Pretty much nailed my thoughts exactly. For such a long film, it lacked character development. The "no characters" in this film were far batter than the "bad characters" in the three (other) prequels, but that's a rather low bar to get over. I did enjoy the movie, and think I actually might more-so on a second…

Actually, weirdly, opening for Thee Oh Sees in Iceland. We were there for a festival that got canceled. A lot of bands and concert goers were "stranded", so all the bands that could pulled together makeshift small shows in tiny pubs. Bummer that the concert was canceled, but neat that I got to see Thee Oh Sees and…

…I'm old
…I'm old
…I'm old
…I'm old
…I'm old
oh, I know Leonard Cohen. He had those songs on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack.
…I'm old
…I'm old
I think that Frank Ocean guy wins Grammys or something, so he must be not as good as everyone group-thinks.
…I'm old
…I'm old
…I'm old
Oh, I saw Angel Olsen by accident because show…

"Which is why Oscar voters gave the award…oh wait, no, they gave the prize to the one about Motown singers."

The Kinks "All Day And All Of The Night" (1964) and The Kinks "Destroyer" (1981)
Motörhead…Motörhead (not that there's anything wrong with that)

I saw them in Boston open for Mike Watt. I dig their music (and totally have a musician crush on the lead singer/guitar player). They're "from" Boston, but like most so-called "Boston Bands", they live in LA.

Of the many things I love about this movie, one is how -in and almost "The Usual Suspects" manner- all the toys in Kevin's room at the beginning of the film are a foreshadow to what appears in almost all of the later sequences. Especially when the get to the realm of legends.

I have such beautiful venom for this movie. I remember going to see it with my roommate and I was in pain in my seat wanting to leave but I thought he was enjoying it. Unfortunately we found out after that our hatred was mutual. The memories come flooding back: the senseless "put on your helmet" scene, the guy who…

Godflesh is probably my favorite band of all time, but damn…was there ever such a wide drop-off between innovator and those who they influenced? Even lesser Godflesh ("Us and Them" album) side-by-side with even the palatable nu metal*; it's a joke. (*yeah, I have a soft spot for the first four Korn albums,…

The funk metal thing was an interesting time. There were the first four Chili Peppers albums (which I'll still defend in spite of their later douchery); but I was revisiting Infectious Grooves last month, and the first two albums (skits aside) hold up pretty damned well. Then Bay Area scene, which wasn't funk, but…

Again, that's in line with what's always has been his opinion. Once you're a parent, your lose a right to everything that concerns yourself, and your full time job for the rest of your life is to focus on that kid. Anything else, in Rollins' opinion, is a selfish act. He is being honest when he says that because he…

Rollins did experience it. I can't remember the specific details, but he came out west with his friend (I forgot if it was MacKaye) to shoot a lot of footage of the early skate scene.

One of many: https://www.youtube.com/wat…

For a little perspective, Rollins lost his best friend when he was murdered right next to him. Ever since then, Hank's had a fairly harsh stance on suicide and people who, in his perspective, throw away life. In other words, this is not a new opinion for him. I have several books and CDs of Henry stating this opinion…

So, am I the only person who was taken out of Return of the King because when I saw the Army of the Dead (Dead Men of Dunharrow) I thought, "What are The Freighteners doing in LOTR?!?"

"Introduce Yourself" by Faith No More
"Song for a Future Generation" by the B-52s

For some reason I can always accept "hell" as a mythological concept in fantasy stories. To me "hell" can be a general term that refers to things like the Greek Hades, Egyptian lake of fire, "Chinese have a lot of hells", etc.; so having a mention of "hell" in a fantasy story like Star Wars never bothered me because…

I think it was around page 50 or so of "Heir to the Empire" that Luke Skywalker drinks "hot chocolate" brought to him by Lando (hey now!). I put the book down after that. Modern "Earth" cultural references like hot chocolate, or like the NASCAR announcers at the pod racing*++, really remove me from the whole "Long…

I always found it amusing that in his anti-date rape song, a song that Bradley probably convinced himself was pro-women, the justification and warning he gives to the "bros" that he's singing to is based in homophobia.
"Well, I can't take pity on men of his kind,even though he now takes it in the behind."

"The girls often do meet and greet events where they shake fans hands. There are reports that some of these fans -who are pretty much all neckbeards- jerk off in the bathroom before the event without washing their hands."