Were it not for "She Watch Channel Zero" then Nation of Millions would be a perfect record.

That era in the UK had the best protest songs.  I'm partial to the one where Pato Banton and Tippa Irie envision a dystopian future in which Margaret Thatcher and the royals live on the moon and make space babies leaving the rest of us to fester below on a despoiled earth…basically the plot of that new bald Matt Damon…

@avclub-22eda830d1051274a2581d6466c06e6c:disqus Yes, in the late 90's Ani Difranco released a cycle of albums that brought lasting peace to the Middle East.

The following is a true story:  Last summer I sat through Castle Freak as a consequence of Stuart's numerous and hearty endorsements.  As the credits rolled I thought to myself "huh.  Where was the ding-dong ripping scene that I was promised?" 
Some months later another flophouse listener had the courage to write…

In other news, the power of protest rock has yet to free that Mumia guy.

You are a jackass with poor taste.

They manage to be both bland and forgettable and yet at the same time extremely grating and obnoxious.  You wouldn't think the combination possible and yet…here we are.

Come on now senator.  You're free to enjoy this sloppy, tuneless art school nonsense if you wish but that doesn't mean that those who don't are striking some sort of posture.

"Not for me" = "Not a fan of atonal whinging and avant garde posturing".

Ryan Reynolds needs to go back to Canadian soap operas or wherever he came from.

Hey now, Molly Shannon at least brings a certain manic energy to the proceedings.  Not sure what Kristen Wiig brings.

I believe that if you name a kid Julian he is bound to become a creepy, rat-like albino.  There's Julian Assange, Julian Sands…probably a few more.

Hey Lynch, get off your duff and make another movie!!!

Hello Nasty and Hot Sauce Committee are both great.  Their only lousy album is the 9/11/ George Bush is a bad president record.

Dennis Dugan was pretty good on the Rockford Files though, right?

He has not made a listenable album in 20 + years (if ever).

@avclub-87caf7c42aedbada42572e2374eed08d:disqus  flagged for implying that Jennifer Lopez is an "artist".

…and his damned banjo.

Well, sure, London Calling was the game changer for you.  It is objectively the greatest album ever made.

I liked Green Hornet.  Jay Chou is cute and adorable and I would like to see him doing more deadpan phonetic line reads in American movies.