January 2011
34 posts
Anonymous asked: When you review a record what do you normally use to listen to it? Is it different if you're just listening for pleasure?
Anonymous asked: I know you like Paramore. What do you think of the band shake-up? Is there anything to think about it?
“John Travolta said it best — I don’t know if he’s allowing me...”
– Harvey Weinstein
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booksinthekitchen asked: What's the best entry point into the Dipset catalogue? Any suggested first steps, or things to avoid?
Anonymous asked: What do you think about Pusha-T's working with Kanye? At one time I would have been incredibly stoked by this news but I feel like he has fallen off dramatically since GIFC Volumes 1-2. Thoughts? I wasn't really blown away by his appearances on the album.
intotheswamp asked: Admiring of your film tastes on the blog, so I'm wondering: top ten of last year?
That's It For Franco →
Mouse On Tha Track's Swagga Fresh Freddie and the... →
“I did a movie with Martin Lawrence called “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.” I had a...”
– Louis CK
wesleycase asked: Saw "Salute" was your No. 1 single on P&J. How optimistic are you about this reunion?
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My Pazz and Jop Ballot →
This probably won’t look so silly in a month or so, when it’s released into the wild.
“To ask if Mr. Vaughn and Ms. Connelly have any chemistry is to invoke the wrong...”
– A.O. Scott
At the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, Armond... →
Breathtaking.
A Picture of a Porsche On His Wall: The Best of...
“I always wanted Memphis Bleek to be the star of the label. That’s why Vol. 2… Hard Knock begins with him,” Jay-Z wrote in a first-person cover story for VIBE in January 2004 of neighborhood kid Malik Thurston Cox. But for every encouraging word from Jay-Z, there has been a subtle undercut. “Bleek went gold, and that’s great for any artist,” he continues in that piece,...
A Picture of a Porsche On His Wall: The Best of...
“I always wanted Memphis Bleek to be the star of the label. That’s why Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life begins with him,” Jay-Z wrote in a first-person cover story for VIBE in January 2004 of neighborhood kid Malik Thurston Cox. But for every encouraging word from Jay-Z, there has been a subtle undercut. “Bleek went gold, and that’s great for any artist,” he continues in that piece,...
The Comic Who Explores Comedy’s Darkest Side →
“To us it’s weird that we still get nominated for these things. I remember being...”
– Ethan Coen
“When there is more of your familiar singing, you know, with notes, as on...”
– Jane Dark Forever
Vomiting Up Tequila & Glitter: Pop 2010
