The only reason this exists is to justify a "Cool story, brah!," so I guess you've won.

@EvelKareebel:disqus , my general rule of thumb is to skip down two generations.  By that time, the influence has been watered down and shifted to middle enough that you can usually end up with something poppy and enjoyable.  This works pretty much no matter where you start, it's just a question of how middlebrow…

@EvelKareebel:disqus , my general rule of thumb is to skip down two generations.  By that time, the influence has been watered down and shifted to middle enough that you can usually end up with something poppy and enjoyable.  This works pretty much no matter where you start, it's just a question of how middlebrow…

Yeah, that episode was HEINOUS. Guess it wouldn't be British without some rampant Asian stereotyping, though.

Yeah, that episode was HEINOUS. Guess it wouldn't be British without some rampant Asian stereotyping, though.

"Mount Zoomer" felt like a disappointment when it came out, but you put it on today and realize that every song's damn good. It's like we blamed them for not writing another "I'll Believe In Anything."  Having only listened to Expo '86 once (and having quit before the end), I kinda feel they ran their course and…

"Mount Zoomer" felt like a disappointment when it came out, but you put it on today and realize that every song's damn good. It's like we blamed them for not writing another "I'll Believe In Anything."  Having only listened to Expo '86 once (and having quit before the end), I kinda feel they ran their course and…

@avclub-5125ad2b58405bb877649bbea104f866:disqus  I kinda subscribe to the theory that it's somewhat intentional. According to the internet "[t]ransference occurs when we project significant people (often parents) onto others, and then expect them to behave in that way." I like to think they may have anticipated (or…

@avclub-5125ad2b58405bb877649bbea104f866:disqus  I kinda subscribe to the theory that it's somewhat intentional. According to the internet "[t]ransference occurs when we project significant people (often parents) onto others, and then expect them to behave in that way." I like to think they may have anticipated (or…

Conventional wisdom is that Dave Grohl felt he'd revealed too much of himself in a lot of "The Colour and the Shape." The backmasked and processed bridge of "Everlong," for example, was an attempt to obscure some personal statements made in the original recording.

Conventional wisdom is that Dave Grohl felt he'd revealed too much of himself in a lot of "The Colour and the Shape." The backmasked and processed bridge of "Everlong," for example, was an attempt to obscure some personal statements made in the original recording.

A THREE DOLLAR BILL, Y'ALL$

A THREE DOLLAR BILL, Y'ALL$

PSST… YOU'RE DOING GREAT!!

PSST… YOU'RE DOING GREAT!!

"The search is still reportedly on for someone to take over the crucial,
destined-for-a-lifetime-of-blurry-topless-screencaps role played by Demi
Moore."

"The search is still reportedly on for someone to take over the crucial,
destined-for-a-lifetime-of-blurry-topless-screencaps role played by Demi
Moore."

That movie was so undercover great, it makes me wish Blockbuster, et al were still around just so people would continue to stumble over it in the aisles of a rental chain.

That movie was so undercover great, it makes me wish Blockbuster, et al were still around just so people would continue to stumble over it in the aisles of a rental chain.

I apologize if it came off as condescending, but you compared a comedian selling out arenas to Ween. It's a bit presumptuous (self-absorbed?) to assume that just because you don't know someone they are "obscure" or "niche".