rsmurphy wrote: Sat May 17, 2025 8:35 pm This created quite the hubub on its release. Major watching event. Terrified the fuck out of everyone. Cadet Mahoney is in it.

The way it went from “Yay America! So wholesome!” to what it ended up being was… effective.

I’m gonna go watch some bird videos now to cheer me up.

The YouTube algorithm recommended to me this made-for TV film from 1983 about The Day After a US-Soviet nuclear war.

Hmm. I guess this is what I’m doing tonight.

Not sure where to post this, but…

Bob Mould’s speech at Macalester College Commencement Ceremony.

Skip to around 1 hour 20 minutes ish

https://www.youtube.com/live/HbW3SZKJ1T ... JTltaJKAty

It’s excellent.

I’m sure everyone here is devastated </s> but apparently this question is relevant again.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/mus ... rcna207353

AHH FFS. The items keep getting cleared before I can archive them all... My attempted purchase yesterday was not successful; there was apparently a glitch in the system that caused something to not be flagged as sold out. Anyway, someone (not me) purchased: Sebadoh "Gimme Indie Rock" clea...

Appliancide wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 11:47 am

Krev wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 9:49 am The Pope definitely listens to Chicago.

The good stuff, or the awful 80's stuff?

I don't see him getting into "You're the Inspiration".

Could see him rocking out to "An Hour in the Shower".

Crap, I forgot!!

Checking now.

EDIT: lots of $$$ items today and many of them gone. Picked up a Sebadoh 7" (another one I was surprised to see in his collection, though I know some of their material was recorded at his house).

snarky fourth answer: yes

rsmurphy wrote: Wed May 14, 2025 7:11 pm Don't know if this is dirtbag enough but I enjoy buttered toast and jelly....none of that bougie bonne maman bullshit. Welch's grape jelly.

Oh that shit is great. Will admit that it's even better on an English muffin, but if you're going econo, the cheapest white bread will still work.

Does U2 or Radiohead have more integrity? U2 started out in the post-punk scene, and The Edge alone makes about as much noise as RH's three guitarists. Oh, I have no clue how to answer that. They're both bands that had enough early success that permitted them later in their careers to do whatever t...