baconfat commented on Don't Forget Your Second Wind: Baiting Billy Joel, at 3:15 PM on Nov 24 Has everybody forgotten the world's greatest one-song Billy Joel tribute band from Germany ever? [www.myspace.com] With any luck they'll be opening for Yo La Tengo again this Hanukkah. more »

baconfat commented on Happy Friday: Here's A Picture Of Eminem That's Made From M & M's, at 5:35 PM on Nov 21 Since nobody else has said it: D4L made out of Laffy Taffy. more »

baconfat commented on "Paste" Inspires Many A List-Watching Music Fan To Ask, "She & Him??", at 5:14 PM on Nov 21 @the rich girls are weeping: Yeah but the Jennifer O'Connor record is definitely NOT "edgy" (unless you're put off by the idea of an actual non-Katy Perry lesbian kissing her girlfriend on the front cover) in any way, shape, or form. more »

baconfat commented on "Paste" Inspires Many A List-Watching Music Fan To Ask, "She & Him??", at 3:19 PM on Nov 21 I really enjoy the hell out of that She & Him record. more »

baconfat commented on LCD Soundsystem: Not breaking, at 9:41 PM on Nov 18 @eriq78: Check with Billy Corgan on that. more »

baconfat commented on KCRW has named longtime DJ, at 2:59 PM on Nov 17 @relaxing: I'm pretty sure HSH was around before Postal Service. more »

baconfat commented on Visiting Prince's house is, at 2:58 PM on Nov 17 This from a guy who wrote the lyric, "23 positions in a one-night stand." more »

baconfat commented on Where Were You The Last Time Guns N' Roses Released A New Album?, at 2:46 PM on Nov 17 I was starting my senior year at Robert E. more »

baconfat commented on The National Council On The Arts Gets Jingoistic With It, at 6:45 PM on Nov 11 so many things wrong with that picture. more »

baconfat commented on Girl Talk Is Not Fair Use, at 2:56 PM on Nov 10 @chaircrusher: Actually, Shadow cleared a few samples for Endtroducing, including songs by Metallica, Bjork, and Jeremy Storch. more »

baconfat commented on Once More, With Loathing: Are Labels Moving To Kill The Single Again?, at 11:16 PM on Aug 28 Another factor to consider during the rise of the alternative 90s: there was no MAP in place until 1995, meaning it wasn't too difficult to pick up hot new releases at big box retailers for anywhere from $8-11 per disc. more »

baconfat commented on Radiohead Vs. The Hold Steady: Whose Side Are You On?, at 6:59 PM on Aug 18 Is anyone going to address David Berman's Radiohead swipe in today's Pitchfork interview? "Never before has there been a "greatest band in the world" who had so little to say about anything." more »

baconfat commented on Which Alt-Rock Classics Do We Hate Most?, at 9:18 AM on Aug 14 I'm surprised nobody's mentioned the Beastie Boys yet. more »

baconfat commented on After being threatened with, at 8:06 PM on Aug 5 Dammit, I was so looking forward to shoehorning the descriptor "the Jandek of dubstep" into my review of the next Burial record. more »

baconfat commented on Sony will become the sole, at 6:15 PM on Aug 5 @Captain Wrong: Seriously. more »

baconfat commented on Columbia Records' Teenpop Ineptitude Produces Music Collectible, at 12:28 PM on Aug 4 It's stuff like this that really make me miss Chris Ott's "Shallow Rewards" blog. more »

baconfat commented on Get Your Brag On: Name Your Best Concert Experience, at 7:45 PM on Jul 29 It's tough to choose among so many great memories, but I'd have to say my list would not be complete without the following: Portishead - 9:30 Club, March 15, 1998. more »

baconfat commented on Get Your Brag On: Name Your Best Concert Experience, at 7:28 PM on Jul 29 @whoneedslight: Tokyo Rose was the name of the sushi restaurant. more »