Subtle Bluntness

I had to dust off my first GraphJam graph for this one.

I never got to see the New Misfits when they were around.  It goes without saying I’ve never seen the original Misfits, either.  But I have seen the Jerry Only Traveling Punk Rock All-Stars version of the Misfits (Marky Ramone/Robo, Jerry, and Dez Cadena) and I have seen Michael Graves doing Misfits songs and his [...]

Something about this just gets my head bobbing.  For realz, yo.  Actually, not for realz, but the best part is at the end, so feel free to skip ahead about halfway, but it’s pretty funny throughout. As my friend Andrew said, “I look forward to what things will be like in 50 years.  Retirement homes [...]

October is the best month of the year, but don’t take my word for it. Just ask Big Daddy Drew from Deadspin: It’s October today! OCTOBER! WOOHOO!!! The greatest month of all, dammit. I wish every month were October. That means YOU, August. What are you fucking good for? You just sit there, useless as [...]

Dad and I are going to see these guys tomorrow night at the Horseshoe Casino.  I am incredibly excited and look forward to having John Popper blow my mind with his epic harp skills.

I’ve seen The Turbo A.C.’s at least three times, and every time they’re a serious treat.  Every album is perfect for rolling down the windows, cranking up the volume, and speeding down the highway.  Just be careful, because you’ll be rolling at 80 before you know it. I end up speeding every time I put [...]

First, I’ll give you the good sound quality version. Now I’ll give you the version from “Punk in London”, which reveals X-Ray Spex lead singer Poly Styrene isn’t just a cuddly little singing mutt, but a full-blown twitching, shambling force of nature.  There’s a reason that little Anglo-Somalian girl put The Fear into Johnny Rotten.  [...]

“Hey, Johnny Park!” doesn’t get a lot of respect since it landed on The Colour and the Shape.  That’s “Everlong”‘s album.  Also, “Monkey Wrench,” “Walking After You,” “My Hero,” and (to a lesser extent) “See You.”  Still, it’s kind of grown on me lately and has become one of my favorite Foo tracks.  When I [...]

When looking for a Feel Good Friday theme today, my first thoughts went to my reunion.  Hell, 10 years ago about this time I was starting my freshman year of college.  I had a quick look at the charts, then came to realize that 1999 was an absolutely horrible year for music.  I mean, it [...]

I’ve got a big weekend of watching (and reviewing) things ahead of me.  Sadly, I’m a little bit behind, but what else is new?  I’ll catch up ASAP.  Among the things I’ll be watching are the detectives of Watchmen, as I picked up the Director’s Cut DVD for myself this week (along with the full [...]