Spamalot

Oh, god, I thought, they've found a new way to scavenge Monty Python. This can't possibly be good.

But it is. Oh man, it is.

The show is built around the general storyline of the movie, and the first act is reasonably close to the original, albeit with several new musical numbers as well as oddball references to other Broadway favorites and Python sketches. The second act lags a little, as they're pretty well out of story at that point, so they filled it in with a heavy dose of Broadway mockery, including songs titled "What Happened To My Part?" and "You Won't Succeed On Broadway If You Don't Have Any Jews".

It's every bit as ridiculous as you'd expect, but dressed up with costumes and sets and dancing so it really does feel like a whole new thing. Watch for it at your local performing arts center.

J-Rock

After sorting through the onslaught of new music from New Years (and to a lesser degree from looting LJ's "downloads" folder), I've found myself with a pretty steadily rocking playlist. Unfortunately, I'm always on the lookout for something new/different.

What, I ask you, could be more different than French rock/pop or some Japanese heavy metal? Some joker linked these in an article about why iTunes sucks (you can't buy music from the foreign iTuneses, in case you were curious). It's actually pretty good, once you get past the whole "what the hell is he saying?" thing. (For that matter, most American metal is pretty unintelligible.)

Enjoy, kids.

Great. Now I hate Tyra Banks

I never really gave two thoughts about Tyra Banks before the NYE holiday. Ever since LJ's ranting, though, I've been paying a bit more attention.

In my office there's a breakroom w/ a TV. Whenever I have to go to the bathroom, I pass through this room. It's always on one of the crap daytime talkshow channels. Tyra's show comes on in the morning. I swear, it's as though she's trying to be Oprah.

Tyra. Sweetie. You are not Oprah.

Discuss.