I would have more sympathy for his hatred of this song if I didn't hate "She's Rolling" by Parquet Courts so much. I could do my own hate song about that song. I liked almost everything on their first album though. They are better when they keep up the speed and channel the Minutemen. It's when they slow down the…

I just hope this ends the trend of the RRHF choosing young or unusual artists to induct the nominees. When Chris Rock inducted the Chili Peppers it was pretty obvious that he was oblivious to their music. Billie Joe Armstrong inducting Guns and Roses came across as pretty awkward as well. The way that Jimmy Pardo…

They're as indie as the Foo Fighters or Green Day. They have been very radio-friendly for a while now. There's nothing wrong with this if you are pumping good songs with mass appeal, but these guys definitely aren't going to be remembered as continuing the lineage of bands like Superchunk, Pavement and Parquet Courts.

Exactly. They are being good RS servants.

Scott Reynolds-era ALL is some great, GREAT stuff. Kinda like Rush crossed with the Descendents in a lot of ways. If you like the Descendents album "ALL" it's pretty much the same deal but a lil' less hardcore and lil' more pop. Weird and experimental quite often as well. Great material that really destroys the cookie…

I was thinking check it out first, because even if you don't get it, when you eventually get it it will make it even more special. It's an oddball choice for sure. I think that Clash double disc greatest hits that was released a couple years back might be a better starter than London Calling as well…specifically to…

I'm 41 now, and got heavy into Cheap Trick while I was in college around 1995. At the time I was very into alternative bands like Superchunk, Descendents, Husker Du, etc and most of my friends thought Cheap Trick was a joke. My generation's first exposure to the band was primarily via "The Flame", so they were…

Man Child Material - Humor + Alternative Personas = B+M Formula

Their shtick is that they are the smart hipsters in the cast delivering groundbreaking comedy that is only groundbreaking in the sense that it rarely comes across as funny. People defend their work, but, seriously, was there a more awful sketch on this episode than their amusement park employees bit? And the well ran…

It should have been a mistrial on the grounds of rearranging O.J.'s house by itself. That was awful. They should have never taken the jury there unless it had been sealed off since he was arrested. That was such a joke.

I had to rewatch that sequence of Chip losing his shit while trying to assemble that order at Arby's a couple of times. That blast of sauce that nails his nose just crushed me. I know people love Louie in this (and he has been great) but Zach pulling double duty as the twins has just been killing me all season. The…

For people that truly love rock and roll, this show is like a giant kick in the dick.

On this week's episode of stereotypical 70s cocaine abuse, people violently snort cocaine and attempt to whore out their wives and solve murder mysteries. A Big Star song plays for (ironically) about 13 seconds, and our hero once again seeks salvation in a grungy rock club.*

I don't know if I'm gonna be able to stick with this show through this season. A good song needs a hook…this show doesn't have a hook. It's all pomp and circumstance (coke, crazy outfits, every 50s/60s/70s music genre imaginable) but it just doesn't have ANYTHING that makes me want to stick with it. It's like a…

This show has too many cooks in the kitchen. The opening credits are insane. It really needs to be more of a singular visíon. It's sporadic nature is probably a result of too many people having too much influence on the creative process.

SST is universally considered as the worst indie label in this respect. The master tapes the label is holding hostage (Descendents, Minutemen, fIREHOSE etc) is just nuts. I think Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., and the Meat Puppets all had to do some heavy legal wrangling to get their music back. I think this scenario may…

The Cars without a doubt had better songs, but worse videos. People still remember lots of singles by The Cars though. OK go has one very memorable song (the treadmill video one of which I can't actually remember the name right now…ha-ha) but lots of very memorable videos. I think it's better to put your eggs in the…

I'm surprised no one has mentioned how awful that final two loser guys getting invited to a party sketch was. That was seriously terrible. The final 10 minutes of SNL used to be a goldmine for weird stuff that was funny as shit. Now it's just weird in the sense of how do they keep coming up with so much weird stuff…

I very much agree with this assessment. "Dragonfly Pie," "Hopscotch Willie," and, especially "Real Emotional Trash" are just EPIC songs. The latter is prolly my all-time favorite Jicks song as well. That build-up and the rocking payoff is just the greatest thing ever. I really love it when this band goes into jam band…

Or tomorrow!