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This is not the first time I have ever written about awful songs. This will most likely not be the last. There are bands and artists who will never be capable of making a great song. We, as listeners, know by experience that Celine Dion is never going to make a single worth one artistic [...]

It’s been a very Liz Phair day in my brain, but it’s fucked up when the only ones stuck in your head are “HWC” and “Black Market White Baby Dealer.” It also reminds me that I should take extra time one of these days to hunt down an old mp3 of me singing “Chopsticks” accompanied [...]

Attention, friends in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN! It looks as if my friends and I will be making a road trip to your fine city once again on April 23rd. Our beloved mcchris is on his first tour and Milwaukee is as close as he’s coming to our neck of the woods. I looked up the travel [...]

It has been brought to my attention by a co-worker that I may be BESTED in the world of hard rock knowledge because I have never heard or heard of The Rods, a heavy early-to-mid ’80s band. I must find albums by this band. I MUST HEAR THE RODS. They sound so completely awful by [...]

From CNN’s interview with Slipknot: Q: Do you still live in Iowa? TAYLOR: Yeah, a few of us have moved around now and then, but we’ve all come back. There’s something about Iowa that just keeps you there. JORDISON: It’s the state equivalent of the “Death Star” with the big tractor beam. FEHN: Plus we’ve [...]

1. Garbage: Number One Crush “Oh, you’re reading too much into it!” I might have said that countless times, but it was always a lie. Each and every time, it was a lie. 2. mcchris: Tractorbeam Countless people have received mix tapes or mix CDs from me over the years. As recently as the last [...]

The new NIN single is fucking incredible. As is every other song I’ve found that was leaked, oh god, sonic orgasms for all. I’m going to drool all over my damned self by the time the album is released, I swear. And Dream Theater just announced the release of their 8th album, Octavarium, on June [...]

Regarding today’s subject line: listening to the oldies station at work has completely involved me in an unfound love for the Beach Boys. I always really, really liked “God Only Knows” and various other spatterings from Pet Sounds, but now I get almost visually excited when one of their tunes comes up in rotation. Thanks [...]

1. Total amount of music files on your computer? I haven’t cleaned house in a while. 10.5 GB, 1901 files in 125 folders. 2. The last cd you bought was… Oh goodness, bought? DT’s Live at Budokan would be my guess. Last acquired would be the new Jennifer Lopez and Fiona Apple discs. 3. What [...]

I have been disgustedly fascinated by this Michael Jackson trial nonsense. Do I think Jackson is a nasty pervert? You bet I do. Do I think the family is a bunch of money-grubbing, conniving extortionists? Of course. I have zero sympathy for anyone involved in this freakshow except for all of the children, who clearly [...]