I feel like I'm pretty decent at bestowing song titles and album names. But I've never been very good at coming up with band names.
The best ones seem to have sprung up organically, or as inside jokes, or as…
Aug 24, 2016
Jun 5, 2016
60 of my favorite songs about L.A./California
Let me say first that this was a vexing, taxing enterprise -- not because there aren't enough songs about Southern California; God knows there are a gracious plenty, and L.A. may own the record. There just aren't, in my opinion…
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Apr 27, 2016
My 100-song 'Welcome to the Planet' playlist
When my son was born two-and-a-half years ago, I created a playlist of songs/artists that I thought he should be familiar with. And since the birth of our daughter two weeks ago, I've recently been re-exploring that list, just to…Read more
Mar 6, 2011
Golden Smog: Los Angeles at a glance
I preface this with the wise words of Sam Elliott’s character in “The Big Lebowski”:
“They call Los Angeles the city of angels. I didn’t find it to be that exactly. Although I’ll allow there are some nice folks…Read more
“They call Los Angeles the city of angels. I didn’t find it to be that exactly. Although I’ll allow there are some nice folks…Read more
Nov 24, 2010
Looking California, Feeling Soda City
Big news from the Young household, friends!
No, I'm not pregnant. But Shelley and I are taking a big step nonetheless.
Last week, I accepted a job in Los Angeles, as a copy chief at FOXSports.com…
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Aug 24, 2010
Marriage for all Americans
As a newly minted husband, I accept that I’ve got a lot to learn. In fact, my wife keeps a list.
She keeps several, actually, but I don’t mind. And I’ll even let you in on a little secret--I love…Read more
She keeps several, actually, but I don’t mind. And I’ll even let you in on a little secret--I love…Read more
Jun 11, 2010
Alvin and the Chumpmunks
Yes, Alvin Greene's victory in the S.C. Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is embarrassing. But if you ask me, it's much ado about nothing. It doesn't really matter in the end.
Does anyone think Vic Rawl, his opponent in…Read more
Does anyone think Vic Rawl, his opponent in…Read more
May 20, 2010
The Island Isn't Through With Us Yet
Even in death, "Lost" may still manage to confound fans, frustrate critics, obfuscate truths, and just generally flip us all the bird.
The Associated Press reports that a satellite known as Galaxy 15, recently damaged in a solar storm,…Read more
The Associated Press reports that a satellite known as Galaxy 15, recently damaged in a solar storm,…Read more
Mar 19, 2010
I Miss My Cat
Beatles or Stones? Ford or Chevy? Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair?
They say you have to pick a side, and when it comes to the dog-vs.-cat debate, I've always found myself squarely in the canine corner.
Dogs have…Read more
They say you have to pick a side, and when it comes to the dog-vs.-cat debate, I've always found myself squarely in the canine corner.
Dogs have…Read more
Mar 11, 2010
Hope Floats ... Like Our Turd of a Season
Words do no justice in describing what it's like being a Gamecocks sports fan.
There's just no succinct term that encompasses our full gamut of experience--heart-wrenching dejection; colossal and congenital disappointment; intractable futility; fortunes that are so ridiculously star-crossed as…
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