Archive for May, 2008

Letters To No One: Pizza Hut

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Dear Yum! Brands & Pizza Hut,
Last evening (Thursday May 29th, 2008) I had a very upsetting experience involving one of your franchise’s locations in Los Angeles, California. I feel it is my responsibility to inform you about what happened, and I will try to do so as objectively as possible. For your consideration:
Allow me to [...]

Treasures From The Collector’s Slum 029

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

“Kill from the Heart is an album by The Dicks. It was the band’s first full-length album and the last to feature the group’s original Texas-based line up. Tim Kerr of the Big Boys appears on the song “Anti-Klan (Part Two)”. “Anti-Klan (Parts One and Two)”, “Rich Daddy”, “No Nazi’s Friend”, and “Kill From The [...]

Top Ten Summer Jobs

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Holy shit, you guys, fucking LOST last night was unreal. And now the reality sets in: summer, fall and winter will all pass before the next new episode airs eight months from now. The Super Bowl will probably occur before the next new installment of LOST, and football season is still about 100 days from [...]

Neu! – Neu! 75

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Yes, the above image is correct. No need to adjust your monitors. I found a copy of Neu! 75 that was actually released on the orange Capitol label in the US in 1975. Until I found this I had no idea it even existed. I cannot find any references to it on the Internet, so [...]

I Suggest The Perfect Beer For You

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

There should be a beer label on this blog, but too many labels is a bad thing. So this is [not] a rant. I have no idea how else to label it. It’s not news, it’s not daily life, it’s…beer. Fuck!
Finally, a new website concept that I can get behind: Beer Suggest contains over 4,000 [...]

Treasures From The Collector’s Slum 027

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

For those who are unaware, Japanese heavy rock icons Boris released a double LP called Dronevil in 2005. The first disc was quiet and droning, and the second disc was evil and guitar-centric. In 2006, the band released Dronevil Final on their own (overpriced) record label with two extra tracks. The albums two discs — [...]

What The Hell Am I Doing?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

After a beautiful lunchtime trek to Elysian Park with Nicci, I’ve spent all afternoon engaged in a heated debate with myself. I’m wondering…should I post the last “Adventures In Dating” that I wrote? According to Tom, Ilya and Matt, it is really, really insensitive, and I should only consider sharing it with the public in [...]