- John Hansen
- July 3, 2010
John’s 300 favorite songs: 300-291
My friend Chance recently cranked out his 300 favorite songs on his Facebook page, and that inspired me to create my own list. I’ll post
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- John Hansen
- June 5, 2010
The inevitable ‘Glee’ backlash: Is it here already? (TV commentary)
A friend of mine recently said he hates “Glee” (the first-season finale will air at 7:59 p.m. Central Tuesday on Fox). He shared his opinion after the
- John Hansen
- May 17, 2010
The cult of ‘Glee’s’ Brittany (TV commentary)
My favorite character on “Glee” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays on Fox) is Brittany. Normally, liking an extreme background character on a show puts you in a class
- John Hansen
- April 30, 2010
She & Him: The best grammatically incorrect duo in recent memory (Music review)
Like 99 percent of She & Him listeners, I discovered Zooey Deschanel’s singing talents through her film work. Many were hooked when she sang a short song
- John Hansen
- April 29, 2010
5 random observations about current TV shows (Commentary)
1. “10 Things I Hate About You” recently returned, and it hasn’t missed a beat from its run last summer. Although it more openly admits to being
- John Hansen
- March 31, 2010
Hold onto this throwaway album from Butch Walker (Music review)
Butch Walker’s latest album was, according to the liner notes, “written and recorded in 5 days at RubyRed Productions in Santa Monica, CA.” I’m not surprised.
- John Hansen
- February 10, 2010
On ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ DVDs, the song doesn’t remain the same (and that’s a problem)
Normally, my blog talks about positive things in the world of entertainment. But I want to bring up one big negative, for the sake of
- John Hansen
- December 31, 2009
(Matt’s) top 10 albums of 2009 (Music commentary)
For the last post of the first year of my blog, I’d like to introduce you to my music geek friend Matt (not to be
- John Hansen
- December 28, 2009
John’s favorite pop songs of the Aughts (Music commentary)
Putting together my top 20 songs of the decade list is more personal, more a matter of taste, than compiling the TV and movie lists.
- John Hansen
- December 13, 2009
John’s favorite movies of the Aughts (Commentary)
Next, here are my top 10 … OK, 20 … movies of the Aughts. 1. “Garden State” (2004) — I’m not going to lie: This is just a