It is nothing like a Frankie & Annette movie — again, it is actually part of the legacy of absurd post-war British comedy. Moreover, even if The Beatles had not made the movie, they never would have been considered "another teen fad" as they represented a major paradigm shift in rock 'n' roll music. You may not agree…

If you think that Lana Del Rey is a good singer and songwriter, than certainly you can like both. But if you think she's the equal or better than Nicole Atkins, we probably shouldn't trade music recommendations, as we aren't coming from the same place.

This isn't just the best rock movie ever (it should be noted that it got a best screenwriting nomination at the Oscars), but one of the best movie comedies ever. A Hard Day's Night, thanks to Richard Lester and Alun Owen, was part of the British comedy scene that came from The Goon Show and which led to Dudley Moore…

Lana Del Rey is an example of an inferior artist having more success than her inspiration. She studied the torch song rock of Nicole Atkins and added her own twist to it. Unfortunately, having neither the vocal nor songwriting chops, she is a pale imitation. If you want to hear this stuff done right, pick up any of…

Chris Butler (ex-Tin Huey, The Waitresses) has recorded at least one song on a wax cylinder that made it to one of his albums. And, to tie this together, They Might Be Giants make an appearance on "The Devil's Glitch", Butler's 69 minute single.

Great, thoughtful write up by both writers.

No mention of the Batcomputer???

The phrases "this season" and "this year" may provide clues as to which season I was talking about, as opposed to prior seasons.

Based on the eps I watched this season, that's a very generous grade. For the most part, SNL was a bad show this year, plagued by uninspired writing.

For the record, "Lay Your Hands On Me" is a cover of the Bon Jovi song.

Interesting that you list Saddest Music as "for diehards," as I think that was the first movie of his to get any sort decent size release in the States. It was my point of entry and I found it weirdly accessible. Now I'm hoping that his film version of Sparks' radio musical The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman can come to…

This review only scratches the surface of what made the show so awesome. It had high drama, it had hilarious moments (such as Vic Hitler, the narcoleptic comic) and so much more. I don't know where I'm going to get the cash to get this, but I can't wait to revisit the story arc surrounding Captain Freedom, a mentally…

Freaks and Geeks — with annual school pictures as a framing device, you learn something about each character (except for Kim Kelly, who must have blown off photo day) in mere seconds, all to a classic Joan Jett song of the time period covered.

Out of loyalty, I probably would have bought this album anyway, but this review pushed me to get it on release date. And I think you can stick a fork in these guys. They have nothing new to say musically or lyrically and this album sounds like competent pros going through the motions. Even this album's disappointing…

"Ballroom Blitz" is the first record I ever bought. It's still my favorite song — it's constant energy, full of hooks with that all-encompassing drum beat, and it captures the breathless excitement of rock 'n' roll. It's been covered by folks like Material Issue (where it was a big part of their set), The Damned and…

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If you've exhausted the work of Buzzcocks and The Undertones, The Boys were another great punk pop band from the same era. A more modern band that I would recommend is Parasites.

I played a track off of it on my radio show. Meant to get back to the album, so thanks for the reminder.

One of the best post-punk revival albums I've heard in ages. Fans of Killing Joke, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Sound and The Chameleons should check this out.

I think his Australian success could have been worked into the movie effectively (in the sense that he had some success in Australia but, nevertheless, his South African fans were unaware of it), but the thrust of the storyline is that he had a large fan base in a repressive country and Rodriguez didn't know about it…