I made a comment about this yesterday, and I had some tech guy say "it's easy, just swap out the battery" or "just swap out the drive." Yes, but for most technically non-savvy people, this really isn't an option. For those people, you typically have to track down a respectable (read respectable) computer repair shop.…

I had to buy a refurbished one recently. I'm still stunned that there hasn't been one MAJORLY mass-produced player (I'm not counting Neil Young's 'break the bank' Pono player) that just does two things: play music, and offer a decent amount of storage. So much for the nostalgia factor in Baby Driver. For now, I know…

Given this week, with the discontinuation of Coke Zero and the iPod Shuffle, I can't help but think of the line in Hole's "Violent": "go on take everything, take everything I want you to."

I remember this if only because it was the first time I audibly gasped during a James Bond movie when Bond takes a hostage for protection - you think he's going to do something like throw him in a pit for safety or something, but no, he forcefully shoves the person back into a line of soldiers, and kills him point…

Mark it down, the latest Alice Cooper album is getting better critical reviews than the latest Arcade Fire album.

Neon Bible was…but just barely. Ones that I can think of off the top of my head: Kanye West (the obvious one), Vince Staples, and Titus Andronicus.

Even though I consider Arcade Fire an original band with their own unique history, I do sort of look at them as the '00s u2. You can debate which album is their Joshua Tree, but Reflektor is absolutely their Achtung Baby - as they tried (and succeeded) to shake off their self-righteous perceptions. Plus, I'm a sucker…

The Edge's work on "Miami" almost makes that album worth a used purchase.

It's going to be sort of the stereotypical indie musician story on Pitchfork. The first "discovered the next best thing" album gets a near classic rating. Then, they go through a series of well-received albums. Then, a noticeable "fall from grace" album. Only to have sort of a Rocky-like "return to form" (but not a…

With most 'big' summer movies officially done, now, the final big question of the summer movie season will be: what will be the bigger cinematic turd: The Emjoi Movie or The Nut Job 2

A version of hell would be my 8-year-old self, having to endure sitting through a Trump-themed birthday party. Fuck Pickle and his fascist parents.

Waiting for Saturday to buy the new Waxahatchee.
Verdict?

TUSK! How do you like the new NIN?

This is a 5-year-project, I'm trying to listen to any album I come across (either buying brand new, or downloading at a discount, or getting it used) - at least twice - front to back. This week, I worked on the double-albums. So for this week:
Rush: Rock in Rio
Nina SimoneAnthology

I almost panicked when I misread this as 'Here's your last chance to see Don Johnson live.'
But the last chance to see Daniel Johnston is also pretty serious.

Beautiful way to end this story with you tucking your daughter in.
I would love to see Nick Cave's latest tour.

Bloody hell - I'm sorry to hear this.

Freetown Sound will go down as one of the most underrated masterpieces of this decade.

No idea. Had I known sooner, I would have definitely gone to his funeral. But by the time I heard, the funeral already happened.

I'm sorry you're going through this, Killsqu4d - pretty much as Dikachu says - keep finding out treatment. I know 800-273-TALK - you don't have to be at crisis state to call them, and hopefully see if they can offer any options.