shame is so in this season

back to back crap show

i'm a devoted fan of vh1's jump start in the mornings. it never fails to satisfy my dirty pop cravings while sometimes surprising me with a great indie vid every now and then. so this morning at the gym, i'm enjoying the super special effects and slightly special guitar riffs of switchfoot's underwater video for "stars" when i nearly fall off the elliptical machine. the following video was "the great divide" aka scott stapp's solo project aka a serious violation of my eyes and ears. but like any good pop culture junkie, i watched this train wreck in its entirety. (and speaking of which, click here to lose your lunch). and to add insult to injury, next up was your favorite lyricist and mine - nickelback. it was then when i realized why his voice bothers me so much. i think he subscribes to the collapsed trachea school of music where vocal training involves getting punched in the neck repeatedly. i think i changed channels after the sixth rhyming couplet.

posted by erica @ 11:14 AM