David Cross, of Mr Show and Arrested Development fame, reviews Yo La Tengo‘s new album by simply reading the song titles alone. Found via eMusic.com. Brilliant, especially considering it might be the best album title of the year.
My favourite portion?
Yo La Tengo’s debut CD, I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass: The Florence Nightingale Story is filled with the cranky meanderings of today’s new nu rock. Forged in hubris and leather, this New Jersey (and Brooklyn!?) trio consisting of the fat guy and two Jews are quite capable of taking us on one wild and wacky ride through the debauched underworld of the “Indiers.”
Sue recieved a letter in the mail from unicef a month or two ago. It looks like a pretty standard solicitation for donations except for one angle that I hadn’t seen before. The inclusion of a shiny new nickel on the inside. The nickel is placed so that you can see a little part of it through the address window on the front.
I know its not everyday that an organization that is out there helping people has time to send cash money to random people, so this must be one special letter. On the right side of the address window with the previously noted shiny nickel is a blue box with an arrow pointing to the shiny nickel that says ” This Nickel could save a child’s life!” , below which our other roommate wrote the ever so witty phrase, “Then why did you give it to Sue?” Which brings up an interesting point, because Sue has un-willingingly accepted this nickel, she has prevented it from saving a child’s life. So way to go Sue! …maybe we need to lay low for a few weeks until the heat from this blows over…