The Noughties - nothing but a B-Side?

One of the sad things about the so called demise of vinyl was the rise of the 'remix' and the end of the B-side. You see, vinyl was fun because it was like a frisbee, but also because there were two songs for the price of one. Then came the CD-Single which sucked as it used to cost £1.99 and although there were usually three or four tracks on the said 'single' they were all sucky remixes. Sure, there were the occasional great remix hits, but these were few and far between.

And so onto the remix. The rehash. The remake. The homage. The piss take for those who pay for their entertainment. Lazy writing designed to maximise profits, although again not all remakes are bad. But hey, it was starting to take the mickey.

Music over the past ten years has sucked. So has the (western) films. You think about the eighties and you think about the great tracks, hell even the 1990's were great for music. And the films were also astounding too! And we are not just talking about classic American entertainment ('Pulp Fiction', 'Desperado', 'Clerks'), but great Brit films ('Trainspotting', 'The Crying Game', 'The Long Good Friday', even 'Four Weddings and a Funeral') and a golden era for Bollywood ('Dil Se', 'Bombay', 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun') were all fantastic.

And then came the noughties. Digitised, safe and dull. Absolutely nothing to remember it by. There have been some great stuff, but the bulk of the decade has been characterised by incestuous links within a bloated entertainment industry. Old stars that refuse to retire, new ones discovered via talent contests and the greatest hits of too many guys who have done far too little.

I am merely a humble director, a speck on the ointment of this world. And I also have to prove myself with far more effectiveness than what I have done to date. But if I was to look back for inspiration on the course of my life. I would rather look outward to the world in the 2000's than to the so called entertainment of the past ten years. For a decade that represented a golden time in terms of prosperity for much of the world, it has surely been lacking in the risks taken to tantilise the senses...