gwen stephani is pretty freaky to me, these days. i don't think she is aging well at all and i can picture her becoming an addict to plastic surgery. white ca girl version of m. jackson? except her music is also attrocious these days. i tried listening to one of her newer albums and i could not shake the feeling that i was in a waiting room to get plastic surgery, or perhaps a crowded shopping mall. i like pop music, don't get me wrong. but i only like good pop music.

examples: rhianna - umbrella
anything lauren hill did
destiny's child - say my name (this is dated, i know)
brittney spears - toxic
r kelly - all of it (i mean all his songs and film and everything. those sensitive to profanity, beware)

and i am sure there are more songs and artists i like but that's it for now. i like micheal jackson's old music too, of course. and this is not a bad thing. it is also not bad that i like r. kelly as an artist. it is not my place to call anyone "guilty" or "innocent", but all i know is that for the insane and scum of the earth, it is better they make art than not. art is theraputic and might help them not do really horrible things that might otherwise happen. this is something i talked about with dennis the other day and i would like to credit him with the idea that it is good for them to make art.