I knew Jesse was gonna bail, knowing that the next episode was called "Rabid Dog", a reference to the episode "Problem Dog" from last season and the chilling monologue that Jesse gave. Regardless, a thrilling episode. Next week can't come soon enough.

Yeah. All of the above episodes are classics (and deserve spots on the list.)

I really like HS USA so far. It's not perfect, but it's good and has a lot of potential to grow since Dino Stamatopoulos is the creator.

No.

Sorry you think it's "bloated" (a terrible adjective to describe RAM, but that's neither here nor there) but at the very least, it's in the top 10 albums of the year, hands down.

No.

I have to agree. The coda of New Slaves is the most stunning moment on the album. Kanye's auto-tune is utilized perfectly, Frank Ocean is absolutely cathartic - it's just a sublime, uplifting ending to a song filled with anger.

1. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
2. My Bloody Valentine - mbv
3. Kanye West - Yeezus
4. The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
5. Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze
6. Deafhaven - Sunbather
7. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
8. Deerhunter - Monomania
9. The Flaming Lips - The Terror
10. Sigur Ros - Kveikur

Strange. I had the opposite reaction. Axe Cop kind of sucked. High School USA was great.

I agree. I actually really love Yeezus, but I feel like the vocals should've been redone. The raw aggression in the SNL version - where he's really screaming and rapping - is superior to the muted yelling on the album version.

Ohhhhh, I get it. It all makes sense now. Kevin Hart is the black Dane Cook.

Long answer: No. This seems to be such a cliché in indie rock, and I personally won't stand for it. If the bassist illustrates great discipline and can hold down a tune with whiplash precision, it shouldn't matter what his/her name is.
Short answer: Yes.

The Corrections is excellent. Been meaning to read Infinite Jest for so long (like every other pop culture nerd on the fucking planet) but need to make time for it. I might try and plow through it this month.

This is the picture that - for me at least - forever cemented James Gandolfini as the greatest actor in television history. It breaks my heart.

That's about right, though I'd switch around College Dropout and Late Registration.

True. And while I've stopped watching new South Park on a regular basis - as it's now officially in its zombie years - I'm pretty sure that Trey and Matt realize that the show isn't what it once was. However, they still enjoy making episodes and they make a shit load of money doing so. So when the their contract…

As much as I wouldn't want a sequel, if Trey and Matt came up with a good idea, then I would be all for it. So many characters that weren't fully fleshed out when the first movie came out (Butters, Randy) could be utilized in a sequel that could be pretty goddamn great.

Can I just see GY!BE without having to listen to Trent Reznor scream into a microphone for two hours?

No.

I never thought I'd see the day where either Kim Gordon or J. Mascis appeared on SNL.