Golden Oldie No More

Seems like the last few thousands downloads of Aly & AJ's "Potential Breakup Song" were trickling in more slowly than the splattered paint running down the walls in that song's video. But I guess it's better late than never: "Potential Breakup Song" just went platinum this week, nearly 2 years after the single was released.

That seemed newsworthy just because of how belated it was. I mean, I know Aly & AJ were never the two-for-the-price-of-one Hilary Duffs Disney Channel would have liked them to be, but going platinum after 2 years? I've never heard anyone brag about that... But it is great for them; don't get me wrong. They didn't even need to release a deluxe edition of Insomniatic like they did for Into the Rush. But Into the Rush went platinum in less than a year... Oh, how the mighty mouseketeers are fallen.

Oh, and the other reason the Platinum certification is newsworthy is because it's the only real news Aly & AJ have had in months. Sure, they're both off starting their feature film careers, AJ in The Lovely Bones, Aly in Bandslam (a movie that might stand a chance, now that its title has been changed from Rock On!) and they want their next album to be, you know, good. Because they do more than just vacation in Aruba and dye their dogs. They swear.

I feel kind of bad writing so cynically about the girls I saw at my first for real rock concert, but I wish they had some proof that they've done something productive in the past few years besides being featured on My Super-Sweet 16. I feel like they always tried to be such serious artists when they were all over Disney Channel, but now they just come off as a few spoiled blondes who think they're hippies...

But maybe Bandslam won't be as cliche as it sounds. Maybe their new album won't get pushed back anymore. Maybe the song they wrote with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer will be on the album and will rock as much as it sounds like it will. Maybe their blog entries will consist of more than just home videos of them as 5 year-olds. Cuz, um, talk about living in the past...

So I guess it's good that I can at least report on the rather belated Platinum certification of "Potential Breakup Song." It sure beats talking about their dog's dye job...