Did I just see not one but two J5 disses up there? Really? Do you hate puppies or cupcakes too? How is it possible NOT to like J5?

If you get a chance to see him this summer, don't miss it. His show at Red Rocks earlier this month was sensational. It was the second night of their tour and they were already firing on all cylinders. Best of all, the ticket comes with both a digital download of the new record, and a live album(!) that will be…

Brooklynati was dope
Even though I think Von Pea is their best MC, this could be good. Does it feature production from other people since it's a solo record? Von Pea was on the Foreign Exchange album, so it would be dope if he had some beats on here.

This year's ceremony was shite
For various reasons both guilty and personal, I've watched the Oscars almost every year, and this was easily the worst ceremony I can remember. Lurching is a good word for the poorly timed entrances and exits, the camera angles were off, the celebrity cutaways seemed picked for maximum…

Most Slept on Since Codine…
"The Listening" is one of those albums that initially sounds good, but not classic. And the way 9th Wonder was hyped by the aforementioned producers, his sound felt underwhelming. Then one day, a switch turns, and suddenly you start hearing all of Phonte's incredible metaphors, and the…

End of Timers
It's disturbing how commonplace the idea that we're living in the end of days has become. Between the popularity of the Left Behind series and the box-office success of 2012, I fear that the idea that we're heading toward the apocalypse has taken hold to the point that we won't assume responsibility for…

If there were a Mount Rushmore of American Rock Gods, it would be Elvis, Dylan, and Springsteen, with the Teddy Roosevelt pick going to Tom Petty. He's absolutely up there with them.

"Beauty and the Beat" is probably the best album of the decade, hip-hop or otherwise. Unbelievable production, seamless flow, uncanny lyrics, absolutely no filler…that album has it all. My DJ friend opened for GrandMaster Flash, and he LOST HIS SHIT when he heard "Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme." Classic album.

My college roommate's cousin was good friends with Troy Duffy. My roommate told me his personal story, that he was just a bartender who, after watching some horrible action flick, decided he could write a better movie than the crap he just saw (no idea what the film in question was). So my roommate keeps telling me…

Yeah, I'm bummed; this is the second "D" grade I've seen this film get. It looked so promising in the preview too! Oh well, cloying is a tough trait to overcome.

Punktuation
This, is it? THIS is, it! This is it: This IS it!

Huh-huh, his butt has guns in it.

That's a good question, since the article indicated it was originally supposed to come out before Malkovich. I still need to see this one, Kaufman is the best screenwriter in the business, and Synecdoche was massively underrated.

Best. Culture Jam. Ever.
I don't know about their movies, but in 2004, they pulled off one of the best corporate depantsings ever. Stick with me: In 1984, a pesticide plant owned by chemical company Union Carbide leaked more than 40 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate gas in Bhopal, India. An estimated 3,000 people were…

I thought that was a great point I don't often hear about Air's distinct sound; their basslines are wonderfully cinematic. I'm not sure which of them is the bassist, but they've always found a way to anchor their best songs in stirring basslines that set a distinct mood. Sounds like this album, on a whole, isn't their…

Talk about a depressing thread. A well-written review for one of the best hip-hop albums of the year from a hugely underrated artist, and all we get are bad jokes about albinos and their poor eyesight. There's a reason you guys write on The Onion's message boards and not for their website.

"Get away from me or I'm going to carve another fuckhole in your torso."
It's funny because it's true; women have fuckholes.

"You're not wrong Walter. You're just an asshole."
Moore is like Walter from Lebowski. Yes, it's totally fucked that a corporation's stock price will go up when they lay off a bunch of people and move their factory overseas. But his smugness makes his point hard to swallow.

Just to be clear, this was not directed at the critic, but the people on the boards that be hatin. I thought the review was great and this movie looks like shit. I totally agree with Carnivorous' point. I just wonder what it is about Cody that inspires so much vitriol.

Haters Sure be Hatin'
The Juno backlash is incredible. Not that it was the best movie, but if the primary gripe about it's unrealistic dialogue, how do you enjoy the medium of film in general? I'm not saying that the script and some of the turns of phrase weren't cloying, but they're not that much worse than, say,…