There is a strong argument to be made that this is the greatest musical cartoon of all time (as, obviously, 1,000 animators concur). My *favorite* musical cartoon, on the other hand, is the "Johann Mouse" episode from Tom and Jerry.

One of my favorite movies. Spoiler alert for a 25+ year old movie, but I swear that the first time I saw The Thing on VHS as a tween, after the last shot of Macready and Childs faded to black there was another scene, the next morning, of a husky loping away from the smoking campsite. This was an elegant callback to…

I have tried to like LCD Soundsystem, and have really wanted to like them because James Murphy is a friend of a friend and I have followed him since the days of Pony and Speedking. But I just can’t like them. The musicianship is of course fantastic, and the songs, though at times a bit long and repetitive for my…

Yep, as others have noted it's in F and stays in F throughout, though the addition of the flat-7 at the end gives the na-na-na-na's a bit of a different feel from the rest of the song. Along with Penny Lane, And I Love Her is a correct example of what they're talking about. Another interesting inventory would be…

I am wondering if the reviewer understands that NYC has different boroughs…there have been several references to people being in Manhattan when the show is conspicuously set in Brooklyn, which plays a major part in the distinctive atmosphere of the show. This is not a show about Upper East Side brats, it's about…

Right, the reviewer didn't seem to have deep knowledge of S-K's discography as The Woods is a classic example of a band changing its sound. Whether or not that worked well is a different question. I need to go back and listen to The Woods, but my memory is of disappointment. I understand that they recorded it…

Totally agree on The Master. Brilliant images, ambience and performances but let down by a poor script bereft of plot, character development, etc. I view it as an ambitious but ultimately overreaching experiment. Have high hopes for IV, though.

This is a terrific piece. I have always loved Teti's reviews (especially Project Runway), and now Block & Tackle is my new favorite football column, edging out Tuesday Morning Quarterback (he can get a bit preachy on political issues) and The Sports Guy on Grantland. Great stuff!

I love La Mia Vita Violenta! I Still Get Rocks Off is one of my all-time favorite songs.

Yup. Fun House was my first introduction to The Stooges and that's the one that stuck. The guitar sound on Fun House is just so awesome—kind of perfectly in-between the straight-up reverb of The Stooges and the tube crunch of Raw Power, if that makes sense. Plus I always found the mix on Raw Power distractingly off…

Yes, agree, love Drown. It is like Hey Jude remade for the early 90's: instead of 3.5 minutes of pop perfection followed by 3.5 minutes of "Na Na Na Na's," it's 3.5 minutes of pop perfection followed by 3.5 minutes of screeching feedback