Musicology

I am a champion of all things musical, save for Supertramp. Fuck those guys.

And now… WTF?

And now… WTF?

Oh to be a Jew in 1989. Notice the surreal Jon Voight ultra-creepy stare-down at the :15 second point complete with Orthodox Jewish hypeman. From this moment on, I will always refer to Bob Dylan as Moiche Rubenstein. I don’t…

23 skidooed by on June 18th, 2009

I’d Buy That For A Dollar!

I’d Buy That For A Dollar!

Check out London outfit Fanfarlo’s album Reservoir. It’s only $1 on their website until July 4th. A delicious indie pop morsel that’s very Stars-like with hefty portions of David Byrnish vocals. Go. Listen. Frolic. Look up at the rain with…

23 skidooed by on June 17th, 2009

A Night Out In Fishtown: The Tallest Man On Earth

A Night Out In Fishtown: The Tallest Man On Earth

Thursday, June 11, 2009 The Tallest Man On Earth Johnny Brenda’s A night out in the wondrous villa of Fishtown is always a sweet treat, friends. And when you add a mysterious Swedish guitar dynamo to the mix, it becomes…

23 skidooed by on June 12th, 2009

2008: Things What I Heard/Things What I Saw

2008: Things What I Heard/Things What I Saw

Well look at that! 2008 is all over and now 2009 is underway! Doesn’t time fly! And before you know it, well it’ll be 2010, then 2015, and you KNOW what 2015 will bring, right? What with Obama in the…

23 skidooed by on January 3rd, 2009

Shows To Which I Goes: Iron & Wine

Shows To Which I Goes: Iron & Wine

September 28, 2007 Iron & Wine Tower Theatre What a lovely shocker it was. A walk-up ticket purchase at the Tower Theatre, and Jesse and I left wondering to what great heights we’d be relegated. But the glum ticketmarm led…

23 skidooed by on October 1st, 2007

World’s Worst Band Photos!

World’s Worst Band Photos!

Rush – 2112 1976 Our Mission: To poorly go where many half-assed drag queens have gone before! Next Stop: Planet WhatTheFuckWereYouThinking of the Hideous System. Apparently, Rush’s twisted view of 105 years into the future includes the regular wear of…

23 skidooed by on May 29th, 2007

An Open Letter To Verizon Wireless

An Open Letter To Verizon Wireless

To whom it may concern: Why you dirty sonsabitches. As if it wasn’t bad enough that you have half the free world walking the earth wearing headsets and babbling to themselves during every free moment in their waking lives and…

23 skidooed by on May 29th, 2007

WMMR Upset Prompts Heated Discussions From Music Fans, Idiots

WMMR Upset Prompts Heated Discussions From Music Fans, Idiots

Well, well. I heard something quite interesting on the way to work this morning. After Opie and Anthony went to commercial, I tuned into 93.3 WMMR’s Preston and Steve only to hear them arguing about the upset that apparently took…

23 skidooed by on April 2nd, 2007

Equally Catchy Band Monikers to Name Your Child

Equally Catchy Band Monikers to Name Your Child

“Congratulations folks; you have a baby girl!” “Oh my god sweetie, she’s so beautiful!” “I know, she looks like a little angel!” “What are we going to name her?” “Well, call me crazy, but I think she looks like a…

23 skidooed by on March 20th, 2007

Super Bad

Super Bad

Gone the towering inferno of deep-pocket soul grooves Caped ‘til the last breath, scattering into the ether Everything in the world seems to stop When King Kinetic puts down his scepter And sleeps forever Thank you for the deep-pocket soul…

23 skidooed by on December 26th, 2006