I never knew exactly how far south he wants to travel this year, but it has always stood out as a beautiful image. Love that tune.

It's warm and forlorn at once. "Hey you, pass me down that bottle." At least he ain't drinking alone.

Yes indeed. I've been listening to a lot of Nirvana lately and have started picking up on one of Cobain's main vocal tics—a distinct whimper at the end of a phrase. Like, where by contrast James Hetfield ends his phrases with a grunted "ah" Cobain deployed pained hiccupy whimper/wails.

I picked up the reissue last year and agree with all of the songs mentioned—River is gorgeous (and I recommend reading the book it's based on, the Prophet, which only adds to its beauty), Wake Up is Layne's best recorded vocal take IMO and Long Gone Day makes mighty use of marimba or xylophone or something. I'll throw…

Yup. The drum sound really benefited from B O'B's work was well. I kinda liked the reverb for some of the songs though (like Oceans, weirdly—made it sound more Oceany).

Unfamiliar with that soundtrack so looked it up. Looks indeed like a industrial-skewed version of the all-over-the-map mid-90's soundtrack phenom.

Agreed. The RHCP's cover of Search and Destroy turned me onto the Stooges so it served a definite purpose (for me). Other than the Nirvana tune and the duet with Cher the rest was pretty forgettable.

One of Page Hamilton's best riffs. So direct.

I listened to that tape quite a bit when it came out (I also liked the movie!) but though AC/DC are ever fun rockers, the AiC tunes, in particular "A Little Bitter" were the clear highlights.

Y'all need to be on the Black Science train. #5 rocked hard. Something is happening here. Seems like from the letter columns I need to check out Fear Agent something quick.

Great art in Trillium indeed. My wife was let down by the conclusion, but I thought it was lovely.

Speaking of Sandman, a better Big Issue this (or last) week would've been Overture #2. It's a truly beautiful thing to behold. I thought the first issue was *alright* but the art and writing in this issue totally reminds me what Sandman was all about. Bittersweet vibes abound. JH Williams III is the best, or among the…

Really. Not reading Soule's run but keep considering jumping back on board after reading features like this.

This was a very violent flick. I thought IM3 had some violence but this thing was full of shooting people—though I reckon that the building had been evacuated in time (wasn't there an evacuation going on?).

Yeah, I caught that. Pretty cool. I'm having trouble thinking of the gaunt badass who should play him. Hugh Laurie? There's gotta be someone tailor made for the role.

Clive Owen's tale was based on A Big Fat Kill, which was one of my favorite Sin City tales. I was pretty damn satisfied to see it on the big screen. I'm surprised to see that everyone thought it stunk to high heaven.

You know, you're right. My offhand comment was too broad. I should have specified that he ups the misogyny in Sin City in particular. Prior to the movie's release in '05, I was oblivious to how deeply offensive it is to some people until a smart friend unloaded on my when I brought it up one day. She makes a better…

I happen to have been reading a lot of Hammett over the last year, and Miller's Sin City yarns do read like Continental Op stories blended with Spillane (where the protagonist is just as bull-headed but has more "personality").
Also Miller keeps the mysoginy turned up to 11, which more reflects Spillane. Is it a…

You're both right, Miller has been really alienating of late, but I really like Sin City up to and including Hell and Back, which is the arc that JGL will star in I believe. This should be just as entertaining as the first flick. Stoked!

Neat question. Carlito's Way is a successful (albeit not strictly a sequel) version of the latter that springs to mind. The Two Jakes is an unsuccessful version that springs to mind. I can't really say. Perhaps it depends if they try and incorporate aging into the story—Linklater's Before movies do it well.
Sequels…