I’ve never been able to get into the majority of The Decemberists music, for whatever reason, but The Hazards of Love is absolutely brilliant and a legitimate masterpiece in my eyes.

Nothing from “I’ll Be Your Girl”? I think “Once in My Life” or “Cutting Stone” can stand against their best songs.

Man I love The Decemberists. My wife on the other hand, not so much lol. She is convinced that every single on of their songs is about drowning and...I mean, she isn’t too far off. 

I go back and forth on how I feel about most of this band’s catalogue now, but I always have time for “Leslie Anne Levine” and “Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect”, from what I think is their best album, in part because it’s a little more mellow.

This being the season of insufferable holiday music, I recently re-listened to the Shins’ cover of “Wonderful Christmastime.” It does an admirable job of redeeming one of the worst Christmas songs, and they do it by playing it like the Beach Boys, with a jaunty organ in place of McCartney’s tinny synths.

Syd Barrett- Rats (1970)

Spot on. A while ago I was asked who my favourite Simpsons character was, and I said Apu. Very early episodes may have made him a figure of ridicule, but he developed into one of the most sympathetic and likeable characters on the show. He’s often been used as a symbol of the immigrant experience in America and to…

Why are people so disappointed with the DC Cinematic Universe? Because we know it can be so much better, because it HAS BEEN. Your legacy includes the original Christopher Reeves Superman, the Michael Keaton Batman film, Batman: The Animated Series, and Justice League/Justice League Unlimited. And now, the Wonder…

Thanks so much! I only know Walls so lots to explore and enjoy.

I was just thinking this. Weren’t they just weird folks the Fantastic Four occasionally ran into? Unfortunately FF is with Fox as well. After two failed big screen versions, an FF TV series in the vein of Star Trek (weekly, self-contained adventures) would be great.

Spotify is my favorite thing in the world. I love it, possibly more than my son.