http://www.impropermittens.com/music Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:03:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey everyone. Not being one to pass on a rock music-oriented documentary (the more obscure the subject, the better), I was excited to see this posted on pitchfork.tv.  (It's a documentary on the punk rock scene in Chicago in the late 70s and early 80s.) Watch and enjoy. http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=217 Well, if the title of this post doesn't give away the song I'm apparently a little ashamed to like, nothing will, except perhaps for the video.  Here it is ... Like the past entries in my Guilty Pleasures series, I feel the need to explain the nature of my devotion, however ... http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=204 I awoke this morning to an unseasonably cold, rainy, and generally nasty day.  Biking to work at 7:30 this morning was no fun, but as always I'm glad I did.  My 8:00 AM appointment was a little late, but at least she showed up - students skipping out on meetings ... http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=202 I laughed when I read about this, but then rolled my eyes a bit when I read this.  An entire restaurant menu and beer devoted to one band?  This is certainly not the most egregious form of product tie-in, but seriously.  Nothing against Wilco mind you; maybe it's the dad-rock ... http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=197 Sadly, this question has now been answered. Rest in peace, Corey. http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=188 Lately I've been trying to listen to some of the mp3s I've accumulated over the years but never really spent any time with.  (Since most of these were acquired, um, via non-market means, I never worried about wasting money on unlistened-to music, as I would had I bought them on ... http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=181 As much as I shy away from live shows, for reasons I've discussed before, I might have to take advantage of this opportunity. Of course, I've never had much luck with reunion shows - seeing two of my favorite bands from the 1990s slog their way through concerts in the 2000s ... http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=177 Last weekend my wife and I watched The House of the Devil, which we both agreed is one of the best horror films we've seen in a long time.  (Given that we are both confirmed horror movie buffs, albeit with a regrettable lack of exposure to certain subsets of the ... http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=164 I'll be honest.  If you asked me to draw a Venn diagram with Judge Judy in one circle and John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) in another, I would've thought the intersection would be the null set.  But apparently I was wrong. [youtube p2CnwYPhcQk] http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=159 OK, so I'm a week or so late in posting something about the Who's performance at the Super Bowl halftime show, but, by way of an excuse, it's helpful sometimes to have the benefit of a little perspective on the event in question, rather than rushing to join the post-mortem ... http://www.impropermittens.com/music/?p=151