I was nearly fired for writing this

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August 21, 11:19 AM

by Ben Westhoff, Music Examiner

 

 

Get your act together, Denmark

1. Who is better, Built to Spill or Band of Horses? Glad you asked! I compare and contrast these two Pacific Northwest powerhouses over at Crawdaddy. While you're there, check out the illiterate comment by someone named "Gorkin," of all things.

2. What do I know about the Olympics? Not much, except that some hot chick lost in hurdles and that "James Blake beat Roger Federer, but it wasn't the exciting because Federer was playing left-handed."

3. Six degrees of Gnarls Barkley. I'll bet you don't know what I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell author Tucker Max and My Super Sweet 16's Sierra have in common. Heck, they probably don't either!

4. For the Voice, I profiled a pair of Rainer Maria alums, who are now chilling in the Brooklyn neighborhood of BoCoCa "(that would be "Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens"—and yes, you are required to spit on the ground after saying it)." You can read about it here.

5. Finally, I let you in on the things I hate most in writing. Let's start with: "(Insert joke here). No, that's not how it works. Just because you're talking about the Pittsburgh Pirates or Paris Hilton or a lawyer doesn't mean there's a joke implied, or that the reader has to think one up for himself or herself. You're the writer, so you have to insert the joke. Those are the rules."

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