The Severed Cortex

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Actor (and I use that term loosely) Elijah Wood has decided to be a music producer and The Apples In Stereo are his current pet project. Very poppy. They sound a lot like ELO and I'm hoping I get to go see them live Friday. more »

A 39 year old left hander 6 months removed from Tommy John surgery and the Reds think that's a good idea. It's possible that this time next year old Kent might be effective as the situational lefty or maybe even the long lefty, but right now is just stu… more »

When he came out of high school, he was one of the most touted RB's in the country. Unbelievable that someone like this dies at age 24. more »

Seriously Fred. I applaud your tireless efforts, but you do remember that this is the guy who killed the people who pissed him off. more »

I was listening to Portishead's Dummy yesterday. (Hard to believe this CD is 13 years old. Not hard to believe that it still sounds as fresh as it did then.) Anyway, I wondered what the weird instrument sound on the song Mysterons is. Obviously it's… more »

by Mark Childress I know very little about Mark Childress other than he wrote Crazy In Alabama. Apparently that was made into a movie starring Melanie Griffith and Meat Loaf, although it doesn't really ring a bell with me. While I would love to writ… more »

Four years I've been waiting for this. If you wait for anything that long you'll find when you get it it seems anti-climactic. That's how I sort of felt the first listen through on this. Don't get me wrong, I'm such a huge Shins fan that I was going t… more »

It appears that this is specific to the area that you live in. St. Louis Metro area is up 0.5% which apparently is somewhat lucky. I know that home prices here in Edwardsville have risen way more than that. The price of homes in our subdivision alone… more »

Rotoworld chooses to poke fun at ex-Cardinal pitcher Jason Marquis as a result. more »

I'm working from home today because of bad weather and needed to change my work voice mail message to let others know how to reach me. In the middle of me saying because of inclement weather I realized that no one ever says anything about clement weathe… more »

If you had told me that on a night when the Shins were playing at The Pageant I would be attending a hoosier rock and roll show at Sauget's infamous Pops I would have laughed at you. But it's true. My buddy Matt doesn't get a whole lot of chances to a… more »

Nancy and I probably spent too much money for Valentines Day, although Nancy would never admit that if it meant she didn't receive any more jewelry. In return for such baubles, Nancy agreed to take me out for a very nice dinner. We've tried a couple of… more »

I'm way more interested in seeing The Thermals although I'm interested in seeing The Hold Steady also. For only $12, it seems like a no brainer. more »

With Steve Swallow on bass and the unbelievable Bill Stewart on drums. We saw them play the early Friday night set the last time they were through here a couple of years ago and they burned it up. more »

Last Saturday I picked Robert up around 4:30 and brought him back over to the house so we could make our own pizza and watch a movie. When I picked him up he was wound up tight as a drum. He couldn't sit still to save his life and the whole ride over I… more »

by Richard D. White, Jr. When I hear the name Huey P. Long, the first thing I think of is the bridge that signifies not only the northern edges of Baton Rouge, LA, but also the northernmost point that ocean going ships can travel up the Mississippi Ri… more »

Everyone knows who Jackie Robinson was. Almost no one outside of baseball knows the name Larry Doby. Larry's distinction from Jackie Robinson is that he became the 2nd black player to play in the major leagues, having the unmitigated gall of doing the… more »

A scandalous passionate love containing themes of power, ambition, and deception. Antony & Cleopatra or Anna Nicole Smith Old man gives much younger woman his fortune. Evil bastard son displays greed, lust for power, and betrayal. Everyone di… more »

Why are Americans so shit-all stupid? First, I don't understand why the Snickers ad with two guys kissing gets pulled. To me, the fact that the characters needed to do something manly doesn't poke fun at gay people at all. Instead, it pokes fun of guy… more »

It's unfortunate that she will always be remembered as John Coltrane's wife since she was a very good musician herself. She probably felt the same way as my sister did going through high school being known as Drew's little sister. Of course that would… more »

CNN passes this off as no big deal, but attacking the internet root servers is huge. Basically, these servers control all the traffic for the internet. Routers ask other routers how to get from one network spot to another, but underneath it all are the… more »

I don't understand these guys. What the hell did you think you were signing up for? I nominate this guy for the title of 'Most Likely To Be Fragged' once they force him to show up. more »

With Dr. Dog which means that this won't be your typical punk rock Creepy Crawl show. Kind of a strange venue for this kind of music, but maybe this is the result of other clubs picking up the slack since Mississippi Nights closed. more »

I'm way behind on writing about all the music I've been listening to lately so I'm going to try to catch up on a bunch of it this weekend. First up is Robbers & Cowards by Cold War Kids which was released back in October 2006. This release really… more »

This is the best, and stupidest, promotional idea I've ever seen. I doubt many more people will see the movie than were already planning to see it. ATHF is not for everyone. For those of you not indoctrinated to Frylock, Master Shake, and Meatwad, he… more »

This sucks. If piss and vinegar cause you to die young, I'm in for a short road. No one knew Texas politics like Molly Ivins. OK, maybe Lou Dubose does. Molly was a little too left for me, but on the other hand, I do have a real affinity for women wh… more »