Tag Archives: Cory Davis

Kevin Durant Too Basketball “Sabermetric” for His Own Good, By Cory Davis and Tom Kipp

From: cory davis To: Kipp, Thomas J Subject: Curious what you think of this, TK?!? Kevin Durant sometimes doesn’t want to chuck heaves at the buzzer to protect his percentages, despite his coach’s wishes. HI FC: Ol’ Kevin Durant sounds like someone who’s become a bit too basketball “Sabermetric” for his own good! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabermetrics On the other hand, do you think Camariah King of …

Here’s the Lowdown re: Mock Rock (aka Novelty, Parody, Comedy, or Joke Rock)!‏ By Cory Davis, Tom Kipp, Joe Mabel, Andy Cohen, Joel RL Phelps and Ched Stanisic

From: cory davis Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:56 AM To: Kipp, Thomas J Subject: Mock Rock? Hi TK. What would you recommend for anyone who likes Weird Al? What’s out there that’s better? What’s the name of that one group that was two guys just sorta spewing stream-of-consciousness about celebrities of the time? Thanks!! ~FC     Hi FC: …

Bumbershoot Was Exhausting, Not to Mention Rather Slight in the Big Names/Next Big Things Department, By Tom Kipp and Cory Davis

B’shoot was exhausting, not to mention rather slight in the big names/next big things department. At this point I shouldn’t need to rely on Old Soul Artists (Mavis Staples, Dennis Coffey, Charles Bradley, hell, even Hall & Oates!) to provide my hardcore jollies at a big Seattle music festival, but I guess it’s come to …

Beta vs. VHS, Facebook vs. Google +, and the Consequences of Corporate Format Wars in General! By Matt Crowley, Tom Kipp and Cory Davis

Tom-   I’m now a cheerleader for Google+ for the simple reason that I think it’s significantly superior to Facebook. I suspect Facebook will survive, much like how broadcast TV has survived cable TV. Then again, look at the massive rise and fall of MySpace.   –        Matt Crowley   ***********************************************************   Hi Matt:    …

Monogamous Privilege Checklist, by Cory Davis

For the purposes of this list, I will refer to one’s position on the diagram of monogamy vs. various types of non-monogamy (polyamory, open marriage, swinging, religious polygyny, etc.) as simply “relationship orientation”. Note that for the purposes of this list, “relationship orientation” does NOT refer to one’s sexual orientation re: the Kinsey scale (heterosexual, …

Pop Conference 2011: “Music and Money”! [UCLA, Friday 2/25 to Sunday, 2/27] by Cory Davis and Tom Kipp

Much enjoyment was had by all re: the festivities! This was my second Pop Conference – I attended sparsely last year as I had work conflicts throughout the weekend, unfortunately. We saw some great speakers this year, especially (in my opinion) Robert Christgau, David Ritz, and even an exceptional grad student or two! I had …

Beavis and Butthead Are Back and the Critic’s Roundtable Seeks Your Input, by Cory Davis and Tom Kipp

Beavis & Butthead are BACK! http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/browbeat/archive/2011/02/03/hey-fartknocker-welcome-to-the-new-millennium.aspx Hey Fartknocker, Welcome to the New Millennium By Nina Shen Rastogi After months of chatter, MTV confirmed yesterday that Beavis and Butt-Head, those 1990s arbiters of suckage, will return to television this summer, well rested and presumably prepped to deconstruct a whole new generation of music videos. But do …