From Enuffa.com contributor Michael Drinan......
Welcome to Part 2 of my 3 part series, For Those About to Rock, where we go over the 2015 nominees for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and predict who gets in and who gets the shaft. You can read Part 1 here if you need to catch up. For the rest of you, let’s tackle the next 5 nominees!
The Marvelettes - I can already tell that this nomination is going to piss me off. Groups from previous generations tend to do well once they finally get nominated because the people who get a vote for the Hall of Fame tend to go with groups with whom they grew up listening to while they were popular on the radio, even though they really don’t deserve induction. (yeah, I’m looking at you The Hollies) These Motown ladies had a huge hit with “Please Mr. Postman” and helped write songs that were covered by future music legends such as The Beatles, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Garcia,
Friday, October 24, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
WWE Hell in a Cell Predictions!!
What's up there, flapjack? It's time once again for the official Enuffa.com WWE PPV Predictions!
This month's obligatory PPV offering is Hell in a Cell. I say "obligatory" because the writing has been so completely devoid of purpose or urgency it feels like the company isn't in the mood to actually make us care about these special events. Maybe it's because we're only paying ten bucks a month to see them instead of 60. I dunno. But RAW has been a chore to get through, at best, and even the once red-hot Ambrose-Rollins feud has become a confusing, convoluted mess. On paper though, this show looks pretty good, much like the well-executed-but-purposeless Night of Champions.
Let's get to it. Justin leads Dan in prediction accuracy 36/52 to 33/52.
WWE Tag Team Championship: The Dust Brothers vs. The Usos - These two teams tore it up last month for the tag straps, and I expect them to do the same here. Unfortunately Goldust and Stardust have been buried since winning the belts, much like every secondary champion. It is baffling to me that the only way this company knows how to build up secondary title challengers is to have them repeatedly beat the champions in non-title matches. I'd personally like to ban non-title matches for all-time. Why would a champion bother to wrestle and risk getting hurt if he's not even defending the belt? Makes no sense. Instead how 'bout we get back to having contenders beat other contenders, thereby climbing the ranks and earning a title shot? What a fucking novel concept.
Let's get to it. Justin leads Dan in prediction accuracy 36/52 to 33/52.
WWE Tag Team Championship: The Dust Brothers vs. The Usos - These two teams tore it up last month for the tag straps, and I expect them to do the same here. Unfortunately Goldust and Stardust have been buried since winning the belts, much like every secondary champion. It is baffling to me that the only way this company knows how to build up secondary title challengers is to have them repeatedly beat the champions in non-title matches. I'd personally like to ban non-title matches for all-time. Why would a champion bother to wrestle and risk getting hurt if he's not even defending the belt? Makes no sense. Instead how 'bout we get back to having contenders beat other contenders, thereby climbing the ranks and earning a title shot? What a fucking novel concept.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
For Those About to Rock: Part 1
Welcome to Part 1 of the 3-part series For Those About to Rock where I break down each nominee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and predict who makes it in this year and who is left waiting.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently released their list of 15 artists nominated for the 2015 Induction class and, just like every year, I’ve obsessed over the list, trying to predict who will make it in. Some people feel Hall of Fames are pointless and are a waste of time, but whatever man, its fun and always leads to a great discussion. This year, its a list of strong contenders. Let’s see what we have to argue about...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recently released their list of 15 artists nominated for the 2015 Induction class and, just like every year, I’ve obsessed over the list, trying to predict who will make it in. Some people feel Hall of Fames are pointless and are a waste of time, but whatever man, its fun and always leads to a great discussion. This year, its a list of strong contenders. Let’s see what we have to argue about...
Friday, October 10, 2014
I'd Like to Introduce You To.......The Punk Singer
It's time for another review of a lesser-known cinematic gem from Michael Drinan. Read on.....
I love female punk singers. I love documentaries. When I heard there was a documentary about Kathleen Hanna being made, I almost lost my mind trying to find information about it. Kathleen Hanna was a primary figure in the Riot Grrrl movement of the early 90s and the lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill, kickstarting the feminist punk movement. After Bikini Kill, she went on fronting the pop punk band Le Tigre. She fought for women’s rights during the conservative Bush years and continues to be an outspoken feminist activist. Let me introduce you to The Punk Singer.
If you know nothing about the Riot Grrrl movement, see this movie. If you think female punk bands were nothing but bratty, angry, man-hating women, then see this movie. If you think Joan Jett and Patti Smith were the only tough ladies of rock music, then see this movie. You will re-consider all of those opinions after this film.
I love female punk singers. I love documentaries. When I heard there was a documentary about Kathleen Hanna being made, I almost lost my mind trying to find information about it. Kathleen Hanna was a primary figure in the Riot Grrrl movement of the early 90s and the lead singer of the punk band Bikini Kill, kickstarting the feminist punk movement. After Bikini Kill, she went on fronting the pop punk band Le Tigre. She fought for women’s rights during the conservative Bush years and continues to be an outspoken feminist activist. Let me introduce you to The Punk Singer.
If you know nothing about the Riot Grrrl movement, see this movie. If you think female punk bands were nothing but bratty, angry, man-hating women, then see this movie. If you think Joan Jett and Patti Smith were the only tough ladies of rock music, then see this movie. You will re-consider all of those opinions after this film.