Posts tagged John Lydon
Who Is Mr. Robot's Landlord? eps 2.7_init_5.fve

Sometimes, Mr. Robot seems like a meticulously designed set of nesting boxes. Expose the truth of one size box and it reveals only the smaller box beneath. 

To me, this is one of the joys of watching this constantly challenging show. This week many nesting boxes were lifted, here is my take on what that lifting has revealed.

Enjoy!

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Who Is Mr. Robot's Landlord: The End of Mr. Robot Summer 2015

Just for fun, and to get everyone ready for next weeks premier of season 2, I am reposting my recap from episode 10 from last season (season one) of Mr. Robot.

Get ready for Who Is Mr. Robot's Landlord starting Thursday morning. Until then, enjoy this!

 

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Vinyl (HBO) Episode 8: Music Lessons for the "Record Man"

This is my Episode 8 Recap of Vinyl (HBO). I call it Music Lessons for the "Record Man"

This week we learn about traditional chord progressions, Chuck Berry, Johnny Thunders, and Richard Hell. Meanwhile, Richie joins the cast of Goodfella's and Serpico while still fantasizing about Conway Twitty.

Enjoy!

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5 Reasons Why Vinyl (HBO) is Awesome

Not sure you want to dive in and start binge watching Vinyl (HBO)? 

Here are five strong reasons you should take that plunge and start loving Vinyl!

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Vinyl Episode 1 - Darkness at the Heart of "Record Man"

This is my recap of Episode 1 of Vinyl (HBO, "Pilot").

I call my recap "Darkness At The Heart Of Record Man."

In this, the first, episode Record Mogul Richie Finestra considers selling his label American Century Records + discovering hip-hop and punk all while inhaling large amounts  of cocaine.

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LA Weekly's Punk Rock Fantasy

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Ramones album Ramones and also the rise of punk rock in London. Unfortunately, this has caused the punk rock haters to come out of the woodwork to mock punk rock's ultimate impact on music as a whole.

One of these punk rock "hater" articles  was published by LA Weekly, this is my response to that and most of the others.

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