jakobnicholas

I like Wilco.

Would there be the same outrage if Garth Brooks' music was blasted loudly? Would Oprah have been equally offended if they had forced the prisoners to listen her show over and over? If a Top-40 station was played, would every artist of every song played on the station have a right to be outraged? If Jay Z found out that ESPN broadcaster/wife-cheater Steve Phillips was making love with his mistress to his music, should Jay Z state his disgust with that? If a doctor performs abortions while listening to John Denver, should Denver's estate demand the doctor play something else? I have no ans

Fair enough. If some really finds it great (Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers for example), they have every right to feel that way. I guess it's not truly "silly" or "irriational" for them to feel that way. But I thought at least 1/2 of the movie was irritating, which makes it impossible for me to understand calling it "great". I can get my head around "OK" or even "good"....but 4 stars is beyond my comprehension.

I was SO disappointed in this movie. The opening 15-20 minutes was VERY well-done. I loved pretty much everything about it. Spike Jonze did a nice job of keeping everything emotionally strong but reserved. For example, when the neighbor kids attacked Max's fort, the kids weren't obnoxious punks, but clearly just teens having a little fun that Max obviously took more seriously. Then we felt kinda bad for Max and could understand him retreating to his room. I agree that shot of Max staring at him Mom and fiddling with the hose on her feet was a powerful scene. That and the scene where he gets

I'm glad some like W(TA) so much. I wish I did. Some of it is really great, but overall it doesn't do much for me. Of the embarrassingly limited number of discs I've heard this year, W(TA) would rank near or at the bottom. Morrissey, Phoenix, Decemberists, Eels, Neko Case, Vic Chesnutt, Mountain Goats, Mark Olson/Gary Louris, Dinosaur Jr, Flaming Lips, Built to Spill...I prefer all these to Wilco's newest.

I heard a sportswriter recently say that he probably wouldn't vote A-Rod into the Hall of Fame because of his steroid admission. But the sportswriter also said there's no doubt A-Rod is maybe the most talented player in baseball and is no doubt a Hall of Fame talent. I like that someone can get dealt a harsh blow, then bounce back from it. A-Rod seems to be doing that.

I'm a life-long Royals fans, and have generally despised the Yankees. But the Royals are beyond suckiness. There is zero hope here. It's depressing as hell. So when the playoffs roll around, because I like baseball, I latch onto a team and root for them. This Yankees team is fun to root for. They play smart. They play hard. They have a bunch of classy players. And they don't have a fan base of snobs like Red Sox nation.

I don't know, but I hope to find out. I agree about Wilcobook....I like it a LOT. I think Jim and Jeff are equally talented, but approach music differently. Mabye that's why their output is so good. With Wilco's last 2 records, it's very clear Jeff is steering the ship..not that that's a bad thingg...just not as interesting as when another musical genius is working with him.

Brett always hustled, always gave it his all, always hit in the clutch and was the emotional and performance leader of many great Royals's teams. Off the field, Brett was was rumored to be very into the ladies, much like Jeter. Brett, like Jeter, seems like a "guy's guy". Brett may have been a little more charismatic off the field....I don't know too much about Jeter. I find a lot of similarities between the two. Please explain why you think Brett was a cock. GO YANKEES!

I've mostly hated the Yankees over the years. But I'm finding it VERY hard to not like their team. Jeter's impossible to not admire as a player...I love everything about how he plays and his attitude and personallity and how he carries himself on the field. He's got a George Brett vibe. Posada and Texiera and Rivera are all easy to root for. A-Rod is NOT easy to root for, but he seems very humbled from his mistakes, and is playing amazing and focused ball right now. I'm kinda hoping the Yanks win it all.

I was selfishly hoping for Wilco to take a break, perhaps leading to Jeff, Jim and Glenn banging out another Loose Fur record. Creatively, I think Jim and Jeff make very interesting songs and sounds together....better than what Wilco has done recently.

I have no idea....I never saw Andre either. But just wanted to say I LOVE Princess Bride mostly because of Shawn. And his voice for Toy Story's Rex is freaking hilarious.

The Conan performance was really great....very wild and fun and wierd. Coyne was his usual cool and bizarre and corny and wonderful self.

Early reviews are mostly glowing. 4 stars from Rolling Stone. It sounds like it might be a great movie for adults and kids alike. Pitchfork has an interesting interview with Spike Jonze: Pitchfork: I'm not sure if you were in the theater tonight. Do you enjoy watching your art with an audience? Spike Jonze: When we put out a music video DVD [for the Director's Label series], we would do 90-minute screenings, and those were really fun. Normally when you put it out you don't get to watch different people, so that's just really fun. Pitchfork: I was trying to think of anything in your past

I have no idea how much I'll like Embryonic 5 years from now. I just know I like it right now. It's fresh and bold and crazy and whacked and at-times beautiful. I REALLY liked that they tried something that sounds radically different from their recent efforts. It sounds as if Coyne and Drozd enjoyed the hell out of their jam sessions. Yes, it kind of sounds like a mess at times, but in the best way possible. People have brought up Wilco (The Album) or In Rainbows as examples of other well-established bands releasing bland records. I kind of agree with Wilco....their newest seems at times bla

Nice post. I always liked the Beatles as a kid and loved listening to my Mom's red and blue Beatles albums. And later I bought some of the 1987 discs and really got into the White Album and Sgt. Peppers and Magical Mystery Tour. Over the next number of years I kind of branched off into all sorts of music that I loved. I re-discovered the Stones and convinced myself that Exile on Main Street alone might make the Stones better than the Beatles. Sometimes I might have argued R.E.M. was better. And Dinosaur Jr., Radiohead, the White Stripes, Wilco and Flaming Lips all impressed me with their cre

Good point. But anyone who doesn't see a lack of talent on the cast lately is dilusional. Obviously, it would be ridiculous to expect talent like Will Ferrel or Dana Carvey every year. But I think even Chris Kattan or Jim Brewer made me want to tune in to SNL more than any of the male cast members today do. The news, with David Spade or Dennis Miller or Norm MacDonald always had an edge an excitement to it. Seth Meyers is yawnsville. Jason Sudekis is a good "every man" to play many roles. But there will NEVER be another Phil Hartman. Hartman may be the best cast member ever because of his

Samberg hits every so often. Last Saturday's was silly but funny. Right on about Thompson. Tina Fey was a big talent and will be missed. I don't care for Meyers either. The political and topical skits is what keeps many folks interested in SNL. Obama's skit last week was great.

Wow! Couldn't disagree more. I find Thompson's skits to be almost-always HORRIBLE and unfunny.

Anybody watching? My initial reaction to what I've seen so far is that it kinda sucks. But I remember last year starting off the same way. Kristin Wiig is still the best, in my opinion. Sanberg's digital short/song was really funny last weekend. The chubby African-American guy (forget his name) always seems to play a hip-hop-talking character that is never funny. Seth Meyers' jokes have been pretty funny, but he still annoys me somehow.

My opinion is In Rainbows is the better album...by far.

It's simple math. Barack Obama + Michelle Obama + Oprah = O.

I was never clear on Letterman's personal life. I always thought that, after his first marriage and divorce, he just kinda played the field. I know he's had a long-time girlfriend, but I thought that was always on and off. Maybe his office flings were done at times when he was on the outs with his girlfriend. Maybe he and his girlfriend agreed to be able to see others. I don't knonw nor do I care. You're right, whether he was seriously dating somone or married, makes no difference....cheating on that person is wrong and the woman would every right to be pissed and to dump his ass. I'm just n

We've all done things we regret, so I'm not really getting on Letterman for what he did...although I think it sheds very bad light on his character, especially if these affairs happened since he got married. Letterman has constantly gone after Bill Clinton for his affairs. He was having a field day with Sanford. Will Letterman be able to tell such jokes in the future? It WILL be different now that we know all this. Oh well....I don't watch the grumpy, unfunny, philandering guy anymore anyway.

I like Spoon, but do they REALLY deserve 3 albums in the top 100? And I'd have included the DBT's "Southern Rock Opera" or Okkervil River's "Down the River of Golden Dreams" or the Eels' "Blinking Lights" or Wilco's "A Ghost is Born", etc.... "Blacklisted", "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out", "The Meadowlands", "The Sunset Tree", "Ágætis Byrjun", "Z", "Bows & Arrows", "Echoes", "Give Up"...these are good selections, imo. I like that "Moon & Antarctica" got ranked high. BUT... my opinion may be worthless, as I've not heard more than half of their selections. Which of t