It's hard to imagine that they weren't intending to be provocative. It's a post-punk band, after all. Of course they were. Like any band, they wanted to catch attention, and a provocative and somewhat "exotic" band name evocative of war, death, political protest, and Marxism is one way to do that. In this case, they…

My best results have been from prevention: Not not drinking, but eating something greasy at the end of the night, like pizza. In the morning, lots of water with an Emergen-C packet, ibuprofen, eggs and a starch, and carbonated water with bitters. Then, if at all possible, go back to sleep. Otherwise, just enough…

Given the slow heat death of malls these days, maybe something like Strip Mall Rats. Then again, that was basically Clerks.

Wait, why is nobody talking about how Tusk changed everything, especially with an implied (in a good way)?

What is "not newsworthy", Alex?

Jeff Hanneman contracted flesh-eating disease from a spider bite, and actually played some shows afterwards, which is just about as metal as you can be.

My first thought was Arrested Development's Boyfights, except with rednecks.

If loving Drive Like Jehu is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

Missed opportunity: take a page from Linklater's book and name the sequel From Dawn 'Till Dusk. It could be about a new type of jaywalking vampire, or about how the family copes with the existence of undead killers the next day.

Great. I'll wear it to the luau.

This article didn't tell me what I really want to know: Where'd he get that new-looking Drive Like Jehu shirt?

We are standing here, deposing ourselves. We are courtroom dummies.

I like my blobs like I like my coffee: dark and gritty.

Don't forget dark. It has to be gritty and dark. But not so dark, of course, that you can't see the grit.

Nick Hornby: In cyberspace, no one can hear you scream [about records].

How did this video escape the art department of a major movie studio?

I liked this a lot. It reminded me of Nouvelle Vague's approach to covers. Although the specific instrumentation of the original is also appealing.

Ah, but she does look exactly like someone who works on This American Life. I've read her stuff for years, but I've never actually seen her photo until now. It just looks like the goes to the same "punks grow up" store as Sleater-Kinney.

I maintain that Toxic is a high-quality pop song, to be enjoyed without a hint of irony. Even at the time, even at my college radio-snobbiest, I thought it was a good tune.

Aside from whether or not one thinks he's guilty, it's just bizarre. Did they not have access to a living room? Does he think that he's so associated with the art of stand up comedy that we assume he lives in a theatre? So many questions.