http://disqus.com/by/Dorgon/enMon, 03 Oct 2011 05:18:13 -0000https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2011/10/question-of-the-day-has-the-dc-comics-reboot-gone-too-far.html#comment-325438464<p>The controversy over the reboot marked the first time I had heard of the reboot. And I'm someone who spends several hundred dollars a year on comics. Seems like DC went exactly as far as they needed to.</p>Gordon ElgartMon, 03 Oct 2011 05:18:13 -0000https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2011/10/the-three-musketeers-trailer.html#comment-325436071<p>The initial marketing for this one featured the "3D" in it. "Three Musketeers in 3D" was the title card. Now, it's casually mentioned at the end. This is a sign that the studios have caught on to the fact that "in 3D" is not going to get people into theaters.</p><p>When they promoted this one at Wondercon this year, all the actors said "this is not your parents' Three Musketeers." It was their catch phrase. It's gonna be so now, it'll make me puke.</p>Gordon ElgartMon, 03 Oct 2011 05:11:38 -0000http://www.slashfilm.com/black-swan-interns-sue-unpaid-labor/#comment-324350744<p>Internships are a modern day scam. Do a search for "intern" on any Craigslist job postings board, and you'll see a bunch of unpaid jobs, available for anyone who'll take them. This isn't about college credit or learning, it's about companies increasing profits by saying "Screw it. Let an intern do it."<br></p>Gordon ElgartSat, 01 Oct 2011 03:40:28 -0000http://www.slashfilm.com/black-swan-interns-sue-unpaid-labor/#comment-324350309<p>Being hired as an "intern" doesn't necessarily mean that you're in school. Do a search for "intern" on Craigslist's job postings in any major city. You'll be surprised at what you find.</p>Gordon ElgartSat, 01 Oct 2011 03:37:56 -0000https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2011/04/about-that-source-code-ending.html#comment-181224369<p>SPOILERS for this and Heaven Can Wait</p><p>Maybe it was actually the Heaven Can Wait ending (We see Warren Beatty jump into the football player to save his life, but he won't remember it) but then the studio said "No damn't we need our star to know he's happy!</p><p>In that movie, a classic take on body replacement, we see our main character happy, and Julie Christie meets the new quarterback at the end and sees something in him. So in the end, It works out for everyone.</p><p>Who's to say that Sean is dead? We still see him in the reflection. Perhaps Jake will slowly fade away.</p><p>Regardless, this was an enjoyable movie that leaves plenty to talk about. A better discussion would be: why the eff is the program called Source Code? That irked me most of all. </p>Gordon ElgartFri, 08 Apr 2011 19:58:55 -0000https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2011/03/roger-ebert-has-advice-for-some-people-who-like-battle-los-angeles.html#comment-164207226<p>OK, now I totally have to see this movie!</p>Gordon ElgartFri, 11 Mar 2011 12:38:50 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2011/01/29/sketchfest-review-will-durst-and-killing-my-lobster-at-the-eureka-theatre-1272011/#comment-136932984<p>Are you really arguing over whether or not something is funny? Because that's damned funny in and of itself.</p><p></p>Gordon ElgartSat, 29 Jan 2011 19:43:35 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2011/01/26/the-7-rules-of-cover-songs/#comment-135090463<p>That's a good rule. Someone gave me another one on Facebook. "Don't just do a carbon copy of the original." These are good. Five more and I smell a sequel post!</p>Gordon ElgartWed, 26 Jan 2011 19:39:21 -0000http://mashable.com/2011/01/25/myspoonful/#comment-134936715<p>Any idea like this is worthy of mention, especially since the fine people of NoisePop are behind it, but I sincerely feel they have a branding issue if they're going with mySpoonful as the title. That sounds, to non-readers (and most readers) of Mashable, like something that MySpace is doing, and it's not like people associate MySpace with cool indie music. I suggest they get a new name for this thing, and fast.</p>Gordon ElgartWed, 26 Jan 2011 13:34:06 -0000https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2011/01/yesterday-i-was-mistaken-for-a-local.html#comment-134933964<p>Did you answer with a fake British accent? Now that would be extra cool!</p>Gordon ElgartWed, 26 Jan 2011 13:29:10 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2011/01/26/the-7-rules-of-cover-songs/#comment-134875060<p>You can keep on commenting if you'd like. Yes, I think you get my caption. I simply wanted to do a Hallelujah-free cover song article, which is why I didn't mention it. And that guy has over 100 acoustic covers, nearly all of them awesome.</p>Gordon ElgartWed, 26 Jan 2011 11:55:11 -0000http://www.sfcritic.com/2011/01/12/music-labels-and-blogs-in-2011/4175#comment-128471439<p>Once a blogger starts a record label, they stop being a blogger and start being a record label that has a promotional blog. Anything they say about their own label's music must be discounted, but any positive recommendation of another label's music carries extra weight. </p>Gordon ElgartWed, 12 Jan 2011 21:42:04 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2010/07/22/show-review-jonathan-richman-with-olof-arnalds-at-swedish-american-hall-72110/#comment-124227784<p>Thanks for your comments! I'm glad to have someone that's name checked show up and compliment my work. Anything else would be a disappointment. The Big Takeover has been an inspiration to me, so I'm glad that this name checking found its way back to you.</p><p>As for Mr. Richman, I've seen him many times, and I plan to go on seeing him as long as he chooses to perform. </p>Gordon ElgartWed, 05 Jan 2011 00:23:46 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2011/01/01/show-review-the-dresden-dolls-with-pomplamoose-at-the-warfield-12312010/#comment-123370450<p>Why read the review then?<br></p>Gordon ElgartSun, 02 Jan 2011 22:35:11 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2010/12/29/show-review-x-mas-with-x-an-evening-with-and-ray-manzarek-at-slims-12282010/#comment-120859256<p>Ray Manzarek was hardly a "surprise guest." He was listed on the Slim's website for weeks. Calling something pre-announced a surprise is a pet peeve of mine. Not enough for me to edit it out of your piece, but enough for me to comment on it.</p><p>Otherwise, awesome job as usual!</p>Gordon ElgartWed, 29 Dec 2010 16:48:52 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2010/12/25/show-review-bell-biv-devoe-at-yoshis-sf-12232010/#comment-120763893<p>Thanks!</p>Gordon ElgartWed, 29 Dec 2010 11:40:19 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2010/12/01/show-review-os-mutantes-ariel-pinks-haunted-graffiti-teen-inc-and-diva-at-the-regency-ballroom-11302010/#comment-106152977<p>I've seen about 3,000 bands play live during my lifetime, which is probably too many for someone who doesn't appreciate music, but there you go.<br><br>Sometimes they inspire me to tears and beautiful words flow out of me. Other times they don't.<br><br>Sometimes their music connects me to what's going on culturally. Other times it doesn't.<br><br>Rather than continuing to insult me and coming across like a bitter troll, why not educate me so I can get better? How does Ariel Pink's music connect to what's going on culturally? I obviously missed it, and I'm not above learning it for myself.</p>Gordon ElgartThu, 02 Dec 2010 17:23:22 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2010/12/01/show-review-os-mutantes-ariel-pinks-haunted-graffiti-teen-inc-and-diva-at-the-regency-ballroom-11302010/#comment-106089132<p>Hi Katlynreeeves!</p><p>Thanks for finding our blog. Os Mutantes themselves linked to this review, so it must have been ok with them. I'm sorry you found it to be a pile of shit.</p><p>As for "talking about music," any writer who feels like they can do a better job of explaining music than can be done by simply playing someone an album is deluding themselves, and writing about "pairing wine with steak" in their reviews. Our job on this blog is to talk about things like the crowd, the energy in the room, and other things that might tell the reader what it was actually like to be there.</p><p>Anyone who's been to a show at The Regency is well aware of the TSA-style security which includes their militant anti-marijuana stance. It's one reason why the hippies don't go there. And this is no small thing, for in San Francisco, if you have the hippie audience, you have a huge audience. I'm actively disappointed that they didn't show up, because they would have enjoyed it, and the bands deserved to have a large, appreciative crowd.</p><p></p>Gordon ElgartThu, 02 Dec 2010 15:28:33 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2010/11/01/show-review-lucha-vavoom-at-the-fillmore-10312010/#comment-93066742<p>I'm glad I could provide the impetus you needed!</p>Gordon ElgartTue, 02 Nov 2010 14:35:26 -0000http://spinningplatters.com/2009/10/16/show-review-gogol-bordello-at-the-fox-oakland-101509/#comment-87209674<p>Apostle of Hustle was the opening band when they played at The Fox last year, which this is a review of.</p><p>Last night, the opening band was Forro in the Dark.</p>Gordon ElgartFri, 15 Oct 2010 12:32:48 -0000http://sassmouth.tumblr.com/post/475707859#comment-42103908<p>This is a Threadless shirt, which I own, and will only wear on Fridays.</p>Gordon ElgartMon, 29 Mar 2010 10:56:53 -0000http://sassmouth.tumblr.com/post/473459183#comment-41603303<p>That's pretty disappointing, especially considering that we say Rose at SXSW and she was less than good. (This means she was bad.) So the parts separately are worse than the sum.<br></p>Gordon ElgartThu, 25 Mar 2010 19:49:08 -0000http://www.livedaily.com/news/little-boots-gallery-spotlight-sf-ca-march-9-2010-21630.html#comment-39227554<p>Great pictures by Tim, as always. The show itself wasn't up to her usual standards, though. <a href="http://spinningplatters.com/2010/03/10/show-review-little-boots-dragonette-and-class-actress-at-the-fillmore-3910/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://spinningplatters.com/2010/03/10/show-review-little-boots-dragonette-and-class-actress-at-the-fillmore-3910/">http://spinningplatters.com...</a></p>Gordon ElgartThu, 11 Mar 2010 19:34:13 -0000http://sassmouth.tumblr.com/post/437941317#comment-39015204<p>Like the song, like the video, but can't help but thinking that the vocal performance doesn't quite match what she's doing in the video. Her singing is sweet and lazy, yet in the video, she's all gleeful and out there.</p><p>Still, Zooey is awesome, and I speak collectively for straight male music nerds of a certain age when I say, "Eff you, Ben Gibbard!"</p>Gordon ElgartThu, 11 Mar 2010 11:42:24 -0000http://sassmouth.tumblr.com/post/440026005#comment-39013982<p>I don't think I should be allowed to own a Joan doll. And if I carried it with me everywhere, that would be pretty creepy.</p>Gordon ElgartThu, 11 Mar 2010 11:34:17 -0000