Locke & Key is awesome. My wife digs it even more than me. I just started NOS4A2 this week and it is delicious and readable… a lot like his dad's stuff (kind of a trite point but it's true dammit). I was most delighted to find that G. Rodriguez has provided spooky illustrations, a nice touch.

Hmm, I believe it goes Darren, then Richard, then Geoffrey. Or maybe Darren then Geoffrey then Richard. But as awesome as the latter two are, Darren makes me laugh by being present onscreen.

"Clush! Clush!"  Indeed, probably my favorite non-Doors-related sketch.

I know that by all acconts I *should* like Near Dark more than Lost Boys, but this is one case in which enjoyable-entertainment-and/or-nostalgic-glow-factors deftly trump atmospheric self-seriousness. Though Bigelow sure jumped into the former category with Point Break.

But !!! aren't the least bit folky or earthy. You should give their groove-based funky rock another try.

Well, I'd disagree. Can't say in what order the others would fall—depends on mood—but 13 is without a doubt their best album. I appreciate all four that you have ranked above em, but their career as a whole led up to their timeless, most mature and enduring high watermark in spring 1999. 14 years on it still outshines…

12 Bar Blues' merits are debated round these parts with surprising regularity, but I am always happy to see general appreciation for the half-dozen solid tunes it features. Especially if you dug "Lady…" (that's Sheryl Crow on accordion, apparently!) you'll find the album well-worth your while.

Divider is my fave SW solo tune for sure.

I thought Weiland's recent "Tangle With Your Mind" was a good song, That album certainly did not match 12 Bar Blues' quality though.

Well it wasn't supposed to go down that way…

They're fine. Hollow grew on me, thanks to the rewatchable Sunshine/Moon-y video. Stone's kinda generic, hasn't done much for me yet. Their last album really grew on me though so yeah, I too am keenly anticipating Devil's Dinos.

You may say that I'm a dreamer, but you're not the one one… I liked a good half of the parts.

Titus is super-badass. Friggin' loved it when I saw it a dozen years ago (holy fuck, time has flown). Left me with great expectations for Across the Universe…

There's an explosive revelation partway through; no actual 'spolsions in the film.
 
There's a weird cameo by a Spiderman figurine; no actual Marvel characters in the film.

Not only is it the definitive versions of the Venus and Mars material, it represents a definitive statement of what a McCartney live experience should be (though I have a soft spot for Unplugged and, strangely, Tripping the Live Fantastic). When I saw him in 2010, he opened with Venus and Mars/Rock Show/Jet and this…

This is a really fabulous documentary. Very moving at times. Saw it a few months ago. It's not so much the subjects' stories but how they are recounted and interwoven.
For you geeky Cancon types out there, Michael Polley is the jolly fellow who played Frank on Slings and Arrows. Kind of amazing to see him in such an…

My lady and I are watching Portlandia lately, just saw the Goldblum cameo in the knot store. He was friggin hilarious and stands as king among all cameos on that show (Eddie Vedder included).

Interestingly, for a guy who wrote Jeepster and other car classics, he was neither driving on the night of the accident nor had he ever driven a car. This has been your T. Rex fun fact.

Cheers, you fine Okkervil River album, you. I also buy music—picking this up later today I hope—in a futile effort to support the modern music industry. Best not to support the conglomerate companies, but I have no qualms giving 4AD my money.

I think Red Harvest is probably his coolest, most badass book, while the Glass Key is perhaps his best overall book. As a place to start, Red Harvest is probably the best choice.