December 2014

Last month I described Birdman – unfavorably – as a “series of carefully scripted temper tantrums meant to embody the struggle of making capital ‘A’ Art.” I wouldn’t have guessed that a short time later, another film fitting that description would knock me on my ass.

Whiplash is a trenchant examination of greatness, approaching the idea not by deconstructing a success story, but instead by observing an integral moment in the life of someone who … See more →

Old sitcoms used to show stills from the episode during the end credits so you could be like, “Oh yeah, I remember that part.”

For the next four hours, speaking to me implies consent to getting an infuriated earful about concert ticket surcharges.

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Retox (41), Sannhet (27) & Pantera (19) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

Ten years ago today, we lost Dimebag Darrell. That sucked.

A good encapsulation of the concept of toxic masculinity. medium.com/the-nib/overco…

My Top 3 #lastfm Artists: Shellac (37), Low (23) & Cat Power (14) tweekly.fm/twitter/robweycher…

One of the parts of music history I don’t like is when Dennis DeYoung and Keith Richards never formed a supergroup called Styx & Stones.

Okay, it’s time to start over. Everyone who is not a horrible person, pile into my spaceship.