chaircrusher commented on Your Opinions, We Care A Lot, at 4:50 PM on Jun 6 Weather Is Happening Imagine if you will some crazy kids in love with 80s vintage SST and Homestead bands, who managed to channel some of that energy and still sound original? And I got a good live recording of them too. God bless the Zoom H4 and it's ability to withstand dangerous sound pressure levels. more »

chaircrusher commented on Which Author Should Replace Philip K. Dick As Hollywood's Idea Spigot?, at 10:43 PM on Jun 5 You left out Nancy Kress, and Robert Sawyer. more » [io9]

chaircrusher commented on Idolator's Summer Jam Tournament Implores You To Shake It And Stop Smoking, at 10:15 AM on Jun 5 Annie should win. more »

chaircrusher commented on Idolator's 2008 Summer Jam Tournament Gets A Bit Hands-On, at 12:59 PM on May 30 IMHO both these songs make baby jesus cry. What's could possibly be more annoying than Kid Rock pulling a Tim McGraw, whose "Kristofferson" is exhibit A for endstage meta-wanking in country music? more »

chaircrusher commented on Just Asking: So, Um, Who's Going To Headline Coachella In 2013?, at 1:32 PM on Apr 29 Coachella is the festival for people who came of age 15-20 years ago and only now can afford to take off a weekend, pay for lodging and a stiff ticket, in order to see all the acts they couldn't see when they were actually current. There are plenty of places to see interesting music -- often for $5 and all the $2 PBRs you can drink, but you have to actually learn something about your local music scene, and occasionally sit through someone who's complete shite. Me, I splurge on going to Detroit for the Electronic Music Festival every Memorial Day Weekend. more »

chaircrusher commented on Why Buy Digitally Recorded Albums On Vinyl?, at 9:38 PM on Apr 7 Unlike most of your commenters I have actually made and sold vinyl records. more »

chaircrusher commented on I Cannot Get "Butternut Reduction" Out Of My Head, at 1:25 PM on Apr 2 Hee, brilliant way to bag on Autotune addiction. Since I ignore commercial hiphop, the thing it remind me the most of was "Archangel" by Burial. I can hardly wait for the remixes.... more »

chaircrusher commented on Barack Obama Wins Texas Primacaucus Nightmare!, at 8:59 PM on Mar 30 I was a delegate to the county convention in Iowa, and two things stood out: you spent a lot of time walking back and forth between rooms, and very little if anything is said about candidates, or policy or platforms. more » [wonkette]

chaircrusher commented on 'Yes, We Can' Parodies Better Than 'Yes, We Can', at 5:49 PM on Feb 11 The best part of the first video is the person impersonating ScarJo never manages to sing anything, and looked gobsmacked throughout. more » [wonkette]

chaircrusher commented on Beloved Nixon-Ford Official Tragically Dies At 98, at 10:29 PM on Feb 4 2 things about that joke about black folks. 1. more » [wonkette]

chaircrusher commented on How Gnarls Barkley Became The Biggest Band In The World (In 12 Hours), at 12:52 PM on Jan 29 The Mission Creek organization has both SF Bay Area and Iowa City components... more »

chaircrusher commented on Plague of Plastic Fetuses Reminds Racine of Its Sins, at 2:30 PM on Jan 18 Who names their daughter 'Mystical?' more » [wonkette]

chaircrusher commented on AWW, SAD TWEETY: Chris Matthews, at 10:21 AM on Jan 18 Jeepers guys. more » [wonkette]

chaircrusher commented on Emphasis ours: "If you're, at 9:05 AM on Jan 9 Umm... more »

chaircrusher commented on FIRST HE HATED JESUS, NOW, at 6:40 AM on Jan 3 I'm fom Iowa, and I agree that it's ridiculous that Iowa has such an exaggerated role in the process. more » [wonkette]

chaircrusher commented on All Sorts of Tomfoolery Going Down in Iowa, at 12:03 AM on Jan 2 Hay bag on Iowa all you want, but tomorrow in my fair city, Iowa City, Barry Hussein Obama is back to spread a little hope, and he's bringing Scarlett Johansson! I've been trying to come up with a metaphor that combines Obama's message of Hope with motorboating Scarlett's luscious bust, but I only get as far as the second half of that sentence before my brain turns completely off. more » [wonkette]

chaircrusher commented on Tony Rodham: Jesus Christ, When Was The Last Time A Female Family Member's Fuckups Humiliated A Presidential Candidate?, at 12:51 PM on Dec 20, 2007 Haha click through to the NY Times article: The Grey Lady calls the Brothers Rodham "Bearish." Does that mean they walk with an ursine swagger, or that they're furry gay fat boys? more » [jezebel]

chaircrusher commented on Things To Think About, at 9:38 AM on Dec 15, 2007 Hey now, Iowa has it's advantages. more » [wonkette]