Certain people seem to pop up everywhere you look. This week, that person has been Mos Def, which means it has been a pretty good week.  First, a guest starring role on House, as a patient suffering from locked in syndrome, which you may have also seen depicted in Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.  Next, I am reading the Star Tribune, the paper from my hometown of Minneapolis, and who should appear.  By now, you better be able to guess it was Mos Def. Mos Def appeared at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.  When say theater, I.. Read More »

Breaking Bad's Season 3 is upon us and I, for one, am thrilled. It's hands down the best show on TV right now. It's both insanely dramatic, and excruciatingly sparse. The show features great acting by the likes of two-time Emmy winner Bryan Cranston, gorgeous cinematography and shot construction, and writing that sucks me in every time. Which brings us to music. Dave Porter's dusty and ominous score perfectly sets the tone for each episode of Breaking Bad, and the creators have shown great taste in selecting suitable, left-of-the-dial songs to subtley frame the unfolding drama. However, I was still.. Read More »

Brian Cranston is awesome! Of course, normally i think that knowing when a program is going to be on TV places a person somewhere between boring and mouth-breather, but that was before Bryan Cranston started cooking this shit. From Dr. Whatley and Hal to Walter White In case the Penthouse reading dentist, Dr. Whatley, or speed-walking enthusiast, Hal, had somehow failed to convince you of this man's brilliance and you haven't been watching the first two seasons you have until March 21st to freebase those seasons on netflix and get good and strung out on season 3. This is literally.. Read More »