westartedthis commented on A Long Listmaking Exercise For A Long Weekend, at 6:45 PM on Jul 3 i messed up - 2005's also ran should be "Most Known Unknown", 2006's should be Plague Bringer - "As the Ghosts Collect, the Corpses Rest". more »

westartedthis commented on A Long Listmaking Exercise For A Long Weekend, at 6:41 PM on Jul 3 i listed my also rans when i posted this on my personal blog, and deleting them would be a painus in the anus, so you guys are okay with that, right? 1981 - Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (also ran: Fela Kuti - Black President) 1982 - the Fall - Hex Enduction Hour (also ran: Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights) 1983 - Aztec Camera - High Land Hard Rain (also ran: REM - Murmur, Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues) 1984 - Cocteau Twins - Treasure (also ran: Felt - the Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories) 1985 - Mekons - Fear & Whiskey (also ran: Husker Du - New Day Rising. more »

westartedthis commented on A Long Listmaking Exercise For A Long Weekend, at 6:32 PM on Jul 3 @joshlanghoff: i'm gonna post mine soon and i want to say here and now that we have the same 1989 and that BLOWS MY MIND. more »

westartedthis commented on A Long Listmaking Exercise For A Long Weekend, at 4:45 PM on Jul 3 you lucky people born in the 70s, you get all the good music. more »

westartedthis commented on Beck And Danger Mouse, Hanging Out In Silverlake, Record An Album, at 5:50 PM on Jul 1 @Bobert_B: and if YOU'D read DAN'S post, you'd know that this was not a review at all. i think you have a wonderful future as an internet web site commenter, Bobert_B. more »

westartedthis commented on Idolator's Completely Biased Guide To The Cornerstone Festival, at 5:42 PM on Jul 1 when will Training for Utopia reunite? more »

westartedthis commented on No Age Bring Their Smell To MTV, at 5:23 PM on Jul 1 also, why isn't everyone listening to Bottomless Pit? more »

westartedthis commented on No Age Bring Their Smell To MTV, at 5:20 PM on Jul 1 for what it's worth, i'm a huge fan of Jay Reatard, who is also kind of just a glorified local punk who doesn't deserve the hype. more »

westartedthis commented on No Age Bring Their Smell To MTV, at 5:33 PM on Jun 30 i had a comment about No Age, but i sneezed and everybody forgot who they were. if it's out on sub pop and pitchfork gave it a 9 or more, i'm probably going to hate it. more »

westartedthis commented on Fred Durst And Tom Green Take It Back To 2000, at 5:26 PM on Jun 30 oh wait...it pays to keep watching... more »

westartedthis commented on Fred Durst And Tom Green Take It Back To 2000, at 5:26 PM on Jun 30 RUN-DMC and Van Halen? more »

westartedthis commented on Just In Time For Summer, Millennial Teenpop Takes Over The Hot 100, at 5:13 PM on Jun 27 personally, i'll click anything that looks like it might be a thumbnail of a larger picture of miley cyrus, so maybe give him at least the benefit of that doubt. more »

westartedthis commented on Retailers Would Prefer These "Digital Pre-Releases" Come To An End, at 4:56 PM on Jun 27 @El-Zilcho: i can almost guarantee that the new Hold Steady will sell for $9.99 or less at Best Buy when it comes out (on CD). more »

westartedthis commented on Miley Cyrus Is Just Being Cyndi, at 12:55 AM on Jun 25 if and when miley makes an official video, would a capt. more »

westartedthis commented on Girl Talk: The Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers Of The Modern Age?, at 5:29 PM on Jun 19 "Night Ripper" was both art and good party music - he's probably a victim of having raised the bar too much last time. and let's face it - being on a label called "illegal art" suggests something more than good party music, as does questioning people about why they choose not to pay for it. not to be too much on the Hood Internet's jock, but their shit is damn good party music, too, and they just release it for free, no questionnaire. more »

westartedthis commented on Girl Talk: The Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers Of The Modern Age?, at 5:23 PM on Jun 19 i'd rather just listen to the dad rock without hearing the same verses EVERY masher-upper has been using for the last few years laid over them. why even TOUCH "Stuntin' Like My Daddy" after the Hood Internet's completely balls-out take on it? Gillis is really proficient, so yeah, there are some inspired, seamless moments ("No Diggity" + "Flashing Lights" worked esp. more »

westartedthis commented on Mercury Rev Announce Two New Albums, One Free, Both "Self-Luminous", at 4:52 PM on Jun 19 when is John Tesh just going to cut an album with these dudes already? more »

westartedthis commented on Do Not Fuck With Josh Homme, at 5:52 PM on Jun 16 wait, back up a minute - what's wrong with ZZ Top? more »