“ Riot is also the first Yo La Tengo album to be pieced together entirely in the studio with no outside producer”

But don’t you know everyone has seen The Wire so its your own fault for not watching it by now despite millions of shows constantly vying for your attention at all times and The Wire being an obscure critical hit right up until everyone decided to spoil it all the time?

WALLACE WAS MICHAEL B. JORDAN!?!? Holy crap! I had no idea. That is crazy. I guess I just never remembered the actor’s name cause he’s not in that many episodes.

I’m not caught up to this one yet, but I don’t know, this seems a bit unfair, “as the dour Devoe saga continues.” An earlier episode got criticized for being too fun. Episodes get criticized for being too “serious.” But then when the stakes are lower, it’s criticized for not having the stakes high enough.

Lawrence is often a pretty entertaining and free-wheeling talk show guest, I’m not sure why this is news.

This looks exactly like Rick and Morty. Like totally blatant “can you Rick and Morty this up?” on the visuals. Gross.

“with his ex-wife publicly declaring him a “hypocrite” for “preaching feminist ideals” while he repeatedly cheated on her”

Ben Folds Five’s Autobiography of Reinhold Messner almost kinda works as a concept album where you can track somebody’s relationship falling apart. I remember being really obsessed with it in high school and piecing all the lyrics together to form that “story.” I still think Don’t Change Your Plans is one of the best…

“This show of comedians joking around over coffee is highly offensive to me”

I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but I thought last season, which I only just watched a month ago, was pretty damn great. I think it may be my second favorite season?? I don’t know, I was just really into it. The reviews here were brutal and unforgiving though. Hopefully the new reviewer will be a bit more my speed.

I didn’t love the movie, but god, the reactions from people who wanted some clearer moral judgement upon the characters, just, ugh. I hate the way people watch movies now. It’s so uptight and judgmental and just the utter inability to surrender oneself to the art and let it do its thing, not to mention an astounding…

“they talked to original Child’s Play writer Chris Mancini”

Thanks for the info. Distribution stuff confuses me. Like I have an EP on Pandora and the songs are signed up with BMI so I got like 60 cents for them for 2017. Isn’t that insane?

Yeah I sent my releases to tons of music sites and blogs and got ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSES. I was so insanely disheartened. I sent out that e-mail for weeks and just got nothing. I don’t understand it.

I kind of came to the same “realization” a few years ago, but just because you want to be ok with it doesn’t mean there aren’t days where the massive frustration and depression doesn’t pop up again. Especially when I have made something I’m really proud of and no one validates it for me.

Yeah, it’s a struggle, because I would feel incredibly grateful and happy if people heard my songs, and yet if they don’t I can’t use that as a reason to stop doing it, because it really is important for me to do. It’s confusing and causes a lot of depression but also fulfillment? Like I’ll be so proud of some new…

Aww sure, my problem at this point is massive quantities of music over the years, but my main outlet lately is my soundcloud:

I don’t really want fame on a grand scale, but it would be nice if I got some encouragement now and then (like an album sale once in a while). It would be nice if like 15-25 people came to a show? And it’s not so much fame I’m craving as a way to make the only thing I enjoy doing sustainable financially, which I know…

Why doesn’t he write songs about working on X-Files? Or being an actor? Or being famous?

One album a month? That would be amazing. I can’t even sell one in several years. I can’t give them away for free either.