Mr. Sullivan, well played.

My dad lived in one of those towers. 51st floor, and we'd go up to the top (60th?) to watch fireworks. What a view. I really think they're pretty architecturally badass in a Saarien-lite way.

Amen. If you're not cynical before kids you have no brain. But if, after your first kid, you don't tear up at maudlin shit you used to laugh at… you have no heart. Any parent can imagine sacrificing themselves for their kids, but to do it and FAIL to save your kid? Sad horrible stuff.

Judging from that picture I don't wanna see that movie. As the father of a four-year-old I have this scary feeling that The Champ involves the dad getting the shit beat out of him, failing as a fighter and as a man at once, while worst of all somehow losing custody of his son. Every parent's and kid's worst nightmares…

Yeah, I got the impression that WWIII was something they leaped to conclusions about. As well as the witch — I think she was more of an escape into a past when he was sexually potent. I think the movie's about how, in isolation, you build your own reality from materials at hand. But I haven't seen it since it was in…

Yacht Rock Revue
…I think has a very good chance of being the hit of the cruise. I've seen most of the bands listed and Yacht Rock Revue have this crazy mix of sincere 70s cheez vibe, airtight musicianship, and massive Jewfros. Plus zero "art."

If it MUST be post-grunge, yes it should be Local H. Mayonaise and Malaise indeed.

I normally hate prog for all the good reasons to hate prog, but Drama I liked, along with 90210 or whatever the hell it was called. So count me among those who may have to check this out, despite my initial wariness of a bunch of elderly men in wizard suits doing epic song cycles.

Lala shoulda been the future of the industry. I have this tiny hope that Apple has incorporated the good stuff from Lala into their upcoming clod-based music service but it sounds unlikely

What the fuck is a "record label?"

Spotify and Lala (rest in peace) actually paid me royalties. Grooveshark is just the usual bunch of "entrepreneurs" making money off other people's work.

FINALLY, a gimmick poster I wish I'd come up with. Is "I am really Courtney Love" taken?

I'm not usually one to get a stiffy over technical prowess — there are already too many Joe Satrianis — but The 'hangers' lack of playing skill does make them a tough listen. They do seem to be super nice people. They rehearse in the same warehouse as my band and half the bands in Atlanta and they always seem happy.…

Yeah, the star thing started with the Michelin Guide, which if you follow THEM is basically:

I made a "driving CD" two weeks ago that actually has Sabotage and Firestarter on it. And Tchaikovsky.

Harper Lee is not entirely in Pynchonesque hiding
Weirdly, she wrote a nice letter to my sister-in-law, a librarian, a couple years ago. Yeah, she's hanging on to THAT letter.

Well-put, Logoboros. A parallel thing I'm noticing is that pop music overall is a bit stagnant. What a 40-something white hipster grew up with — let's say the usual diet of Replacements, RUN-DMC, Joy Division and Pylon — is not stylistically much different than what a 2011 white hipster listens to.

Between songwriting royalties and his producing gigs, I am quite sure Ocasek has a nicwe retirement account. If you're not the songwriter in a band, you make your money from gigs, so I'd suspect that making a living is a big part of it.

I'll see them just to see Eliot Easton. A lot of shredders could learn a thing or two from him. Listen to "My Best Friend's Girl" and the little Chet Atkins-esque solo he rips in there, then try "Shake it Up," where he lays down a rephrasing of the main melody followed by a bunch of super-speedy licks with a bit of a…

Yes, Trilobiter made some very good points and made them eloquently. I'll just throw in my one cent.