U2 Backlash, Grease Fires, and Clooney’s next flick

THIS IS SOMETHING:

There were only about 4 people I didn’t recognize.

FOR THE LOVE OF PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM: This makes me very nervous.

I KNOW: You know all about this already, but for someone who doesn’t have cable, and hasn’t seen a single one of their iconic shows, I can’t wait.

HEY ALANIS! Now this is ironic.

WAIT, WHAT? Is this actual bona fide sort of good news story about the environment?

SLITTEN? 

(thank you)

Apparently this is a thing?

SIGN OF THE TIMES? This is all kinds of unfortunate. (Editor’s note) There is so much I am not going to say. But while we are on the topic, this mortician has a few words for us.

A WHOLE WIDE WORLD FULL OF…nope.  Also, nyet. Oh hells nein! Ugh, non.

THE SIDE EYE: That is precisely what this is getting at the moment. Am I overthinking it? No?

NIGHT FRIGHT?

(thank you) 

SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT: Not to cast too wide a net here, and this certainly has nothing to do with you, but a whole generation which has grown up downloading music from the interwebs from places like Pirate Bay or other torrent sites get righteously cheesed off when they’re gifted a new release from one of the biggest bands ever. Oy. That Bono felt he had to do this just rubs me the wrong way, but I like how he handled it. What you probably haven’t heard is that 81 million people actually downloaded the music (because you had to do that to get it).

READING IS FUNDAMENTAL: I always did like librarians. (Editor’s note part II: Some are better than others)

NO BILLS BILLS BILLS? So it’s not all about the benjamins? We are getting more and more options for paying for our things.

GOT WOOD? This might help.

INCOMING!

Official Dossier contributor Eric H sent me a link for this just as I was getting the information on this. His reaction pretty much sums up my feelings: woot!

Need something else to read?

• I’m new to Monk Straps, so this has served me well.
• This is either good news or bad news.
• Always looks good. Unless you’re eating chips & salsa, and you’re clumsy.

Tim Johnstone is Dappered’s music correspondent as well as our resident gatherer of all things interwebs related. He doesn’t really hate people. Mostly.