Happy Birthday, R.E.M.
Something remarkable happened in a very unremarkable fashion 30 years ago tonight. A young woman named Kathleen O'Brien threw herself a birthday party. From all reports, she wanted it to…
Stop! Hammer Time.
Twenty years ago today, the world changed. Food tasted better. The air smelled a little fresher. Life just improved overall. MC Hammer released his single U Can't Touch This on…
ITEOTWAWKI: Happy Birthday, Peter
I totally spaced on Peter Buck's birthday earlier this week. I don't really pay attention to their birthdays that much, but remembered that two of them were very close .…
The List
I started to think about something the other day when I posted something about "Jersey Shore," aka the greatest television show ever created. I have enjoyed watching The Situation so…
ITEOTWAWKI: Recognition
The time has come for columnists and bloggers to do their "Best of" lists for 2009. They fill some needed space for many writers and do serve a good purpose…
ITEOTWAWKI: Crushed
I usually like to know all the facts. I don't like to believe in myths or legends. I want cold, hard facts. In the case of former major league pitcher…
Wonderful Reunion
After yesterday's post about The Baseball Project, I embarked on one of those inevitable Internet quests for more information on the band. That led me to this amazing story about…
Nice Addition
When Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game earlier this year, I had last year's album by The Baseball Project in heavy rotation. That immediately brought one question to mind -…
ITEOTWAWKI: Coming to My Senses
A few months ago, I expressed disappointment with R.E.M.'s release plans for this year. I thought the live disc with the Reckoning re-release would be from the 2007 Dublin working…
What’s So Fine About Art?
I don't exactly recall how I first heard about The Old 97's. It may have come from their music appearing on the soundtrack to Scrubs. Someone I know may have…