It’s time to discuss a painful but increasingly undeniable reality that I’ve come across during my hours of watching television lately. So brace yourself, because what I’m about to say may offend, confuse or enrage you. The British make better TV shows than we do. Don’t get me wrong. I’m as patriotic as they come. [...]
I MISS MY MTV HEADBANGER’S BALL THE PROMISE – IN THIS MOMENT I love me some lady metal – nothing is more surprisingly awesome than a hot chick letting loose a demon growl. My tolerance for screamo is fairly limited though; I’m all for it when used sporadically for emphasis or heighten the intensity of [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE TOXIC WASTE POOL PARTY Main Theme – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Now I have forgotten exactly why we are having a toxic waste pool party, but the fact remains that we are here and splashing around in some shit that we shouldn’t. If we don’t end up with lymphoma or some [...]
I MISS MY MTV SKRILLEX- BANGARANG Skrillex is here, and here to stay at least for the time being. There’s no denying that. Even if he fades into obscurity, he’s brought dub step to the minds of the general population with all of it’s controlled chaos, dissonant robotic sounds and aggressive rhythms. Even with that [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE PEELING OUT IN A GETAWAY CAR A mixtape sequel to psyching up for a heist http://www.yourpopfilter.com/2012/02/pop-filter-mixtape-6/ Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex I have never been in a getaway car, but I have seen many people drive them in motion pictures. Typically you need a getaway car because you just [...]
TRAILER TRASH In which we review entire movies, based solely on trailers, to 100 percent accuracy. 21 JUMP STREET AKA: Bad Boys Meets Lethal Weapon Meets Superbad Review: 21 Jump Street pairs up two “so hot right now” actors in Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, who team up in this predictable comedy romp involving two [...]
YO! MTV RAPS The Weed Man – E40 Listen to this man flow. Yes, the hook to this song is catchy and hilarious. Telling your momma that you know the weed man and that he is your friend is ridiculous, but E40 is where this track gets outrageous. I dare you to tell me [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE FOR SITTING COMPLETELY ALONE Little Smoke – This Will Destroy You Sometimes, you want to be sitting completely alone: you get frustrated with the world around you and all of the idiots that you have to take on and you just need some fucking alone time. Other times, however, you find [...]
I MISS MY MTV MIA – BAD GIRLS There’s been a lot of talk since the SuperBowl Halftime show if MIA flipping off the camera would affect her career, adversely. Two things have to be considered: the first is, NO FUCKING WAY. Nothing any celebrity does can affect their career negatively. Chris Brown beat the [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE PSYCHING UP TO PULL A MAJOR HEIST The Rake’s Song – The Decemberists This song is incredible, and I know what you’re thinking; The Decemberists couldn’t pump me up to get out of bed, let alone pull some sort of major heist. Well, that’s why it’s very important that this song [...]
If you were one of the tens of millions of people to watch the televised NFL championship game known as the Super Bowl, you no doubt were witness to one of the weirdest annual American spectacles. No, I’m not referring to Madonna trying to convince the world (and herself) that she’s still somehow relevant, but [...]
I MISS MY MTV 80′s Flashback London Calling – The Clash This song has been lauded with adulation more times than I would care to count, so I will save you the story about how much this song means to me as a musician and what the Clash should mean to the world. What I [...]
Well, my friends, the time has come once again for us to glue ourselves to the couch and buckle up for another whirlwind roller coaster of prime-time shows where rich people we don’t know tell us what programs, films, music videos, and albums are worthwhile and which ones we can all safely ignore. I’m speaking, [...]
I MISS MY MTV The Civil Wars – Poison and Wine This band was one of the biggest surprises of 2011 because they sing country music and they totally don’t suck. They proved to me that the line between this and all of the indie darlings that I love is razor thin. And not only [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE BEST SONGS OF 2011 That’s My Bitch – Jay-Z and Kanye West feat. Justin Vernon This fuckin’ song…I don’t even know how to describe how terrific this shit is. Kanye is spitting fucking fire on this track and then, out of goddamned nowhere, the best hip hop, rap or r&b hook [...]
If you’re a man and regularly watch television, there is a strong likelihood that you are suffering a crisis when it comes to your masculinity. What’s that? You’re not?? Then you’re even worse off than I thought, and are clearly in denial. I say this with great confidence, because as a man that watches a [...]
I MISS MY MTV HEADBANGER’S BALL The Sword - Fire Lances of the Ancient Hyperzephyrians The Sword are one of my favorite kinds of bands. You look at them and maybe think “Oh, it’s cool that they’re sort of ironically doing the old-school metal thing” and then look again and realize there is absolutely no fucking [...]
THE POP FILTER MIXTAPE YOUR MORTAL ENEMY’S FUNERAL WILLY MOTHERFUCKIN WONKA – PURE IMAGINATION I don’t know about you, but my mortal enemy is a total dickhead. When that motherfucker finally does die, it will be like my wildest dreams have finally come true. And this song will be playing on a loop in my [...]
TRAILER TRASH In which review this weekend’s movies based on the only thing you need to watch – the trailers. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close AKA: Tom Hanks Goes For Another Oscar Well, it’s been just over 10 years since 9/11 so it only makes sense some daring filmmaker is going to make a film [...]
Have you noticed anything missing from TV lately? Think hard. What used to be around all the time that is now increasingly tougher to find? It’s simple – we’re running out of heroes. Amazing, isn’t it? We have hundreds of channels, probably thousands of shows and the old-fashioned good guy – a strong, brave soul [...]
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