Yet another sign that “indie” is on the wane:… More »
Last night saw the two-episode series finale of Veronica Mars, a very, very good show that recently took some very, very annoying plot turns (many of which, alas, wound up going unresolved). But one thing remained consistent throughout Mars‘ three-season run: Even when the show made for frustrating TV, it was always a good listen.
Last night, Veronica Mars took its music-nerd references to the next level when Veronica’s maybe-love-interest Stosh “Piz” Piznarski announced that he’d snagged an internship at the “most highly regarded music publication on the Internet”–and no, he’s not talking about the recently revived Crawdaddy (transcription courtesy Save The Robot):
We haven’t figured out which faded alt-rock singer Paul Rudd’s character in last night’s Veronica Mars may have been based on, but we now know that the music by his formerly famous band, My Pretty Pony, was from the Austin power-pop outfit Cotton Mather, who also had their music appear on the show… More »
On last night’s episode of Veronica Mars–still on! At least for now–Paul Rudd played Desmond Fellows, a washed-up ’90s rocker who’s boozing his way through the campus-concert circuit. More »
The legions of Veronica Mars fans out there are apparently among the People Meter-less, so we figured we’d keep the “Internet buzz” for the show humming by posting the other track by the late Austin band Cotton Mather that was featured in last night’s episode. More »
Now that we’re past the CW’s foray into the shallow end of the musical pool, our Tuesday nights can (at least for now) be full of the fine program Veronica Mars, and its Mark McGrath-free song selections. More »
Now that Veronica Mars’ time-slot is being taken over by the Pussycat Dolls–whose new talent-search show, Fetch Me A Skank, starts an eight-part run next month–we’re guessing the Mars Detective Agency Mars Investigations will be shutting down for good at the end of this… More »
We only found the incidental-music chronicling at The Music Of Veronica Mars recently, but it’s already proven to be an invaluable resource–for example, the site tipped us off to the fact that the band pumping out “Sweet Caroline” and “Cherry, Cherry” on last night’s… More »
Despite the fact that they haven’t released an album in nearly a year and a half–and that, for all we know, may not put out another one until the Raconteurs stop racontouring–the White Stripes have somehow become the biggest rock band on television: Last night’s Veronica Mars… More »