Make that love.
We had some friends over for dinner recently and the discussion, as is common, turned to movies. Everyone’s opinion on what makes a good movie may differ, but there is one fundamental thing a movie needs: movement. For example, my friend Dave said that while he liked “Cloverfield,” he had a problem with […]

Every year begs to be reviewed. As arbitrary as yearly events are, their placement in a 365-day box has been something that always fascinates us and makes the December weekend newspapers a bit more interesting. Top X [where X=5, or is divisible by] lists spout either a particular reviewer’s or a collection of reviewers’ primary […]

Back in June, I read a review of the new Ash album “Twilight of the Innocents” on the Guardian Unlimited website where it was mentioned that the band, a personal favorite, was about to end its recording career. Their traditional recording career that is. From this point forward the band members would be “dedicating ourselves […]

Unless your name is Elton John, we all pretty much have our own personal reasons why we love the internet. For proof, try to find someone who has a set of bookmarks even remotely similar to your own. They are the digital equivalent of snowflakes. But one myth that needs to be shot down […]

Driving home late Wednesday night through Hollywood, my car got stopped by police and bodyguards outside of Amoeba Music, the greatest store on planet Earth. There was, to put it mildly, a melee and I had absolutely no idea what was going on. Did someone have an early release iPhone? Maybe it was Paris Hilton, […]

I have a recurring dream, some would call it a nightmare. It goes something like this: the head of Rhino Records calls me in the middle of the night. They have access to newly unearthed Styx demos, outtakes, and obscure b-sides and they need me to collate and select tracks for the ultimate box set. […]

There’s an amazing through line that links cartoons from The New Yorker down the ages. As if they were written by an inspired, singular hand, but with multiple unique voices, these cartoons serve as perhaps the greatest cultural mimic of our times. Not all humor is so lucky.
When Andy Millman, Ricky Gervais’ character […]

Or, That’s What I Like: My Commute
For all the bitching and moaning I could do about my daily commute here in Los Angeles, I have to admit I kinda like it. I don’t have much time at home to watch television or read, so for me, the next best thing to doing nothing and getting […]

The Less You Know, perhaps the better.
Therefore please don’t read this piece if you plan on seeing “Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” Don’t even look at it. Just stop, purchase tickets online, then head straight to the nearest movie theatre and witness this movie. It’s that simple. […]