Was it beaten to death? I'm genuinely curious. Alls I know is I still get shit for taking The Dead Milkmen seriously. But I can also bond quickly with someone show shares my love of "Bucky Fellini," so there's definitely an upside.

I think Weird Al is pretty funny, was a regular listener of Dr Demento for a while, and loved Tenacious D and Spinal Tap. But I have the same criticism of Lonely Island as I do with Garfunkel and Oates - it's the same joke over and over. In LI, it's super poppy bro-step with really crude but absurd lyrics. It was…

You can answer "I don't know." I did it in high school science classes.

A serious question: are they really funny or is it just shock value gag to hear cute girls sing really filthy songs in a sweet voice? I get the "social commentary" and all, but the real point of the song in the clip seems to be hearing them sing "Fuck me in the ass because I love Jesus," and I'm not quite sure how…

@Dr. Hfuhruhurr:  Well, there were certainly cooler people out there than me and my friends! But, while everyone noticed a significant change in sound, I can't recall "Nevermind" being described in sellout terms any more than I can remember Bad Brains "Quickness" or Pixies' "Doolittle" being described that way. Same…

There's no autotune or a verse by Pit Bull, so yeah, I'd say it sounds pretty dated.

Almost every album from that time had the glossy production of "Nevermind." When it came out, that album sounded a lot more visceral and raw than not only anything else than in the mainstream, but also most college radio bands. Notable exceptions were "Surfer Rosa" (an Albini album), Mudhoney, Jesus Lizard, Meat…

Yeah, I always assumed the swastikas were more a result of being in a prison gang. It doesn't mean they're not assholes, and piece of shit racist assholes at that. But I do think it's an interesting distinction, at least for fans of the show who like to notice minutia like that.

At this point, I can't imagine Jesse even wants to live.

I actually stand by the recommendation for people new to Monk to avoid those albums. It's really amazing how many of his classic compositions he had written by then, but for the ones that he continued to record, I like later versions better. The songs are also way shorter, the rhythm section struggles to outline the…

That one's my favorite and the one I would have recommended. Live at the 5 Spot is also incredible, maybe even better, but the sound quality is so poor I'd only recommend it to hardcore fans.

I loved Bemsha Swing - Max Roach sounds incredible on the tympani!

The shifts end late in Hackensack.

I think the one hit wonders in retrospect end up sounding better than the veterans like Springsteen (when he used synths), Collins, Henley, Yes, King Crimson, Robert Plant, and most of the other 60's and 70's names that still had careers in the 80's. I'll take Thomas Dolby, Kajagoogoo, and Scritti Politti over…

"Rock critics like Elvis Costello because rock critics look like Elvis Costello."

Him and me both.

But what about me?! I'm poor, work in lower income communities in NYC (Jamaica, Coney Island) AND I've always disliked Lenny Kravitz! Do I deserve to get my throat cut? *thinks back on a lifetime of shitty decisions and even worse behavior* Oh. I guess I do.

I saw him at a Wayne Shorter concert. He was chillin' with some frumpy middle aged dude - no entourage or wanna be models or anything. I've always hated his music, but I'll give him credit for checking out Wayne's quartet. Also, he's like 7 feet tall, which when you see him in person is kind of impressive, though I…

@ Comander Blop: I can't argue with the facts - I forgot all about that moment in Delirious. But I see that as a one in a million confluence of events. The woman, the man, Eddie's reaction, the crowd's reaction and the ad lib. But take away any one part and you've just got an annoying interruption. Or a man calling a…

I can't think of any great concert film I've seen of Pryor, Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Woody Allen, etc that would have been improved by heckling. All hecklers really do is keep people from honing their craft or effectively delivering something they've worked on. Fuck these people who think they're contributing to the…