Archive for December, 2009

December 31st, 2009

New Year’s Resolutions

Hey, happy New Year and shit. Wasn’t 2009 grand? It was if you liked reality TV breakups, sports star affairs and a sagging economy. Well at least we can now start referring to the aughts, which ought to get you super pumped for the decade soon-to-be-known as the twenty-tens … or something. Anyway, we don’t [...]

December 28th, 2009

Podcast #10: Songs Named After Years

As we round the corner on another year and prepare for the the dawning of a brand new decade, we thought it appropriate to take a look at some songs focused on years — or at least songs that reference them in their titles. We left out some obvious choices — “Summer of ‘69″ by [...]

December 19th, 2009

In Memoriam: 2009

From pitchmen to punks to poets, 2009 was the end of the line for some amazing entertainers. Without Les Paul, the electric guitar would be downright boring. Imagine Slash under that top hat, cigarette in mouth, playing a Strat. Without John Hughes, a generation of teenagers would have never had a voice — and would [...]

December 13th, 2009

Top 10 Year-End Lists of Year-End Lists

Who doesn’t love year-end lists? From best dressed to worst pop culture websites, the end of the year is always riddled with list after list of ranked reasoning, further explored this year as the decade comes to a close. To help you sort through the miasma, we’ve rounded up 10 sites that list of all [...]

December 10th, 2009

Fun with Flickr: Juggalo

Say what you will about Detroit rap duo Insane Clown Posse, but there’s no debating they’ve built an incredibly loyal fanbase. And they did so the old fashioned way: They earned it. Without radio play, big time record deals or the support of MTV, Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope built themselves a cottage industry [...]

December 6th, 2009

Great Characters From NOFX Songs

For the last quarter decade, NOFX have been cranking out classic punk rock records and influencing an entire generation of bands weaned on their sound, from Blink-182 to Fall Out Boy. And perhaps the only thing the band likes writing about more than booze, drugs or politics are their friends, families and made-up characters who [...]