Then Playing — Belushi; The Father; The Man Who Knew Too Much
Belushi (R.J. Cutler, 2020). This documentary about the short life of John Belushi makes a valiant effort at capturing his boisterous charisms and fiery comic genius. Director R.J. Cutler relies on audio of interviews Tanner Colby conducted for a biography … Continue reading Then Playing — Belushi; The Father; The Man Who Knew Too Much
Oscarland
If nothing else, the anticlimactic end to last night’s Academy Awards ceremony proves definitively that the accounts who tabulate the votes aren’t tipping off the ceremony’s producers about the winners. The shift of the Best Picture category to take place … Continue reading Oscarland
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #362 to #360
362. Martha and the Muffins / M + M, Danseparc (1983) With the band’s fourth album, guitarist Mark Gane finally got the name change he’d been agitated for. Well, almost. The Toronto band Martha and Muffins took on their moniker … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #362 to #360
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I can’t properly express how strange and wonderful it is to see the band of bright, boozy hooligans that I call family sitting there in eighth place in this year’s iteration of the World’s Largest Trivia Contest, hosted by my … Continue reading 8
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #365 to #363
365. The The, Soul Mining (1983) Matt Johnson was just a teenager when he posted flyers seeking musical collaborators who, like him, were inspired by Syd Barrett and Throbbing Gristle. The various collaborators who came into his sphere over the … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #365 to #363
Outside Reading — Pursuing Trivia edition
World’s Largest Trivia Contest Returns to Stevens Point by Jon Fuller The only things I’ve read this week are directly related to the strange pastime I’m participating in this weekend. So this regular Staurday exercise in linking to the words … Continue reading Outside Reading — Pursuing Trivia edition
This Week’s Model — Liz Phair, “Spanish Doors”
For some reason, I started this week thinking about Liz Phair. I wasn’t obsessively dwelling on the indie-rock icon or anything like that. It was more of a case that she just sort of popped up in front of me, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Liz Phair, “Spanish Doors”
Trivia Answer of the Day — The Bears Still Suck Polka
This coming weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As per tradition, this week is filled with idle reminiscing about memorable answers in past years. This time around, I’m focusing on the Music Question, which asks teams to … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — The Bears Still Suck Polka
Trivia Answer of the Day — Private Dancer
This coming weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As per tradition, this week is filled with idle reminiscing about memorable answers in past years. This time around, I’m focusing on the Music Question, which asks teams to … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Private Dancer
Trivia Answer of the Day — Running on Ice
This coming weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As per tradition, this week is filled with idle reminiscing about memorable answers in past years. This time around, I’m focusing on the Music Question, which asks teams to … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Running on Ice
Coffee for Two 