prolixrush commented on Loose Lips, at 1:06 AM on Jul 29 Mary Lynn is a cougar? more » [jezebel]

prolixrush commented on The Future Of Music Reviewing, at 3:48 AM on Jun 13 Oooooops. more »

prolixrush commented on The Future Of Music Reviewing, at 3:45 AM on Jun 13 Is it just me or is this sort of like pointing at a drop of ocean water and saying, "Damn, check out how salty this one drop of ocean water is"? more »

prolixrush commented on The Top Ten Not-Bonos, at 10:08 PM on May 30 Why isn't Ryan Adams playing guitar in that Late Show clip? more »

prolixrush commented on Angry Salad Fixings, Emo-With-Synth Wimps, Devilish Delusions, And A Good Amount Of Cardio, at 8:25 PM on May 6 Matt Mahaffey (of Self, lately of Beck's band) produced that White Tie Affair album. more »

prolixrush commented on Just How Much Can A Sad Song Say?, at 12:07 AM on Apr 23 Bonnie Raitt, "I Can't Make You Love Me" - So maudlin but horribly effective anyway. Also, the song at the end of The Last Unicorn. more »

prolixrush commented on Three Genuinely Terrible Songs From Three Genuinely Great Albums, at 2:40 AM on Apr 18 "Embarrassing" (your word) and "terrible" (the word chosen to describe the songs selected by MSNBC) have two completely different meanings. more »

prolixrush commented on For Once, We're Going To Value Your Input (Don't Screw It Up), at 12:23 AM on Mar 26 Today I heard Mugison for the first time and it kinda blew my mind. more »

prolixrush commented on Madonna Officially Out Of Ideas, at 11:24 PM on Feb 26 "SIGH" is so right on. more »

prolixrush commented on Are The Bonnaroo Organizers Trying To Fake Out Led Zeppelin Fans?, at 5:35 PM on Feb 6 @K-MILO: I've been to Bonnaroo twice (so, admittedly, I'm no expert) and didn't see a single act "booed." This is going to sound hippy-dippy, but the vibe's just not like that, man. more »

prolixrush commented on Pazz And Jop Essayist Says You Need To Stop Dancing To Stuff You Like, at 2:06 AM on Jan 24 "...bleep-blorp German techno single" just sent me into a wild fit of giggles. more »

prolixrush commented on Steely Dan: One Of The Greatest Bands Of The '70s Or Music That Will Rot Your Teeth?, at 12:56 AM on Jan 15 My favorite awesome/dorky high school teacher gave me one of his treasured early-'70s Steely Dan flats (featuring just Becker and Fagen, both sporting long-ass hippie hair and "rapist" sunglasses) for my college dorm room, and one day another girl on my floor walked in and said, "Ew, why do you have that picture of two creepy old dudes on your wall?" That was the moment I definitively realized that Steely D was the band for me. more »

prolixrush commented on Five Things I Have Learned Watching VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90s", at 8:28 PM on Dec 21, 2007 Is it just me, or is Rob Sheffield slowly morphing into a Bratz doll? more »

prolixrush commented on Xiu Xiu and Fucked Up are, at 4:07 AM on Dec 19, 2007 The Daily Swarm posted some choice tidbits from the actual complaint; my fave was this: "...it is obvious to any reasonable person viewing the actual offending foldout in its setting when one comes across it, that it is the star attraction of a carefully designed and executed marketing and advertising pitch for Camel cigarettes. more »

prolixrush commented on Review-and-download clearinghouse/friend, at 3:37 AM on Dec 19, 2007 Every time I look at Paper Thin Walls, it significantly enhances my life somehow. more »

prolixrush commented on Nas Goes On Nose-Tweaking Rampage As He Drops More "Provacative" Hints About His Upcoming Album, at 9:37 PM on Nov 29, 2007 So this album has a cover of "Pieces of You" on it, right? more »

prolixrush commented on The Worst Album Cover Of The Year Contest Finds Love (And Lunch) Among The Pine Trees, at 2:58 AM on Nov 29, 2007 Obviously this is meant to be a lesson to all the ladies. more »

prolixrush commented on In Which We Make A Late Afternoon Stop With The Quad City DJs, at 2:54 AM on Nov 29, 2007 This song was played THREE TIMES at my high-school prom (ca. more »