My team, The Cakers, had another resoundingly successful weekend in the annual staging of The World’s Largest Trivia Contest by WWSP-90FM, the student-run college radio station at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Adding to the satisfaction of our fifteen place … Continue reading 15
Despite my best intentions, I had no reasonable time to keep up my regular features these past couple of days. There will probably be a couple placeholder posts for the next few days, then back to normal after that. Continue reading Programming Note
This weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. I’m a little preoccupied with preparations for that, including some significant travel. To provide some sense of the madness of minutiae that dominates my mind this week, I’ll return to … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day: “From Collier, Who Wants to Make You Jollier”
This weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. I’m a little preoccupied with preparations for that, including some significant travel. To provide some sense of the madness of minutiae that dominates my mind this week, I’ll return to … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day: The Oklahoma Kamikaze
This weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. I’m a little preoccupied with preparations for that, including some significant travel. To provide some sense of the madness of minutiae that dominates my mind this week, I’ll return to … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day: Hot Buttered Soul
80. Skinny Puppy, The Process I didn’t know that Skinny Puppy was still making music together as late as 1996. Maybe that’s because they barely were. The arduous process of recording The Process started in 1993, with the band intending … Continue reading College Countdown: 90FM’s Top 90 of 1996, 80 and 79
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. Going to college in a town with a beloved small town brewery inspired … Continue reading Beers I Have Known: Rhinelander Bock
After the previous week’s logjam of reviews, I only had one piece go up at Spectrum Culture since the last “Spectrum Check.” Luckily, it was for a very good film, easily one of the best of the year thus far. Gimme the Loot is an exceptional feature debut from writer-director Adam Leon. I intentionally decided to avoid comparisons in the review, but I will note that I kept thinking it was exactly the sort of film Spike Lee might have made had he decided to follow his own debut, She’s Gotta Have It, by doggedly pursuing authenticity rather than opting … Continue reading Spectrum Check
My brain is broken. I hope to have it fixed by tomorrow. Continue reading Programming Note
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. When we lived in Florida, I was bereft of palatable beer choices. Spoiled … Continue reading Beers I Have Known: Red Stripe
Coffee for Two 