There's been a lot of talk recently about how the '90s are back, much of it by me. One thing I've forgotten to mention in my hasty excitement for a return to the days when my man crush on Jared Leto wasn't creepy was that the '90s were pretty much a complete bum-out. Everyone was stomping around all day in gross boots and giant socks, and we all had our hair tied up in tight scrunchies that constricted blood flow to the brain. No wonder the music was so grim.
Somewhere around the middle of the decade, bands in New York City remembered that music was supposed to be fun. Chief among them were Cibo Matto, the Japanese-American duo who popularized the polyglot fusion concept that was also, coincidentally, sweeping the restaurant scene. In fact, they actually were singing about food most of the time, on songs like "Birthday Cake" and "Know Your Chicken." (Cibo Matto means "crazy food" in Italian, I'm obliged to point out). They were brash, ballsy, fun, cooler than hell, and surprisingly funny.
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I always felt bad for the less cute one, because the ultra cute one was all "Oh I'm gonna go date Sean Lennon now, and then break up the band to make a cool album with him", and the less cute one was like "Oh ok, I'll just be over here practicing keyboard... alone forever". But now I feel bad for her too, because Sean Lennon has moved on to dating super hot teenaged models and royalty.
I loved that Sean Lennon record. Saw them play it together at the Met Cafe yo. Back in the day and shit.
I think you are mixing up the cuteness here though. Miho was cuter, and Yuka was the one dating Sean.
/a guy who knows that
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