mike a commented on Five Kiss Songs That Could Easily Be Turned Into Jingles, at 11:35 PM on Jul 17 "God Gave Rock & Roll To You" - Cornerstone Festival more »

mike a commented on Eminem Resurfaces, Allows Photo To Be Taken Of Him?, at 8:41 PM on Jul 17 What exactly would Eminem have to "get off his chest" at this point? more »

mike a commented on The "Pretend To Be A Musician" Game Expansion Pack Of My Dreams, at 3:53 PM on Jul 16 Although I do wonder what David "How To Play Guitar" Fair thinks of Rock Band. more »

mike a commented on The "Pretend To Be A Musician" Game Expansion Pack Of My Dreams, at 3:52 PM on Jul 16 Outsider-Esque: Daniel Johnston, "Sorry Entertainer," "Speeding Motorcycle" Half Japanese, "Calling All Girls" Jandek, "Nancy Sings" The Shaggs, "My Pal Foot Foot" Red Krayola, "War Sucks" Syd Barrett, "Baby Lemonade" Wesley Willis - let's just pretend we can't get the rights Beat Happening, "Our Secret" more »

mike a commented on The Shit Box: For Those People Who Really, Really Can't Stand Festivals' Reliance On Porta-Potties, at 3:44 PM on Jul 16 Meanwhile, the estate of GG Allin gets a great idea for a box set. more »

mike a commented on "New York Times" Writer Needs A Lesson In MySpace 101, at 11:37 PM on Jul 14 To be sure, blah blah blah Indeed, blah blah, blah, blah, blah For his part, blah blah, blah, blah, More and more, blah, blah, blah, Increasingly, blah, blah, blah, blah Coincidentally, my bar exam practice essays all read this way. more »

mike a commented on "The Believer" Music Issue: Can We Please Ask Ian MacKaye Some New Questions Already?, at 4:29 PM on Jul 14 I swear, if Ian MacKaye were any better known, someone would have to do a Farley-interviewing-Macca routine. more »

mike a commented on "New York Times" Writer Needs A Lesson In MySpace 101, at 4:23 PM on Jul 14 The phrase "kick out the jams" should be put on ice next to "sounds like (x) on acid" and "straight outta (municipality)." And it probably shouldn't be immediately followed by "expand the brand." more »

mike a commented on The "New York Times Magazine" Thinks CocoRosie Is The Bee's Knees, at 3:28 PM on Jul 7 "[I] wanted to finish high school, go on to college, but my parents wouldn't let me. more »

mike a commented on The "New York Times Magazine" Thinks CocoRosie Is The Bee's Knees, at 3:20 PM on Jul 7 Never believe a musician that tells you "I never listen to music." (Or that their new album is "our best yet.") more »

mike a commented on You Can't Stop The RZA From Recalling Past Glories Now, at 9:16 PM on May 28 surprisingly (?), he left "ooh i love you rakeem" off his lyrical resume: consider that it was only a year or two before "protect ya neck." wow. more »

mike a commented on Happy Birthday, Maura, at 2:19 PM on May 28 Hooray for Maura! more »

mike a commented on Liz Phair To Perform Exile In Guyville In Its Entirety, at 10:28 AM on May 20 But really, I agree that this concept is just about played out. more »

mike a commented on Liz Phair To Perform Exile In Guyville In Its Entirety, at 10:23 AM on May 20 A 36 Chambers show would indeed be great - but wasn't GZA supposed to do the same thing with Liquid Swords, and didn't he pretty much drop the whole concept after a few songs? more »

mike a commented on Twee Gets Tough Thanks To Barack Obama, Arcade Fire, Iron Man, You?, at 2:45 PM on May 14 He must be talking about a different "twee" than the style I've been listening to all these years. more »

mike a commented on Ghostface's cameo in Iron, at 6:29 PM on Apr 29 DVD bonus, maybe? more »

mike a commented on You Know Who Really Sucks? The Doors, at 6:21 PM on Apr 29 You know what? more »

mike a commented on You Know Who Really Sucks? The Doors, at 6:16 PM on Apr 29 The thing is, the music isn't that bad, but then you've got Mr. more »