Last night, Public Enemy’s Chuck D dropped some knowledge at Harvard. Among the many insightful and brilliant things D had to say, one struck me in particular: “People need to write books. People need to write more books, now, more than ever. Write books and the cream will rise to the top.” That’s a bit … [Read more…]
jimmyeatworldFound out we were a clue to a crossword pzzle today on yahoo.3 letter word for jimmyew music genre?Take a wild stab at that 1. Ugh… :-0 about 19 hours ago from Tweetie  @jimmyeatworld did you try “ska?” about 17 hours ago from web in reply to jimmyeatworld
Breakfast at Sulimay’s is probably the greatest idea for an Internet-based TV program. Kudos to Philly’s Scrapple TV. Here’s what old people think of The Used (as well as KRS-One and The National): The video player provided on the Scrapple Website doesn’t work with WordPress. Instead, click here and scroll to “The Lost Episode.” Below … [Read more…]
Ok, the Watchmen movie wasn’t as bad as the title of this post would imply, but it wasn’t exactly as great as my expectations. However, considering the massive odds against it, the hype, and my own conceits, Zach Snyder’s take on the book was, in many ways, true to its original nature, if also a shallower … [Read more…]
P.O.S. said emo rap “sounds pretty unfortunate,” so one must wonder what Kanye West must think about the term. Sure, various blogs abound on the Internet that didn’t meet a song with any emotive content they couldn’t shake a finger at and immediately label it have tied Kayne’s newest 808s and Heartbreak and emo in … [Read more…]
Last year, Mexico City was the scene of an all-out subculture battle that shook the country to its very soul. Or so the media made it seem. And so the media made it. Period. The very reason I was upset by the illogical and false comments by a “journalist” from the Louisville Parent Examiner was because … [Read more…]
Blake Schwarzenbach fans have been rabid about the man’s new project, Thorns of Life. Big news is, the trio has entered the studio. According to Blake’s Facebook status (may this be the only time I need to rely on that site for “news” posts), the band will be recording until the 11th of March… ish. … [Read more…]