15 Great Songs About The Death Penalty That Will Hopefully One Day Sound More...
by Dave Bry A new Amnesty International report says that worldwide trends show that capital punishment is "becoming a thing of the past." Here's hoping so. But the fact that China and the U.S. are not...
View ArticleFrank Ocean, "Lost"
by Dave Bry Frank Ocean put this up on his Tumblr page Friday afternoon, titling it "summer 2012." It's basically a series of Vine clips documenting his travels around the world last year—Egypt and...
View ArticleIron And Wine, "Joy"
by Dave Bry When I first heard this song, I was kinda bummed out. I don't think we need any more of our beardy folk artists buttoning their vests up and, like, twirling canes around while they sing...
View ArticleCanadians Stoned
by Dave Bry More young Canadian kids smoke pot than any young kids from any other country, according to a recent Unicef study. This will not surprise anyone who remembers Len. 5 Comments
View ArticleWeather Enjoyed
by Dave Bry Two friends of mine of got in an argument once while they were on mushrooms about which of them liked weather more. It went on for hours, which surely felt like days or months at the time....
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The Violent Femmes'"The Violent Femmes" At 30
by Dave Bry It's hard to find an exact release date, but one of the greatest albums ever recorded by anybody came out thirty years ago this month. I can remember right where I was the first time I...
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The Top 40 #1 Hits In The History Of Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, In Order
by Dave Bry 40. Adele, "Someone Like You" 39. 50 Cent, "In Da Club" 38. Cheap Trick, "The Flame" 37. Mary J. Blige, "Family Affair" 36. Beyonce, "Crazy In Love" 35. Wham! featuring George Michael,...
View ArticleStars Doomed
by Dave Bry "The results are interesting of themselves as they suggest an inherent hazard of a public career and that all that glitters is not necessarily gold." —Psychologist Honey Langcaster-James,...
View ArticleEarth Day Sucks But Since It Exists Let's Watch Neil Young Play Electric Guitar
by Dave Bry I am generally anti-holiday. I think it does us more harm than good to assign ourselves special days to do things or commemorate things at exactly the same time as everyone else is...
View ArticleA-Trak & Tommy Trash, "Tuna Melt"
by Dave Bry Directed by Ryan Staake, the new A-Trak & Tommy Trash video distinguishes itself from OK Go's "This Too Shall Pass" and other Rube-Goldberg-machine classics with its use of toast...
View ArticleDid You Mean "Expire"?
by Dave Bry The 4,000-pound hexapod insect-mobile is "an entertainment vehicle," according to it's designer, Matt Denton, from Hampshire, U.K. "I hope it will inspire people," he says. That is not...
View ArticleRichie Havens, 1941-2013
by Dave Bry Back in 1996, friends of mine helped Adam Yauch organize the first Tibetan Freedom concert in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. I went out for the show and got a backstage pass and spent...
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Andy Griffith Appreciated, Lots Of Other Stuff Touched Upon
by Dave Bry "In Mayberry, Thelma Lou didn’t put a cigarette out on Barney’s arm like my girlfriend did to on mine; Andy Taylor wasn’t embittered or slump-shouldered after a lifetime of ridicule by...
View ArticleAlicia Keys And Maxwell, "Fire We Make"
by Dave Bry The new Alicia Keys and Maxwell video is some good, smutty fun. And I really like the song. But it would be better if they didn't cut the scene where John Goodman runs down the hallway...
View ArticleStonehenge Is Hiring
by Dave Bry LiveScience tells us that "English Heritage, the organization that oversees Stonehenge as well as 420 other historic properties around Britain, is seeking a 'dynamic and inspirational...
View ArticleBeyonce, "Standing On The Sun"/H&M Commercial
by Dave Bry Here's the new Beyonce video, which is also an H&M commercial, part of their Beyonce as Mrs. Carter campaign. It's pretty much like any other Beyonce video, except with far less...
View ArticleDoom, "Ballskin" Live In London
by Dave Bry Opening up for a Ghostface Killah concert last week in London, mysterious underground rap legend Doom found himself short of breath because those pasty Knifecrimers were "breathing up all...
View ArticleSpringtime For Jami Attenberg And Germany
by Dave Bry "I did not learn to cook, either. Instead I have become a superior dinner guest. I am wonderful to have at your side while you cook, particularly if you give me a glass of wine, and also...
View Article19 Songs To Sing While Protesting The Devastation Of Capitalism Today
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