Archive for the 'Pop Culture' Category


The Cult Era

We all want to belong First it was baseball, then it was the Beatles and finally it was MTV. We all paid attention, we all knew what was happening, and even the barely hip caught the references. Today you’ve got no idea what people are talking about, unless they’re a member of your cult. We’re […]

Nothing Lasts

Taylor Swift was terrible on the Grammys. Maybe the worst performance ever. She was way off-key singing with Stevie Nicks, in front of the whole world. I’d been getting e-mail from people for years saying she couldn’t sing, but had held back from writing anything. But here was evidence.  I thought it would end her […]

Throwing Objects On Stage

This isn’t about violence, this is about power. It’s not the twentieth century anymore. And the media and titans of yesteryear and those following in their footsteps are ignorant and unaware. The landscape has changed. For all the doody about adoration of artists, more people now believe artists are no better than they are. The […]

Jason Aldean

We already know this guy is a right wing, racist prick, but what exactly are we accomplishing by amplifying this story? Just hardening his fans to him. Aldean becomes a beacon, a rallying point for people just like him. Meanwhile, the holier-than-thou police, most of whom have never heard of Jason Aldean, or only through […]