Proof of RIUSAB

You probably haven't heard, but some washed-out porn star (pop star?) bombed at the VMAs this year. We at RIUSAB think her mistake was either: a) pretending to sing or b) pretending to sing a new song that actually sounded pretty Timbalicious. For another list of two, let's try blogoprism-sanctioned reactions to the, er, performance: a) outraged or b) outraged by the outrage. As usual, the RIUSAB staff thought it was all great fun - the annual office VMA party was even better than usual, between Ms. Spears and the new tradition of Patron shots with Whitney subbed for salt (selling out has its advantages). Anyway, as long as she keeps the jams coming and flashes some naughty parts every now and then, we're satisfied. Even if it feels sometimes like we're watching (and hearing) half-baked Madonna reruns.

Oh and you probably have heard, but the Go! Team re-released album #1 with new packaging and a different title: Proof of Redundancy. Don't get it twisted - that's ok, because they're Saving Music (further corroboration). It's certainly never occurred to anyone to combine 70s music with Saturday morning hip-hop before (ahem), and we at RIUSAB have determined through extensive research that no one's tried to release the same album twice either. We were going to introduce our brand new rating system just for this one (RIUSAB out of a possible RIUSAB - as in better than Kid A AND Stadium Arcadium, in case you were wondering), but we wouldn't want to steal EW's thunder. Plus, and we can think of no higher compliment, "Doing It Right" is totally on repeat at R. Kels' after-school program.