i totally hated the prodigy ages before everyone else. so long ago, in fact, that now would be a good time to find their hijinx refreshing and start liking them again, if they hadn't just released the worst single ever to enter the british charts. lamers! at least j-lo charted higher, as did red hot chili peppers - "by the way" is actually very pretty and nice after a few listens, even if their traditional alt-rock textures seem to automatically ring most people's grunge alarm. (certain spizzazzz posters cannot see this, and think rhcp to be good only in comparison with the calling. i feel bad for the calling though, because who will defend them? anyone?)

i would like to hear the new baha men song, because i recently saw them live for 15 whole minutes and they were great, but winmx is too much of a pain in the fucking arse to download it at the moment. this brings up a troubling issue: i have never knowingly heard it on the radio, seen it on mtv, or read about it in any publication. what mystery lies behind this baha-blackout?