Even worse? Bill Bellamy interviewing Alan Thicke.

That might be the problem though - all the new music I hear today sounds like it took its inspiration from a Buzzfeed nostalgia post. The abrasive minimalism of Yeezus everyone is so amazed by just sounds like Aphex Twin to me, that one Haim single might as well be the fucking theme song to Perfect Strangers sung by…

I should set aside some time for Run the Jewels, as I am both a El-P and Killer Mike fan, so I'm not sure why I haven't gotten around to it yet. Having a 2 year old does seem to drain quite a bit of leisure time, though. Not that I've stopped consuming music, but I seem to be drifting backwards. There were a…

Yeah, to see that it didn't receive a single vote from any writer on the site made me realize there has been a fundamental generational shift in the composition of the staff here. Then again, American "year-end best-ofs" seem to be judged on the basis of "what albums did I have the most fun listening to over this…

I don't think I would even consider it his best, necessarily, but I'll stand by "most consistent as an album". To me, the whole thing sort of coalesces into one extended song, which I think is what has turned most people off of it. Its definitely a start-to-finish, end of the day with a glass of scotch record. And…

Agreed on the intensity of the live shows. In Chicago a woman in the front row kept trying to engage with him and finally during Stagger Lee, he performed the "suck my dick" line while crouched down, cradling her head and whispering it in her ear repeatedly. He's got the same charisma as a 1930s tent revivalist, but…

Yeah, I was initially underwhelmed, but after seeing them perform most of the album live this past spring, my entire conception of the album changed, and now I think it might be their most cohesive album ever. It's definitely a contemplative, atmospheric album though, with little in the way of immediate hooks. But…

I've only spun Bill Callahan's new album a few times, but enjoy it as much as anything else he does. And my 2 year old daughter wouldn't stop listening to Foxygen's last album for about a month, so that one grew on me. And the new Swans live promo/fundraiser album is a pretty strong case that they're going to…

Wait, so if the early/mid 80s would be the golden age, 90s gangsta rap would be the silver age, the underground emergence in the 00s would be the bronze age… wouldn't that put us in the grimy Frank Miller reboot?

Yeah, that seems like a reasonable place to go with it.

I feel like this every year to some extent it seems, but this year I can honestly say I don't give a shit about modern music anymore. I honestly haven't heard a single one of these albums in their entirety. Oh well. Back to my Roky Erickson reissues, and the Nick Cave album that didn't make it on this list for some…

Hey Alec! Nerd Alert!

Todd VanDerWerff!

Yeah, I became an unwilling Windows 8 user following the purchase of a new laptop, and would say that after 2 months of daily usage, I am no longer horrified by the UI. However, that is solely due to the fact that I spent those 2 months annoyingly customizing every aspect of the experience, from color palette to…

…people who grew up on the internet.

I bet I could get that time down to about 4 minutes. Without even meaning to.

I imagine this tour will be probably have a nearly identical lineup and setlist as the show I traveled to Chicago for early this year, but who fucking cares? I'd probably go see Nick Cave play every single night if I had the option.

I've really enjoyed it too, but am hoping the inclusion of Apatow and Spade this week don't point to a larger trend of the show trying to expand its contestant pool to artificially include unfunny people for the sake of "celebrity". As insular as the Nerdist/Earwolf/MaxFun podcast community can be, they're witty…

Trigger Warning: Cutting, Suicide, Get Up Kids

Oh man, remember the 90s?