loudQUIETloud

I realize that this documentary isn't new--it came out in 2006 I think--but I'm still enjoying loudQUIETloud: a film about the Pixies. I was quite the Pixies fan back in the day (y'know, back when I actually listened to new music :) and it's fascinating to watch this film on their 2004 reunion tour, hear what each band member had been doing (the two members who weren't Black Francis and Kim Deal were ekeing out a living, which is a shame for such an influential group), and of course get to watch concert footage of them performing their songs.

One scene struck me in particular, not really sure why. They were touring in Iceland, and there was a gaggle of teenage girls getting Kim to give them autographs. After she left, the girls were just screaming in delight. Not sure why it got to me: maybe because these girls were still fans even though they were probably not old enough to remember when the Pixies broke up; maybe because they seemed to really look up to Kim as a role model of a real female rocker. Not sure. It got to me, though.

And just to tie this back in to videogames, I am TOTALLY getting Doolittle when the album comes available later in the year in Rock Band. Bet me and the kids could do a mean version of "Hey" if not for that unfortunate repetition of the word "whore" (at least it only shows up once in "In Bloom").