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@hollowharmony1 No, that part of the song is not a synth. Although it is a common mis-perception, there are actually no synths anywhere on Loveless. That sound you are talking about is actually the sound of a guitar, run through a sampler and pitched way up.

@AsmodelSoljah MBV were most definitely influenced by Wire...Kevin Shields mentioned Wire as one of his favorite bands in many interviews.

@ReVoKeR210 That's Suzanne on the album cover. It even says so right below the band name. :-)

@MA3POLO I don't remember exactly...it was mentioned in an interview somewhere, but I've been a fan for a long time, since the Gowns days, so I can't recall where I read it. I remembered it upon seeing the back cover of the Past Life Martyred Saints LP--there's a picture of a sweatshirt or t-shi...

@GuyverFan95 Yeah, it has been solved. If you Google Kari Nixon, you will see a news item with the details of the case. There's also a Facebook page in the search results that has been organized in the effort to keep her killer in jail.

@69bodean Unfortunately it seems Gloria Schulze is still out there somewhere. Google her name and you will see that police are still looking for her.

Any idea what year this is? 1978? 1979?

KPLR was great in this era, and a little later. By 1981, they were showing a lot more movies in addition to "Super Sunday." A movie in prime time from 7 to 9, then three movies overnight from midnight to 6 a.m. I was but a youngster then, but got intr...

Haley Joel Osment...what was he doing in 1995 that merited a visit to The Tonight Show?

@taradead Indeed, my opinion, and I don't pretend that it's better than anybody else's opinion! :-)

I just say that as someone who was a huge fan of first-wave shoegazer bands, at the time they all came out. Most of the original shoegazers either changed their style (Moose went alt-country/jang...

@QuietDawn6 So sad. Dollar Bill is one of the greatest characters in the show's history, but they make him super-boring by tying him down to Katie. And Steffy is a powerful presence; she needs a man who is her equal. But it's not to be, so that the Logan Sisters prevail again.

By the way, you...

@jesicanjam Thanks for the info. I obviously don't know my Byrds very well :-) I am more of a Gene Clark solo fan (White Light and No Other are awesome in my book).

@Soskouy I agree, but I think that specific dialogue was chosen as a kind of tip-of-the-hat to the original script.

Will Smith said of Linda Fiorentino (around the time of the first Men In Black) that she could be wearing an old t-shirt and sweatpants, with her all messed up like she just got out of bed, and she'll still look like the sexiest woman on the planet!

Thanks for the post! However, I do believe the Sunday Funnies were from a suburb of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and not LA.

@bottafff Sonic Youth was most "popular" in the early to mid '90s, thanks to the wider exposure of their major label deal. However, their heyday is widely regarded to be from 1986 to 1988, when they released the fantastic albums EVOL, Sister, and Daydream Nation. That said, all the periods and ...

Wow! Amazing stuff.

Awesome vid with a great cast. Rebecca Black is a beautiful young lady!

Husker Du...one of my favorite bands ever. Love this song. I don't like Green Day. But seriously people, live and let fucking live. Green Day can cover this song if they like. If you don't want to hear it, then don't listen to it. That's what I do. Jebus!

@NicolesChicMakeup The full movie is up on YouTube. I just costs $2.99 to watch it though.

This is always the way I have felt about Strangeways...some outstanding high points, but overall it leaves you wanting more. I'm actually OK with the 36-minute length, as a lot of my favorite albums clock in between 30 and 40 minutes, but it does seem like even the best songs here ("A Rush and a...

@mukkaspec I know it's been a year since you asked your question, but Morrissey and Johnny Marr had a falling out over a few things. For one, Morrissey was annoyed that Marr was moonlighting with so many other bands, doing guest appearances and such for acts that Moz thought was well below their...

@alphatyrone Well, for a woman to get away with wearing just a t-shirt and leggings, she's got to be in pretty damn good shape. Maybe Erika just wants to show it off while she is still young and beautiful? It's not like she's gonna be able to pull it off when she's 50, so better do it now, righ...

Incredibly awesome.

Love this sequence, but did you ever notice that if you took out all the musical montages of Rocky IV, it's about 18 minutes long? :-D

Did The Police tour in 1986, or was this a one-off show, like for a benefit or something?

O...M...G... Frida looks amazing here. Breathtaking!

I'm gonna cut up your words with my butter knife...

Awesome putdown!

This song was meant as a jab at REM, but a good-natured jab. i remember the first time I heard this (probably around '89 or so, when my friend found the If'n tape at a pawn shop), I about died laughing.

So yes, it's kind of a dig at Stipe and REM, but they were/are friends, and I'm sure Stipe g...

@iwishiwasalice I know what you mean. I was 18 years old when this song came out, so I can have genuine nostalgia for it. But I know what you are talking about because the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" makes me nostalgic for New York City in 1970, even though I wasn't born until 1973 and ne...