Amid the retirement controversy (c’mon “journalists”, settle down with the rag-mag headlines) I guess it is time for a look at The Brutalist Bricks by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. (hey, is that enough links in one sentence to the same web site? obviously I know I’m the only person on the Internet who knows […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As I kid I remember being flabbergasted at the fact that my father would almost exclusively listen to talk shows when in the car, as opposed to music. I just couldn’t see the appeal of listening to a bunch of boring people talk about boring things. I still don’t see the appeal (who would) and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I will explain it to them in more detail and they will ask Why? I will try to explain why and they will start to lose interest and wander away and I will snap at them and demand their attention. Then I will tell them about this day (well, yesterday, actually). The day I made […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wasn’t going to post about this, but I have to. Too many funny things going on with the new video from Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. If you read the not-so-brief history of a punk guy post from Ted Leo on Friday in which he prepares the world for his majorly massive career shift […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This came out of recently listening to a great episode of Comedy Death-Ray Radio starring Ted Leo, Aimee Mann, Paul F. Tompkins and Jon Wurster. A funny, off-hand comment mentioned the idea of Superchunk Fan Fiction. I’m not a big fan of fan fiction, but this could be fun.
Mac testified before Congress. That in itself sounds super cool and important. Seriously, though, Mac testified on the future of radio, putting forth the importance of non-commercial, independent radio. Here is an excerpt: I also want to urge this committee to take the necessary steps to ensure that our media landscape does not become even more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A video for The New Pornographers song “Moves” was released today. From their debut album “Mass Romantic” they have been called a “super group”, composed of so many great solo artists. What makes them all the more super is how diverse their solo music is in comparison to the power pop of The New Pornographers. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
