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Entries About Movies, Music, Media

The Sopranos Series Finale 06/11/07 8:49 AM

Enough pussy-footing around; Tony died at the end. Sure, you can say it’s open to interpretation, but all signs point…

Another Statistic 07/01/05 1:51 PM

Protecting Minor Threat from a Major Threat 06/30/05 10:31 AM

Nike (right) ripped off Minor Threat (left) in a poster for a skate event. In his critique of this,…

Three Word Review of “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster” 02/24/05 11:57 AM

Tedious and self-indulgent….

CNN Issues 12/07/04 3:07 PM

The CNN site that I check has been having some issues lately (although the normal site isn’t affected): Looks like…

Sensational! 10/08/04 12:46 PM

CNN.com: Disks found in Iraq show info on U.S. schools OK, what does this headline imply in the current political climate in the US?

Paranoid Chant 2004 10/07/04 11:40 AM

I try to work and I keep thinking of global terrorI try to talk to girls and I keep thinking of global terrorThe goddamned six-o-clock news makes sure I keep thinking of World War IIII got a mile of numbers and a ton of statsOf warheadsA billion terrorists with warheadsI don’t even worry about crime anymoreSo many goddamned scared facesI keep thinking of Osama, of OsamaParanoid, stuck on overdriveParanoid, scared shitlesswith apologies to the minutemen.

Punk’s Not Dead 05/13/03 2:14 PM

The Ramones, like the Clash, are finally cashing in with Blitzkreig Bop appearing in an AT&T cellphone commercial. Now if…

Not Me Godzilla 05/08/03 10:34 AM

I recently downloaded some tracks by the Dead Milkmen, and I’m reminded of the time that Not Me Dave opened…

Just Watch What You Say 05/06/03 2:15 PM

This shit makes me sick, especially since the FCC is about to deregulate big media, allowing one company to own…

Punk Rock Dreams 03/10/03 9:25 AM

Strange dreams last night. I dreamt that CMK and I were at some sort of lecture where the speaker claimed…

What’s for Dinner? 02/12/03 8:46 AM

Competing efforts for the teen dinner table: Cool 2B Real PETA2 // Question Reality Question Authority…

The Surly Bonds 02/01/03 3:53 PM

This whole space shuttle thing has kind of freaked me out, since I’ve been thinking about the one in 1986…

Nuclear-Powered Rockets 01/22/03 1:37 PM

Yet another example of Gdub’s throw back idiocy… Haven’t we been throught this all before?…

The Toad 01/22/03 9:53 AM

Another rock star. Another view. A tad frightening. Listen….

Up In Heaven (Not Only Here) 12/23/02 8:55 AM

R.I.P., Joe Strummer…

Top 100 Albums of the Eighties 11/24/02 11:55 AM

The Pitchfork Top 100 Albums of the 1980s. Ignore most of the commentary and it’s a pretty good list. Of…

A Favorite 11/22/02 9:31 AM

The Flaming Lips have recently become one of my favorite bands. I don’t usually have absolute favorites when it comes…

18 Mile 11/08/02 12:20 PM

The New York Times review of 8 Mile starts out with a great quote:Eminem doesn’t appear to have a great…

I Only Had… 11/08/02 9:52 AM

Watching TV last night, I realized that jackass the movie uses a butchered version of the Minutemen’s “Corona” as its…

Royal DVD 10/15/02 3:49 PM

Thanks to Christine M., I am now the proud owner of the The Royal Tenenbaums on DVD. I can’t wait…

Sonic Truth 08/17/02 12:56 PM

Sonic Youth was incredible last night in Detroit(ish). What they do speaks volumes to me. They teeter on the verge…

CDDB 07/26/02 9:57 AM

Jason Kottke had a post about the Compact Disk Database yesterday. I was kind of excited about CDDB the other…

I’m Your Pusher 07/24/02 11:34 PM

Ice T is now pushing Posse Pops. Apparently, they have safe sex messages on the packaging. A little bit of…

Music 07/14/02 5:56 PM

The price of cd’s is insane. It’s no wonder that so many people just want to get stuff for free…

Kung Tunes 06/22/02 12:25 PM

I added a little Kung-Tunes deal to the homepage, letting everyone (hah) know what I’m listening to on iTunes. The…

I Love Coors Light 06/04/02 9:22 AM

No matter how rock and roll Coors paints itself, it’ll never be a cool beer. Some of us won’t forget…

Royalty 01/09/02 11:13 PM

We saw The Royal Tenenbaums this afternoon. It was quite good in a way that I haven’t really seen in…

Stars and Stripes 12/18/01 1:38 PM

Ever since September 11, the Dead Kennedys’ musical warnings have made sudden sense again. What once seemed like out-dated paranoid…

Forever Dumb 11/14/01 9:33 AM

What’s with Kid Rock? That guy brings out the worst in Detroit. I watched the MTV Making the Video thing…

Fame 11/13/01 12:19 PM

Flipping through channels, I recently discovered that one of my former students is now a famous pseudo-rap star. Funny how…