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Random Acts of Blogging – 12/3/09

By Brian | December 3, 2009 | Share on Facebook

So many blog-worthy things going on in the world all at once! So, some quick thoughts on several things:

Adam Lambert emerged from his #2 finish on American Idol as one of the most promising singing talents in years. At the American Music Awards, he decided to make his performance a social statement, rather than make it about the music. He’s since been cancelled by ABC from Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. And the shows that are letting him on suddenly want to talk about nothing else but the AMA’s. I’m disappointed. Not because I have a particular opinion about his “cause,” but because he’s allowed his cause to overshadow his music, which I was looking forward to enjoying. On the upside, I think maybe he’s realizing his mistake. Here’s what he told Ellen Degeneres:

It was maybe a little too far. I think in hindsight I look back on it and I go, “OK, maybe that wasn

Topics: News and/or Media, Political Rantings, Random Acts of Blogging, Words about Music | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Random Acts of Blogging – 12/3/09”

  1. jason says at December 3rd, 2009 at 9:15 pm :
    …the amount of raw musical talent on display is so far and away beyond the artists of today, that one wonders what the 50th Anniversary show could possibly have to offer. Maybe it

  2. Janet says at December 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 pm :
    It’s like the bumper sticker I saw last summer:
    “I’m not too old, your music does suck.”

  3. jason says at December 4th, 2009 at 1:34 am :
    Hey, I like that, Janet! I’ll have to look around for one of those…

  4. Brian says at December 4th, 2009 at 12:31 pm :
    @Jason #1: Agreed. It’s like the difference between learning how to add and learning how to use a calculator. Both yield the same result, but the former gives you a much better feel for what you’re doing.

    I will quibble, just a bit, with your comment about shareholders and commerce. I think the suits were just as obsessed with their bottom lines back in Hollywood’s heyday as they are now (remember all the exclusive deals to tie movie stars to particular studios?).

    Difference is, it used to be that the way you made a lot of money was by producing good movies. Today, they’ve found ways to make movies popular without necessarily making them good. Once in a while, a movie comes along that’s good on its merits (e.g., Slumdog Millionaire) and it “surprises” everybody by killing at the box office and the awards shows.

    The signal is still there, I think, but there’s A LOT more noise…