I will only watch this if there is a player whose jersey proclaims “HE HATE ME”

All I can say is that I’m absolutely and completely gutted. RIP or not, because if there is an afterlife, he’s raising cain.

Their entire discography is full of hidden gems.

That album is amazing. He’s also fantastic live. One of the things that I respect about him is that he doesn’t shy away from playing “fan favorites” on tour, even though he must be sick to death at this point of performing “Cars” and “Are Friends Electric”. I love pretty much all of his catalog, but I’ll put a shout…

I always liked “Jimmy Jones” as well.

The guitar intro to that is fantastic. I remember learning it when the album first came out.

In your bitchin’ Camaro?

I always maintain that two British critics, Trent Reznor and I were the only ones that liked Soft Cell beyond their hit “Tainted Love”. One of their songs that remains a favorite is from Last Night in Sodom, the rocker-ish “Down in the Subway”:

Its called putting your career above your principles and the safety of your co-workers.

No, no, no just no. I will personally evoke the ghost of James Whale to haunt each and every person involved in this travesty for the rest of their lives. I am so done with the tendency of Hollywood to try to re-heat magnificent souffles to disastrous results.

Forty six is far too young and to lose a talent half way through their lives is tragic. She had a haunting voice, and will be missed.

My mom was pretty open about most stuff, so the embarrassing stories are few and far between. But my poor college boyfriend—we saw Bette Midler’s Divine Madness with a group of my friends and family (all women). I think he wanted to die on the part when she goes into the Sophie Tucker bit about the laundry day—I’ve…

I tried one of these today at our local Starbucks. Frankly, coffee should be dark and bitter, like life. But then again, I’m German American, we feel that way about most things.

Wait...shouldn’t the Hollies be suing Lana Del Rey...?

I’m about half way through Radium Girls by Kate Moore. The story is difficult to read — its so incredibly tragic and half the time I want to rise up in angry or cry in despair. The frightening thing is that if the current Administration has its way, we’ll be back to the lack of business regulation that sacrificed the…

More Movies less garbage TV. Go back and listen to actual albums instead of just shuffling songs on my iPhone. Read more books—good books. . Cook more food. Play more bass.

I read Henry Rollins’ Get in the Van over the weekend. While I love Black Flag, I’m convinced that if I had ever toured with Mr. Rollins and co, I’d be dead about now. Some great photography with the entries though!

For anyone in my age bracket who was immersed in the “Little House” books I would highly recommend and gift “Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder” By Caroline Fraser. Its an in depth look at the reality behind the mythos and the historical and cultural context behind the stories. It also goes…

Really great fashion sense.

I have to say there was a very small part of me that misses the moment that Mariah used to come out in her two sizes too small dress and sing this at the Rockafeller tree lighting in NYC. It was like a family holiday game—how bad is Mariah’s dress going to be this year?