On It Seems Like This New Bruce Springsteen Album Could Be Really Good In Some Ways But Then Less Good In Some Other Ways
And Dave, while I largely agree with all of the above, I have five words for you: "Everybody's got a hungry heart." Five more: "...which came out in 1980."
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On It Seems Like This New Bruce Springsteen Album Could Be Really Good In Some Ways But Then Less Good In Some Other Ways
Is it not obvious that "We Take Care Of Our Own" was a track written post-Katrina and shelved until there was an appropriate release for it?
Unrelated: I learned this weekend that listening to the whole of "Tunnel of Love" on your way to brunch is a really good way to make you want to cry into your mimosas. That album above all encapsulates what you're talking about, Dave, though it's often overlooked. It's Bruce's most personal, most universal, most intimate, most heartbreaking, most ... best.
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On People Most Likely To Die In 2012, According To A Death Pool
wait, whose lists?
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On 20 Years After 'Achtung Baby '
@Abe Sauer I went to this summer's Baltimore show, my 10th or so in about 10 years. Even when it's rote they do it better than almost anyone else in the business.
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On 20 Years After 'Achtung Baby '
Anyone who's been paying attention to U2 for the last several or many years knows Bono's line about breaking up is one he's been using for many, many years. So don't hold your breath.
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On Robyn Still Awesome
@JoshUng She was singing live, but there were enough backing tracks that if she did have to take a breath you wouldn't really notice.
I was entirely charmed/dazzled by these performances. I had been previously Robyn-neutral.
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On "State of Play" Returns to TV Tonight
one of my favorite miniseries ever. Absolutely gripping.
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On Who's Afraid Of Lana Del Rey?
@Dave Bry thanks. It's certainly not the most original idea, but it is frustrating to think that we're still toeing the same line Ike and Tina Turner were, some forty years on.
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On Who's Afraid Of Lana Del Rey?
@Dave Bry I don't hate her voice either. It's interesting. More interesting than the songs.
Funny how she has touched a nerve. Here's my current working feminist theory: The pouty lips, the pinup poses, the ceaseless, exhausting flirtation, the obvious transformation from lovely, average girl to preening fembot makes her seem like she was created by and for men, and women (me) HATE THAT. We hate it more than the boys hate their "inauthentic" singers.
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On Mad Men's Megan Draper Reads (And Wears) 1966 'Vogue'
@areaderwrites The costume designer did an interview for the AMC website where she discussed that dress. It's actually a vintage piece. She had to remake the sleeves, which had been destroyed over the years. But other than that it's exactly what it looks like. I could see it modified as a two-piece, though.