Lukas Rossi with Tommy Lee on Rock Star: SuperNova
Please do rush right over to this awesome, deliciously scathing editorial in the Village Voice that wraps up last night’s uber lame finale of Rock Star: Supernova— the worst show on television since the first season of Big Brother. My favorite parts are where author Tom Breihan refers to winner Lukas Rossi (the guy I pegged as the suckiest of the bunch right from the start!) as “an angry Canadian goth dwarf with creative facial hair” and later offers that, “Rossi is like what would happen if Orgy’s cover of “Blue Monday” somehow took human form.” Sweet!Continue reading God’s Idea of a Cruel Joke: Lukas Rossi wins Rock Star, SuperNova→
Having just dropped its brutal sophomore disc, File Under F**k – a CD whose punishing, first wave LA-Hardcore-influenced songs could excoriate the earth – Boston-based hardcore punks Defcon 4 are already finishing up their next aural assault; an as-yet-untitled, experimental hardcore epic consisting of one 25-minute song. “We’ve been recording with (producer/engineer) Steve Austin,” says drummer James Powers, a veteran of the hardcore punk scene who drummed for the now-legendary Last Rites when he was just fifteen. Continue reading An Interview with James Powers of Defcon 4→
The following is a letter of grievance sent by a writer friend of mine regarding her local COMP*USA store in Augusta, Georgia in response to the shitty service she received when she took her Apple iBook in for repairs. Enjoy!
Ms. Loretta Anderson
Manager for Corporate Customer Services
CompUSA
14951 North Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75254
Dear Ms. Anderson:
In a world that is so rushed, where few people have the time or patience to help others, where outstanding customer service is a rarity instead of a given, it is always rewarding to shop in a store that treats its patrons with respect and courtesy. Continue reading Rant of The Month: COMP*USA Bites the Big One→
1. Was able to sleep until 7:00 AM* before my Upststairs-Neighbors-from-Hell woke me with their incessant cacaphony of moving furniture and dropping bowling balls on the floor (*usually it starts closer to 5 or 6:00 AM)! Continue reading Top Ten Reasons Why Today is a Great Day→
Gail has that elusive quality that seperates her writing from other critics… it's called "soul." Her writing comes out of a genuine love of music, rather than from some misguided attempt to impress with phony conconctions of hip references and obscure name dropping. You want proof? You'll see Gail up front at a great rock 'n' roll show dancing her ass off, while other critics are ruminating on whether or not their folded arms and bored expressions are giving off the proper amount of ennui. Gail is the real deal, and she rocks!
