http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/Breaking Wind on Popular Culture, Music and MoreenWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:06:40 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noBreaking Wind on Popular Culture, Music and Moremediumfidelityhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/2lr4R1CN3s0/best_music_of_2009_june_in_rew.htmlMusicTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 01 Jul 2009 10:06:40 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.3140835 ]]> Here I was thinking it'd be a slow summer for music. Before I hoof it to Rothbury for four days of peace, love and getting hit in the head with hacky sacks, here's my list of favorite (and not)...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/07/best_music_of_2009_june_in_rew.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/rEvvqnnsnlo/michael_jackson_a_trip_down_vi.htmlFeaturedMusicVideosTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 26 Jun 2009 13:23:22 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.3108246 ]]> Posting something on the Internet about Michael Jackson today is a little bit like farting into a windstorm, but here goes anyway. I was born the year before "Thriller" came out, that record was my first memory of hearing...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/06/michael_jackson_a_trip_down_vi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/kCtoNjIrFI8/minnesota_mom_shares_24_songs.htmlFeaturedMusicTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 25 Jun 2009 12:55:04 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.3099340 ]]>Perhaps you've heard about Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a Minnesota mother of four who was hit with a $1.92 million fine for downloading and sharing 24 copyrighted songs. That's about $80,000 per song she owes the Recording Industry Association of America, which...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/06/minnesota_mom_shares_24_songs.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/NdyJrltddq4/pearl_jam_fans_giddy_about_ton.htmlFeaturedMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentMusicTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 05 Jun 2009 03:52:10 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2933909 ]]> It's been an eventful week for us in the Pearl Jam superfan community. Or, if you will, Jamily. (I'm still not sure Entertainment Weekly didn't just make that up.) First, there's the whole Conan O'Brien thing. If you missed...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/06/pearl_jam_fans_giddy_about_ton.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/gY6jRNWPGr8/best_music_of_2009_may_in_rewi.htmlAlbum reviewsFeaturedMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentMusicTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 03 Jun 2009 03:57:57 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2915849 ]]> Yep, the new Grizzly Bear was released in May. It only seems like it's been out forever. And that, Virginia, is because a great many records get leaked. Anyhow, here's what I was digging in May: Recommended: • Grizzly...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/06/best_music_of_2009_may_in_rewi.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/bTCoP-Q0BmU/beastie_boys_new_album_hot_sau.htmlFeaturedMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentMusicTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 27 May 2009 21:27:29 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2866811 ]]>I'm in a reflective mood, prompted by the recent announcement of a new album from Lollapalooza headliners the Beastie Boys. It's whimsically titled "Hot Sauce Committee." (Is that like a group of amazing hot sauces? A shadowy think tank that...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/05/beastie_boys_new_album_hot_sau.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/KMf2FfAMgbs/what_i_did_on_my_pre_summer_va.htmlFeaturedTravelTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 15 May 2009 10:14:31 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2773533 ]]>For the past several days, I've been in South Florida (hereafter, SoFlo) visiting some excellent Michigan people who have lately expatriated to warmer climes. Here are some of the things I accomplished:...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/05/what_i_did_on_my_pre_summer_va.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/8waKxMMBKIc/lost_recap_season_finale_the_i.htmlMLive - TVMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentTVTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 14 May 2009 10:51:43 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2762898 ]]>Courtesy Photo | ABC-TVIn the "Lost" Season 5 finale, "The Incident," Jack's (Matthew Fox) decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/05/lost_recap_season_finale_the_i.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/4L593kbLGyI/help_these_grand_rapids_slipkn.htmlConcertsTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressWed, 06 May 2009 12:35:37 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2696846 ]]> While searching vainly the other day for a woman with whom I eye-flirted at the grocery store but neglected to approach (we'll always have the produce section), my first and only stop was one of the funniest/saddest places on...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/05/help_these_grand_rapids_slipkn.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/IV4kVaKWbQo/best_music_of_2009_april_in_re.htmlAlbum reviewsFeaturedMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentMusicTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressTue, 05 May 2009 10:34:06 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2679207 ]]>A few days late, here's my list of albums recommended, and not, from the month of April. This doesn't necessarily mean the records had official April releases. Some were older, some haven't come out yet, and there are plenty from...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/05/best_music_of_2009_april_in_re.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/3Bh1pnudOo0/want_to_feel_ok_about_the_futu.htmlAdviceTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressTue, 28 Apr 2009 12:52:35 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2640931 ]]>I had the pleasure of visiting Rockford High School a few days ago to address Jeanette Szpieg's journalism students. This was the first class I've talked to since the economic meltdown exacerbated the well-in-progress crisis in print journalism. (Google "death"...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/04/want_to_feel_ok_about_the_futu.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/ghjUdfhIYA0/successful_coachella_is_good_n.htmlConcertsFeaturedMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentMusicRothburyTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressFri, 24 Apr 2009 11:45:49 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2614919 ]]>AP PhotoM.I.A. performs Saturday, the second day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Instead of panicking along with everyone else, summer music festivals like Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Rothbury are looking forward to a robust summer,...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/04/successful_coachella_is_good_n.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/MHLBBNdrLgc/dorrs_adam_degi_takes_home_fun.htmlFeaturedTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressThu, 23 Apr 2009 15:28:50 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2610222 ]]> After 10 weeks and dozens of comics, the Funniest Person in Grand Rapids is ... a guy from Dorr. The second-annual contest at Dr. Grins Comedy Club in the B.O.B., 20 Monroe Ave. NW, has named 24-year-old Adam Degi...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/04/dorrs_adam_degi_takes_home_fun.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/ZM086iAMe_0/depeche_mode_tool_killers_beas.htmlConcertsFeaturedFeedbackMLive.com - Home Page - EntertainmentTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressTue, 21 Apr 2009 12:27:27 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2593250 ]]>The lineup for this year's Lollapalooza has been widely leaked and speculated on, but the official press release went out this morning. Here's the confirmed lineup:...http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/04/depeche_mode_tool_killers_beas.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/4C7EdRn9YSk/popular_local_band_the_mighty.htmlFeaturedMusicTroy Reimink | The Grand Rapids PressMon, 13 Apr 2009 12:43:42 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/mediumfidelity//2332.2545531 ]]>Grand Rapids Press File PhotoThe Mighty Narwhale I was bummed to learn over the weekend that the Mighty Narwhale, one of my favorite local bands, had decided to hang up its tusk....http://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/2009/04/popular_local_band_the_mighty.htmlnonadult