You know, I wish I could say the same… but I can't.

And the frustrating thing is that after a lot of repeated listens, I honestly don't think it's from bad intent either. The issue comes down to the way the song frames the issue and the fact that Brad Paisley (who in the country world is known for silly, light-hearted, occasionally witty songs) is WAY out of his depth.…

I meant this less in terms of album-to-album work (although technically both albums were written/produced around the same time, so how much 'Fortune' is a rip-off of 'Looking 4 Myself' is up to debate - although it's awfully coincidental both albums share a lot of thematic similarities), but in terms of style and…

So, let's talk about Chris Brown's new single, shall we?

@avclub-525f76574b3a2a5bcb4da793c92a16fb:disqus hmm… yeah, that's a close call, because they both had their fair share of bad songs, but I'd still rank 'First Impressions of Air' a notch higher if only due to the fact that Casablancas hadn't taken to that awful, awful falsetto or started slathering his vocals in…

Thank you for this, because even though I do think this is The Strokes' worst album (the blame entirely for which I'm depositing at the feet of Casablancas, who remains a painfully limited lyricist - and dear god, that falsetto got annoying as hell), it's still not a BAD album per se. I'd still give it a passing…

Definitely agree with that - Genevieve did a great job unpacking why she really liked this album and some good reasons why, and I'm always pleased to see a tendency towards longer, more introspective music reviews here.

Phish is silly and inoffensive, but nothing to hate or get all that worked up about. It's dumb, stoner music, but it's not trying to be anything else and while it's my brand of stoner music (I'll stick with the Gorillaz and early Porcupine Tree), Phish isn't worth hating.

@avclub-4acd793a645f227d84ddb7c4c3f16603:disqus Glee's an odd case, because the first season really can be split between the build-up to Sectionals (which is consistent and occasionally a lot stronger) and the build-up to Regionals (which was a lot messier, but had some of the best episodes). And hell, I'd even argue…

Old Chumbawamba cassettes, particularly in their DIY days - they put out some great post-punk material in the 1980s and early 90s, and it's a real pain in the ass trying to dig up the old tapes.

@avclub-dc7008f6bd89036db2513d35ef4b537c:disqus probably the same thing Ke$ha thought about the vapid party skanks that embraced her early stuff and don't get the joke. Or the same thing the Beastie Boys thought when frat-boy douchebags ate up 'Fight For Your Right To Party'.

I'd just be satisfied if Chris Brown got another chance to perform at the Grammies…

Huh, coincidental Nathan Rabin reviews this film just days after Todd in the Shadows and The Rap Critic did their full takedown of the movie. Interesting.

@avclub-00b7c7a82cc70cdd1bcf12beced4172b:disqus  Toronto is bad, to be sure - the insecurity complex of that city is astonishing and rather hilarious - but it's nothing compared to the obnoxiousness that is Montreal.

Slightly incorrect here, @avclub-f41c98ac606e9b29fce2d59f71df434d:disqus , as the music industry rumors were that Jay-Z spent most of 2009 and 2010 viciously sabotaging Brown's career. Apparently that was one of the contributing factors to why Brown's album 'Graffiti' flopped hard in 2009. And there's no mistaking the…

I think there's another section of Millennials who have issues with this show: namely the ones that have actually pulled their lives together by working their asses off and find the self-indulgence and navel-gazing of some of the characters to be intolerable, particularly considering most of the navel gazing really…

Completely true on that front, and I'd toss 'Rattigan' from Great Mouse Detective (courtesy of vocal work from Vincent fucking Price) and 'Hellfire' from Hunchback for villain songs that just scream badass for me).

"CONTAINS GRAPHICALLY GOOD VIBES."

Sure, I'd argue it's interesting, but Steven's never liked it, and while I disagree with him on points (namely because 'Making Mirrors' was a really solid album and I like how 'Somebody That I Used To Know' fits in context with the album's theme), I can see why it didn't make it. And really, it's nowhere near the…

Sure, I'd argue it's interesting, but Steven's never liked it, and while I disagree with him on points (namely because 'Making Mirrors' was a really solid album and I like how 'Somebody That I Used To Know' fits in context with the album's theme), I can see why it didn't make it. And really, it's nowhere near the…