Posted in Best Of, Lists of Fury, tagged college football, most winningest teams on February 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I live in Texas, and they love them some football down here. But you know what? I grew up in Michigan, and we sure-as-shit love some football too! We’re the Big Ten, we don’t mess about when it comes to the gridiron. So I ask you, which team has the best all-time record? Basically, what [...]
Posted in Bands, Best Of, Culture, Music on February 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Just re-visited Nivana’s video for “In Bloom” where it is all retro, Beatles-on-Ed-Sullivan looking.
Great song and fun video. But there is also the Weezer Buddy Holly video where they are rocking for the kids at Arnold’s ala Happy Days. Which came first? Which is better? Who cares, they are both fun and great.
Although, Nirvana does [...]
Posted in Best Of, Internets, Reviews, tagged 1980s movies, James Spader, trailer reviews on January 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
You know how, like, when you were little and you really desperately wanted a pony? And how it was like probably the only thing in the whole world that would make you really, really, really happy? And, maybe you didn’t even have to own it outright, but you would just feed it and groom it and [...]
Posted in Advertising, Austin, Bands, Best Of, tagged Music shows in austin, new band, the sheeps on January 28, 2008 | No Comments »
I would say “Come see my band” but with most of ya’ll in North Carolina, that’s just not happening. But you can enjoy the flyer anyway. I always like checking out band flyers. Our first gig is Wednesday. I’m hoping Gator will take some snaps that we can post, she’s a good picture-takerer.
But anyway, my [...]
Posted in Advertising, Best Of, Internets on January 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Check out freerice.com. It’s a multiple choice vocab quiz and it’s challenging. Maybe you’ll learn a new word. For each question you answer correctly, 2o grains of rice are donated through the UN.
Cleverly, this idea came from a dad helping prep a kid for the SAT. He spent all this time building up a database [...]
Posted in Bands, Best Of, Lists of Fury, tagged Best of 2007, lists, Worst of 2007 on December 17, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Throughout the year, the AV Club keeps track of some of the dumbest band names they come across and at the end of the year they let us in on what made the rather puerile list.
Some of my favorites include:
Garrison Killer. - It’s a play on a name that mostly your grandparents will recognize. Not the way [...]
