The Best Album of 1989 Round 5 Match #121 #1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE vs. #8 N.W.A, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON forms.gle/uxDncUhoxEds...

In the crowded field of TwinPeaksology, I think I might just have found a new and fascinating mystery. How did the basic concept of 'garmanbozia' end up in a film made in 1971 by Ron Garcia who later shot the Twin Peaks pilot and FWWM? boxd.it/bKjQL9

What perfect albums came out when I was 16? Part 3 of a 3-part thread.

What perfect albums came out when I was 16? Part 2 of a 3-part thread.

What perfect albums came out when I was 16? Part 1 of a 3-part thread.

Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.

Vyv, Rick, Mike, Neil (not pictured: Mr. Balowski)

New newsletter! Find out what happened the week that was in the Best Album of 1989 tournament (spoiler: two [2] upsets!]. Plus: Panic! in the Prediction Bracket. We have a new #1 and a whole bunch of changes. buttondown.com/kentmbeeson/...

do I know anyone in Michigan with a copy of the "fancy" black box Glory To Rome that I can borrow for an afternoon for a video?

The latest donor request, for @dillamonster.bsky.social, covering his own 2024 feature GUT INSTINCT and its playful formal experimentation into the "facts" behind conspiracy theories. (As disclosed in the review, he and I go back a ways to the old Usenet newsgroups.) letterboxd.com/scottrenshaw...

The Lord of the Jelly Baby, Tom Baker, was awarded his MBE medal for his services to television this week. The long scarf & coat seen here are the same ones he donned that first day back in late 1974, for "Robot". Tom turns 92 in January. www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/do... #DoctorWho

Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope. Yes, THAT Pope.

ALL 3 ON DVD AT THE LIBRARY ALL 3 NOW ON HOLD YEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH

AAAARRRGGHH Tubi took away DOCTOR WHO and I only had 3 Tom Baker stories left 😭 😭 😭

13 SONGS defeats BLEACH, 178-102-2.

Reminder to watch @willowcatelyn.bsky.social on TCM next Monday www.tcm.com/articles/Pro...

November 15th: a set of shark jaws materializes in Marineland, Florida and screams for thirty seconds before vanishing...

Affect = fuck around Effect = find out

Evil Dead 2 1987 d. Sam Raimi

75 minutes left to vote!

I don’t know who needs to hear this — seriously, I have no idea — but THE PIRATES OF DARK WATER is on Tubi.

ME: Am I a good person? AI JESUS: Let's see what's in the news today... Hmm... "Canada stalls on trade pact."

Really, aren’t we all

The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #120 #6 Nirvana, BLEACH vs. #11 Fugazi, 13 SONGS forms.gle/e5MnNgJYmsMb...

3 FEET HIGH AND RISING defeats RAW LIKE SUSHI, 164-45-2.

Sweep Brick at Boudican

18 minutes left to vote!

Graffiti Night

Sweep Brick at Boudican

hey 19 that’s eddie vedder she don’t remember the king of grunge

Unexpected yet funny Chat Pile reference in the new Shut Up & Sit Down review.

The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #119 #3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING vs. #19 Neneh Cherry, RAW LIKE SUSHI forms.gle/xSjgtXp5D5vh...

ESCALON!!! There’s a name I haven’t heard in years.

COSMIC THING defeats THE STONE ROSES, 180-158-3.

24 minutes until the end of the match! Vote now or forever hold your peace!

Less than an hour left!

100 minutes left in the match, and it was very close, but album has shot out to a big lead. Will it stay that way? Won’t know until you vote!

The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #117 #7 The Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES vs. #10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING forms.gle/UdcuSoP4FDXR...

Got a new shirt (iykyk)

PAUL’S BOUTIQUE defeats LIKE A PRAYER, 183-83-5.

The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #117 #2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE vs. #15 Madonna, LIKE A PRAYER forms.gle/qbm8XDgdMsVk...

Another donor request, this one for @kompycalpestare.bsky.social: Cronenberg's VIDEODROME, and its prescient view of the real "body horror" as existing primarily outside the physical world. letterboxd.com/scottrenshaw...

I've been seeing this headline floating around. To be clear: 1) This is "No. 1" on a miniscule chart, The "Country Digital Song Sales" chart, as in people actually paying money to download country songs which is a tiny amount of people 2) The actual consumers are almost certainly fake

I was walking down the street one day A man came up to me and asked me What the time was that was on my watch I said "Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? If so, I can't imagine why We've all got time enough to cry" The man proceeded to beat the shit out of me

<in the voice of Brak from Space Ghost Coast to Coast> When I was little, my father was the greatest samurai in the empire

PRETTY HATE MACHINE defeats TECHNIQUE, 156-139-2.

And then the nightmares began...

Poisoned AND blown to smithereens? Oh well fuck, throw in the towel. Blown to smithereens would’ve been fine, but not if they’re also poisoned.

Only 12 more votes til 300!