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Posted on | December 26, 2011 | No Comments Tweet It’s safe to say that 2011 was a more event-heavy year than most in my lifetime. For me personally, it was the probably worst year of my life (beating out 2009, with some competition from 1996-1998), but for a variety of personal, familial and professional reasons that had very little to do with the news. Nonetheless, I’ve been keeping tabs on the news as much as ever (it’s in my wiring at this point), and throughout all the domestic... Read Full Story

Posted on | March 13, 2011 | No Comments Tweet It used to be interesting knock the Baby Boomers. As late as the 1990s, when those in their 40s and 50s still controlled most media channels, an entire media culture was built around harping on ’60s and sugarcoating the hypocrisies of a generation that thought they were enacting major change, but spent more time on drugs and self-mythologizing. The point of view that knocked the Baby Boomers seemingly longed for the attitudes of the 30s... Read Full Story

Posted on | February 7, 2011 | No Comments Tweet The Grammys are this weekend, a fact that interests no one who cares about music except for those with all the money and power in the industry. Because that is still significant, I will be submitting my list of favorite ephemera from the year in music, as my favorite albums and songs have already been documented. #10: Devo – The Making of Something For Everybody #9: Cancer Bats – “Sabotage” #8: Mexicans With Guns – “Dame Lo... Read Full Story

Posted on | December 6, 2010 | No Comments Tweet As far as history can tell, it started with The Simpsons in 1999 : A decade later, when Arizona State denied giving President Obama an honorary degree, SNL and The Daily Show took particular brutal blows: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Arizona State Snubs Obama www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor The Daily Show on Facebook... Read Full Story

Posted on | November 10, 2010 | No Comments Tweet Cover of Arcade Fire This is Part 3 of my three part review of albums of the past half year, an extension of Tynan’s Record Report, which was retired out of solidarity with it’s inspiration and better, Christgau’s Consumer guide. Monday was the best stuff. Yesterday was the good to okay stuff. Today is the disappointing to not so great stuff. I won’t read your flames. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs I’m willing to... Read Full Story

Posted on | November 10, 2010 | No Comments Tweet Cover of Arcade Fire This is Part 3 of my three part review of albums of the past half year, an extension of Tynan’s Record Report, which was retired out of solidarity with it’s inspiration and better, Christgau’s Consumer guide. Monday was the best stuff. Yesterday was the good to okay stuff. Today is the disappointing to not so great stuff. I won’t read your flames. Arcade Fire – The Suburbs I’m willing to... Read Full Story

Posted on | November 9, 2010 | No Comments Tweet This is Part 2 of my three part review of albums of the past half year, an extension of Tynan’s Record Report , which was retired out of solidarity with it’s inspiration and better, Christgau’s Consumer guide. Yesterday was the best stuff. Today’s the good to okay stuff. Wednesday is the disappointing to not so great stuff. You’ll be surprised by what’s leading that one. Eminem – Recovery The Marshall Mathers LP may have been the... Read Full Story

Posted on | November 8, 2010 | No Comments Tweet Image by all that improbable blue via Flickr This is Part 1 of my three part review of albums of the past half year, an extension of Tynan’s Record Report , which was retired out of solidarity with it’s inspiration and better, Christgau’s Consumer guide. This is the best stuff. Tomorrow’s the good to okay stuff. Wednesday is the not disappointing to not so great stuff. You’ll be surprised by what’s leading that one... Read Full Story

Posted on | November 2, 2010 | No Comments Tweet Image via Wikipedia This post will go up on election day, before I have seen the results of the 2010 Midterm elections. It is not affected by the results. It is a post about why I did not vote this election. Obama calls this an enthusiasm gap. I call it a commitment to principle, and opposition to the “50-state strategy”  Howard Dean espoused in 2006 that got the current Democratic majorities. Dean’s strategy was in opposition to... Read Full Story

Posted on | October 29, 2010 | No Comments Tweet I have a real problem with The National, but not the problem I thought I had. There’s an adage in rock criticism circles that you never trust a critic who won’t take back his word). With the National, annoyed by Matt Berninger ‘s repressed singing voice, and frustrated by the repressed lack of pathos in the National’s previous two album’s Boxer and Alligator (however praised by similarly repressed critics), I didn’t give High Violet... Read Full Story