I played Dee Dee’s “rap” song “Funky Man” for my wife once and she flat out refused to believe he could possibly be serious. Sadly, he was.

I’m more surprised that Andy Gill made the transition from post-punk guitar wizard to stunt coordinator.

Of course not. He’s a liar!

I like the Muffs’ cover of Kids In America but their cover of the Paul Collins Beat’s Rock and Roll Girl is even better.

I wonder if putting his very lame son David into high-profile gigs was a part of the deal he and Vince had in the early 80's. Even as a kid, I could tell he was getting by on the family name.

Glengarry Glen Ross

Or, as the wife and I call him, Professor Britpop

I really like both Adam Scott and REM but I don’t like podcasts. I’m in a quandary.

it gets extra points for its cover of Gang Green’s “Alcohol”.

I remember a friend of mine asking our French teacher was “Touche et le le pou” (I dunno how the hell it would actually be spelled) meant. He said it was gibberish.

Man, not even a Community notification joke in the comments yet? I miss the old AV Club.

I liked the one on BET followed by Bob McAdoo’s Dance Party

Feeling frustrated? Call Lovelines.

For Boston area ads, I’ll go with 1-800-54-Giant. I will not call them if my windshield is “busted” and I don’t care if they’re the only people that Joe Castiglione will trust.

But what the hell are they going to rant about between 6 and 10am on Boston sports radio?

When I went back and watched it years later, I was surprised by how much of the incidental music was from Stephin Merritt. Both the Magnetic Fields and the 6ths.

He seems like more of a Lloyd George.

Chevy seems to have a lot of free time these days.

::guttural voice:: “It’s Lindsay”

I saw Blur at a club in Cambridge, MA. That was a shocker to a Brit friend I once mentioned it to.