obtusityran

The Wire (the TV show, not the magazine)
i was watching the other day on BET and noticed that they cut scenes in season 2 that include the "dock" storyline, which happens to involve mainly white characters, but also happens to be a HUGE part of the story in season 2. i just think …

Comment by obtusityran May 2007 permalink
The Wire (the TV show, not the magazine)
for me the Wire questions the very notion of morality as it's popularly conceived. i mean people always say you can't judge another person by your own standards, but our system is set up to continually judge people by one universal code - w…

Comment by obtusityran April 2007 permalink
Anyone know music bloggers in Chicago?
i live outside of chicago: http://obtusity.blogspot.com obtusity@gmail.com

Comment by obtusityran April 2007 permalink
thank god sanjaya went home (if you care)
Posted by: bradalmanacPosted by: obtusityran p.s. - anybody a fan of The Wire? Just finished watching season 4, and WOW, probably the best season of television I've ever seen... You aren't kidding. There's really nothing better. …

Comment by obtusityran April 2007 permalink
thank god sanjaya went home (if you care)
i thought it was funny when ryan asked simon about the bottom two, and he blatantly showed his enthusiasm for sanjaya possibly going home, meanwhile the guy was basically on the verge of tears up there...but then again simon's mean streak is one…

Comment by obtusityran April 2007 permalink
New Blogger Feeds
we also switched to feedburner a few weeks ago: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Obtusity thanks!

Comment by obtusityran April 2007 permalink
YAYBLOG!
i'm doing a feature on every Michael Jackson video ever, it's only partially consumed my life for a few weeks: Off the Wall through Thriller

Comment by obtusityran April 2007 permalink
Album of the year so far
agreed, Boxer is pretty damn impressive

Comment by obtusityran March 2007 permalink
Bright Eyes
Posted by: Dave RawkblogPosted by: Harry_ThaBombShelter oh, and FYI- Sky Blue Sky is pretty awesome. Sky Blue Sky annihilates this record. And every other record released this year so far. really? i find it rather boring at times, and Tweedy&#…

Comment by obtusityran March 2007 permalink
best music videos of 07
Lisa Lindley-Jones "Step Back" Coparck "A Good Year for the Robots" and even thought it technically came out in late 2006: Jarvis Cocker "Don't Let Him Waste Your Time"

Comment by obtusityran March 2007 permalink
Album of the year so far
the magic position is pretty hot. as is person pitch and neon bible, even if pitchfork does like all those albums as well, ha.

Comment by obtusityran March 2007 permalink
Sometimes I think I am the only one
"abel" was the song of the year in 2005, imo

Comment by obtusityran March 2007 permalink
"Keep track of upcoming concerts in your area with BeeThere..."
that iConcertCal program for iTunes is pretty nifty as well. it doesn't always pick up every venue, but it's nice to have things sorted by your personal music library.

Comment by obtusityran March 2007 permalink
Favourite songs of the year so far?
Patrick Wolf "Bluebells", "Accident & Emergency"...basically the whole goddamn thing is hot

Comment by obtusityran March 2007 permalink
Bizarre and random ways that people find your site...
after making a post about a chris brown video i've gotten multiple hits from: "is chris brown a virgin?"

Comment by obtusityran February 2007 permalink
Favourite songs of the year so far?
panda bear "bros" m.i.a. "bird flu" jarvis cocker "don't let him waste your time"

Comment by obtusityran February 2007 permalink
YAYBLOG!
Just posted our in-depth feature on Every Bjork Video Ever, check it out if you've got some time on your hands.

Comment by obtusityran February 2007 permalink
Andrew Bird leak
i totally can't whistle either. i feel one step closer to being whole now that i know there are others out there.

Comment by obtusityran January 2007 permalink
parsefork: the totally unnecessary music review aggregator
this site rocks, i'm addicted to aggregators.

Comment by obtusityran January 2007 permalink
DJ Drama busted by the RIAA
this just seems like a really dumb move on the part of the RIAA, going after an artist with a SWAT team? i mean they want the artists on their side don't they? this kind of action seems like it would turn every mixtape artist and DJ in the count…

Comment by obtusityran January 2007 permalink
YAYBLOG!
yeah i shed more than a few tears when it ended. peter krause is so underrated!

Comment by obtusityran January 2007 permalink
YAYBLOG!
anybody else obsessed with six feet under? i posted a piece on the use of music in the show. claire's hot.

Comment by obtusityran January 2007 permalink
Best best-of 2006 lists of 2006
here's our list of the top 20 music videos of 2006.

Comment by obtusityran January 2007 permalink
Seeking some criticism, advice
sorry i just noticed there are like specific sections for posting this sort of stuff, i apologize.

Comment by obtusityran January 2007 permalink

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