Many lists worth of good music was birthed over the past 12 months, but the sound of my 2008 was decidedly defined by only two young men. One a seemingly bottomless well of perfect pop blasts, the other a vanguard of bleeding edge music technology and distribution methods. Both epicly prolific in writing, recording, and performing great music. They are Jay Reatard and Bradford Cox. Continue reading
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I Have Opinions Volume 2: How To Give Thanks
It’s like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Those “deficiency needs” are not to be taken for granted, but everyone is thankful for friends, family, food, and shelter. So i’m gonna dive right into the deep end and talk about what I’m really thankful for. I mean, if you won an Oscar, would you “Thank The Academy” or make a real statement with some one-armed pushups? With the holidays at heart and Maslow in mind, here’s a smattering of random people, places, and things I’m thankful for: Judd Apatow. I’d say that this gentleman is responsible for roughly 73% of my laughter over the last year and a half. Freaks and Geeks was the victim of network hi-jinx; perhaps the same can be said of Undeclared. The success of 2005′s The 40 Year Old Virgin finally earned him some studio support, and he’s been turning out riotous comedies ever since. Since June … Continue reading