Friday

 

SIMPLY ALARMING

I am absolutely knocked-out drug-down in total love with "Ring The Alarm" the thunderous record - but what IS it with Beyonce and her strange robotic increasingly Bad Mime-like video "dancing-acting-signifyin'"? It seems to get worse with each new release. I know she's meant to be, like, "mad", like with her "man" in the song; but here she just looks, like, MAD, like somewhere there is a man in a white coat with a tranquilzer gun and a butterfly net and a clipboard with the name Beyonce on it.

And ... Basic Instinct references? Really? REALLY? Are you SURE that's the best you can do?



Eminem is surely WAY off-base with his silly silly Hannibal Lecter mask in his new video, too. I mean: talk about dated. (Don't these zillionaire RnB stars know you can buy new DVDs off the Interweb?)

Where are Beavis and Butthead when we need them?

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ADDENDUM 1

thanks to Blackmail Is My Life for the link/idea, BTW.

ADDENDUM 2

I'm sure it's only my Old Guy imagination, but at certain crucial parts of "Ring The Alarm" I could swear that Beyonce sings

"We gon' rock the P.F. Sloan!"

And if you don't know who P.F.Sloan is you're probably not a middle aged rock critic with an elephantine memory for trivia...

posted by Ian 12/08/2006 08:19:00 PM

Comments:

I think the director chose the Basic Instinct images to convey the Diana Ross insanity re Beyonce's alleged split with Jay-Z for messing with Rihanna.

I don't mind the choice myself but my judgement is clouded by, well, Beyonce's appearance.

# posted by  blackmail is my life : 9/12/06

 

I don't know who P.F. Sloan is (though I've heard of him) - to me it sounds more like "P.P. Sloan", meaning Patrick Pentland from Sloan...

The youtube folks said La Knowles was ripping off/inspired by Janet Jackson & this song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2fneWaD4Yk

which is fine, except Janet's not barking mad in it.

# posted by  Lena : 13/12/06

 

Dear Ian.

I am a researcher working for a documentary production company, and I would like to E-mail you a proposal for possible involvement in an upcoming project.

Please E-mail me at leeanne at crpprojects dot com, and I will send you the proposal and see what you think.

Many thanks,

Lee-Anne.
Production Researcher

# posted by  Anonymous : 9/1/07

 

hey mr. p, hope you had a nice christmas. come back soon.

# posted by  Anonymous : 11/1/07

 

Hi Ian,

I have been trying to contact you regarding Rickie Lee Jones, but do not appear to have your email address.
Do you think you could contact me on kit@thepublicityconnection.com

Thanks

# posted by  Kit Young : 17/1/07

 

She's singing " V.V.S. stones" , slightly flawed diamonds. Less interesting, but makes more sense in the context of the song.

# posted by  Anonymous : 6/2/07

 

Hello, dear Ian!
I am photo editor of a magazine called "Bolshoi Gorod" ("Big City", Moscow, Russia, our website is bg.ru).
As we are working on an article dedicated to some interesting blogs, we've already made a screenshot of your page and else we do need a picture of you - could you please send one to my e-mail ASAP?
It's margarita@afisha.ru.
Thaaaanks =)

# posted by  Margarita : 15/2/07

 

Unfortunately I can't translate Russian but Margarita's bloggers hall of fame is now up:

http://www.bg.ru/article/6447/

# posted by  Anonymous : 17/2/07

 

This'll help you 'rise-above'. Literally. Think about buying my eye-opening, efficacious, avant-garde novel, thus, receiving enlightenment from inner self how to proceed in our lifelong demise (with 24/7 sardonic satire, of course). Alleluia!! I'm now a full-fledged-Loser!! I'm very proud to giveth unto thee my own, altruistic version of Loserdom. God bless.

# posted by  Kold_Kadavr_flatliner : 5/3/07

 

I presume that Ian's OK ?
Last post 8/12 is a bit of a worry, no ?

# posted by  Bill Dukenfield : 9/3/07

 

It's best not to speculate. Perhaps the black dog has taken hold of him, perhaps he is deep in his novel (It's about...EVERYTHING!) - maybe he is motorcycling across America. All we can be sure of is that there has been no obituary.

# posted by  me : 11/3/07

 

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# posted by  Anonymous : 30/3/07

 

Merry Xmas & A Snappy New Year.

# posted by  t''t : 5/7/07

 

Very Nice your Blog

# posted by  The Higher the Hair,The Closer to God : 24/7/07

 

Please come back Ian, WE NEED YOU!!!

# posted by  Dan : 18/8/07

 

I LOVE YOU!!! you have given me such nourishment!. Please, I need your wondrous analytical, intellectual, aesthetic skills to comprehend this forlorn world. I wait in anticipation for your next utterance, salivating and mentally quivering in an abyss of mindless commentary your absence has (unwittingly) contributed to. Why aren't you a regular broadcaster like your former cohort, Morley? You are required much more urgently to fix this moribund, cynical, apathetic and overly ironical state of British culture.

# posted by  Anonymous : 26/10/07

 

Hi, Ian

Great blog - I agree with the previous comment. Drop me your email when you can - I only have an old email address for you.

Philip Brophy (Cinesonic)

# posted by  Anonymous : 12/11/07

 

Just marking one year since the last new post.

I don't know where you are or what you're up to but I'd be very grateful if you came back.

thanks.

# posted by  Bill Dukenfield : 9/12/07

 

".....Please, I need your wondrous analytical, intellectual, aesthetic skills.."

I wouldn't say no to a bit of Penman vigor either, but he surely must be workin' - guys like him can't not

# posted by  Anonymous : 17/2/08

 

just checking in. What does he do these days? He was pretty good.

# posted by  me : 11/12/09

 

Ian, where can a get a copy of your essay "The Annihilation of Rhythym"?

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