It's still social media and we all remain magnificently ill. That said, the ability to 100% remove from view any and all posters who even vaguely perturb me is pretty sweet. https://www.mattquigley.net/recordcollection
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Brilliant film. I admire Armando so much. He did a sketch show for Channel 4, in 2001, called 'The Armando Iannucci Shows' which is criminally underseen (this playlist is probably only viewable in the US): www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZdr... To this day, it remains some of the best TV I've seen.
Oh, hell yes.
I know you already know you're not prepared, but you're really not prepared. I'm like you now, where even thinking about her -- just her, existing, and being that way -- is getting me choked up.
I saw it. I saw her. Best I've ever seen her. Monumental. I avoided spoilers, apart from a clip here or there, and I'm so glad I did. You are so excited to see her here, in her hometown. Magical. I suspect that you're going to simply explode. I'm definitely not sleeping tonight.
You have my empathy, as I too know what it is to feel cursed, and also what it is to have open mics pick up disruptive noise at remarkably inopportune times. All my best vibes are being directed toward your location's weather. If it passes, do know that it was my vibes that did it.
That is insanely loud. Do you live underneath a tin roof? That's like the loudest thing I've ever heard. I hope it passes shortly, as you and your filming space look very nice.
I forgot that the owners had to gut renovate the place in order to destabilize it, but that's all it would take. I lived in a 2 bed in the East Village, with a stabilized lease, for 21 yrs. Within a week of me moving out - too little time for a gut renovation - the place was listed at market rent.
It at least used to be the case that once market rent on a stabilized lease exceeded $2k, when the leaseholder moved out, the unit would be destabilized. No mother nor child would benefit then. Either way, stabilized leases are lucked into, and in no way based on need. That's the issue here.
And you're right to be. I have nothing to say in our defense. Small consolation, but I am sorry we're like this (whatever it is).
I hate those 13 people.
Return YouTube Dislike (which I know is in no way accurate) is telling me that the video has only received a single, lone dislike. I only believe in those dislikes that I can see.
Not to piss on your "Jewels N' Drugs" parade, of course.
There are few tracks in her entire repertoire about which I have more mixed feelings. It's such a great sounding track, but it's, well... I love the deep spinal chills I get when Gaga is being especially goofy. But that track can really make me have to lie down. I become immobilized with chills.
Commentiquette is selling you Nobbleberry and Mama's Twins, or whatever ludicrous thing he's doing. In Jan I got 2 yrs of Nord for $99 between their New Year's promotion & Erik's promo code. Good deal. I use it for access, not privacy. But maybe the ads worked. I'd never buy Raycons, though.
I've long skipped most sponsored sections, I pay $14 a month to Google to avoid ads on YouTube, so I'm not going to just stop there. But, I absolutely respect creators getting paid. It is the game. Internet Comment Etiquette is the only creator I've found who (usually) has unskippable ad reads.
I posted elsewhere in this thread that it is mentioned in an 11/11/97 article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune (viewable if you have a Newspapers.com membership) and in this interview with Dan Murphy, who was the band's lead guitarist and co-leader until 2012: www.furious.com/perfect/soul...
It's not without its charms.
It's a long road to that place, one that will be beset by extremist violence from all sides, one that will be resisted by an extremist government who currently commands a nuclear arsenal (and apparently a vise-like grip over American foreign policy).
As I have posted elsewhere: Personally, I support a one-state solution. A Palestine that is "free from the river to the sea" for Muslims, Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians, and whomever else may reside on that land. A representative government with shared resources and opportunity.
The argument amounts to: Advancing the conversation to a debate over Israel's "right to exist," at this stage, has not been saving Palestinian lives, which we all -- including Natalie -- agree should be the priority right now. Ending the genocide in Gaza is urgent and essential here and now.
I know I'm a month late to this response, but I finally saw this shit, and the moment the scene in question happened I thought I faintly remembered you posting something like this. Good flick and amazing moment.
While Bob Seger's Rock and Roll bona fides were certainly in order, at the time, it's never evaded my notice that "Old Time Rock and Roll" sounds so sterile and limp. It most certainly does not evoke the raucous, or as Bob would have it "soulful" spirit of a, say, Little Richard.
Damn, doing Art Garfunkel and his gorgeous tenor dirty. "Fox on the Run" is one of the first songs I can clearly remember loving, when I was really young. Like, preschool age. By my early-teens, I was a rock geek and proper Sweet fan, but that song always occupied a special space apart from that.
Incoming!
I did go down the rabbit hole of learning all the specifics regarding the brothel in question, what Hasan had said about it, etc. I can report my findings if you'd like, but I promise you're no poorer for not knowing.
I did see one commenter indicate they had once liked Hasan until learning he supported sex workers. I just sort of quietly backed away from the comment (noting the conspicuous and heartening absence of a like from you, but a dispiriting number from many other users).
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Sly and Brian Wilson in the same week. A bad week for troubled visionary geniuses, but holy shit have they both made my life so much more bearable than it might have been. RIP, Brian www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe6y...
So much of what's good, in life, in general, starts with Sly. RIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj5V...
If I thought it would change absolutely anything, I'd be far more entertained and/or excited by it. But, it's just more brouhaha, more chaos. Nothing will improve as a result of this (whatever happens) so it's difficult to find any of it entertaining.
It's probably worth adding - although it's awkward to add this sort of thing, but it's somewhat relevant here - that Joey is Jewish. For what it's worth, Roger Waters has some appalling political takes (and has made some terrible music), but he has long been right on the Palestine issue.
Related? My old friend Joey (who played drums on the Vaganza LP) was in Atoms for Peace w/ Thom Yorke. He has, since then, played drums for Roger Waters for the past few years. While I've not spoken to him in ages, I've long taken this as a strong sign of where he falls on the Palestine issue.
I feel very much as I did after watching 'The Curse' (which, while obviously very different, similarly blew me away). I don't want to - so soon after seeing it - sully such a complex, nuanced, & challenging piece of work with my dumbass analysis. I feel like I just need to sit with it for a while.
I absolutely agree & suspect the film will be used It seems he's disputing specifics (the STD thing, shooting dogs to prepare for a role), and the idea she suffered any losses or damages as a result of his behavior But, setting the record straight seems petty if you admit you abused someone
I think, yes. But establishing his pattern of behavior as an abusive prick is no more complicated that citing the interviews where he has straight up said it, including where he said "I hurt that woman," clearly in reference to Twigs. I'm curious to see how he'll even try to defend himself.
(For the passerby, I feel duty bound to clarify that Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry -- along with producer Shadow Morton -- wrote most of The Shangri-Las best known songs, and this tune is written by their peers, emulating their cinematic, "operatic teenage melodrama" style.)
I am so excited. I enjoy the meme of Jojo's vaunted position in these streams. I saw Charli 2 weeks ago & it was one of the best shows I've seen. No band, no dancers, no 5 octave range, just otherworldly charisma & a killer setlist getting 15k people to lose their minds. She's a force of nature
This comment is wrong, in so many ways, that I want to believe it's kidding (I realize it's not). I love when people who have no idea what they're talking about spout off authoritatively. It's so entertaining.
One of my all-time fave singles, ever, is "Chico's Girl," performed by The Girls, & written by the great Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, in the style of Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry. Chico doesn't die, but he does have a tender side that only the song's narrator sees. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgl1...
Amazing and genuinely unnerving. Beautifully done. I'm very excited.
Throughout the many years of the social media thing, there have been those I've followed back out of politeness/obligation, who I don't want aware of any aspect of my current existence. I'm not a big poster anywhere, but I sympathize with sending even the most boring posts to trusted recipients.
Revelatory, really.
The language appears to be Thai. If I am correct about that, then -- according to Google translate -- the hashtag apparently says "Black Duck Mouth Drama Channel Series." AI continues to work its magic.
I'm 54, but I loved Cosmos as a kid (5th grade), and I knew other kids who did as well. None of us were the cool kids. PBS, in general, was not exactly the broadcaster for the cool, certainly not in 1980.
I should add that Vyvanse has been relatively miraculous for my ADHD difficulties, but that was, by far, the less shocking of my diagnoses.
I was diagnosed as ADHD when I was 45 & ASD at 51 (after a childhood of testing, shrinks & even going to a high school for developmentally troubled kids). The autism diagnosis turned my world upside down at first, but eventually I found that nothing much changed, incl. my understanding of myself.
The urinary & reproductive systems are separate. But as they each exit through the urethra, If the stone is stuck there, ejaculation can force it to be passed. The person fucking (or jacking, etc.) with a stone in their urethra is definitely demonstrating commitment to the game. Hat's off to them.
A British comedy called 'Peep Show' remained excellent for all 9 of its series (although they're each only 6 episodes). 'Larry Sanders' was great for all 6 of its seasons. I think there have easily been 10 excellent seasons of Doctor Who, over its 60+ years, but sadly they're not consecutive.
I had to give it a half dozen listens with my undivided attention before knowing how I felt, but I think you may be right (about the album, I can't opine on your personal experiences, natch). I personally think she kind of has a five-way tie for best, but this is definitely one of them.
She was exceptional.
While I've not seen the Manson doc, god knows I have seen plenty. I can say that generally, like many once great artists before him, Errol Morris fell off, some time ago. I feel like 'Fog of War' was his last genuinely good film, and he's never been better than his first three masterpieces.
Honest to God, the intro to the 'Barney Miller' theme. I know a whole lot of songs and I play the damn bass, but that's the first thing I thought of. I bet a lot of boomer/Gen X-er sorts would say that, too Beyond this challenge, though, I frequently think of the Moog bass line to "Flashlight."
I think the biggest reason their star waned here was that they made an album that stiffed-which happens, particularly when artists take chances-and then refused to tour here thereafter. They gave up on America and America gave up on them (until 'Wayne's World').
I always thought the idea that the "Break Free" video that did them in was unconvincing. Freddie refused to tour the states after the 'Hot Space' tour underperformed, as he wouldn't play smaller venues (particularly when they were playing stadiums everywhere else).
'82 was a bad year for a rock band to release an R&B flavored album. It was homophobic in the way the whole disco backlash was. They'd released "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "Millionaire Waltz," "My Melancholy Blues" & so many songs that weren't exactly AC/DC (the band, not the orientation).
Terrific and unfairly maligned album. I'd say that both it and Freddie's 'Mr. Bad Guy' are due for a re-appraisal, but I was fairly certain that people had come around on both. No matter to me, I've always thought they ruled.
Well done. Despite our fraught reality, I sincerely hope that your upcoming year is the best you've had. Get some!
Nixon resigned in disgrace over something that wouldn't even be the top news story now. This is not to say that he didn't do terrible, unethical, and criminal things while in office, but the innocence-demolishing scandal so great that "gate"remains a suffix to this day, seems downright quaint.
It took a couple of listens, but now I'm mildly obsessed with it (the video blew me away right out of the gate, however).
It's important to, wherever possible, choose kindness.
It's a weak response to simply repeat back to you what you wrote, but I did want to acknowledge the pure joy I experienced reading "peanut-butter-mouth cursive-singing style." That shit should get you a Pulitzer, or something.
I'm so bummed that now my like on your previous post regarding this topic has been rendered obsolete. I won't take it back, though, as I still agree with the Jasmin of three days ago. She was right, dammit!
I'm glad to see that you're finally willing to admit the truth about this.
As has been pointed out, there were a slew of big budget, star-studded disaster films in the 70s (ala Towering Inferno, Poseidon Adventure, and such). I think the Emmerich/Michael Bay flicks were a conscious throwback to that. More about pop culture nostalgia than a proper longing for mayhem.
Eusexua is stupendous. Different from what I was expecting, in the best possible ways, and surpassing my already optimistic hopes. Four listens in, I can say it's only gotten deeper and more beautiful with each pass. Also, I mean, come on... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YGg...
For my peace of mind, I need to amend this citation, as it was actually the October 25, 1963 NY Times that ran the article in question. While some have contended his take on things was a bit revisionist, that may only strengthen the case against consensus.
Eisenhower, hardly some peacenik nor dove, and in fact the commander of the Allied Forces, believed the bombings were "completely unnecessary" (see page one of the October 23, 1963 NY Times for reference). How could anyone claim consensus in light of that fact?
Wow, written by JT and Wade, the internet informs me. I only faintly recall this song at all, but it is definitely cool (produced by BT, also, which makes its sort of irrefutable banger status even more surprising).
If 5 films I enjoyed are released within a given year, I regard that as miraculous (doubly so if I could see watching any of those films a 2nd time). For me, 2024 cleared this notionally low, but apparently lofty bar. I enjoyed this a great deal and respect you enough to withhold where I disagreed
That's fair. I really loved "Omega," but I guess it wasn't really her year. I know nothing about Post Malone, truthfully, so I'll defer to your judgment there. Twigs only released two songs this year (although I listened to them like 1,000 times each).
Post Malone?
Dua Lipa released an album this year (I frequently forget this).
Okay, more so than anything I saw when this matter was current, that actually does help me to see it (as it is). I'm not sure, though, that I can train myself see the truth, even when it's right in front of me. I admire you for your insistence on seeing reality.
To this frigging day I cannot see it unless I futz with with colors. Even when the image catches me off guard, from someone posting a "remember this thing?," or whatever, I immediately and exclusively see it as white & gold. I am fundamentally broken, I suppose (not for this reason, most likely).
Via interviews, playlists, t-shirts, etc., I've more than gleaned that Charli is an open & proud Lou Reed fan. Quite right, of course. Here, while receiving a trade mag's Hitmaker of the Year award, she speaks of 'VU & Nico.' I was actually moved by this. youtu.be/GQTaD9Vdrf0?...
For posterity, I suppose, and now in keeping with tradition (as I posted one of these last year) here are my 12 favorite albums of 2024. There could be numerous honorable mentions, but I don't want to quarrel with my compulsion to make it, and leave it, 12. [This post has now been revised twice.]
Brat would have been my 2nd most streamed album. My Apple Music stats were screwed as I listened to Brat spread out over three different versions. Spotify Wrapped forsaking albums is lame & telling. 'Britpop' is probably my AOTY, but it's all in the family.
Also, 3 entries in my top artists are Prince. (Really, technically four as The Time are also Prince... or, more accurately, Prince and Morris, but whatever...) Also, it's worth noting that about 50% of my music listening is on vinyl, and I also listen on YouTube, etc. I listen to a lot of music.
Some additional Apple Music Replay stats. I'm unsure of how many use the service, so I'm not sure how meaningful it is to be counted among a given artist's Top 100/500/1,000 listeners. But when it comes to Prince, Kate Bush, A. G. Cook, FKA Twigs, & Empress Of, I find myself among those ranks.
It's Apple Music Replay time. My first ever Bluesky post was last year's lists & never let it be said that I'm one to buck tradition. More concerning than my desire to share this may be the fact that I spent 20, or so, minutes arranging these crude images so this data could be presented here.
You were much closer to the subject matter than I, when the film came out, but I recall thinking it was a noble-enough effort. Far more noble, however, would be setting that shit to music.
I've always taken for granted that it was an adaptation of the Catherine Hardwicke film. I'm kind of shocked that it's not. I liked the film, I think, but I saw it a long time ago. Still, someone should adapt it into a musical since I'm sure we're not the only ones who assume they already did.
I think May December was a great deal better than pretty good, it was my favorite film of last year. One of my favorite films by one of my favorite directors. It's obnoxious to declare "I think that in time people will recognize that film's brilliance." Never let it be said that I'm not obnoxious.
Gorgeous score by Scott Walker, though (his last completed work).
Coachella likes to book full-blown "legends" like McCartney, Roger Waters, Prince, and such, and as peculiar as it is to reckon with this -- if you're an old fuck like me who wasn't paying super close attention -- it seems Green Day now occupies that same kind of rarefied air as a "legacy" act.
It does seem that they can still sell out stadiums in Europe and South America. They sold out Wembley Stadium just this past June, I've learned this evening, and 90k concertgoers is nothing to sneeze at. No match for Taylor, but certainly formidable.
As an aside: That '94 Lolla was by far the best line-up the tour ever had: Nick Cave, Breeders, A Tribe Called Quest, P-Funk, & Beastie Boys... & then the Pumpkins. :( It cannot be overstated just how ill-advised it was to follow the Beasties in 94, particularly if your shtick was dour & whiny.
On their last tour, for some reason, they took out Smashing Pumpkins as their opener. Bizarre choice. True story, though: The only time I ever saw GD, they were bottom of the bill for the '94 Lollapalooza tour. The Pumpkins were headliner, so it seems time had something to say about that.
I'm learning a lot right now. It seems Green Day are bigger than I realized, even though I overestimated the success of their last tour. They're ranked between Nirvana and Alabama on the list of the best selling artists of all time. If Alabama was billed above Charli I would definitely raise hell.
I'm correcting my last post, as it turns out the stadium tour they did last year was undersold in almost every city. Not disastrously so, but it seems they may not be as huge as I was (or apparently they were) thinking.
I was being a wiseguy when I left my previous response to this, but in days since my discover tab has been overwhelmed with pics of fellas stripped to the waist, at a minimum. Time and place. No disrespect, but it's just not the vibe I'm seeking while here.
I've never seen such a thing anywhere on the internet ever, nor have I ever sought it out on a daily basis. Your phone must be broken. I only see the people I'm following. I hadn't clicked on the "discover" tab until now. I'm getting cats, a bunny or two, but not a single cock, butt, and/or ball.
I am very annoyed about having to join Netflix again.
I don't love them, I'd never acquire the 4K UHDs, I'd never purchase any of the 5,000 pieces of merchandise that have suddenly popped up everywhere, but they are slabs of gloriously ugly fun, which do hit the spot right about now. (cont.)
Both films are too long, but I admire their spunky, cocky commitment to excess in all areas. While these films are determinedly, decidedly, & delightfully in the gutter, the sheer commitment of all involved does, in its own way, well, "elevate" the movies. (cont.)