stand a chance. Anyone with a sister knows how ferocious 14 year old girls can be. Now imagine every one of those girls in a diameter of 10 kilometers trying to rip the flesh from your bones. I repeat: not a chance.

Which is pretty much the only reason I don't own and proudly wear one of those shirts.



Yes, I wrote an entire article just to get that point across. I know. Here is some music to make up.




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