Her delivery of that line is so good
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Her delivery of that line is so good
My conclusions from the new Mitski album are (1) she is so good at being a bandleader, directing and delegating and hiring every woodwind the budget allows and (2) she has a lot of intense thoughts about cats.
In 1996, my goat was yassified for approaching perfection
Simon Sez starring Dennis Rodman
Double Team starring Dennis Rodman and Jean-Claude Van Damme
Would read an oral history of the brief moment when Hollywood thought Dennis Rodman was a movie star
"Ronald Reagan? The actor??"
I imagine it'll be hard to explain to future generations that the notion of Donald Trump—the real-estate buffoon from TV—having the power to start wars was once a wacky late-night punchline.
Should've gotten a best picture nomination
Space Jam VHS tape
Kazaam VHS tape
Simon Sez VHS tape
My Giant VHS tape
In the late '90s, every popular NBA player was required to star in one (1) family-friendly movie. That was just the law.
ok this one might be legit
Of course, FOIA requests have revealed that Stephen Malkmus was an undercover CIA operative when he wrote the lyrics to "Range Life."
I’m here again to preach the gospel of The Smashing Pumpkins who from Gish through Adore had an unbroken streak of perfect albums.
Megalopolis
Eventually, the CIA initiated Operation Zwan, using mind control tactics to persuade Billy Corgan to abandon his Pumpkins bandmates and form an ill-fated new project with members of Slint and A Perfect Circle.
The CIA secretly supplied Jimmy Chamberlin with heroin, part of a covert operation to force Smashing Pumpkins to pivot to drum machines on Adore and ultimately weaken their appeal among angsty teenagers.
The destroyed remains of a house and music studio in Altadena, CA
The destroyed remains of a music studio in Altadena, CA, burned to the ground
Grateful to Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes for sharing his story with me, and photos of what remains of his home studio in Altadena
Respectfully, they've made some very good records after 2010
Apparently Yo La Tengo is playing Forest Hills Stadium next summer, opening for Wilco. I can't imagine a worse, more ill-suited venue for their whole vibe. I will absolutely be there.
I interviewed some musicians who lost their homes and instruments in the devastating Eaton Fire and wrote about how they're picking up the pieces. This piece originally ran in ANTICS magazine last year. Now I've made it available via my newsletter:
Movieline, June 1998 VIRGINIA CAMPBELL: How had you managed to see Ace Ventura? PETER WEIR: I'd seen a poster in the video store, and I liked the look of the guy in it. I sensed the energy I was to see in the film.
I sensed the energy I was to see in the film.
It's great, and feels like a continuation of the era she inaugurated with The Land Is Inhospitable...
Mitski CD - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
I was underwhelmed by Laurel Hell and thought maybe her heart wasn't in it anymore... and then she dropped this space-country orchestral pop masterpiece.
Double Nickels on the Ned! Happy birthday indeed
MICHAEL STIPE'S ROOMMATE: Guys, has anyone seen my lotus? What happened to the lotus I was keeping in the fridge?
MICHAEL STIPE: Uhhhhhhhh...
If Rose Byrne wins the Oscar, they should play GBV "Hot Freaks" as she approaches the stage.
Airheads (1994), but add a fourth member
Doc, please. You gotta help me. I swallowed a poison valentine to Hollywood!
If there's one thing film programmers love, it's describing a movie as "a poison valentine to Hollywood."
Man, imagine being Jeffrey Epstein. Your entire life has been devoted to obtaining blackmail material for people in positions of power, and then suddenly one of them becomes President of the United States… but then your old friend depression shows up again…
Alternate universe where First Cow made $600 million at the box office and Kelly Reichardt got hired to direct Barbie instead of Gerwig
