Can you imagine a bunch of nearly-identical young men prancing around on the court at an NBA game wearing tight, tiny shorts reading “(X City) is a Sisterhood” on their asses? The antiquated-but-pleasant phrase “Boston is a Brotherhood” is tolerably benign given that I respect the place of capitalism to some limited degree. I can …
From: cory davis To: Kipp, Thomas J Subject: Curious what you think of this, TK?!? Kevin Durant sometimes doesn’t want to chuck heaves at the buzzer to protect his percentages, despite his coach’s wishes. HI FC: Ol’ Kevin Durant sounds like someone who’s become a bit too basketball “Sabermetric” for his own good! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabermetrics On the other hand, do you think Camariah King of …
I’m having a bit of an identity crisis. The older I get, the more I like *some* sappy ’70s love ballads like this one. There are aspects of this recording I would surely change, given my ‘druthers (though it’s slightly less silly than the studio version), but fuck it, it’s a well-composed song. Having been …
From: cory davis Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:56 AM To: Kipp, Thomas J Subject: Mock Rock? Hi TK. What would you recommend for anyone who likes Weird Al? What’s out there that’s better? What’s the name of that one group that was two guys just sorta spewing stream-of-consciousness about celebrities of the time? Thanks!! ~FC Hi FC: …
Isaiah Thomas, former University of Washington star basketball guard and the only final-pick in the history of the NBA draft to go on to win Rookie of the Month (twice!) and whose lovely father I’ve chatted with while cheering Isaiah on together at summer-league games here in Seattle, is in grave danger of losing me …
B’shoot was exhausting, not to mention rather slight in the big names/next big things department. At this point I shouldn’t need to rely on Old Soul Artists (Mavis Staples, Dennis Coffey, Charles Bradley, hell, even Hall & Oates!) to provide my hardcore jollies at a big Seattle music festival, but I guess it’s come to …
Tom- I’m now a cheerleader for Google+ for the simple reason that I think it’s significantly superior to Facebook. I suspect Facebook will survive, much like how broadcast TV has survived cable TV. Then again, look at the massive rise and fall of MySpace. – Matt Crowley *********************************************************** Hi Matt: …
For the purposes of this list, I will refer to one’s position on the diagram of monogamy vs. various types of non-monogamy (polyamory, open marriage, swinging, religious polygyny, etc.) as simply “relationship orientation”. Note that for the purposes of this list, “relationship orientation” does NOT refer to one’s sexual orientation re: the Kinsey scale (heterosexual, …
Much enjoyment was had by all re: the festivities! This was my second Pop Conference – I attended sparsely last year as I had work conflicts throughout the weekend, unfortunately. We saw some great speakers this year, especially (in my opinion) Robert Christgau, David Ritz, and even an exceptional grad student or two! I had …
Beavis & Butthead are BACK! http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/browbeat/archive/2011/02/03/hey-fartknocker-welcome-to-the-new-millennium.aspx Hey Fartknocker, Welcome to the New Millennium By Nina Shen Rastogi After months of chatter, MTV confirmed yesterday that Beavis and Butt-Head, those 1990s arbiters of suckage, will return to television this summer, well rested and presumably prepped to deconstruct a whole new generation of music videos. But do …