The Globe & Mail reported his death was brought on by a heart attack…
Sigh. The heart: the body's weakest *link*?

I agree that after Illmatic, his beats went way downhill. But. Illmatic >>>> everything Jay-Z has ever released. Maybe it's just my taste, but nothing either man has ever released has hit the spot like Illmatic.

Huh. I always assumed he was batshit.

Late to the party, as well, but wow. Congratulations. That's crazy. Crazy awesome! Best wishes to the both of you!

State Trooper
I'm shocked that over 426 comments no one has mentioned 'State Trooper' by Bruce Springsteen. It was the first thing that popped into my mind.

Nas is a superior MC, though. Better beats, too.

Centipedes are actually really fast.

Fail.

Has anybody tried the Double Down? I'm Canadian, and they aren't available up here, but I recently toured the States and felt obligated to get one (when in Rome, etc). It was… absurd. Absurdly delicious! Yeah!

Is grapes good?

I dunno. The lyrics are definitely ridiculous in a certain light. At the same time, I have no doubt that they're exactly what he wanted to say. They are, as the reviewer alludes, earnest, which these days is amazingly rare. I could definitely roll my eyes at some of them, but at times, like "White crosses on the…

Penultimate episode?
Wikipedia tells me there are two more episodes still to come?

I know they reference 'The Big Easy' (a reference that I didn't get, but could you explain how they were making fun of it? It's kind of hard to tell without actually watching that movie.

Creighton wasn't born in NOLA? When was this stated?

Caesars, baby.

Hard to say. I'm not that knowledgeable about Sunset Rubdown. I know I preferred the Handsome Furs record from last year to what I heard from "Dragonslayer", though. I think Wolf Parade is perfect because it takes the best parts of Krug & Boeckner, and reins in their more extreme stylistic choices. So, in terms of…

Wolf Parade
Expo '86 is definitely the album of the year for me so far.*

Crazy
I was just reading about the WBC today, apropos of nothing. I also watched a BBC documentary on them called "The Most Hated Family in America". And then there's this; I''m pretty sure it's a message.

One will be insightful and funny. The other one will be Nathan Rabin!

Dear World,
Sincere apologies*,