And IIRC the only person who couldn't 'see' Ultimate Warrior was Eric Bischoff, so *he* looked like the one going crazy

That said, I think picking the Johan Ryan team was a good move; they were consistently the best part of a hit-or-miss season.

'She lets the audience know that if she decides to sing “baby baby baby” for 18 bars, she’ll do so.'

I don't think it was abrupt for R.E.M. so much as everyone buying Monster then realizing over the course of the year it was all over alt radio that it was a shit record, which hurt the follow-up, then they lose a key member and start 'experimenting' and a huge chunk of their loyal fanbase drifted off. It was a sharp…

They weren't.

The handful of times I've actually spoken the band's name I've pronounced it KEAN-TALL. I'm guessing that's not how it's supposed to be pronounced but I aim for politeness…

Yeah, agreed. It's like Sascha found his sonic and commercial sweet spot on Angst and never tried very hard after that.

I'm always impressed at how good their early stuff was; I don't think anyone mixed up folk and post-punk so well. Too bad they started taking out the post-punk on Wishing Chair.

'Itchy Bitchy' is KMFDM at their classiest. That's got to be a Ray Watts song, right?

Duet Emmo, 'The First Person'
Qntal, 'Owi, Tristan'
Coil, 'Teenage Lightning 2'
Half Church, 'Paradise'
Depeche Mode, 'But Not Tonight'
The The, 'Controversial Subject'
Art Fine, 'Dark Science (Art Fine Version)'
10000 Maniacs, 'Daktari'
Psychic TV, 'She Was Surprised'
!Bang Elektronika, 'Music To March To'
Alien Sex Fiend,…

+1 Lust For Youth. They get better with each record.

I've been watching the West Wing alot since the unpleasantness of 8 November. The thing that's really striking is the consistent underlying assumption that politicians may disagree but they're all ultimately doing what they think is best for the country. It is a noble conception of governance, but it laboured under no…

Getting rid of the Albatross
Sowing the seeds of discontent

I think claiming that Obama 'didn't fight for further scientific advancement' is a bit unfair. It's an issue of funding, and at the moment a majority of Republicans/conservatives think all or most scientific research should be funded by the private sector. And since there are high-profile people in the private sector…

Recent biographies by Carmine Appice and Kenny Aronoff use 'sex, drums, and rock and roll' in their titles (subtitle for Appice, main title for Aronoff). Musicians need to start putting some effort into book titles.

Flyin Hawaiian best of 2016:

*plays 15-minute bass solo in tribute*

So which bad-movie podcast is the first to do an episode on this? We Hate Movies' Worst of 2016 is right around the corner; they have the advantage, I think.

Classic Puppy and Nitzer; great work as always

Pigface, 'Winnebago Induced Tapeworm (Remix)'
Barmy Army, 'Billy Bonds M.B.E.' (Extended Mix)'
Scott Miller, 'Tiny Steps (Radio Session)'
New Age Steppers, 'Fade Away'
Die Krupps, 'Chaos Reigns (Demo)'
Virginia Astley, 'Tree Top Club'
Steinski & Mass Media, 'We'll Be Right Back (Hard Cell Dub)'
Signal Aout 42, 'Don't…