This is one of those lists that’s currently going around Facebook, and since I haven’t posted around these parts that much — turns out that writing 3,000 - 4,000 words a week about Battlestar Galactica takes it out of you — and because Will Betheboy referenced my list on his ...

This month, in honor of St. Hallmark’s Valentine’s day, it’s a special theme version of Musical Moments To Die For. Love songs! Nothing but love songs! Well, that’s not exactly right: not so much love songs, but songs about love, which is a totally different head. Totally. Ho...

This month, on Musical Moments to Die For: secrets, influences, and secret influences, all book-ended by the two best bands to ever come from Athens, GA. We’ve also got the front-runners for greatest guitar and organ solos ever; Neil Young’s most despairing moment; and not one, not two, ...

No Fucking Tiny Fucking Tim For Me Edition Todays links of interest: Four Tops, Dean Martin among Grammy honorees Quick, name what year we’re in. The awkward charm of NBC’s NewsRadio An ode to one of our all-time favorite secretly great sitcoms. The April Fools Joke That Keeps On Giving ...

You can talk about genres, artists, albums, or even songs, but sometimes what keeps us coming back to music is the discovery of the transcendent musical moment. For me, “the moment� is the part of the song that fully and utterly engages me; the reason that I keep coming back to it. I’m not nec...

You can talk about genres, artists, albums, or even songs, but sometimes what keeps us coming back to music is the discovery of the transcendent musical moment. For me, “the moment� is the part of the song that fully and utterly engages me; the reason that I keep coming back to it. I’m not nec...

I first heard about Mystery Science Theater 3000 from friends in ‘91 and thought it sounded interesting, but I didn’t have the wherewithal to track it down. Then one Friday night after closing the Video Zone my friend and coworker Mark and I were flipping through channels, as was the cus...

Every year begs to be reviewed. As arbitrary as yearly events are, their placement in a 365-day box has been something that always fascinates us and makes the December weekend newspapers a bit more interesting. Top X [where X=5, or is divisible by] lists spout either a particular reviewer’s or...

This edition of Medialoper’s occasional podcast features an interview with the legendary blues singer Screamin’ Jay Hawkins. Jay passed away in February of 2000, but I was fortunate enough to spend an afternoon with him back in October of 1987. When I think back to that day, over twenty ...