Musings on the past and present state of music, film, and pop culture. Get off my lawn.
Check out our Top 11 List of The Best, most informative and entertaining Movie Commentaries. For film geeks like myself, nothing beats a good DVD or Blu-ray movie commentary track. A great commentary gives insight into the creative process; how cast and crew solved conceptual problems, salvaged happy accidents, and willed their vision into being. […]
Well the wait is over! The official 2013 Lollapalooza lineup has been announced and it’s making me itch to head back to Chicago. The announcement came earlier than expected due to a leak, but it appears this has been confirmed as the real deal. Headliners include New Order (read my recent album review), the newly […]
One year ago today, I had a vague goal; to channel my middle-age angst into championing all that I love in pop culture and goofing on all the stuff that I don’t. I was hoping I’d find enough people who felt the same way. I told myself I’d give it a year. If I’d made some […]
Steve Kilbey is one of the most prolific songwriters in rock. Through his work with seminal Aussie alternative band The Church, his solo projects and various collaborations, the man has been a flurry of activity. He recently released “The Idyllist“, an excellent solo album that showcases his versatility and clever lyrical gifts (click here for my […]
Nine Inch Nails returns with new tour and revamped lineup. Trent Reznor has been busy lately. In addition to starting a new music streaming service, he’s working with his new band How To Destroy Angels and participating in The Sound City Players and the upcoming Queens Of The Stone Age album (both featuring Dave Grohl and […]
The 2013 lineup for Bonnaroo, the annual music festival has been announced. It looks a typically diverse, all-encompassing bill for the summer music festival held in Manchester, Tennessee. Some of the headliners include Paul McCartney and Tom Petty , recent Grammy winners Mumford and Sons, Bjork, The XX and comedian Daniel Tosh. Other acts that […]
Coachella officially release their 2013 lineup and it’s as impressively diverse as past rosters. The California festival will be quite Brit heavy; headliners will include Brit-pop legends Blur, Manchester band The Stone Roses, and other English acts include The XX and New Order (check out my recent reviews of The XX’s Coexist and New Order’s Lost Sirens of both […]
Sold! The 1966 Batmobile goes for a cool 4.62 million at an Arizona Auction… In the history of awesome movie cars, the original 1966 Batmobile can’t be beat. It looks just as cool as it did during the heyday of the Adam West TV show. And while Christopher Nolan’s Tumbler is an awesome reinvention of the […]
Take a journey back into time for the 25 Weirdest Kid Television Shows of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s…. This is Part One in A Three Part Series, click here to read Part 2. Kids today will probably grow up and recall Yo Gabba Gabba as the weirdest and coolest kid show of their generation […]
Check out our list of the Best Cover Songs Of All Time… A good cover song should do one of four things: (1) radically change the song structure to bring new life to the tune. (2) strip the song structure to its basic elements to showcase the raw components that make the song compelling. (3) […]