prolixrush commented on Angry Salad Fixings, Emo-With-Synth Wimps, Devilish Delusions, And A Good Amount Of Cardio, at 8:25 PM on May 6 Matt Mahaffey (of Self, lately of Beck's band) produced that White Tie Affair album. more »

prolixrush commented on Just How Much Can A Sad Song Say?, at 12:07 AM on Apr 23 Bonnie Raitt, "I Can't Make You Love Me" - So maudlin but horribly effective anyway. Also, the song at the end of The Last Unicorn. more »

prolixrush commented on Three Genuinely Terrible Songs From Three Genuinely Great Albums, at 2:40 AM on Apr 18 "Embarrassing" (your word) and "terrible" (the word chosen to describe the songs selected by MSNBC) have two completely different meanings. more »

prolixrush commented on For Once, We're Going To Value Your Input (Don't Screw It Up), at 12:23 AM on Mar 26 Today I heard Mugison for the first time and it kinda blew my mind. more »

prolixrush commented on Madonna Officially Out Of Ideas, at 11:24 PM on Feb 26 "SIGH" is so right on. more »

prolixrush commented on Are The Bonnaroo Organizers Trying To Fake Out Led Zeppelin Fans?, at 5:35 PM on Feb 6 @K-MILO: I've been to Bonnaroo twice (so, admittedly, I'm no expert) and didn't see a single act "booed." This is going to sound hippy-dippy, but the vibe's just not like that, man. more »

prolixrush commented on Pazz And Jop Essayist Says You Need To Stop Dancing To Stuff You Like, at 2:06 AM on Jan 24 "...bleep-blorp German techno single" just sent me into a wild fit of giggles. more »

prolixrush commented on Steely Dan: One Of The Greatest Bands Of The '70s Or Music That Will Rot Your Teeth?, at 12:56 AM on Jan 15 My favorite awesome/dorky high school teacher gave me one of his treasured early-'70s Steely Dan flats (featuring just Becker and Fagen, both sporting long-ass hippie hair and "rapist" sunglasses) for my college dorm room, and one day another girl on my floor walked in and said, "Ew, why do you have that picture of two creepy old dudes on your wall?" That was the moment I definitively realized that Steely D was the band for me. more »

prolixrush commented on Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s", at 8:28 PM on Dec 21, 2007 Is it just me, or is Rob Sheffield slowly morphing into a Bratz doll? more »

prolixrush commented on Xiu Xiu and Fucked Up are, at 4:07 AM on Dec 19, 2007 The Daily Swarm posted some choice tidbits from the actual complaint; my fave was this: "...it is obvious to any reasonable person viewing the actual offending foldout in its setting when one comes across it, that it is the star attraction of a carefully designed and executed marketing and advertising pitch for Camel cigarettes. more »

prolixrush commented on Review-and-download clearinghouse/friend, at 3:37 AM on Dec 19, 2007 Every time I look at Paper Thin Walls, it significantly enhances my life somehow. more »

prolixrush commented on Nas Goes On Nose-Tweaking Rampage As He Drops More "Provacative" Hints About His Upcoming Album, at 9:37 PM on Nov 29, 2007 So this album has a cover of "Pieces of You" on it, right? more »

prolixrush commented on The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Contest Finds Love (And Lunch) Among The Pine Trees, at 2:58 AM on Nov 29, 2007 Obviously this is meant to be a lesson to all the ladies. more »

prolixrush commented on In Which We Make A Late Afternoon Stop With The Quad City DJs, at 2:54 AM on Nov 29, 2007 This song was played THREE TIMES at my high-school prom (ca. more »

prolixrush commented on "Harp" Takes A Ride Down Okkervil River, at 2:49 AM on Nov 29, 2007 I've decided I'm automatically disregarding any year-end list that doesn't include Sound of Silver. more »

prolixrush commented on "Magnet" Attracts A Bearded, Bespectacled Core, at 6:46 PM on Nov 27, 2007 Jim James looks super-intense without his corona of curls. more »

prolixrush commented on Elvis: Just As Gross As You Remember, at 6:21 PM on Nov 27, 2007 @ddb4: Who needs bacon anymore when you can just put bacon salt on everything? more »

prolixrush commented on Bob Dylan's Fans Are Not Ready For Their Close-Up, at 4:42 AM on Nov 2, 2007 Yikes. more »