Just when we thought Justin Beiber, the teen heart throb that managed to seduce millions of little girls around the world was enough, it now looks like he has a met a worthy opponent– or opponents I should say.
One Direction is a hit. A fad. A phenomenon. A marvel. An obsession. There is no denying it. The boy band, made up of Zayne, Liam, Harry, Niall and Louis has made much of its success on the aesthetic appearances of its members, which, as we know, is a HIT with female youth. Only this time, there are quite a few boys who like them too.
Personally, I am not a fan at all. With their music video for "What Makes You Beautiful", their choreography consisted of three moves: the chest patting, the finger pointing, and the hair flipping. As if nobody else does that. Also, their music isn't very original, creative, or good. I admit, it's not HORRIBLE, but they sure as hell don't deserve to have their concerts sold out in ten minutes.
Perhaps I will write more on these Directioners later, but as for now, toodleoo!
Any bit of intriguing information, that may offer further insight into the life of an individual causes people to be drawn to it like a heroin addict to a needle, once it has been made public. It's human nature to succumb to their inner curiosity, and it can hardly be helped. But once information has been made public knowledge, easily susceptible to invasive curiosity, and speculation.
This blog post seemingly has been steeped in randomness and futility, but oh well.
It seemed only inevitable that a scheming, greedy company would come along and present consumers who want cheap music (but still have a sense of righteousness that prevents them from downloading it illegally) with a fraudulent scam that would appeal to a sense of legality, but in actuality, is still an illicit operation.
This is exactly what legalsounds.com is doing. They present the consumer with music that can be bought for 99¢ at the most, and allows them to feel as if they're not doing the music industry a disservice by obtaining their music illegally.
There is absolutely NO WAY that full-sized albums could be legitimately sold for only 99¢ [on legalsounds.com], if they are being sold on iTunes for around 10 dollars. This means that legalsounds.com is gaining pure profit, and is getting its music illegally for free. Thus, it not running a legitimate business.
The Golden Raspberry Awards, or the "Razzies" is an award ceremony that celebrates the worst film has to offer. Founded in 1931, only a handful of actors, directors, etc, have ever accepted an award. This year's Razzie nominees for some of the categories are as follows:
Worst Picture: Jack & Jill; Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star; New Year's Eve; Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon; Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I
Worst Actor: Russel Brand (Arthur); Nicholas Cage (Drive Angry 3-D, Season of the Witch, and Trespass); Taylor Lautner (Abduction, and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I); Adam Sandler (Jack & Jill, Just Go With It); Nick Swardson (Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star)
Worst Actress: Martin Lawrence as "Momma" (Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son); Sarah Palin as "Herself" (Sarah Palin: The Undefeated); Sarah Jessica Parker (I Don't Know How She Does It, and New Year's Eve); Adam Sandler as "Jill" (Jack & Jill); Kristen Stewart (Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I)
Worst Supporting Actor: Patrick Dempsey (Transformers: Dark of the Moon); James Franco (Your Highness); Ken Jeong (Big Momma's #3, Hangover Part 2, Transformers #3, and Zookeeper); Al Pacino (Jack & Jill); Nick Swardson (Jack & Jill, and Just Go With It)
Worst Supporting Actress: Katie Holmes (Jack & Jill); Brandon T. Jackson as "Charmaine" (Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son); Nicole Kidman (Just Go With It); David Spade as "Monica" (Jack & Jill); Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
Worst Screen Ensemble: The Entire Cast (Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star); The Entire Cast (Jack & Jill); The Entire Cast (New Year's Eve); The Entire Cast (Transformers: Dark of the Moon); The Entire Cast (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
Worst Director: Michael Bay (Transformers: Dark of the Moon); Tom Brady (Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star); Bill Condon (Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I); Dennis Dugan (Jack & Jill, and Just Go With It); Garry Marshall (New Year's Eve)
(Sorry, the list got a little long!) Be sure to watch the winners for this year, at the award ceremony on April 1st.
Below are the trailers for some of the nominated films:
