Category Archives: Pop Cult

It’s A Has Been, Jim

At the small chance that you hadn’t come across this already: Has Been — William Shatner’s new album as produced by Ben Folds and featuring, among others, Adrian Belew. You can listen to some tracks here (via evaristo). A classic … Continue reading

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A Hideous New Trend

Sears poncho, anyone?

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Become Frighteningly Obsessed

“Once you’ve picked your cult hero, the only thing left to do is bring him up in every single music conversation. Compare every other artist unfavorably to your hero. Lament the fact that your hero has “lost it” and “will … Continue reading

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Earring Semantics

MonkeyFilter: “Earrings on Men – both ears? one ear? What is more ‘preferred’ or ‘accepted’ for men (in the USA) – both ears or single ear piercing?” One commenter about sums it up: “I wear a coat hanger through my … Continue reading

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On-keyboard-breakfast-sputter

…sunday link: Top Ten Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics Of All Time. (via attu)

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Ye Olde Grey Gym Sock

A whole bunch of free video-downloads of comedian Bill Hicks’ performances throughout the years including “Ye Olde Grey Gym Sock”, described by some as Hicks’ best routine ever.

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SuperFreak RIP

Super Freak RIP. At least the man never turned into a bore…

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Pup-tent Affair

—Michael’s Sketchy & Sci-Fi Book Covers

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Whodunnit

I’m sure by now you know: The Simpsons will feature an episode wherein one of the characters outs his or her self as being gay. Who’d ya think it’s gonna be? My bet’s on Mr. Burns. Smithers&lÅ´;/a> is way too … Continue reading

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A Bit Of Progress

Well worth a bookmark: the complete “A Bit Of Fry & Laurie” scripts. A typical F&L conversation: –Stephen: Progress isn’t a dirty word, you know. Arse is a dirty word, and so, to some extent, is labia. Learn that, Bamford, … Continue reading

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Bad Taste

What happens when someone gets so fed up with today’s crap ass music, he decides to do something about it? This. So when does Kenny G start touring again?

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The Eclectic Cliché

Top Five Rock Critic Cliches. Some good ones: “pandering to the eclectic”, “elliptical”, “Dylanesque/Beatlesque/Springsteenian”, “overuse of the x-meets-y device to describe the hybridity of the music at hand”.

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At The Coffeeshop

Here’s one for SOFA, should he ever visit Amsterdam: a coffeeshop dedicated to Frank Zappa (and in case you didn’t know, they usually sell more than just coffee in Amsterdam’s coffeeshops).

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Crimson Tide

I always figured there was more to Steely Dan lyrics than meets the –uh– ear. The Steely Dan Dictionary to the rescue. “Crimson Tide” (from Deacon Blues): “The nickname for the University of Alabama’s sporting teams (particularly American football), so … Continue reading

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Jesus Penis Dimension

A refreshing merry little ditty for the whole family to enjoy: Keep Your Jesus Off My Penis! (belated thanks to Tommi)

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