Who am I kidding, you were all playing that cowboy game. I hope y’all had fun a-whoopin’ and a-hollerin’ and a-pickin’ burrs outta yer horse’s tail (I assume these are things you can do in the game). So, that’s what … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
Here’s what you didn’t do this weekend… … you didn’t see An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn. Jim Hosking, writer/director of the intentionally repugnant and tedious The Greasy Strangler, somehow managed to convince real actors to appear in his follow-up feature. Good … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
Here’s what you didn’t do this weekend… … you didn’t attend the Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off and Regatta, which was held in Goffstown, New Hampshire. The giant pumpkins arrived on Saturday morning, when the Pumpkin Prince and Princess were crowned. They … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
Here’s what you didn’t do this weekend… … you didn’t attend the Golden Eagle Festival in the Bayan-Ulgii province of western Mongolia, which always occurs during the first weekend of October. Dressed in full eagle hunting regalia and mounted on … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
“I’ve got things inside my head That even I can’t face” -David Bowie, Janine Certain celebrities exist everywhere, all at once, like oxygen. You can’t remember when you first heard of them, because they have always been there. For people … Continue reading 1970s Music Tournament: The Winner
Choose a winner. No pressure. Voting ends on Thursday at 12 noon, PST. Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, The Finals
Voting ends on Wednesday at 8am PST. Pink Floyd Queen Marvin Gaye David Bowie Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Final Four
Eight remain. To emphasize the 70’s output for each of these artists, I’ve listed them below, along with the albums they released in that decade only. This round will end on Tuesday at 8am PST. David Bowie The Man Who … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Quarterfinals
Of the final 16 bands, 15 of them are top 20 seeds. The highest seeded band to get knocked out yesterday was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (12th seed). The lowest seed still in the tournament is Marvin Gaye (21st … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round of 16
A special goodbye to “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin, who died on the same day you people decided she should lose her matchup against The Ramones. Hope you’re happy. 19 of the top 20 seeded bands won their Round 2 … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round Three
Round One is over, so half of our nominated bands are gone. Loving you isn’t the right thing to do. Here are some results from Round One, Part 2: Worst Shellacking: It was a bad day for Bad Company, getting … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round Two
Thank you to everyone who voted in Part 1. Here are some results: Worst Shellacking: To nobody’s surprise, top seed David Bowie trounced his competitor, Paul Williams, by 64 votes. But Williams is still alive, so at least he has … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round One, Part 2
Thank you to everyone who participated in the nominations. I shouldn’t be surprised that we have such a diversity of musical passion here, or that you guys love some pretty obscure bands (I gave Wikipedia a good workout to make … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Round One, Part 1
Popular music in the 1970s started with psychedelia and sweeping Mellotrons and ended with a disco vs. punk grudge match. Right? Not necessarily. 70s music is far more diverse than people give it credit for. The 70s saw the rise … Continue reading Tournament: Best 70s Bands, Nominations
