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Brian Raftery commented on Joe Levy Takes The Reins At "Blender", at 4:35 PM on Jan 9 Case in point: He probably could have helped make my previous comment a bit more zippy. more »
Brian Raftery commented on Joe Levy Takes The Reins At "Blender", at 4:35 PM on Jan 9 I haven't written for Blender in a while, but I always liked Craig, both professionally and personally. more »
Brian Raftery commented on Please Welcome the Houseguest That Ends Up Staying Indefinitely and Drinking All Your Booze, at 6:02 PM on Jul 18, 2007 A great decision. more »
Brian Raftery commented on Liner Notes: Usher Finally Affirms His Masculinity, at 3:27 PM on Jun 28, 2007 @Matos: It's one of those days. more »
Brian Raftery commented on Liner Notes: Usher Finally Affirms His Masculinity, at 2:17 PM on Jun 28, 2007 Dang! more »
Brian Raftery commented on Listening Station: Once Again, A Band Of Bees Takes Flight, at 2:32 PM on Jun 18, 2007 I don't think there's anything in that post implying that these guys could be huge. more »
Brian Raftery commented on One Of Your Editors Has Reached The End Of The Road, at 6:42 PM on Jun 8, 2007 Weasel will comment when current events require his approval/disapproval. And thanks, nice people! more »
Brian Raftery commented on We're Looking For A Few Good Do-Gooders, at 6:24 PM on Jun 8, 2007 @Catbirdseat: Did that work? more »
Brian Raftery commented on Today's Sign Of The Apocalypse: Music Criticism Goes "American Idol", at 6:13 PM on Jun 8, 2007 I think the presenter's overdoing it with the sexed-out voice. more »
Brian Raftery commented on The Obligatory "How Will The Sopranos Sound Off"? Post, at 2:57 PM on Jun 8, 2007 @NickEddy: There's gotta be something going on with that house. more »
Brian Raftery commented on BREAKING: Rap Lyrics Are Kind Of Weird, Huh? LOL!!!, at 1:40 PM on Jun 8, 2007 @Matos W.K.: For the record, I was not "down" with that one. more »
Brian Raftery commented on Stuck On Repeat: Spoon Drops A Bomb, at 12:46 PM on Jun 8, 2007 Sorry all--we've been having weird MP3 problems as of late. more »
Brian Raftery commented on The Unknown Cover: Who Gave The "Transformers" Theme A Nu-Metal Sheen?, at 3:37 PM on Jun 7, 2007 This is basically the "robot role call" from Mystery Science Theater 3000, but pissier. more »
Brian Raftery commented on The Cutout Bin: A Selection Of Odds, Ends, And Various B.S., at 6:39 PM on Jun 6, 2007 @Royfromage: Eek. more »
Brian Raftery commented on Beth Ditto Poses Nude on the Cover of NME, Internet Readies Seventh-Grade Fat Jokes, at 9:04 PM on May 31, 2007 So did anything happen on the site while I was away? more »
Brian Raftery commented on (Not) Rock-Critically Correct: "Village Voice" Flunks The Intern's Test, at 5:47 PM on May 31, 2007 So did anything happen on the site while I was away? more »
Brian Raftery commented on Leak Of The Day: The New Shellac Song Is Not Lacking In Aggression, at 2:47 PM on May 30, 2007 Should be fixed now. more »
Brian Raftery commented on Lou Dobbs Loves White Supremacists, Hates Imaginary Lepers, at 1:35 PM on May 30, 2007 Dobbs has also repeatedly claimed that Genesis' "Illegal Alien" is a "damning portrayal of the cross-the-border mentality," which is just not true. And speaking of CNN, am I the only taken aback that it's actually using the phrase "baby daddy" in its wire-story headlines? more » [gawker]
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Brian Raftery commented on Joe Levy Takes The Reins At "Blender", at 4:35 PM on Jan 9
Case in point: He probably could have helped make my previous comment a bit more zippy.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Joe Levy Takes The Reins At "Blender", at 4:35 PM on Jan 9
I haven't written for Blender in a while, but I always liked Craig, both professionally and personally.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Please Welcome the Houseguest That Ends Up Staying Indefinitely and Drinking All Your Booze, at 6:02 PM on Jul 18, 2007
A great decision.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Liner Notes: Usher Finally Affirms His Masculinity, at 3:27 PM on Jun 28, 2007
@Matos: It's one of those days.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Liner Notes: Usher Finally Affirms His Masculinity, at 2:17 PM on Jun 28, 2007
Dang!
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Listening Station: Once Again, A Band Of Bees Takes Flight, at 2:32 PM on Jun 18, 2007
I don't think there's anything in that post implying that these guys could be huge.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on One Of Your Editors Has Reached The End Of The Road, at 6:42 PM on Jun 8, 2007
Weasel will comment when current events require his approval/disapproval.
And thanks, nice people!
more »
Brian Raftery commented on We're Looking For A Few Good Do-Gooders, at 6:24 PM on Jun 8, 2007
@Catbirdseat: Did that work?
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Today's Sign Of The Apocalypse: Music Criticism Goes "American Idol", at 6:13 PM on Jun 8, 2007
I think the presenter's overdoing it with the sexed-out voice.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on The Obligatory "How Will The Sopranos Sound Off"? Post, at 2:57 PM on Jun 8, 2007
@NickEddy: There's gotta be something going on with that house.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on BREAKING: Rap Lyrics Are Kind Of Weird, Huh? LOL!!!, at 1:40 PM on Jun 8, 2007
@Matos W.K.: For the record, I was not "down" with that one.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Stuck On Repeat: Spoon Drops A Bomb, at 12:46 PM on Jun 8, 2007
Sorry all--we've been having weird MP3 problems as of late.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on The Unknown Cover: Who Gave The "Transformers" Theme A Nu-Metal Sheen?, at 3:37 PM on Jun 7, 2007
This is basically the "robot role call" from Mystery Science Theater 3000, but pissier.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on The Cutout Bin: A Selection Of Odds, Ends, And Various B.S., at 6:39 PM on Jun 6, 2007
@Royfromage:
Eek.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Beth Ditto Poses Nude on the Cover of NME, Internet Readies Seventh-Grade Fat Jokes, at 9:04 PM on May 31, 2007
So did anything happen on the site while I was away?
more »
Brian Raftery commented on (Not) Rock-Critically Correct: "Village Voice" Flunks The Intern's Test, at 5:47 PM on May 31, 2007
So did anything happen on the site while I was away?
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Leak Of The Day: The New Shellac Song Is Not Lacking In Aggression, at 2:47 PM on May 30, 2007
Should be fixed now.
more »
Brian Raftery commented on Lou Dobbs Loves White Supremacists, Hates Imaginary Lepers, at 1:35 PM on May 30, 2007
Dobbs has also repeatedly claimed that Genesis' "Illegal Alien" is a "damning portrayal of the cross-the-border mentality," which is just not true.
And speaking of CNN, am I the only taken aback that it's actually using the phrase "baby daddy" in its wire-story headlines?
more »
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