I honestly read the bit from "Getting Better" as pretty sincere. John Lennon did feel like shit about how he treated Cynthia, and he REALLY felt terrible about it after Yoko Ono took him to task for his rampant misogyny.

I honestly read the bit from "Getting Better" as pretty sincere. John Lennon did feel like shit about how he treated Cynthia, and he REALLY felt terrible about it after Yoko Ono took him to task for his rampant misogyny.

In general, when anyone says that they fucking hate a season of The Wire you have to mentally translate that into, "This season was slightly less than mindblowingly amazing and it therefore disappointed me."

In general, when anyone says that they fucking hate a season of The Wire you have to mentally translate that into, "This season was slightly less than mindblowingly amazing and it therefore disappointed me."

Me too, honestly. I blame nostalgia.

Me too, honestly. I blame nostalgia.

Hoobastank fits in here too. And Creed. Holy shit do Creed fit into this.

Hoobastank fits in here too. And Creed. Holy shit do Creed fit into this.

I'll write 1500 words on why I hate Sufjan Stevens OR Andrew Bird. Either one! It's like fucking Christmas up in here!

I'll write 1500 words on why I hate Sufjan Stevens OR Andrew Bird. Either one! It's like fucking Christmas up in here!

That's inaccurate. Musicians are on a four-year cycle, generally, because post-production has ballooned dramatically since the early-60s, involving a vast swath of digital tools and overdubs. Additionally, artists are no longer saddled with horrific contracts that demand that kind of output in roder to stay on the…

That's inaccurate. Musicians are on a four-year cycle, generally, because post-production has ballooned dramatically since the early-60s, involving a vast swath of digital tools and overdubs. Additionally, artists are no longer saddled with horrific contracts that demand that kind of output in roder to stay on the…

Ah, good point. I stuck with Limewire longer than I had any right to, so I think I missed out on a bunch of these.

Ah, good point. I stuck with Limewire longer than I had any right to, so I think I missed out on a bunch of these.

Napster -> Kazaa -> Kazaa Lite -> Limewire -> GorillaShare (I think?) -> Torrents -> file-sharing sites

Napster -> Kazaa -> Kazaa Lite -> Limewire -> GorillaShare (I think?) -> Torrents -> file-sharing sites

You do realize that buying a used CD doesn't give the artists any more money than pirating, right?

You do realize that buying a used CD doesn't give the artists any more money than pirating, right?

After about 100 listens or so. There are some royalty payments, but they're very, very low.

After about 100 listens or so. There are some royalty payments, but they're very, very low.