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diversions
Things you may
have missed in 2001
By Alex Roman
On-line Forty-Niner
2001 was a long
year. There were a lot of things to do and only so little
time, so instead of making a "best of" list here's
a list of the top 10 things that you may have missed last
year. The good thing is, you can always catch up on most of
this stuff.
"Ghost World" -- Forget all the star-driven
yawn fests, "Ghost World" was by far the best movie
of the year. Both Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi gave great
performances and have already been nominated for Golden Globes.
Could the Oscars be far off for them? Probably, but you should
see it anyway.
Radiohead at the Hollywood or Santa Barbara Bowl -- Don't
feel bad, there were many people who missed these shows. But
for those of us who didn't, we can only say, "Tough luck
suckers, you missed the best concert ever!"
John Frusciante's Internet album -- The guitarist of
the Red Hot Chili Peppers is so prolific that he put out a
21-song album on his Web site, JohnFrusciante.com, not long
after the release of his solo album, "To Record Only
Water For Ten Days." The Internet album is more stripped
down than "To Record..." and for that reason it
is a much more personal piece of work worth downloading.
The Broad Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
-- Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Jasper Johns and many more
of the 20th century's greatest artists under one roof is well
worth the price of admission. Add to that the fact that LACMA
has many more rooms with many different types of art and it's
apparent that there's something for everyone.
Amoeba Music -- By far the coolest thing to happen
to Southern California since who knows when, Amoeba is a music
lover's Shangri la (Imagine Fry's, but the entire store is
music, movies and posters). Just in case you are wondering,
the store is located at 6400 Sunset Blvd. in beautiful, sunny
Hollywood.
"Pootie Tang" -- One of the most misunderstood
works of pure genius in a long time. Not only was "Pootie
Tang" misunderstood, it was completely under marketed
and pulled from theaters too quickly, so it never stood a
chance. This is definitely one of those movies that will be
rediscovered someday and revered for the greatness it is,
like "Dolemite" for instance.
"Birth Of The Cool" by Lewis MacAdams --
MacAdams' book traces the origins of "cool," from
the coining of the word to the people who defined it. Jackson
Pollock, Lester Young, Miles Davis, the Beat Poets, John Cassavetes
and John Cage are all discussed in this book, as is the way
"cool" shaped pop culture into the way we know it
today.
Quasi-"The Sword Of God" -- The two-person
team of Sam Coomes and Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weis proves
how talented people don't need cameos or gimmicks to make
great music. Most of all though, this Washington-based duo
proves that the most beautiful music can be found on the underground.
The Strokes live -- So I missed them too, but it must
have been cool to see them before MTV and KROQ got a hold
of them. Coincidentally their album, "Is This It,"
would have made it to this list, but for some reason their
popularity is growing in ridiculous proportions, which means
that not many people have missed out on this band.
Your local charity -- Because of Sept. 11, Americans
donated in record numbers, which is GREAT!
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