I loved Friday Night Lights, but I didn't watch it until the whole show was over and off the air because I thought I wouldn't particularly enjoy it. I grew up in East Texas. My high school was Friday Night Lights and I wasn't crazy about the experience in total, so I thought I didn't need to watch a TV show about it. I was wrong, FNL was amazing and, obviously, much more … [Read more...] about The One Thing Friday Night Lights Got Wrong
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Pop Music Is One Big SNL Sketch These Days
"Deep House Dish" is one of Saturday Night Live's more popular recurring sketches of the past few years. When it debuted in 2005, it was an absurd send-up of house, techno, and Euro-pop music that bore little resemblance to America's pop scene. But in recent years, U.S. pop music has taken on a decidedly kooky new slant - and if you've ever thought that today's pop stars look … [Read more...] about Pop Music Is One Big SNL Sketch These Days
Things I Never Stopped Loving from The 90s – The Jessica Edition
1. Juliana Hatfield My first introduction to Juliana Hatfield came from MTV's Sunday night alternative video show, 120 Minutes (another favorite below). They would always show her video for "What A Life" and "My Sister." I immediately ran out to my local record store to pick up her album Only Everything. Juliana and her work were also featured on My So-Called Life. If you're … [Read more...] about Things I Never Stopped Loving from The 90s – The Jessica Edition
Fallback Albums: Alex
Written by Alex This was a hard list for me to make, as I am very much a mixtape kind of girl. I tend to pick and choose, as one single album rarely fulfills a need for me. However, I have a few albums that have been able to do the job. Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever, Amen This is one of those albums that I forget how awesome it is for a while, but as soon as I put it … [Read more...] about Fallback Albums: Alex
Fallback Albums: Jessica
The thing about a first impression is that you can only make it once. In my opinion this holds true with bands. I usually find myself going back to albums that really made a lasting impression on me the first time I heard them -- whether it's an impression of comfort, relief, or of being wowed, I find that I can relive those feelings all over again every time I hear one of … [Read more...] about Fallback Albums: Jessica