I’ve always felt a weird bond with Bob Marley, and I don’t just mean because he was responsible for much of the background music that played in countless cars and garages in high school when the holy herb and I were best buds. Bob Marley died on my birthday (seven years prior to my birth) […]
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Happy 69th Birthday, Bob
Boo – Dey
35 Years of Failure in Cincinnati’s Jungle A few weeks ago, the Bengals made their third playoff appearance in the last three years. After winning the AFC North and showing moments of absolute domination during the season, the Bengals lost in the first round of the playoffs for the third year in a row. It’s […]
Just Blowin’ Smoke
Kacey Musgraves: The country songstress for those who hate country. No other music genre (juggalos not withstanding) receives the same kind of flack that country does. Whether it’s the red neck stereotypes or whatever you want to classify “Accidental Racist” as, country is always dogged for lacking innovation and being not only boring, but backwards […]
Cooler Than Being Cool
Outkast’s Mega Tour & Their Resonance In The New Age There are artists. There are rock stars. And then there’s Outkast, the Atlanta duo made up of André Benjamin, otherwise known as Andre 3K, Dré, Benjamin André, 3000, Three Stacks, Ice Cold, Possum Aloysius Jenkins, Dookie Blossom Gain the 3rd, or Johnny Vulture, and Antwon […]
Praise The Star-Lord
Prepare Yourself for the Pratt-vasion. Hollywood loves an everyman. Whether it’s Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Edward Norton in Fight Club, or Stan in South Park, the everyman anchors the absurd by identifying with normality. Or in Chris Pratt’s case, as the loveable man-child Andy Dwyer on Parks & Recreation, by perfecting […]