By December 1983, my radio listening habits were going through a migration from Top 40 stations, which I had been listening to for a couple years, to the album rock of Q95 and, mostly in the evenings when reception was possible, the newly-minted 97X. But, Casey Kasem and American Top 40 was still a drowsy weekend morning staple and I would often peruse Billboard magazine when I'd come across a copy in the magazine racks at Walden Books while hanging out in the malls in Cincinnati. During [...]
Photo and autograph courtesy of the G Archives. Rodney Dangerfield Back when I used to live in Los Angeles and collected celebrity autographs on a much grander scale than I do these days, I used to see today's birthday boy, comedian Rodney Dangerfield a lot! I loved his stand up routines a lot as well as his movies such as "Easy Money," "Caddyshack" and "Back to School." I even enjoyed his foray into singing with "Rappin' Rodney." He used to live at one of the hotels where many of the [...]
I hate to be all nitpicky, but clearly some guy has to work on sticking his landings. All kidding aside, I feel like I just watched some guy do something really impressive. I can't quite quantify how impressive because I don't really know how people quantify achievements in bowling, gymnastics or whatnot. But, this feels about how it would feel when Rodney Dangerfield nailed the Triple Lindy at Back to School . Whatever the hell this is, it's greatness for sure. [via superpunch ]
Yesterday, New York 's Vulture put up a post briefly outlining the history of white rappers , thanks to recent activity Asher Roth and Eminem making the whole enterprise two-thirds of the way to trend-piece worthiness. Friends of Idolator Christopher R. Weingarten and Sasha Frere-Jones spent much of yesterday afternoon picking over the list, noting omissions like Malcolm McLaren's "Buffalo Gals" and Wham!'s "Wham! Rap"-but no point was more salient to this raised-on-morning-zoo observer than Weingarten's 140-character rant about how Andy Milonakis was for some reason singled out, while "Rappin' Rodney" and Joe [...]
Ah, Allentown. The place where I attended college. Billy Joel once wrote a horrible song about it. There's a wonderful record store there, called Double Decker. The most beautifully built Wegmans supermarket is there, too. Some say Allentown is a dump. To those people, I say, "Well, duh." Even that doesn't stop me from returning. Why? Because I still have a friend or two there, the folks who operate Double Decker are stand-up individuals, and that fucking Wegmans makes me feel like I'm high on a Valium/Percoset/Ambien cocktail whenever I enter. Surely all dystopian novels, like George Orwell's Nineteen [...]
Ah, Allentown. The place where I attended college. Billy Joel once wrote a horrible song about it. There's a wonderful record store there, called Double Decker. The most beautifully built Wegmans supermarket is there, too. Some say Allentown is a dump. To those people, I say, "Well, duh." Even that doesn't stop me from returning. Why? Because I still have a friend or two there, the folks who operate Double Decker are stand-up individuals, and that fucking Wegmans makes me feel like I'm high on a Valium/Percoset/Ambien cocktail whenever I enter. Surely all dystopian novels, like George Orwell's Nineteen [...]
I have to admit, most my experiences with neighbors have been either benign or horrible, not many have been the type to greet new residents with freshly baked cake, it's more along the lines of a reminder which trash cans are mine, to make sure to keep my garbage out of their bins. It's quite a difference from the childhood Welcome Wagon visits I remember my family receiving. Nowadays, I'm happy if my neighbors are quiet enough to falcilate sleep. I don't think I'll ever get over the tramua of being sandwiched in a studio apartment [...]
I tell you, I get no respect. Did you know that there are nerds on the Internet who are, at this very moment- writing about this website negatively!? Apparently my scribes against the "independent" music scene have touched the nerds in a very uncomfortable area. I've always figured that the more negative response I receive the more good I am doing. I think it's funny that I'm being called "retarded" after I called the nerds' heroes retarded! It's a cyclical name-calling match! I live for these Internet flame wars. And now, a mix tape for you. [...]
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