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... makes it sad. Just like there’s a fine line between sexy and sexist [ even though Spinal Tap’s NigelTufnel doesn’t understand that ] I believe there’s a fine line between cheeky and derogatory … which is why I’ll never accept positioning men as the ‘stupid gender’ is any less pathetic than shoving a big pair of tits into the majority of beer commercials. This isn’t about being politically...
I’m sitting here watching half of the The Who play the Half-time show. Somewhere, Keith Moon is spinning in his grave. I find this to be one of the saddest things I’ve seen in a long time, but I guess they needed the money. Teenage wasteland indeed. Anyway, I’m glad they talked NigelTufnel into playing [...]
A part of my daily routine (weekdays, anyway) lately has been to write away while BBC Radio 4 plays in the background. I didn't notice until yesterday, while adjusting the volume bar on the Beeb's iPlayer, that the volume goes all the way to 11. NigelTufnel would be proud.
This story reminds me of the following snippet of dialog from Spinal Tap between mockumentary-maker Marty DeBergi and NigelTufnel regarding one of Nigel's guitars: NigelTufnel: Look... still has the old tag on, never even played it. Marty DiBergi:...
... filmmaker Marty DiBergi, played by Rob Reiner who is an unseen voice offscreen and band leader NigelTufnel played by Christopher Guest. Tufnel is showing DiBergi around his studio and he points out a particular amplifier. NigelTufnel : The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and… Marty DiBergi : Oh, I see. And most...
via Instapundit: My favorite comment on Amazon for this toy: I see NigelTufnel, but where’s Derek Smalls? I’ll admit–I think about everything in terms of rock & roll. Maybe that’s because I work at a company that makes rock & roll t-shirts. But I’m confused here. This toy set is clearly a re-enactment of one of the most [...]
... saying it over and over again." Watching the collection reminded me of the words of Spinal Tap's NigelTufnel ("How much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black." There were black-overdyed dress shirts that looked as if they'd been painted to within a few inches of the collar, black trompe l'oiel glitter splatters on pant legs and models who took to the catwalk...
Tap into the USA! Nigel sits at the piano bench and begins striking a series of minor chords — chords which, according to Nigel, will make a person weep instantly. Then he begins playing in the minor key, a piece he says is inspired by Mozart and Bach — “sort of a Mach piece” — a heartrendingly, amazingly gorgeous composition which, upon finishing, he gives a title too obscene to be typed...
Jónsi Birgisson, frontman for Iceland’s Sigur Rós, recently released a track from his new solo album, Go, due for release in March. The album is co-produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National) and that fact alone has me giddy. Jónsi – Boy Lilikoi Last month Mr. Birgisson unveiled his website, where the single is [...] Related posts: Sigur Rós Live Music Freebie...
... a clear ceiling has been established? Was someone on the junket for Blake Edwards' 10 and beat NigelTufnel to the punch? Nine is actually a thirty-seven at the moment. That's the current rating at Rotten Tomatoes making King & Shalit's hyperbolic recommendations all the more suspect and silly. Filed under: Box Office , Movie Marketing , Lists Continue reading The Dumbest Ad Quotes...
... new millennium with The Office , spawning a host of replicants and pretenders. Even Spinal Tap’s NigelTufnel calls Gervais the funniest man on the planet. Alan Moore : I’m almost sure the comics genius would decline with patented distaste. But the brainiac behind Watchmen and V for Vendetta deserves it. And they know it. Grant Morrison would make a subversively comic knight. Image:...
