But it’s the warmest night in ages.

Billboard 11-4-06

• You know, I'm not sure how many of these I have left to do. I don't know how much music collection development responsibility I'll have at my new job, and I don't know if they'd order this way anyway.
• I'm sure I'll find enough other things to mock, though.
• But nothing quite like "Ricky Martin: Undeniable" which is the ad cover of this issue.
• You know, I kind of thought I'd never have to deal with Ricky Martin ever again.
• And I really liked that thought.
• It's that stupid Ricky Martin Unplugged which, I'm sorry, is just a terrifying thought and I hate it.
• But now I'm envisioning Ricky covering "Mama Said Knock You Out" and that's kinda cool.
• In a frightening sort of way.
• Speaking of frightening, the real cover is Meat Loaf. A rough looking meat loaf.
• Tim Burton directed a Killers video!?
• Aw, Le Tigre.
• It's always weird when a band like Le Tigre shows up in this magazine.
• Li'l Steven is discussing SpongeBob.
• Apparently, SpongeBob has an album, Li'l Steven was introduced to it by Seymour Stein, it's a good time.
• I can't get "Seymour Stein" out of my head now.
• This Meat Loaf picture is awful. Once you reach a certain age, shirtless is a bad idea. Whether it's his actual body or not.
• Also, I reached my limit of beefcake-y romance novel-esque imagery earlier this week from Fabio's appearance on ANTM.
• You know, I always thought Meat Loaf was one word, not 2.
• So there's a Bat Out of Hell 3 now?
• Enough is enough.
• Wait--didn't he have a falling out with Jim Steinman? How can there be a Meat Loaf album without Jim Steinman!?
• Oh, no falling out. Steinman health issues. But he still wrote 7 of the songs. Phew.
• Wait! Steinman's manager says no to the health problems! I'm so confused! And torn! I need April to sort this all out for me!
• (Yeah, my friend April? Totally obsessed with Meat Loaf. It's a little weird, but makes sense if you know her.)
• Steinman didn't produce the album, though.
• Which I know everyone cares about, but, let's face it, no one reads these anyway. They just keep me entertained while I attempt to stay on top of various kinds of music I don't give a shit about.
• Wait, isn't "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" the Celine Dion video that looks almost exactly like the Meat Loaf video? Because Steinman wrote that song, too.
• OH SHIT. THIS MAGAZINE IS BACKING JOHN "THE ASSHOLE" HOSTETTLER.
• Fucking intellectual property bullshit.
• See? This is why Billboard is creepy and weird and I need to vent to the whole damn internet about it.
• Least they aren't backing goddam Santorum here.
• That's why their asses lost, anyway.
• Waaaay too much about Ricky Martin...
• Except I keep misreading the copy, like thinking an ad is calling him a misanthrope, or "Evolution Denied" instead of "Evolution Defined."
• All kinds of Doors crap...
• Lauryn Hill popped up and played another random private show.
• I wish she'd get her crazy shit together and just write another album.
• OK, there's something that feels very "end of an era" about hearing that Sonic Youth have one more album to go before their Geffen contract is fulfilled.
• Or maybe it's just that I loaned my copy of Experimental Jet Set, Trash, and No Star to one of my crew earlier today.
• Mike Mills and Corrin Tucker and performing together (I think) at some benefit. I bet that sounds amazing.