Ick’s Pick (Week XX): Jason Lytle
I got sucked right into grandaddy‘s beautiful space pop when I heard their amazing album The Sophtware Slump way back in old ’00. A couple of albums later, front man Jason Lytle decided to call it quits (after releasing Just…
Family Guy channels Revenge of the Nerds
I was delighted this past Sunday during Family Guy, when “King Stewie” and Griffin Peterson (Peter) decided to settle their differences the old fashioned way: with a talent show straight from Revenge of the Nerds. Classic! A must see for…
Happy Birthday Joey Ramone
The world is worse off without the presence of Joey Ramone. Eight years ago (8!) last month, Joey lost his battle with lymphoma – he didn’t even see his 50’s, and that’s a tragic shame. I think often about how…
Bedshaped and Legs of Stone: Keane @ Myth
“Everyone knows that the biggest wankers in any band are the drummer, the keyboard player, and the lead vocalist. And that’s their whole band, innit?” So sayeth Noel Gallagher on the subject of Keane. While there is a small grain…
The Friday Five: May 15, 2009
For those who have not joined in the Friday Five here is all you need to know; each Friday I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes and share my five and drop a little knowledge and insight for each…
30 Rock’s Kidney Now!
Here’s that great moment from 30 Rock last night. NBC will probably yank it off Youtube in a matter of minutes, so check it out while you can…
Ick’s Pick (Week XIX): Steve Earle – ‘Townes’
I’m sitting down to write this after the improbable occurrence of just seeing Steve Earle in the 30 Rock season finale. Oh my, what an ending! It’s a kidney benefit for Jack’s dad, and a We Are the World-esque gathering…
The Truth About Funk
Behind the scenes, I have quite a cool little network of like-minded folks when it comes to the music of Prince. We have a soft spot for that golden era in Prince music – the 80’s – when he was…
Ticket to Heaven
Nestled deep into the last album that Dire Straits ever made – 1991’s On Every Street – is a song that I consider as close to perfection as there is. The cornerstone of the song is the calm and gentle demeanor…