Are there other terrible reasons to mention Gungnam Style?

I love Ishtar. It certainly deserves to be a cult classic more than Jingle All the Way does.

All I can remember about this movie is that watching it was stressful, and getting to the ending was a relief. Still, the most evil Christmas movie I've ever seen is One Magic Christmas.

"A Christmas Story" is a rare treat simply because it's so working class and easy to relate to as a child, and then as an adult. I can't think of another holiday film that doesn't use magic or an existential crises to tell a story. They simply work from the kid's point of view, which is pretty bizarre on it's own.

It probably has a lot to do with the fact that Paul's Boutique came out when people were still ultra skeptical of hip-hop that didn't have some sort of gimmick or guitar player attached. The album didn't really get people's attention until late 90s when guys like DJ Shadow were getting attention specifically for…

I watched a lengthy interview with Rick Rubin and got the sense that it wasn't satire, it was them being as over-the-top as they could possibly be in order to get attention. They went on to talk about how surprising it was that Adam would turn out to be the calm intelligent one of the bunch.

I believe we're getting to the point where new gothy movies are really for the children of Gen-X.

I don't get it. Is it because I kissed girls before?

I usually recognize about a quarter of what Quietus puts on their list. Though this year I would attribute that to paying more attention Wire, Brainwashed, and WFMU.

…around 40 years ago. It's probably been culturally irrelevant longer than it was culturally relevant.

From what I've heard of Mitchell she doesn't have much patience for the type of celebrity focus you usually get from the music media. She had to fight like mad to be taken seriously as singer-songwriter simply because she was a woman. I doubt she's interested in fighting to be taken seriously simply because she's…

I disagree. For the amount of time I spend in the grocery stores or the mall it just isn't a problem. It's background noise. In fact there are certain singers and TV shows that I only ever hear about when somebody (who could easily avoid it as well) is complaining about it somewhere.

Especially when you think your 'relationship with god' is enough to make you a good person and be able to deal with all the shit life throws at you.

I would prefer to simply believe the Simpsons cross-over episodes never really happened. I suspect that in about 2 years things will go on exactly as if that were the case.

But, telling the story of how he met there mother wasn't an end to itself, it was a preamble for something else. It's like the difference between hearing your child say "I love you" and "I love you, can I have some money"

I hated this song until a I heard a very drunk caterwauling version of it by some unknown group and now there's just something really appealing about it. It's like a bad movie.

Yes, oh yes, one of the painful songs where fans of it look at you with that 'isn't this song fuckin' deep man grin' and the lyrics are just bullshit. "A rolling thunder chasing the wind" ?? is that like a transport truck driven by Chuck Norris in the desert?

Which part of what he's saying are you empathizing with?

I doubt Scott Stapp would understand the difference right now. Of course you should know that because you're the one considering his feelings.

I'm not cackling at anybody's trouble. The people using this as an opportunity to make fun of band that hasn't been relevant for about a decade are.