“The Correct Procedure for if Someone Plays a Song from Fear Inoculum on the Jukebox”
Well, first of all, take a deep breath. It’s gonna be a while. Grab a Snickers. If you need to go outside and smoke, or go to the BMV and get a new driver’s license, this would be a good time to do it. Remember that this isn’t commensurate to TOOL’s catalogue as a whole. … Read more“The Correct Procedure for if Someone Plays a Song from Fear Inoculum on the Jukebox”
“R.E.M., You’re Gone, and Yes, We Miss You”
Now, in no way, in the last five years or so, has my desire for a new R.E.M. album equalled my craving for a new album from the wayward troubadours known as Ween, which certainly seems ill-fated at this point. And, again, almost as soon as I have the thought, I’m fumigated from my “ideal” … Read more“R.E.M., You’re Gone, and Yes, We Miss You”
“Dolby’s Top 10 Tracks July – Sep. 2024”
10 The Mechanical Man – “Just Dance Tonight” DJ The Mechanical Man, hailing from Naples, Italy, makes the kind of easy, hypnotic techno music that seems familiar, even if you’ve never heard it, like something naturally destined to be around for ages. “Just Dance Tonight” kicks off his professional-grade-but-casual Original Vibes EP, just out this … Read more“Dolby’s Top 10 Tracks July – Sep. 2024”
“An Unfortunate Blip of National Dissent”
In one of the more caustic SNL impersonations of all time, Jimmy Fallon handled MTV’s Carson Daly, once long ago. His take on Daly, at the time, struck me as a little ham-handed and excessively brash, as he even assigned to him the words “I’m Carson Daly and I’m a massive tool” [1] [2]. Unfortunately, … Read more“An Unfortunate Blip of National Dissent”
“Why I’d Like to Do a Beach House Interview”
At this point, it seems like Beach House’s career is pretty much over, at least in the sense of anyone caring about it. As should be known to anyone who reads this site, Sub Pop was very instrumental in killing it: granted, they “killed” it by making it sterile, like dumping a bunch of chlorine … Read more“Why I’d Like to Do a Beach House Interview”
“On Get behind Me Satan and the Perils of Having All Substance and No Style”
It’s true: The White Stripes could pretty much do no wrong in 2005. They’d gone from cutesy garage-rock-revival also-rans to rock demigods with Elephant (2003), which bequeathed us the invincibly virile “Ball and Biscuit”; the lilting and gorgeous “I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother’s Heart” and its show-stopping steel guitar solo, … Read more“On Get behind Me Satan and the Perils of Having All Substance and No Style”