It was the only part of the finale that I thought was too far-fetched and just wouldn't work. It was just way too much money to donate to the kid of an ex-employee whose dad was a drug kingpin. Why would you donate this insane amount of money to one single individual in your cause to help the victims of drug culture?…

Mommie Dearest? Was "Mama Dearest" a similar tale that starred Theresa Merritt?

Adding to Walt Jr.'s future misery will be that 9 million dollar trust fund compiled of all the blood money which destroyed his family and killed his beloved uncle. He would obviously figure out where that money originated and it will be a constant reminder of a terrible saga. If it wasn't for the kids (especially…

When Walt has his final conversation with Skylar he mentions something to the extent that he "enjoyed the ride" and never "felt more alive." From Skylar's reaction, I think it is implied that she felt this way as well. I think Walt's confessions to Skylar in this scene really makes her realize that she is much more…

I couldn't help but hear similarities in the delivery of this song to some of the songs featured in the Mr. Show "Monsters of Megaphone" skit. "Time machine/Baby loves my time machine/Travels around in time!" Perhaps Vince was giving Bob Odenkirk a lil' last episode love with a subtle Dickie Crickets shout-out.

Has there ever been any other band in the universe whose catalog suffers more from cheesy production than these guys? Thank gawd the first three Cheap Trick albums were recorded in the 70's so at least they didn't come out as lame-sounding as late-era Replacements did. I guess my big gripe is I prefer the songs from…

At the beginning of the episode I thought the guy sitting at the bar (not the one who showed his gun) was Michael Shannon. The actor's profile was exactly like his. So when this guy gets his throat slit I was like "WHAAAAAAAA???" But then I watched it again and realized I might be partially blind when I saw the…

I dunno about killing off Michael Shannon's character. I would assume the writers just couldn't figure out anywhere to fit him into the future storylines. Either that, or they decided they needed to kill off a major character out of the blue a la Game of Thrones to keep viewers tuned in. I just thought it seemed more…

Good album for sure, but it ain't no Majesty Shredding. Sounds more like a combo of late-era Superchunk and Mac's more recent (and quite excellent) Portastatic output. Still well worth the purchase if you are a fan though. Especially for "Low F" and "Breaking Down" which are both stellar. Newbies should check out No…

No Pocket For Kitty is a great one for sure. Especially because no kitten deserves the luxury of time spent in a pocket.

OMG, I JUST READ THIS LIKE MEEN NEWS STORY THING COMPOSED OF FULL SENTENCES AND SH#@ ON THIS SIGHT CALLED THE AVE CLUB THAT WAS LIKE TOTALLY TRYING TO MAKE FUN OF 1D REGARDING THERE AWESOME NEW SONG AND TRYING TO PRETEND THAT BAND NOBODY HAS EVER LIKE EVEN HERD OF, THE WHO DON'T, EVEN LIVE TOGETHER. I NO THE BAND…

I would like to throw Silkworm out into this excellent discussion of trios. I think these guys are an interesting case-study because they really show how the "less is more" theory works with a three-piece. The way these guys incorporated empty space into many of the songs on Lifestyles and Italian Platinum has always…

Being a bass player in a kind of bar rock-ish trio, I think this is true to an extent. Sometimes solo's work minus rhythm chords, and sometimes it's just waaaaaay too empty.  You sort of have to make up for the holes by incorporating chords into your solos, which is what Pete Townsend used to do.  As a lead guitarist,…

If the day ever comes when Ginn either sells or is forced to give the entire SST/Cruz catalog to a party which will treat that treasure trove with the respect it deserves, I will most certainly celebrate this day as a yearly holiday.  The fact that this guy even has the nerve to file this lawsuit is the lamest aspect…

I saw them at FYF two years ago and they were great as well. I actually felt bad for Guided By Voices because they had to play before the Descendents. The Descendents are always on the top of their game live, and GBV, especially with the re-formed "classic" line-up, often are not. It kinda made me realize (even though…

Being such a super-fan I usually veer towards the Scott Reynolds era of ALL-primarily because "Allroy's Revenge" is the high-water mark of studio albums for either band.  Descendents albums were usually pretty spotty, and the sound of the band actually varied greatly album to album.  My go-to Descendents albums these…

I dunno…I think this is one of the few instances when you can say that one specific genre, or perhaps in this case, one specific song, actually killed off another genre.  You have to remember in the early 90's the only outlets for hearing new music were radio and MTV.  Both formats, especially MTV, went full-on nuts…

I saw them a couple months ago and these days he dresses more like Carlton from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air.  The band still kicked ass though.  In the end, I found that supposed glamour boy frontman to still be somewhat fierce.  I don't think I've ever seen so many bass guitar switches at a concert though.  Their…

Great finale, but I think "Indians" was still a better episode.  Pete's synopsis of the struggle between the cowboys and Indians in that episode was priceless.  As was his complete spoiler for the TV show that the Indian chief and his buddy were watching in their trailer.  By far the funniest episode of the series,…

There is a chance that I may have been being sarcastic when I wrote this.  (see my new post: Pixies - Kim = NO DEAL)