They must be mellowing in old age.

They must be mellowing in old age.

Dreamers Christmas is a delightful Christmas album (and includes "Christmastime Is Here").  Also delightful, but for very different and decidedly less jazzy reasons, Mark Lanegan's new "Dark Mark Does Christmas" EP. 

Dreamers Christmas is a delightful Christmas album (and includes "Christmastime Is Here").  Also delightful, but for very different and decidedly less jazzy reasons, Mark Lanegan's new "Dark Mark Does Christmas" EP. 

Secret Chiefs 3, with Mike Patton singing, put out a really great version of "Jacky" this year; it covers both the Brel and Walker versions.

Secret Chiefs 3, with Mike Patton singing, put out a really great version of "Jacky" this year; it covers both the Brel and Walker versions.

I love how this trailer is full of grumpy old rockers complaining bitterly about the digital shift except for Trent Reznor, who sounds like a kid in a candy store when he says, "you could record sound… directly into a computer!" 

I love how this trailer is full of grumpy old rockers complaining bitterly about the digital shift except for Trent Reznor, who sounds like a kid in a candy store when he says, "you could record sound… directly into a computer!" 

As a librarian, I hear so many people scoffing "Oh, I hate ebooks."  Yeah, because the words Philip Roth wrote in the hardcover and paperback books were all really good, but in the ebooks, they're terrible!

As a librarian, I hear so many people scoffing "Oh, I hate ebooks."  Yeah, because the words Philip Roth wrote in the hardcover and paperback books were all really good, but in the ebooks, they're terrible!

Sex Mob Does Bond is such a fabulous album.  I think every Bond movie should use "Over and Out" as the music during the end credits.  Hell, every movie should use "Over and Out" as the music during the end credits!

Sex Mob Does Bond is such a fabulous album.  I think every Bond movie should use "Over and Out" as the music during the end credits.  Hell, every movie should use "Over and Out" as the music during the end credits!

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I don't remember which Hornblower book it is, but I was so shocked when Lt. Bush was killed that I spent the whole remainder of the series — not just that one book — waiting for him to show up again.  When I finished the last book and he was still dead, I was…

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I don't remember which Hornblower book it is, but I was so shocked when Lt. Bush was killed that I spent the whole remainder of the series — not just that one book — waiting for him to show up again.  When I finished the last book and he was still dead, I was…

Thanks for the suggestions, @avclub-d4e0a1caa2f5d32a12799b9d4209249e:disqus!    I'm not sure I'd describe myself as an audiophile, but the more I see people settling for crappy streaming music options, maybe I'm more of one than I give myself credit for.

Thanks for the suggestions, @avclub-d4e0a1caa2f5d32a12799b9d4209249e:disqus!    I'm not sure I'd describe myself as an audiophile, but the more I see people settling for crappy streaming music options, maybe I'm more of one than I give myself credit for.

Speaking of music devices, does anyone in AVC Land know of a music-centric portable device with lots of storage that is good for listening to non-streaming music that isn't an ipod?  I personally am fond of my ipod, but I'm starting to worry that Apple is going to abandon it in favor of giving in to the popularity of…

Speaking of music devices, does anyone in AVC Land know of a music-centric portable device with lots of storage that is good for listening to non-streaming music that isn't an ipod?  I personally am fond of my ipod, but I'm starting to worry that Apple is going to abandon it in favor of giving in to the popularity of…

I would so tune in for the off-brand Playdoh challenge.  The contestants' sound-bites of sucking up to Big Off-Brand Playdoh would be solid gold!

I would so tune in for the off-brand Playdoh challenge.  The contestants' sound-bites of sucking up to Big Off-Brand Playdoh would be solid gold!