Why Britney Spears is ruining a generation of spellers

A few weeks ago, the band released a cover of Britney Spears's "Till the World Ends."



I like our cover, and I must admit that I do enjoy the original. But as a writer, the thing that really pisses me off about this song is its name. Why?

Till is NOT A WORD.

Put simply, 'til  is an abbreviation for until. The apostrophe replaces the un.

Britney isn't the first to think that it should be spelled till, but she's probably the most prominent. If "...Baby One More Time" birthed a generation of rebelliously sexy tweenagers, "Till the World Ends" will probably birth a flood of terrible spellers.

And this is what is wrong with pop culture--no copy editors.

**EDIT**
My friend pointed this out to me:
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1298851?rskey=mWaRBs&result=1#m_en_us1298851

I absolutely never thought I would be schooled by Britney Spears, but I definitely maintain that I vastly prefer 'til to till as a personal/stylistic choice.

FJ cover of "Don't Know Why"

Oh, Norah Jones... if only you were a lesbian and knew who I was. A couple of months ago we finally got around to recording our cover of Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why." After a little video editing magic from Dean, it's ready for the world to see! Check it out... and try to ignore my shark eyes (Liz Lemon watup!).



-Sarah

The only Beatles cover I actually like

In true Finding Jupiter fashion, I'm doing my two Beatles posts back-to-back.

I've always hated Beatles covers. Usually, they suck---whether they try to reimagine the song (the whole "Across the Universe" movie, which I couldn't stand) or just copy it (Eddie Veder's "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away").

There's just something about the Beatles that you can't copy---as the Golden Standard for rock, maybe there's just no way to do it right.

But there's ONE Beatles cover that I love: The Vines' version of "I'm Only Sleeping," from the "I Am Sam" soundtrack.

The original was way ahead of its time, anticipating the psychedelia that was just around the corner. Sure, it made the song visionary, but it also kept the Beatles from pushing it as far as it could go.

With all the benefit of a few decades of musical development, the Vines take it and do wonders. I honestly think the Beatles would be proud. But you can judge for yourself:





-Dean

"Do It Again" video out now!

In today's world, it's hard to find someone who's even competent at what they do. When you find someone truly talented, appreciate them for what they're worth.

When Sarah first told me that Alex and Kellsey, two Stanford freshmen, were going to produce our new music video for "Do It Again," I was pretty excited--I personally shot and edited our last video ("Birthday Sex") and, while I had a pretty good time doing it, I know it was lacking because I'm just not that good at that sort of thing.

I never could have expected the amazing amount of time and energy they would put into this video, or how good it would turn out.

I'm really stoked to announce that the "Do It Again" video is out now. Check it out! The single is also on iTunes, if you're interested.



If you like it, please give it a thumbs up, post it on your Facebook wall, or whatever to spread the word. Alex and Kellsey really did a great job, and their work deserves all the exposure it can get  :-)


Rock on,

Dean