Dolby Disaster

Ok, there are a lot of layers to this, so let me be begin by commenting that “Bleed American,” the opener on Jimmy Eat World’s fourth album which was ONCE called just that, is one of the headiest, steady-handed jabs at reclusive modern culture in rock. Because I know everybody’s going to be saying, with … Read more“Blink 182 and Jimmy Eat World: The Much Maligned Odd Couple of Late-’90’s Pop/Punk”

Music has the ability to wipe the slate clean of the mind, be an infirmary for the troubled and tormented subjected to capitalism’s brutal repetitions and blatant insults of intelligence. Eminem is a great example of a vocalist who saw through a lot of sh**, and as a result was feared and pigeonholed, and so … Read more“Gettin’ Pumped for Spring Releases”

Beer must be cheap Around here, And it is, As you see As you Pass by The Trees And the grass And the leaves And the curbs   Your car is lit   And Survival If it should extend In your trip past the glass in the gas station Is not because of The glass … Read more“The Glass”

Capitol/1982 … I used to dishwash at this bar/burger joint down the street from where I went to high school, down the street from where I live now. The radio would constantly be on the oldies station, which used to play stuff like Motown and “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane,” but now is more the … Read more“Album Spotlight: Billy Squier – Emotions in Motion.”

What emerges When so much is left behind As under weather The pious Gusts of entropy Become the sociological wasteland   Doling adornments of Identities, multi- Billion dollar with Less clothing every year, Can We reach into the glove compartment and find True individualism In a lonely gray hat

Not that they need much defense, seeing as the “Coalition against Blaxploitation” page was deleted from wikipedia. It seems that fat white people, by way of gavels literal and figurative, have effectively, partially through blaxploitation, completely removed the concept of the black artist from the ’60’s/rock and roll movement. We’ve come to associate African Americans … Read more“Defending the Coalition against Blaxploitation”

People, black and white, all shapes and sizes, embark in and out — lunging, wanting to permeate perfectly amidst the river’s vapors or squall. Young people learn the joys of gregariousness. Money handlers stand at the apex. In their pertinent hands they see criminals locked up, the keys secure, they see babies and toddlers sleeping … Read more“Hurry Up”

Broad Jim was there, reflecting light, as always. We’d make fun of what he did. He had this huge solar panel on his back that was four feet by four feet, he was born with it on there. Then he was always going down this manhole when the sun went down. Though from certain angles, … Read more“Introduction to Broad Jim: A DD Sci-Fi Metamorphosis”