On the surface Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke were a startlingly mismatched pop couple. But together they crafted a synth pop classic. Read more... NME Blogs … [Read more...]
Inconsequential Reader Debate #1
December 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ages ago I had the idea of a recurring weekly feature in which I would share one of the seemingly hundreds of nicknames my friends and I have doled out over the years and the stories behind their creation. This "weekly" feature, cleverly titled "Nickname Friday," survived for exactly one Friday, dying in its infancy when I realized I had committed myself to weekly updates on a day that, quite frankly, I looked forward to for reasons other than sitting in front of my computer and forcing myself … [Read more...]
Meet Mr. Toots The Killer Unicorn
April 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
You know all those pop-up ads you see on the internet? The ones that tell you that you’ve won a cash prize or a video game system? Well, being the neurotic shut-in that you are, you’ve probably declined out of fear of getting a computer virus. That’s partly true, but you totally missed out on winning a baby unicorn that fires rainbow lasers from its ass that can level a building – and turn people into a messy pile of bone and blood mush! So take a risk for once … [Read more...]
