Where you get it is crucial. Hold off on trying it until you're in a city large enough to offer you something amazing and then be prepared to fork over the cash. I never ate sushi until my mid 20's, but that was mostly because I grew up and went to college in the south. Now I love it.

And Corey Gunz - why isn't he a superstar by now?

That period of mixtapes was absolutely insane. I won't complain if someone's top ten list doesn't include Wayne, but that mixtape era cemented him as one of the greats.

Visit you local DIY punk/indie venue.

Ok, but look at it this way: Led Zeppelin was derivative of American blues artists. And they did some amazing things with their music. Is it too much to ask that Johnny Lee Hooker have been given a percentage of album sales? The "Blurred Lines" verdict didn't' take "Blurred Lines" away. You can still buy the album,…

It might have something to do with Williams saying in court under oath that he was inspired by "Got To Give It Up."

Professionally for 20 years, but please go on…
edited to say "seventeen"

You'd definitely know it was a rip off. You're welcome.

No it won't. The worst thing that will happen is that the better song will give a percentage of its profits to the artist allegedly stolen from, and only if it's proven in a court of law. So the poor indie songwriter putting their shit on soundcloud can carry on, as they're not making an money anyway. The worst thing…

Boo hoo. Be more original.

Fuck it. I love MC Chris. I don't know how much of a "thing" he actually is, but he's pretty fun. That's good enough.

Those two Moore shows were pretty marginal in their impact. I only knew a few people who saw them as opposed to the tons of stoners who weren't getting off the couch by the time TDS came on. I know TDS wasn't political back then, but by the time Stewart took over, the sarcastic/caustic left leaning 20-something…

You don't recall Mozart's famous aria "Coutness Barbara Wife of Col. Heinrich Brown Doth Fully Endeavour To Proceed Downward?

It's so incongruent, though sometimes it comes together in a way that makes it seem as if they were playing polyrhythms the entire time. It can get a little fascinating and trippy. I've heard plenty of kids try to play in a a band and the Shaggs were by far the most unique. That said, people who pretend to love the…

I guess it depends on where you lived. Altera-pop, or whatever you want to call all of the bands listed in this article and million more after them, dominated a lot of stations, particularly in the South. Clearwater channels like The Edge in Texas played only this type of music and continued well into at least the mid…

Yes, yes and yes.

R.I.P Death by Audio (and Williamsburg in general)

Well, he could've said something like, "Virtually every woman in film is defined almost entirely by their romantic interests and we wanted to make a film that lets the characters be themselves," but I don't really expect that level of nuance from the guy who gave us an extended diarrhea in wedding dress scene. But…

There's probably worry that a last minute moral majority protest or boycott could fuck up the opening week gross. Controversial directors who make hit films are lionized, controversial directors who make bombs end up on network tv.

I've heard those two factors (shape and hole) are pretty crucial.