Why I Love Ted Leo

So besides thinking he is one of the finest singer/songwriting wordsmiths* dude feels the same way I feel about a few very important things. Check out these two August posts from his website:

23 Aug 2006

YEAH, WELL... WE KNEW THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN...

Zayra, the only contestant who understood how to sing a song without overdoing it, the only contestant with a visual style worth checking out, the only contestant with an intersting voice, the only contestant with an even remotely interesting taste in music, and thus, the only contestant who's not "commercially viable," was kicked off "Rockstar: SuperNova," today.
Also, "Project Runway" sucks compared to last season.

24 Aug 2006

PROJECT RUNWAY LIVE UPDATE!!

So, I used to have a "punch list" - it was pretty tongue-in-cheek, but was serious in some small percentage. The list was not snarky toward people I felt had slighted me, or bitchy in any way. It was about making a point to those who I felt had wronged society in such a way, and evidenced their own bull-headed-ness to be such that "talking about it" would have been a pointless expenditure of energy. Better to just think the thought, then punctuate it physically. Of course, people like Don Rumsfeld were on it, but in the aftermath of "(I did it all for the) Nookie," so was Fred Durst.
As of 10:25 PM EDT tonight, I have officially reinstated the list, and it features one person and one person only: Jeffery Sebelia.
Paranoid self-important prick: your own neurotic entitlement (oooh - you've had it hard, poor baby - you've earned the right to be nasty to the world) is what's making this project suck for you, and you made that nice woman, Angela's MOTHER cry for answering Tim's questions honestly.
Don't fuck with the momz, dude - you're goin' down...

I love that in general he rocks a very political punk-rock stance AND is also an astute proveyor of pop culture. Swoon.

Check out more of the Leo at:
http://www.tedleo.com

Oh yeah, new album coming out in March. Awes...

*I've been listening to Hearts of Oak today to make myself feel better. Oh yeah, it's working. I truly, truly heart dude.