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The series finale of Silicon Valley was very satisfying. It’s always a pleasant surprise when show runners get it right.

Recently heard the president of the RRHOF discuss the nomination process. Given that they only induct a maximum 5 artists per year, there will always be a huge list of artists who "deserve" to be in there, especially when you consider how wide of a net they cast to define "rock & roll". It was obvious that a huge part of their marketing/advertising plan for the museum is to have debates like this arise every time the nominee list goes out.

Spent the weekend listening to Sturgill Simpson's latest, Sound and Fury. Holy crap! Has there been an artist that's put out a more diverse first four albums? This one is, as he describes it, a “sleazy synth-rock dance record." There's nothing even remotely country about this album, aside from his deep Kentucky accent (which is buried under heavy guitars and "sleaze" on many tracks). Apparently there's also an anime film that was produced along with this album -- because why not? One of my favorite tracks is called "Make Art Not Friends" and pretty much sums up the ethos behind this

Well Dead Man's Pop is out and I've gotta say, I'm blown away. It is SUCH a different album, and while I still think it likely belongs in the lower 1/3 of their cannon, it is markedly better than the '89 version. I now realize why the band was so disappointed with the final cut - the album they created with Matt Wallace is so superior -- everything from the mix, track sequencing, quirky little intros/outros, etc. Some of the weakest songs on the album benefit the most -- an earnest and anything-but-polished "They're Blind" transitioning into the raw, brash "Anywhere's Better Than Here" is

have folks heard Trump lamenting that he can't execute the whistleblower?

That definitely caught my attention, too. I bet many foreign leaders pull that out at some point in their conversations with him.

The “transcript” of the call is more explicit than I expected. While he isn’t directly tying aid to investigating the Bidens, the implication is definitely there.

The transcript could easily be edited (or even be from a different call) so I don’t think that will tell us much. But the complaint itself (which is supposedly also going to be released tomorrow) should give us a better picture of what Trump did that caused the whistleblower to be concerned. If it’s what people are alleging (using the power of the office to bully a foreign country into digging up dirt on a political opponent) it’s clearly legit grounds for impeachment. I just hope Pelosi didn’t jump the gun here, because if it’s anything short of that - it’ll hurt more than help.

First time in a while that anything political made me smile. Valerie Plame is running for Congress— hell yeah! https://youtu.be/ICW-dGD1M18

The Misfits certainly seem more popular now due to their iconic logo.

Frank Turner's "Wherefore Art Thou Gene Simmons" takes quite a good jab at him...

Isn't there an entire genre of hip hop devoted to name dropping and calling out other artists?

Hillary isn't running this year. And the "Bernie Bro" movement was egged on by Russian trolls. No need to revisit 2016 again. On a lighter note, we've managed to go how long since there's been a mass shooting? 2 days? w00t!

I like many of Warren's ideas, I'm just realistic about their chances (~0%) of actually getting turned into legislation that can get through Congress. But that's actually the appeal (for me) of Warren over Sanders. She seems much more capable of compromise and rational argument, whereas Bernie is willing to go down in flames for his cause if it's not adopted 100%. But I'm far from sold on anyone in particular yet. All I know is that we can't make the same mistake as the GOP did and pick political novices like Wang or Williamson just because they're entertaining on the debate stage.

Probably more accurate to call it the de-mixed version, as it is the original mix that the band and Matt Wallace submitted to Sire. All the “polish” in the album cut was added on (and a ton of band character removed) after the fact. Definitely makes me eager to hear the other tracks!

This is great news! Here's what Bob Mehr posted about this on Facebook: Paul released about 10mins of the Waits stuff on the "3oclockreep" download. If the rest of the session was as entertaining as that part, it'll be a sure treat!

Oof. Painfully true.

Probably a good thing. Season 3 is more intense/gory than the other two, IMO. We have 2 more episodes to go! (it's killing my kids that we didn't binge it all at once, lol)

My list would be exactly the same. I’m really hoping for Harris or Warren get the nomination with Mayor Pete as the veep. As much as I’d love to see two women on the ticket, I don’t see that happening (and I don’t really think either one would be a good #2)

McConnell wouldn’t be running the Senate trial, it would be Roberts. And even though I agree that there’s no way that they would vote to convict, I think a trial would bring the findings of the Mueller report to life much in the way his 10 minute speech yesterday did. There’s a huge difference between watching someone of Mueller’s stature say something and reading the words in a report (especially since nobody reads things anymore). And when GOP senators stick up for Trump and try to attack him, that’s only going to hurt them. Let’s not also forget how batshit crazy this would make Trump.

Agree with many already mentioned... some other favorites from that year: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk B-52s - Cosmic Thing The Cult - Sonic Temple The Godfathers - More Songs About Love and HateLove and Rockets - S/T The Sugarcubes - Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! Big Audio Dynamite - Megatop Phoenix

GOT - Battle Of Winterfell. Wow!

You don't get random inspirations like this?

The images and videos coming out of Paris today are heartbreaking. All that art and history - gone.

Yep. My wife and I just finished rewatching all 7 seasons as of last night. Completely up to speed on every nuance of every storyline (yeah right). Hopefully they don’t eff it up too much and we get a satisfying closure.