Time to make some wine from your tears. This episode of the Is This Song Good? podcast season of covers discusses The National's take on the iconic INXS song Never Tear Us Apart. The question on everyone's mind is: Will there be a saxophone solo? Tune in and find out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61_JfC9ne6g
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. "It's got what plants crave!" With the division winners all but decided (almost there, Atlanta), the wildcard is where the action is with just 3 weeks left in the regular season. In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies are fading (from a 30.3% chance to a 14.2% chance; all Playoff Odds…
Since there isnt much to see after just one week I thought I would talk a little bit about how the rankings are devised. Traditionally a team would get a point for each win and lose a point for each loss. Then, they would also get a point for each win that a team they beat has and lose a point for each loss…
Shortly after the attack on September 11th, 2001 the media monstrosity Clear Channel sent out a memo to all of its radio stations. In the memo was a list of over 164 songs that had "questionable lyrics" and the stations were told not to play any of them. I think my favorite listing was "every song in Rage Against the Machines catalogue." This playlist…
You like covers? We got covers on the Is This Song Good? podcast. This week takes a college listen to Dinosaur Jr. doing The Cure's Just Like Heaven. Check out the podcast below to find out if the song is better than the original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT7IpRx08tE
Power rankings system devised and compiled weekly by Stemshul. “Expert” analysis by paradroid. With just a few weeks left in the regular season, let's check in on the playoff standings, starting in the American League, where there aren't too many mysteries left. The Tampa Bay Rays (3rd in our rankings), after winning 4 of 5 and watching both the Yankees (lost 8 of 10)…
I dont follow the preseason. I dont feel like it actually gives us any insight about the upcoming season. But, that doesnt mean I wont give my opinion on how this year is going to play out! So, here are my picks, based on almost no data, for each of the 8 division winners. AFC East - BillsI like the Bills to take the…
Anyone who knows me knows I love gadgets. I love features. I love add-ons and accessories. And I try to use my stuff to its fullest potential. Well, imagine my excitement when I learned that Sony released a Media remote, with dedicated Netflix and YouTube buttons, for their fancy new PS5. We cut the cord on the cable company several years ago. For a…
This week's episode of the Is This Song Good? podcast takes on Johnny Cash's cover of Rusty Cage, originally by Soundgarden. Will Cash's thick voice be able to deliver the same force as Chris Cornell's luscious rock vocals? Tune in to find out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CrBqRb3VGM
