To Tim 1
Play the fucker on veteran. I'm not very far but I can vouch that, even assuming that you are superfast, the sheer durability of the enemies will make the game substantially tougher.

I'm an atheist
The Beatles had the coolest dentist ever.

PR+VSS+TitR
Now I'm reduced to sheer jealousy. If only I hadn't been 12 and miles from anything cool back then.

Groucho
I somehow think there was a way to put that where you don't come off as dismissive and half-informed. However, I agree (?) that agressive music in general does get slighted as far as critical notices and intelligent discussion. There are probably 50 essays on "OK Computer and The Dystopia of My Soul That's…

Scavenger Hunts
MP2's hunt at the end was fun because of the annihilator beam/super crystal trick. Watching Hunter Ings kill themselves was one of the most gratifying things to do in that game. Plus, the light suit opened up some cool stuff and you ended up being in WAY better shape to take down the last boss.

VSS + Promise Ring?
*Either you are talking about a VSS record I don't own or you have made a mistake. VSS was in the spazzy, fall-down-screaming vein. Promise Ring wrote pop songs.
*I personally don't really ever feel weird about the metal versus punk thing. It all sort of falls under aggressive music for me. …

The Vacant and Pretty and Stupid
Were always in charge, they just stand to profit from good art every so often. I remember reading one Cobain quote where he said (approximately) that just because people are wearing flannel shirts it doesn't mean they've changed how they think about the world. Similiarly, does a…

This Game
I'm playing it right now. How awesome yet intricate it is is probably old news. Lassoing things is more gratifying than anything I've ever done in a video game. I'm playing it on Veteran and it's nice to have such a worthy challenge instead of being able to phone in boss fights on easy. I fought the…

Dischord
It bears noting that Dischord, and most indies for that matter, pay their artists far better than the majors. The $12 you end up spending on one of their releases is getting carved up in a totally different way than the $18 you spend on "Curtis." CDs with booklets, shipping, etc. generally don't top $2.50…