Heart Shaped Xbox

As lore dictates, in 1991, Nirvana's Nevermind changed popular music in the same way that Elvis Presley or the Beatles did. While I believe this to be largely true, it may have had a heavier impact on me as it happened to drop right as a young El Tiburon was just becoming aware of music. I like to think i had decent taste in music up until that point, (Metallica, Beastie Boys, etc) but Nevermind was something different, and according to album sales, I wasn't alone. Nirvana became this gigantic rock juggernaut that dominated the billboard as well as the tabloids. This was compounded by Cobain's suicide, only adding to the folklore that surrounded the band and cemented them as rock legends. I scavenged for all the acoustic bootlegs and documentaries i could find. Nevermind was my first guitar tab book and essentially taught me the basics of guitar. I read every article and review of anything that had to do with Nirvana, well after they disbanded. After a while, like most grieving fans, I moved on.

The new Guitar Hero commercial features Nirvana's Breed. It's been a long time since I heard that song and it prompted me to dig up my copy of Nevermind. Do yourself a favor and find/buy/download this album. Throw it in the CD player on your way to work. Forget Kurt's suicide, Courtney Love, the Foo Fighters and everything that's attached to the Legend of Nirvana. Just listen to the songs on that album. Play it loud. Goddamn, it is a good fucking record.

Do Not Feed the Radio Jocks

I can't believe i've never ranted about this because it's been pissing me off for years.

Do you really need to eat on-air? Are you that hungry? There are 24 hours in a day and your only job is to speak into a microphone in 30 second increments for 2 of them. Your single responsibility in life is to have your mouth empty for those precious minutes a day and that's too tall an order? I understand that the local donut shop brought in a case of donuts to promote their store, but do you have any idea how unappealing it is to hear someone broadcasting through 4lbs of half-masticated dough? Not only does it make me want to punch you in your powdered-sugar-covered face, it makes me want to toss a trash can through the front window of the donut shop. I fail to see how that is good advertising.
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