March 2010
26 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-28) →
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 (44)
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim (22)
James Murphy (11)
The Kinks (11)
American Aquarium (10)
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“Don’t worry about it, ma’am.”
– Bouncer at Cleveland’s Barley House, to me as I fumbled in my purse trying to find my ID. If anyone needs me tomorrow, I’ll be busy killing myself.
“Have fun! Don’t kill yourself!”
– My sister’s fiance’s words of advice before we head out for her bachelorette party tonight. I apologize to anyone I may throw up on later.
Anonymous asked: Please audition for SNL.
They Brake For...Well, Not Much, Really →
By the time my great aunt reached her mid-eighties, she’d become a gout-suffering, cardigan-wearing personification of that bumper sticker that says “If You Don’t Like My Driving, Stay Off The Sidewalk.” If you didn’t want to spend your afternoon pulling a Town Car’s bumper out of the back of your thighs, you probably also needed to avoid your front yard, your...
“Don’t become something just because someone else wants you to, or because it’s...”
– Kristin Wiig (in Elle)
“I’m not sure I’ve ever written an upbeat pop-song. Mine are buckets of doom even...”
– —Robyn Hitchcock, on the challenges of writing pop songs.
Remember when I was buzzing about doing something awesome? This is it. I had the chance to re-interview Mister Hitchcock—at his request—about his just-released album Propellor Time. We covered everything from love to...
I'm Feeling Dangerously Passive-Aggressive Today.
I’m going to start reblogging things marked “DO NOT REBLOG”.
You. Just. Watch me.
Or should that be “You. Just. Watch. Me.”?
Who cares, I’m gonna spend the afternoon re-posting pictures of other people’s children AND I WILL FEEL BETTER FOR IT.
“And the critics; they have panned and adored his work, in some twisted and...”
– Chuck Prophet, paying tribute to Alex Chilton.
I’ve posted this before, but I’m not sure anyone can—or will—honor him better than this.
Dayton, Memphis, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State
You mean you’re not picking your NIT Final Four today?
Nevermind then.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-14) →
Crosby, Stills & Nash (50)
Talking Heads (36)
Bob Dylan (35)
Robyn Hitchcock (26)
Jeff Bridges (20)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-3-7) →
Paul Simon (70)
The Kinks (46)
The Refreshments (27)
Everclear (26)
The Cure (21)
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3 tags
64 > 96 →
“…The NCAA has been stuck at 64 since 1985 — as has Cher — but the argument to expand the field to an overwhelming ninety-six teams is gaining momentum, if not popularity among coaches and fans. The very idea raises a number of questions about the logistics of scheduling additional games, about how it would affect conference tournaments and whether anyone can write small...
No, "Seeing More Nets Than The Cast of 'The...
Who are you and what have you done with my brain?
I Almost Used the Phrase "During the NCAA...
Then I realized I wasn’t Rick Reilly, so I erased it.
Sigh.
I’m working on my NBC Sports post for later this afternoon, which is about why I think expanding the NCAA tournament to a ninety-six team field would be terrible, right up there on the same Shelf of Awful beside Cop Rock and Dane Cook’s entire career. Anyway, I’m doing my damndest to resist using the phrase “I Got 96 Problems & A Switch (To A Larger Tournament Field)...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-2-28) →
Robyn Hitchcock (46)
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 (37)
The Cure (31)
Nick Lowe (29)
Owen Pallett (29)
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