BeatNonStop A Weblog by Chris Macias Bee pop music critic Music geek (n. myü-zik 'gEk) 1: A person who proudly wore KISS commemorative pajamas in third grade. 2: A person who owns multiple copies of the same album, still buys vinyl and has a room dedicated to 2,000 or so CDs and records. 3. A person who wrote a five-part series about traveling with a local band in their stinky van - and loved every minute of it. 4: Chris Macias, the Bee's pop music critic, serving Sacramento's music scene since 1999.

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April 3, 2007

Isn't it ironic, don't you think?

Right now I'm sending some props to Rachel Leibrock - my friend and colleague who has the dish on upcoming concerts in Coming Distractions- because of a YouTube link she sent me yesterday. It's a clip of Alanis Morissette covering "My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas, and it's pure awesomeness.

Instead of merely channeling her inner-Fergie, Ms. Morissette turns "My Humps" on its ironic head and belts it as a piano-led ballad. Maybe Alanis feels a weird kind of kinship since they both paid dues on children's TV shows: Alanis on Canada's "You Can't Do That on Television," Fergie on "Kids Incorporated." Whatever the case, this version of "My Humps" pretty much rules. So I'm hereby saying "sorry" for all the times I slagged Alanis for releasing mediocre albums and yodeling too much. She's redeemed herself, big time.

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