news / updates
March 24, 2003
There is much Beck interview fun from
Triple J to be downloaded
here!
March 23, 2003
Beck is now among those who have
online journals.
There's an update in
bekkies. Come on, people, gimme stuff!
March 20, 2003
Beck got nominated for three
California Music Awards:
- Outstanding Album
- Outstanding Songwriter
- Outstanding Male Vocalist
Basically, he is very outstanding. THAT IS TRUE! Make sure to
vote starting on April 1st!
The
Flaming Lips's upcoming
Fight Test EP will have their cover of "The Golden Age" on it, along with covers of "Knives Out" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head."
March 16, 2003
The April issue of
Blender features the article
500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die, two of which are
Mellow Gold and
Odelay (who needs the other 498?):
Mellow Gold
Still available in both "clean" and "explicit" versions, Beck Hansen's breakthrough patented the template for the irony-laden '90s with its fusion of country, folk and hip-hop and wry, knowing lyrics. It's no fun without "Fuckin' With My Head," though.
Standout track: "Loser"
Odelay
If Beck still felt like a one-hit wonder after Mellow Gold, then Odelay settled all bets. Riding the line between smart-ass and just plain smart, the cut-and-paste wunderkind sings a soulful verse and slings a fair rhyme. Suddenly, rock & roll is fun again.
Standout track: "Where It's At"
March 14, 2003
Are you tired of poopy books that have
nothing to do with Beck? Then maybe you should get
Everday Apocalypse by
David Dark. It features stuff like words, paper, and ink, but unlike most other words, paper, and ink-filled books, this one has a chapter about
Beck!! And stuff!
Alright!! !#@$%
(really, it is a very interesting book)
March 9, 2003
There is a massive photo explosion going on at
beck.com...
March 7, 2003
From
beck.com:
Beck will make an appearance on Macy Gray's forthcoming record, "The Trouble With Being Myself", due to drop this May. Beck sings on the track "It Ain't The Money."
March 2, 2003
There's a new
articles section up. It doesn't have a whole lot right now, but more stuff will be added later!
Maybe!
The April issue of
Spin features lists, lists, and more lists, some of which have Beck in them. In the editor's list of
FIVE LISTS WE DIDN'T USE, number five is "Top 35 Food Items Mentioned on the 1994 Beck Single 'Steve Threw Up'". Beck is number 17 in
THE SPIN TOP 40: The most important artists making music right now: The manchild folk fusionist has become a grown-ass man, getting weepy one minute, pop-locking the next. Lastly, Beck (in 1994) is number seven in
TOP TEN "NEW DYLANS"
