This has apparently been bubbling up since last year and has achieved more legitimacy but only now hit my radar. They’re supposedly making a sequel to The Usual Suspects, possibly called Searching for Keyser Soze. Sounds kind of like a bad joke, but apparently Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Spacey and Bryan Singer are all on-board. No [...]
Pure Pop For Now People
I am digging the solo debut from Inara George. She was formerly in the bands Lode and Merrick and is rock royalty, as the daughter of guitarist Lowell George of Little Feat. She lives in Topanga Canyon, in Southern California, and seems to be working the same sophisticated pop grooves as Jon Brion. I am [...]
Wiggida wiggida wack — not so much
The remix by Siik of Amerie’s “1 Thing” is deservedly making the rounds on the Internet. He has now posted a new mix, consisting of 36 minutes of hip-hop, mostly from the 90′s. You can find it here.
AMC Ditches The Aristocrats
Newsweek reports that the AMC theater chain has changed its mind and decided not to show the new documentary The Aristocrats on its more than 3500 screens. According to the article, “AMC’s film group chairman, Dick Walsh, decided, according to a company spokeswoman, the film ‘would have very narrow appeal.’” It was always clear that [...]
Givin’ Up Food For Funk
I will be posting MP3s on a regular basis, because what’s the point of having thousands of records unless you can share them with the world? Our initial posting actually turned out to be an easy choice. About 15 years ago, I had a job as a wedding DJ. I always started and ended with [...]
Konichiwa, Bitches
Welcome to the new and improved version of The Pop View. TPV operated as an active website from late 1999 to late 2000. I had my 15 seconds of fame when linked on Romenesko in May of 2000 (Here’s a snapshot of TPV’s moment in the spotlight and a link to the post that triggered [...]