In the post-mortem, Yost mentions the Tarantino references being VERY intentional.

It's "she lit up" not "shielded it up". I wouldn't generally split hairs but.. *shrugs* GET IT RIGHT.

From reading recent interviews, I think it's a conscious turn-away from the righteous anger; not of his youth, but of his previous album MR. LOVE AND JUSTICE. This is more of a return to both the relationship-based songs of his earlier albums, mixed with the acoustic tinge of MERMAID AVENUE. I quite like it, though I…

There's really no "winning" an internet argument, but I think Wackd came as close as I've ever seen.

I guess it's a fairly usual thing for Pearl Jam to bring out special guests for "Rockin' In The Free World". When I saw them in Toronto at the ACC back in - I think - 2005 (though also with Sleater-Kinney opening) they brought out Bono (/w requisite cowboy hat) for their "Rockin'" encore.

Was sort of hoping that every single pick would have been a surprise Radiohead performance of "Creep".

She's the serpent who guards the gates of hell!

Principal Willis Dewitt from Growing Pains!

Three words: PAUL F TOMPKINS. An initial is a word, right?

Can we just switch this column to Robyn Hitchcock taking down his least favorite songs every week? This is QUALITY (and deserved) crankery, and awfully entertaining to read. Can't imagine it getting much better than this.

I enjoyed those last couple of years of Law & Order, but I found Linus Roache's shaky American accent to be almost unbearable to listen to.

The whole episode should have been him going to bars and sloppy take-out places with members of Fucked Up.

Trambabpoline!

I've used this quote consistently - and in a variety of situations - for 20 straight years.

Do you really want someone wasting their time listening to something they hate every single week just so you can hear their dissenting opinions?

She calls it a “mayonegg".

Can we forcibly euthanize COP OUT's fan base?

Yeah, Cromwell had a few regular appearances on All In The Family as Stretch Cunningham.

There's two even BETTER John Hawkes performances to point out - 1989's lead role in the comedy/horror film SCARY MOVIE and - best of all - as the COW-BOY in Alex Winter's FREAKED.

You know, Vampira isn't THAT strange of a choice. While her film influence was negligible, her influence on horror and horror hosts is pretty wide-spread.