tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post111783970414070978..comments2024-03-19T12:14:57.090-07:00Comments on hightouchmegastore: Oldies Radio.Lisa B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10646181766775405935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post-1118115783980495342005-06-06T20:43:00.000-07:002005-06-06T20:43:00.000-07:00Actually I've seen Puffy play some shows here in L...Actually I've seen Puffy play some shows here in LA. They were the original cute Japanese girl duo popular back in the mid- to late-90s. I think they have a Comedy Central animated series called "Hi-hi! The Puffy Ami-Yumi Show" (or something like that).Condimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810467235358163173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post-1118112302944935092005-06-06T19:45:00.000-07:002005-06-06T19:45:00.000-07:00Oh I don't dis Shonen Knife for their popularity i...Oh I don't dis Shonen Knife for their popularity in Japan. I think they were the only Japanese Girl Band that actually got tour dates in the US.Clint Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post-1118111325588216232005-06-06T19:28:00.000-07:002005-06-06T19:28:00.000-07:00Has anyone here seen Todd Haynes' ("Far From Heave...Has anyone here seen Todd Haynes' ("Far From Heaven," "Velvet Goldmine") NYU thesis film "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story?" It's the 'real' Karen Carpenter story, done with barbie dolls. Very disturbing. I saw a 5th generation bootleg back in college...you might be able to find it now, but somehow I doubt it. Maybe on the Internet.<BR/><BR/>Wacky Japanese girl bands are great, but only if they aren't popular in Japan. Cibo Matto and Melt Banana (okay, they have a guy drummer) are two that come to mind.Condimenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810467235358163173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post-1118110636105967012005-06-06T19:17:00.000-07:002005-06-06T19:17:00.000-07:00Sorry it is "If I were a Carpenter." Top of the W...Sorry it is "If I were a Carpenter." Top of the World is sung by Shonen Knife (if you don't know they are a wacky Japanese Girl Band).Clint Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post-1118110361131164312005-06-06T19:12:00.000-07:002005-06-06T19:12:00.000-07:00Oh and On Top of the World is one of the creepiest...Oh and On Top of the World is one of the creepiest songs ever; mostly because of its weird Nixon-era exhuberance.Clint Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post-1118110228483141582005-06-06T19:10:00.000-07:002005-06-06T19:10:00.000-07:00There was that compilation of Carpenters songs by ...There was that compilation of Carpenters songs by edgy bands called "I want to be a Carpenter" that came--wow almost 10 years ago now. It made me feel better about the previously mentioned embarassing like of the Carpenters (which has a lot to do with my sister playing them when I was a little kid).Clint Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534333959460032669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11240270.post-1118029527286655752005-06-05T20:45:00.000-07:002005-06-05T20:45:00.000-07:00Have you seen that commercial, I think it's for wa...Have you seen that commercial, I think it's for water, that has a Carpenter's song as the soundtrack? I found myself singing along and then, almost at the same time, having that creepy feeling that also involved this thought: "this woman, singing so happily, died from starving herself to death." Oh, I know. It's "I'm on Top of the World." So disturbing. Even more disturbing is the thought that if you were, in fact, anorexic, you would probably only drink water. Creepy, huh?Dr. Writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780082464342367471noreply@blogger.com