T-Boz, Left Eye and Chilli had #1 hits, won Grammys…and finish on our list of the Best Albums of the Nineties, which continues with #60-#51.
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Virtual Insanity: Press X to “Halloween”
Last week I made a big show of how I cancelled my Battlefield 3 pre-order, which was true at the time, lest you begin to question my journalistic integrity. But for some reason (possibly just the excitement of going to a midnight launch), I re-pre-ordered the game on Monday and picked it up. I fully intended to make my column about my impressions of the game, but outside the singleplayer it’s been hard to form too many impressions thanks to […]
The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: “I Can’t Make You Love Me”
Bonnie Raitt originally recorded “I Can’t Make You Love Me”, but is her version the definitive version. We discuss in this week’s “Blerd & Gonzo cover convo”!
Spin Cycle: Everlast’s “Songs of the Ungrateful Living”
In a recent interview with Billboard.com, Everlast was quoted as saying “I would rather if people love or hate my music. The only thing I don’t want is indifference. If you are not stirring shit up, then what the hell are you doing?” At that point, I’d listened to his new album, Songs of the Ungrateful Living, a couple times and to be honest, I was kind of indifferent. The interviewer also asked him if he felt the new album […]
Spin Cycle: Puscifer’s “Conditions of My Parole”
While some may not always enjoy Maynard James Keenan’s out and out weirdness, you do have to appreciate what he brings to the music scene. He’s a larger than life yet still intensely private figure, a passionate winemaker, and the core of two different but wildly successful projects: prog-rock gods Tool and alt-rock side project A Perfect Circle. But occasionally the man just needs to indulge his weirdness in a way that neither Tool nor APC will allow. For those […]
Moonlighting: “Why The Hell Should I Like…Kiss?” (The Rebuttal)
So far, the “Why The Hell Should I Like?” series done in collaboration with The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (which is now boasting a nifty new design) has worked out very well. Additionally, it is now seasonably appropriate to wear flannel, so it ties together better this time of year. He got me to listen to (and appreciate) Rush , there’s still a few Field Music songs to check out, and I think I may have turned Mr. Suit into a Tribe Called Quest fan. My powers of persuasion are legendary-well, […]
Virtual Insanity: Active Aggression
Virtual Insanity is a weekly column by Stephen, mixing editorial reflections on games in general with the latest news about the digital world. Have a game you’d like to see covered in the column? Let us know in the comment section. For those who have never heard of John Gabriel’s Internet Dickwad Theory (from the brilliant online comic Penny Arcade), allow me to enlighten you: A more philosophical way to look at it is through the story of the Ring […]
Cold as Ice: Hot Starts and Cool Chaos
As if often the case, the first two weeks of the NHL season have been rife with some early surprises. Several stalwarts from last year have shown some early signs of trouble, while a few of last year’s whipping posts have been flashing some signs of hope for their fan bases. For anyone who loves good hockey, these are things to be excited about, even if you know deep down in side they probably aren’t going to last. Fans of […]
