Correct. From Wikipedia:

And Chuck Berry, and Johnny Cash, and Little Richard. And Nat King Cole. It really doesn't stop.

Why there isn't an American Beatles
I think the emphasis that American culture has always placed upon the individual explains why the absolute tip-top of the list of iconic American artists - the only ones who come close over here to something like the Beatles were for Europe (which is traditionally warmer to thinking…

There isn't an American Beatles.
I'm surprised there wasn't at least one answer focused on that glaringly obvious fact. Closest bands, as far as cultural importance:

Loved him in The Graduate? Did you just look at his IMDB page? He's in The Graduate for like 10 seconds. Basically an extra with one line, and the only thing you really get out of his performance is being taken out of the movie long enough to say "Wait, was that Richard Dreyfuss?"

He seems like a rather difficult man.
Rabin, I'm disappointed that you didn't ask him about the connection between Glenn Holland's triumphant "American Symphony" and the Dreyfuss Initiative. You wouldn't understand, I guess, being a New York sophisticate.

If Anthony Michael Hall were to play Russ
This could be sneaky-brilliant.

I think this is awesome.
I knew I liked this guy.

3.2
Battlefield Earth, Rollerball, Big Momma's House 2, and about 20 minutes of Boat Trip.

Cuban doo-wop.
The "Bossa Cubana" collection by Los Zafiros will blow your fucking mind.

Wrong.

Era-spanning gateway playlist
Here is my crack at a playlist for people who want to try to get into Ska, and I'll keep it to 5 per era.
60's Jamaica:
Laurel Aitken - "Boogie In My Bones"; The Skatalites - "Eastern Standard Time"; The Wailers - "Simmer Down"; Eric Morris/Ska Kings - "Oil In My Lamp"; Prince Buster -…

M-O-O-N, that spells idiosyncratic.

Ooh, I have some good ones.

That publicity still
gives me quite the Meet Joe Black vibe.

So,
Shitty Broken Flowers?

Pedipaws is actually pretty awesome if you're like us and have a dog that tends to flip out and/or bleed when you try to cut his nails. Our vet had us get it.

Lips kind of bugged me tonight. It started when Wayne was shooting the confetti gun and doing his "Cheer me, people" thing during Grizzly Bear's set. It was distracting.

Every Time
I've been the DJ at a bunch of weddings. Reggae weddings, Hipster indie rock weddings, name it. Sometimes, they've wanted the traditional wedding stuff, like the Chicken Dance, which I am not above if it means I'm getting paid. The best ones are the ones that just let me play whatever I want, and I usually…

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