Spam and Subscribe to Comments

Been busy on this site tonight (also, all of these changes were made to Karch’s House of Windbaggery). Needed to get more aggressive about spam. So I added Kitten’s Spam Words which adds a “Delete as spam” link to the e-mails that I get as an admin for comments that are suspected of [...]

Great Moments in Rap History

Now, I’m now expert in Rap or Hip-Hop music, but I’d like to argue that the greatest “dis” in all of rap history comes from “It’s All About The Pentiums” by “Weird Al” Yankovic. I’m speaking of this moment here (click here for video):
Hey fella, I bet you’re still livin’ in your parents’ cellar
Downloadin’ [...]

Alter Bridge show

A neighbor and I went to see Alter Bridge last night at the House of Blues in Anaheim. Alter Bridge is made up of the three instrumentalists from Creed with a new lead singer, a Chris-Cornell-sound-a-like named Myles Kennedy who was the front man for the Mayfield Four. Now this type of band [...]

Back to the grind

We just got back last night from a five-day trip to San Francisco and Mill Valley to see my wife’s cousin (who you all know on this web site as “Joel”). It was a great trip. Pictures to come later…

The Ultimate Power-Pop Mix-Tape update

We’ll be getting into Part 3 of this series very soon, but I wanted to let you all know that I’ve gone back into the Jellyfish and Fountains of Wayne threads and added sound clips for all the songs referenced in my post and in the comments. So if you aren’t real familiar with [...]

My Presidential Vote, Part 2

I’m a permanent absentee voter. Anytime there’s an election, I get the materials and the ballot in the mail. It’s the best way for me to remember to vote. If I don’t have someone sending me something, I’m not necessarily going to remember to go to the polls. Anybody can do [...]

The Ultimate Power-Pop Mix-Tape: Part 2: Fountains of Wayne

Let’s fast forward a few years from the early ’90s Jellyfish to talk about Fountains of Wayne. Most recently known for the Rachel Hunter-as-MILF music video for their song “Stacy’s Mom”, the Wayne’s first album actually hit us way back in 1996. With three albums plus a host of B-sides and unreleased material, [...]

The Ultimate Power-Pop Mix-Tape: Part 1: Jellyfish

If there’s one thing I learned over the weekend… hanging out with friends is a lot more fun than discussing religion and politics on the internet. The other thing I learned is that Brian Wilson’s “Smile” is incredible. Sunday afternoon, my son and I headed out to Best Buy to purchase the CD. [...]