Tynan's Anger

Arts & Culture Commentary from a Loving Digital Skeptic

Why Pavement’s Music Doesn’t Matter Anymore

Image via Wikipedia DISCLAIMER: Here are the reasons I don’t dislike Pavement: 1) Their music is fairly good. 2) I understand why they mattered so much in the early-to-mid 90s. 3) I like other independent label bands from that era that I wasn’t there to “get” either. Here are the reasons why Pavement infuriates me: [...]

Gwyneth Paltrow: Totem Of The Hipster Class Wars

Image by nyer82 via Flickr Before I had ever lived outside the East Coast, I was well familiar with Gwyneth Paltrow‘s life work and family scenario. I had frequently visited Williamstown Theatre Festival, founded by her dad, and my father’s favorite access was Blythe Danner, Paltrow’s mother. Shakespeare in Love, one of my favorite movies, [...]

Do not pass up an opportunity to buy Madonna’s pap smear from Teresa Nervosa

Some of the knowledge my brain possesses is very useful for everyday life. Knowing which drummer of an 80s noise rock band is featured on the cover of a Criterion Collection DVD is not one of those things: If the city of Austin is not using Slacker as a promotional video, they’re doing it wrong. [...]

Tynan’s Anger Podcast #3 – Naming Names

Tynan’s Anger Podcast #3 by tynansanger …And, we’re back. Podcasting the awesome, even while naming names, talking about who said this shit that shit, etc.  Enjoy folks, and don’t hesitate to see me do stand-up Wednesday July 14 (aka tomorrow) at 9 p.m. at the New York Comedy Club, 24th St. and 2nd Ave. I [...]

Do bands being “nice” make up for them being bad? — The Problem With Grizzly Bear [One of Those Bands Got Paid]

It is no secret among my friends, both within the music writing community and those who could care less, that I really, really cannot stand the band Grizzly Bear. Their music is boring, soulless, and self-congratulatory, and their ability to harmonize vocally make up for their lack of anything interesting to say in terms of [...]