I’ve written before about my appreciation of the music writers over at the Onion A.V. Club. Unlike much of what comes out of Pitchfork, the A.V. Club people actually seem to enjoy music and writing about it, and have a sense of humor to boot. So it was with great pleasure that I read this [...]
Tagged onion av clubI grew up reading Cracked magazine – it along with Mad magazine sucked up almost as much of my allowance dollars as candy – and so was pleasantly surprised to find its internet presence a couple of years ago. The new version is nothing like the old, but given my proclivities toward making lists and [...]
Tagged Cracked Magazine, fapfapfap, listsAfter watching Cee-Lo Green perform on Saturday Night Live the weekend before last, my wife and I were excited to buy his new CD, The Lady Killer. (OOH! Even the name is exciting!! I wonder what ladies he’s going to kill, and in what ways!!) So I trotted over to my local record store to purchase [...]
Tagged bonus tracks, Cee-Lo Green, Help!, iTunes, Japan, rip-off, Rubber Soul, Saint Etienne, Tales from Turnpike House, The Beatles, The Lady KillerDoes it matter that I was only marginally blown away by Datarock‘s first album? Does it matter that I haven’t listened to that album in months, or that I never bothered to get their other album? Does it matter that this will probably cost mucho $$$$, which I could probably spend on many other items?! [...]
Tagged Datarock, fapfapfap, schwagYet another reason why I love the Onion A.V. Club.
Tagged onion av clubI wrote recently about my obsession with stats about my listening habits and mentioned then that I had, for the first time in years, listened to Licensed to Ill by Beastie Boys. After hearing the album for the first time in years I found myself listening to it several times over the next few weeks, [...]
Tagged Beastie Boys, Check Your Head, Gil-Scott Heron, hip hop, Ill Communication, Licensed to Ill, Paul's Boutique, rap, To the 5 BoroughsFrom last year’s album Wilderness Heart by awesomeness Canadian rockers Black Mountain. I’ve listened to it four times today already. So should you.
Tagged Black Mountain, rawkAnd this is why I love the Onion A.V. Club.
Tagged instruments, onion av club, pretentiouszOMG Of Montreal has a new digital boxset out in the iTunes Store. It contains the band’s last five albums, plus nearly 30 bonus tracks and 10 videos. And a digital booklet!! [fap fap fap fap fap] Really, I’m not a huge OM fan, but this is too much to resist. TO THE INTERWEBS!!!
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