Category Archives: Silliness

The Awesomest Iowa Football Fan, though I think she’s more of a cougar

Posted on 2009/09/22 by chaircrusher

Nice catch for Black Heart/Gold Pants, from the inimitable Iowa City Press Citizen — 6th picture in this series.

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Happy Birthday to Idiot Me

Posted on 2009/08/13 by chaircrusher

It’s my birthday, and I’ll be flying to Utah for a family reunion. I turn 52 today. I did the math. Turns out I have been thinking I was 52 for the entire last year, for some reason. So this … Continue reading →

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Crystal Cat Urine: YouTube Ads Punk Dan Deacon

Posted on 2009/07/12 by chaircrusher

I had an interesting talk a couple weeks ago with my brother about his job at Digg, and Diggs interaction with the people at Google. Without going into the industry gossip, the takeaway from the chat is that above all … Continue reading →

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Morgan Geist’s Reflexive Fandom

Posted on 2009/06/16 by chaircrusher

I’m a Metro Area fan and all but I didn’t know Morgan liked himself quite THAT much.

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Elli Et Jacno, The King & Queen Tinny French Synth Pop

Posted on 2009/06/09 by chaircrusher

Steelberry Clones posted about Elli Et Jacno’s “Main Dans la Main”, saying “I will never be 80’s synthpop nostalgic again.” Which is sad, because “Main Dans la Main” is, I think, a clever pop song. Sure the arrangement is really … Continue reading →

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UK Dance Music — running at Genres Per Minute

Posted on 2009/05/19 by chaircrusher

Having just had a conversation with Secret Agent Gel about new dance genres that are emerging in the UK … and I have to say I’m amazed at what goes on there. Dubstep, Grime, Funky, Bassline, ‘Wonky’, Donk (I want … Continue reading →

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What would Jesus do if he was attacked by a polar bear?

Posted on 2009/05/12 by chaircrusher

This is making the rounds so maybe you’ve seen it already, but it cracked me up.

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In which I confess my shameful love for some Progressive tracks

Posted on 2009/05/08 by chaircrusher

Exampla Gratia: Francois K’s remix of Coldplay’s “Talk” I know how wrong, or “wrong” it is to like Progressive House tracks. But sometimes I can’t help myself. It’s almost as wrong as liking Coldplay. Liking a progressive remix of a … Continue reading →

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7 movies 7

Posted on 2009/04/20 by chaircrusher

(luna/lunarator): MULHOLLAND DRIVE: Lesbian relationship is harmful. (rich/winner): W.: Unspeakable disaster afflicts America. Then terrorists attack. (kent/oh.c’est.haut!): where are you getting those? (kent/oh.c’est.haut!): what about the seventh seal? (kent/oh.c’est.haut!): plague grips europe, things get grim for chess player (luna/lunarator): leave … Continue reading →

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The Album Cover Meme.

Posted on 2009/03/25 by chaircrusher

Noise Addicts come up with a ‘name your band, name your album, choose a cover image’ meme. 1. Go to Wikipedia and hit “random” and the first article you get is the name of your band. 2. Go to “Random … Continue reading →

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