So You Think You Can Dance? Recap

This was by far the best season EVER of SYTYCD. Not only were all of the dancers in the top ten skilled, but they had great hearts, too. Russell won, even though Jakob was my favorite, but both dancers were absolutely beautiful. Russell also rep'd Boston, which was fun to watch.



I thought that the choreographers this season were much better, too, probably due in part to the amazing capabilities of the contestants. Their taste in music also improved. My favorites were Travis from season 1 (he should've won) and Sonya Tayeh. They both had mohawks and chose great music, including Portishead and Lykke Li. I haven't listened to Portishead too much, but I loved the dance Travis choreographed to it and want to look into more of their music.

Little Boots New Album

Little Boots' new LP "Hands" leaked onto the internet two days ago and it's spread like the plague across the blogosphere (I guess it landed here, too). Definitely a combination of Annie, Kylie Minogue and Yelle in its combination of pop/disco/80's/chick music. Nothing wrong with that! Bubble gum has its place. The thing with Little Boots is there's a little bit of depth to it--it sounds like bubble gum but has some bitterness to it.

Download the single "Remedy". Perfect to play at a summer dance party. You'll see what I mean.

TV Lineup

Since I've gotten home from Dartmouth, I've been going through a crash-course in primetime shows that are just starting new seasons.

-So You Think You Can Dance? is back on for another season, reminding me that there is some integrity to these reality shows. I just heard a Twitter reference as I'm watching right now. Oh, technology.

--> Hubert, I'd love you to cater/DJ any party of mine.
-Top Chef: Masters has become my new obsession. It's so much better than normal Top Chef because the contestants don't really have anything at stake, so they are much more mature. The chefs are also much more established, creative, and, frankly, better. No plate that I saw last night looked disgusting. In addition, the elimination challenge last night was to cook a gourmet meal in a college dorm room. Is there any better way to cater to a young audience? The new hostess, Kelly Choi, is mad annoying, though--how weird is it to label her a "TV Personality" in the commercials?

-Colbert Report: He's in Iraq now doing his show for the soldiers. I loved his Army of Me segment when he was in boot camp. Hilarious. Watch here:

http://www.colbertnation.com/home?kw=thecolbertreport

Read about it here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/arts/television/12watch.html?emc=eta1

Anyway, it's time for me to start reading more. My brain's going to be mush by the time I'm 30.

Low low low low

I wonder how much the parents who put their children on YouTube are affecting their children's futures. College admissions...?

DANCE MOVES