Today’s OMFG: A couple of kids that make me feel useless

It would appear that I’ve just passed the 100 post mark here on WordPress. So, in honor of the occasion, I decided to do something fun up in here, what with the fact that I’ve been kind of serious lately. Actually, I just saw that my blog buddy Colin has done the exact same thing, … Continue reading →

Today’s STFU: Ted Nugent, this is America. Love it or leave it.

I wasn’t going to write about the whole Ted Nugent thing. I think it’s been discussed widely enough as it is. By now, I figured, everyone must be sick of hearing about it already. But after hearing his comments being replayed, over and over, on various news programs, I started to get a bit aggravated. … Continue reading →

Today’s WTF: Losing Levon

Goddammit. The family of rock legend Levon Helm has posted the news that Levon is in the “final stages” of his battle with cancer. Levon is best known for his time drumming and singing with The Band. In recent years, he has hosted the Midnight Ramble concert series. I am saddened by this news today, … Continue reading →

Today’s FTW: The universal language of music

Alrighty, pals & gals, as a small breather from the usual news/political stuff, I thought I’d throw in some entertainment for ya on this Friday morning. I had some writing to do today (the paid kind, thankfully) and I had my music on shuffle in the background while I was working. I noticed that many … Continue reading →

Today’s WTF: It Gets Better…if you make it out alive

In a post on another blog, I saw the recent “It Gets Better” video, created by gay/lesbian/bisexual students at Brigham Young University. If you are a gay student, that’s a tough place to come out or be out, since it’s owned and operated by the Mormon Church. And Mormons, like most religious folk, are not … Continue reading →

Today’s WTF: Am I old, or what?

Mondays are always a bit of a bite in the ass. Today seems especially blah for me, mainly because I just came off of a particularly awesome Sunday. It was full of activity and fun, but it was definitely the most schizophrenic sort of day I’ve had in quite a while. The first half of … Continue reading →

Today’s WTF: Is Elvis becoming irrelevant?

I’m a regular reader over at The A.V. Club, an entertainment and pop-culture website that originated as part of The Onion. Recently, they posted an article that was rather thought-provoking for me as a music fan. It discussed the decline of oldies radio, and what effect that has on America’s understanding of rock and roll’s … Continue reading →