hazim & the asymptotes Hey. Hazim Here...again. I've got this addiction to clay animations, or claymations, or whatever...they're fun! They're cute. I love quirky animation styles. I keep watching Nightmare Before Christmas and James And The Giant Peach over and over again. Corpse Bride was good too. I heart Wallace And Gromit. Anyways, searching and browsing through Youtube, i got this to show. It's a claymation of Hilary and Obama, Debate '08. It's not extremely hilarious or anything, but I kept replaying and replaying the video just to see the part when the Hilary Clay-ton juggles her...ermm, assets. There are two seperate vids, one of Obama. And one of Clinton. Enjoy. I sure did. Hazim. Out. Barack Obama on why people should vote for her
Hey. Hazim Here...again. Okay...this is most definitely going to put a smackdown on whatever bit of musical taste-related credibility I have left (after admitting I like Hilary Duff's Dignity album), but...well..ummm...see, there's this new song by pop tart Pinocchio that I actually like. Her name's Ashlee Simpson! Haha...yeah...surprise! This song's already been out for a while, but I just got around to listening to it. And I have to say, it's pretty solid catchy pop rock. The material from Ashlee Simpson's latest album sounds good so far. Too bad it's a commercial failure and all. Tom Higgenson is featured on this. His voice is good, but surprisingly Ashlee also sounds good here. ProTools, synthesizers, digital make-up...whatever. If it sounds good, then it's good. I get kinda disheartened whenever a mainstream artist takes a swipe at something more creative and out-of-the-box and it's a fail (cue Hilary Duff's Dignity or Pink's Try This), but when they just jump in the mainstream and ride the currents with connect-the-dot songs, it's a success (Pink's I'm Not Dead). Anyways, this is good pop. Here's to me waiting for the video. Anything'll be better than the schizophrenic off the wall video for "Outta My Head". Come on guys...give this song some love! It's not so often Ashlee putts out a good song. Or if this is a good omen...a good album. Hey, who knew Mariah would come back or that Dolly Parton would make another album? Hazim. Out.
Who knew Wikipedia could have a picture as winning as this?
Hey. Hazim here...again. The pregnant man! Hahaha...I'm kinda obsessed with the story, more so than Oprah could ever hope to be. The guy's name, Thomas Beatie. Was born a female. Got a sex change. Kept the reproductive organs. Fertility. A woman named Nancy. Boom. A child. When I think back to that Arnold Schwartzenegger movie (the one where he gets pregnant) I kinda...squirm. And laugh. The movie was called Junior. it sucked. Bad. But it aged well. It gets a good laugh out of me actually when I watch it now, which was last week. But the idea of a man getting pregnant is sooo weird. Mainly because, to me, a male pregnancy would involve lots of high tech surgeries and advanced scientific procedures to allow for a man to host a baby inside his...womb? But the method this Thomas Beatie resorted to is so...simple.
Thomas Beatie's got nothing on Arnold,yeah?
Be a woman. get a sex change. But keep your eggs. But if you watch Junior, it's got a happy ending with the girl Arnold loves acknowledging that a mother is a mother and father is a father. So it's still gonna be impossible for an man with no female reproductive organs to get preggers. So that means nature is still in full effect. So that means religious nuts can just shut up. Which means I'm pro-pregnancy for this man. I see nothing wrong with it, even though it does make me squirm a bit (it's still bizarre to me, and once the kid is born and is growing up, it's gonna be difficult for her to come to terms with the fact that she was in her father's tummy). Hazim. Out.
PS. Side note though, this pregnant man is milking his pregnancy for all its worth. He's apparently everywhere in the media...clever man...clever man. Anyways, Thomas Beatie's pregancy might come to life on your TV screen, or worse...on the big screen! I don't know how I feel about that, but it makes me hug my Junior video tape even tighter.
Script to be made into a movie:CLICK HERE Spoof story about a transgender train toy (kinda related):CLICK HERE Pregnant Thomas Beatie on Oprah:CLICK HERE
hazim & the asymptotes Hey. Hazim Here. Whoa. I have no idea how much time has passed between now (while I'm typing this) and the last time I logged in to my Blogger acount. But it's been a long while, and a lot has happened. I have no idea who's gonna end up reading this, but yeah, I've been busy. Ack! I hate being busy. It took time away from going online. People actually used to read this blog...so I guess it's time for me start out slow again, and then build momentum. I used to write mostly about celebrities and music. Kinda had it in me that I wanted to be next Perez Hilton and for my blog to be the new Pink Is The New Blog. And then an apple fell down, hit me on the head, and I saw it. Perez is a pig and tabloids are trash...OK, maybe not all of it. For some reason, I still occasionally peep into US Weekly at the magazine store, but my addiciton and "wannabe-ness" isn't as horribly bloated as before. Withdrawal has been going perfectly. I'm not going to write to impress anymore. I'll just write what I want. Fashion. Music. Comics. Travel. And Famous Amos cookies.Yes, I'll be all clean now. I won't bother with world news and politics. Every time I open the newspaper, it's either Bama leading or Britney falling apart. Anyways, until the next post (which I do know when) this is it for now. I need to decorate my page a little bit more, me thinks. I don't get web codes at all. I'd have more luck getting pregnant than ever getting a hang of htmls and divs and all that. Hazim. Out.
PS. Did you hear the news about the pregnant whoa-man? Of course you have! Everyone has!
Hey. Hazim Here..and it's been a really really really long time since I've posted here. Almost a year actually. I've been reallyy and a lot's been happening. I have no idea who'll actually read this but I think I'm gonna start posting more here though. I used to want to be next Perez Hilton or set a new Pink Is The New Blog but I'm not that into celebrity news as I used to be. Nowadays, I don't really care anymore, but I still love music so I'll defnitely be posting more on that. Don't expect any Daughtry here though hahahaha.... So yeah, that's it for now. I'll be posting more tomorrow. I promise. Hazim. Out.
Hey.Hazim Here...again. Here's the music video that I said I'd post. It's of GwenStefani's latest poofy creation "Wind It Up', a single about....winding it up? Whatever. The video fits the song cuz it's so ridiculous. Eeven Billboard magazine called it " a musical brain aneurysm'.Well, try your best to enjoy the video. For me, it was like being spun too fast on a merry-go-round ride. The song itself is creative but lackluster, falling behind 'London Bridge' in the race to be the next HollabackGirl copycat song. Gwen Stefani 2006 trying to catch up with GwenStefani 2005? Hope she releases TheSweetEscape, the song soon. That one should ave been a first single. "Wind It Up" shouldnt even be on the album.Hazim.Out.
Hey.HazimHere...again. One of my favorite bands EVER,Faithless performed at the World Music Awards recently,I think. I didnt manage to catch them so I'm not at all sure. I tried searching for it on YouTube and ended up with nothing. But anyways...triphop and dance always collide beautifully whenever they record an album and I'm sure their new one ToAllNewArrivals is gonna be like that too.Hypnotic.That's the word. Wat other band could have produced a single as perfect as 'Insomia'? After a bit of a hiatus, Maxi Jazz,Sister Bliss, and Dido's amazing cool older brother,Rollo, are hitting back with a new CDfeaturing guest spots for Cat Power,Dido (of course), RobertSmith(yay!), Cass Fox (oooooh), and Harry Collier. Oh damn,I'm drooling. I always wanted to have a CD with RobertSmith,Dido,Faithless, and Cat Power all in one. I actually get goosebumps listening to the first single 'Bombs' which was,un called for for, banned. Here's whatWikipedia has down:
Bombs is the first single from Faithless' fifth studio album To All New Arrivals. It features Harry Collier from Kubb. The single was released as a download on 2006-10-23 and will be released on CD and 12" on 2006-11-20, one week before the release of the album..
The video, which has already been banned by MTV, shows scenes of everyday life composited with stock footage of war. The result is a stylish, if jarring, juxtaposition of the seemingly innocent with familiar scenes of modern warfare that hints at the degree to which such images now form part of our contemporary consciousness. Children run across the deck of an aircraft carrier, a family skip hand-in-hand through the surf on a beach as a mushroom cloud rises on the horizon and a couple share a romantic meal while troops engage in combat.
Director Greenhalgh told shots.net: "I didn't see the video as particularly political, pro war, or anti war. It's actually a representation of where we are all at right now. War infects all our lives; recently it feels that this has increasingly become 'our way of life'. It is rare to be given the opportunity to shoot a video that is deemed controversial. All I tried to do was make people think about the everyday life we live in our comfortable existences, and the contrast to that through war."
Oh wow. Anyways, if you want to see the video for 'Bombs', the new massive single (even though it's being banned),CLICK HERE. Enjoy. Or you can just watch it on my Blogger site. Haha. Here's the full track listing for the new album with all those awesome guest artists. The album will drop November 27.
I loved No Roots, their last album. I'm sure I wont be disappointed about this one. Faithless has never disappointed me and I'm a huge fan.Hazim.Out. OfficialArtistWebPage:http://www.faithless.co.uk
Hey.HazimHere...again. Norah Jones, I call her the Grammy Baby. The Grammys love her and JohnMayer lovers love her and people who istened to her duet with Andre 3000 and the FooFighters love her. She released an album with her band The Little Willies or something earlier this year which cae across as a bunch of hip smart NewYorkers looking down on people haha. That didnt go down well. And then Uk sensation Corinne Bailey Rae came across from having a number one hit single in the Uk to being dubbed the 'Not Boring Norah'. And Nellie McKay comes out with a new album...and Norah's got competition. So just in time for the holidays, here's Norah's new single "Thinking About You" from her new studio album Not Too Late. It's nice,I guess. A little boring but I know that if this makes the cut for Grammy nominations, its gonna be wins,wins, and more wins afor her, and she's already got plenty. Hazim.Out.
PS Norah Jones will be in a movie soon. It's called My Blueberry Nights. ore info once I get it.
Yeah,I Know...If Only WeCould Turn Back Time... Hey.Hazim Here...again. TheWorld Music Awards are nothing but just another excuse to hold an awards show. True that the World Music Awardsare based on sales so there's not much arguing the reason why the winners win their awards. So this year, I was going ho-hum about the awards show until I found out MJ, former King Of Pop, was gonna make an appearance but wait, not only an appearance....but he'd be performing. I immediately thought he was trying to make a comeback after the whole child molestation thing, the moving to an Arab country while wearing women's traditional garb thing, the whole people dont understand me so fuck off thing. I think....maybe not. Here's what one audience member said: Tonight I went to the World Music Awards.
It was an amazing atmosphere even though there where loads of empty seats. Beyonce Knowles was fantastic and sang 2 songs early on and one later. Jordan looked amazing in a white backless dress. Lindsey Lohan was so off her head that she had to do loads of retakes for the booing crowd.
But it was all about Michael Jackson, there was a rumour that he was going to sing Thriller. The music started, there was a skinny guy on the stage wearing a red jacket, lights go up and...its not Michael. So somebody else sings Thriller with all these Zombies. When Thriller was finished Beyonce came back and gave an amazing tribute speech for Michael. The crowd went mad. Michael came out thanked everyone for his award. Then the music started, everyone thought Michael was going to sing at that point and when another artist came out they got booed. Loads of the crowd thought that was that and started to leave. But hang on suddenly there where 50/100 teenagers on the stage clapping We are the World - fantastic. So the kids sing the first verse, then the second verse then Michael comes out waves, shakes hands. waves, blows kisses, then starts 'We are the Wor.....'.but the backing tape finishes. Then Michael waves again and leaves the stage having sang three and a half words. No one could believe it. But that was that. It will be interesting to see how it looks on Channel 4. So three and a half words, huh? Thats more singing than he's done in a while so if you think thats worth it.....haha. Believe me. It's probably not. Ther chances of MJ reclaiming his thunder and being relevant to today's generation are slim. We'll still be spinning Thriller,BillieJean,and all his old material, but so far he hasnt shown us he's got the fire to get it together. Not sure but I think you can download the full version of 'WeAreTheWorld'. I mean, you can probably find it on Limewire anyways. The World Music Awardswas a mess, not run very properly, and the number of empty seats explains it all. Everywhere he goes, there'll probably hoards o adoring people but I think...maybe.....he's done in music.Hazim.Out.
PSIf you want to check out the horrible World Music Awards website, CLICK HERE
Hey.Hazim Here...again. Who loved Love.Angel.Music.Baby? For some, it made them wish Gwen was still playing Ska Queen with No Doubt. Fr others it was amazing to see Gwen Stefani take the spotlight on her own. Whatever you thought,that album spawned 6 hit singles and a Billboard Hot 100 number one hit with "Hollaback Girl", something pop tart Fergie tried to emulate with her own number one hit, "London Bridge". Is the real thing better than a copycat? Well, judging from Gwen Stefani's first single taken off her new solo album TheSweetEscape, maybe not. I mean, when I first heard the song "Wind It Up" on radio, I thought "UhOh...Someone forgot to take her medication". Kudos to her for trying to fuse The Sound Of Music with the sound of Gwen and she's not that bad a yodeler, but the single is just ALL OVER THE PLACE. It sounds rushed and after hearing the track "The SweetEscape", I think it's a much better first single than "Wind It Up". In fact,"Wind It Up" shouldnt even be on the track listing for the full album. Regardless,the single will do well because after all....it IS Gwen Stefani we're talking about. The album cover looks cool though but some of the tracks listed to appear on the album sound a bit cheesy. So Gwen Sefani will have to take a backseat while Fergie,Nelly Furtado and the rest of the genre-bending femme fatales take over....maybe? Not sure.Too early to tell. I DO know one thing though: NO DOUBT NEED TO REFORM...PLEASE? Hazim.Out. TRACK LISTING FOR THE SWEET ESCAPE
Hey.Hazim Here...again. I've been pretty absent from the internet lately. Haha...je suis desole. Anywayyys....the Billboard Music Awards and te American Music Awards and The Grammys are probably the biggest music award shows nowadays with the MTV Music Video Awards running out of steam. Award season usually starts around this time,no? Well, whatever. The American Music Awards suck. Their nominations and everything is just really out of place and irrelevant to the real music world. Like, this year, they nominated TheEmancipationOfMimi for fave album for this year. And alongside it is JamieFoxx's vomit-worthy album. How toxic can you get? Mariah's year was last year where she dominated the charts for most of the year. She didnt really have a hit single for 2006 and her album was released early lastyear...see what I mean. If award shows are your thing, then you'd know the American Music Awards are a fluke. Kinda like the Loch Ness monster (oooh...I could get political about Nessy any day). Anyways for a full and unnessecary list of the AmericanMusicAward nominees,click HERE The Billboard Music Awards are better because their charts are major and dependable and they know what was hot for that year and what was not. They sum it up in sales and radio airplay and then hand the award to the rightful winner. I'm not saying they never get it wrong but you can't really deny actual statistics. This year sees Sean Paul,Chris Brown,Rihanna,Justin Timberlake, and Nickelback getting major nods and rightfully so. I hate Hickelback but they did have some number of top 20 singles for this year, no matter how hard I cringe everytime I hear one of their songs on radio. So...if you want to see a list of some contenders,click HERE Now...onto the Grammys. Nominations will be announced in December. But that hasnt stopped the hype for the biggest music awards show from building and I'll admit, this year's award show was pretty lame. U2, no matter how great they are, did not deserve some of the awards they received that night. Especially AlbumOfTheYear. Predictions come rolling in and if you're into the hype or want to jump in on it, you should check out this site:http://www.goldderby.latimes.com JustinTimberlake,BobDylan,ChristinaAguilera,MaryJBlige,JamesBlunt,KTTunstall,CarrieUnderwood,NellyFurtado, Madonna,JohnMayer,JohnLegend, and Corinne Bailey Rae look set and locked to get nods for their music. I hope my Nelly F. wins on that night. It'd be cool.
So....are you excited...or not? I'm a little anxious. Not to mention the act that the Oscars and Golden Globes are around the corner too.
PS Looking at trailers for Happy Feet makes me wisj I had a pet penguin...just a random totally unrelated thought. Haha.Hazim.Out.
Hey.Hazim here...again. Now I love pop and the crown for best girl group would have to be between the Beyonce-helmed Destiny's Child, TLC, and the UK's most critically acclaimed and successful girl group Sugababes. Sugababes have gone through like, a million changes in member line-up (in reality, they've had five members/ex-members. so i was exaggerating, so what?). four massive albums, four UK number ones, and awesome funny, sexy music videos to accompany each of their funky-pop girlgroup soul sounding songs. Here's the full track listing of their new CD, Overloaded:The Singles Collection. I honestly can't wait! Haha. "Freak Like Me" is one of my favorite songs in the world. It's so freaking unique and it gets me going.
Looks hot, doesnt it? With a sexy cover like that, I'm crossing my fingers for this to go to number one. This is NOt the end of their career or a sign of it. It's merely the Sugababes saying farewell to Mutya who was the lead singer with the honey-dripping voice that I melted whenever she did a balld with that voice. That voice...it's amazing. I miss her already but I think the new member Amelle Berrabah is a good fit. Let's see if she can fill out Mutya's big shoes. Amelle and Heidi are NOt rerecording the vocals of the former members and all their hit singles will be there. The lead single off this album is called 'Easy'. You can hear it on their myspace music profile pae already. I want it to knock "Sexyback" off the top of the UK charts.Haha. Anyways, I'm posting youtube videos of, in my opinion, their three best singles. They've had a massive career in a short time and deserve respect for the way they carved the girl group sound into different forms, quirky R&B ("Shape"), dance floor monsters ("Freak Like Me"), breaking up anthems ("Hole In The Head"), and stormy ballads ("Stronger"). Fuck yeah, they have an impressive history, so I hope they keep going full steam. Like they sing in their first number one single...freak in the morning, freak in the evening...yeah.Hazim.Out.
Hey.Hazim here...again. Black Eyed Peas member Fergie and The Duchess Of York have the sam surname, the reason for Fergie naming her first (and hopefully, last) solo album The Dutchess. The album debuts at number three this week on Billboard failing to top Clay Aiken's latest release. Boooooo....So it got me thinking that Fergie with her number one hit single "London Bridge" and Sarah Ferguson, Duchess Of York, being royalty and stuff, who's way hotter? Let's review the stats... Who's Got More Moolah To Bling? let's see...Fergie's been in the showbiz since she was a wee little innocent girl who still thought that 'humps' had something to do with camels. So she must have amassed a ton of shit but mid-way to where she is now, she got addicted to Ecstacy and spiraled down a bit, which must have taken some of that shine away. The Duchess Of York was born, if my math is right, 16 years before Fergie was born. She was born into an arostocratic family so must be a lot of wealth around. I'll bet they gave her gold coins for taking out the garbage and walking the dog. This Round Goes To:Sarah Ferguson,Duchess Of York Who Knows Cooler People? Fergie of BEP is hooked onto LasVegas actor Josh Duhammel and can hook you up with one of the most in-demand producers ight now, will.i.am of her band. The Duchees Of York could poof you up with British royalty and apparently she's a direct descendent of William the Conqueror who was once KIng Of England (get out your history text books) and a big burly man (that's what it says on Wikipedia anyways). So her heritage is pretty cool, but *cough* he's dead so it doesn't really matter. This Round Goes To:Stacey Ferguson,Black Eyed Peas Member Who's Got A More Impressive Resume? Fergie had kickstarted her career with Kids Incorporated and enjoyed moderate success with girl group Wild Orchid. She managed to climb out of drug addiction and became a member of the annoying but successful Black Eyed Peas then hitting the number one spot on Billboard with the single "London Bridge". Clearly, this is impressive except for one thing, having your album debut right under Clay Aiken's CD on the charts.How sad. The Duchess Of York has climbed out of her divorce scandals and became an icon (yeah, maybe) for women by losing weight (Oprah-style), hosted her own talk show (Oprah-style), had a cameo on friends (not Oprah-style), writing cildrens books (more of Madonna's thing) all while keeping close family ties. Oh and she also does charoty....with cameras taking in every kiss she gives a baby. Oh and the Duchess Of York would never let Clay Aiken beat her to the top. This Round Goes To:Sarah Ferguson,Duchess Of York
SCORE:It's clear Sarah Ferguson,Duchess Of York is the more 'happening' lady. She had a messy divorce, didn't do drugs, and her face is less waxy than Fergie's. She's never recorded a song called 'My Humps' and even though she'll prolly never see her name at the top of the charts (unless she picks up the mic now...it's not too late,Duchess!), she's got more in common with Oprah than Fergie. And everyone bows down to Oprah. So yeah, the hottest Duchess/Dutchest out there is the Duchess Of York! (unenthusiastic) yay...whatever.Hazim.Out.
Hey.Hazim here...again.Uh, I've been on and off blogger for a while. My friend was wondering so my simple explanation for my absence is that exams are coming and I feel like bad shit is gonna happen because me and exams...we go together like a mushroom cut and long sideburns go together. In other words, not so well. I've been fed up with my slow computer. I think I want to install a FUCK IT button on the keyboard for every single time it freezes up on me. So yeah, those are my excuses bu don't worry. I love this blogger site and even though I'm more active on myspace, I still love my blogger sites. OK? Hazim.Out and stuff.
Hey.Hazim here...again. After 'Hush Boy' was leaked onto the internet (like most songs do nowadays), the hype for Basement Jaxx's latest album Crazy Itch Radio died down a little bit and it debuted at a low number on the UK Albums Charts. I thought the song was great and made me feel all warm and fuzzy and all that shit, cuz I couldnt wait for the album to come my way. The song 'Hush Boy' was great but ummm...the vieo was annoyingly bad. Hated the music video. It's crap, but again, the song is fantastic. I'm always gonna be a fan of Basement Jaxx whatever they do. Even if they decide to go folk...maybe not. And now the album is available everywhere.Personally, the way they handled the promotional part of the album was stoooooooopid. No wonder the singles or the album didn't do that well. Anyways, some of the guests on the album include pop sprite Robyn,Linda Lewis, MySpace queen Lily Allen,Reena Bhardwaj, and Marina Bang. Haha...Martina Bang. Her name is so...porny. They are supporting Robbie Williams (lame ass motherfucker) on his stadium tour. If I had it my way, everyone should boycott that bastard. His ego is as big as Kanye but the difference is he doesnt have the skills to back it up.
Hey.Hazim here...again. Natasha Bedingfield's enjoyed success on both sides of the Atlantic with 'These Words' and 'Unwritten' being her most memorable singles. Now while hype for her new album Blank Canvas is building, I'm just laughing at the fact that her first single from that album is called "I Want To Have Your Babies". To some people, it'd romantic, but seriously, if someone used that as a pick up line..."Hi, my name is Jane and uh...I want to have your babies.Wanna hook up?". I'd be scared. Haha. It's most likely a ballad or something because a club song with that title would most likely leave a few guys shivering. I thought she's single right now? Whatever. It's just a quirky song title, but I'm guessing it'll still be be big in the UK. Fist singles off long-awaited albums usually do well anyways.Hazim.Out.
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