Anti-Hit List

February 10, 2003 6:56 PM

As its old home lies dormant, John Sakamoto'sAnti-Hit List continues on in the pages of Toronto's Eye Weekly. Where else could you hear about The Flaming Lips covering Kylie, Ween singing for about Pizza Hut or quite possibly the best song title in ages.
posted by boost ventilator (9 comments total)

I guess I greatly exaggerated its death!
posted by boost ventilator at 6:59 PM on February 10, 2003

It was nice when my band made The Anti-Hit List best of 2000. See if you can guess which one it is...
posted by SNACKeR at 8:00 PM on February 10, 2003

good to see sakamoto back; when i wrote to him when the anti-hit list left, he was astonished about the feedback he had received and hoped to resurrect the list elsewhere.

too bad eye's site doesn't have any intuitive way to see the full archives once they thrive. (please note that eye and the toronto sun are under the same ownership.) but bring on all the b-sides i won't otherwise know about!
posted by myopicman at 9:22 PM on February 10, 2003

...eye and the toronto sun are under the same ownership.

No way! Really? That's hilarious..
posted by slipperywhenwet at 9:56 PM on February 10, 2003

...eye and the toronto sun are under the same ownership.

The Toronto Star owns eye.
posted by bobo123 at 10:17 PM on February 10, 2003

boost ventilator, I'm really glad you posted this. I wish I could be adulatory without coming across as sarcastic.

Marry me.
posted by ProfLinusPauling at 10:27 PM on February 10, 2003

I was ecstatic when I picked up that copy of Eye a few weeks ago and saw the Anti Hit List had been picked up.

I make it a rule to try to immediatly download every song on the list every thursday afternoon.

(Since i must defend saying "download" and not "purchase", it's generally obscure hard-to-find material, and also acts I've usually never heard of, hence ruling out purchasing)
posted by Adam_S at 7:45 AM on February 11, 2003

argh! kick me out of toronto for 5 months and i can't remember for the life of what's what. thanks slip and bobo.

next thing people will tell me there's a 3rd subway line...
posted by myopicman at 10:51 AM on February 11, 2003

The best/worst song title ever is actually:
"I Snuck A Retard Into A Sperm Bank" - Anal Cunt
posted by Fabulon7 at 3:58 PM on February 12, 2003