Feb
10

Not a Blogger: We Are All Terrible People — The Music Criticism of Lana Del Rey

Doc Zeus really thinks you need to stop taking your talking points from Carles. There once was a pretty girl named Lizzie Grant who decided that she wanted to make music for a living. She signed a record deal with a major label and recorded a gooey, happy-go-lucky pop record in the vein of Stefani… Continue reading »

Dec
02

Not A Blogger: My Beautiful, Immediate, Ill-Thought Reactions To This Year’s Grammy Nominations

Doc Zeus sees your cliche about complaining about the Grammy’s and raises you some arsenic. The Grammy’s are one of the universe’s central mysteries.  From 54 years of experience, we know that the Gramophone Awards don’t actually reward anything approaching excellence, merit or achievement in the music industry. At best, they reward a toxic combination… Continue reading »

Nov
17

Not a Blogger: Drake – The Most Hated Man In Hip Hop

And with this, Doc Zeus will never speak of Drake again. For a certain breed of hip hop fan, Aubrey Graham is the harbinger of doom. If you were bred on the subtle joys of casual misogyny that radiated through N.W.A and…let’s be honest, every other rap artist not named P.M. Dawn, Drake’s music speaks… Continue reading »

Sep
28

The Great Shelf In The Sky: J Cole & The Crushing Inevitability Of Being Memphis Bleek

Dear Summer, I know you’re not gonna’ miss Doc Zeus. On any given day of the week, the Great Internet Hype Factories will post a Hulkshare link from a rapper that you’ve never heard of and will have no interest in listening to. I promise. But through the power of a solid management strategy, they’ve… Continue reading »

Aug
19

Not A Blogger: Everybody (Should Definitely) Hate Chris Brown’s Mixtape

Doc Zeus’ real name is Dr. Trollface Elias Zeus Jr., PhD. Doctor in Player Hateology. There’s a certain something that I admire in Chris Brown. Granted, pound for pound, one of the most loathsome individuals the entertainment industrial complex has spewed out, but there’s one admirable quality that makes him uniquely fascinating: his pathological self… Continue reading »

Aug
10

Not A Blogger Redux: Hey! Remember The Cool Kids?!

Doc Zeus is 184 in blog years. In the Internet age, our fickle and cruel digital rulers have gotten us addicted to the ceaseless ooze of information. The maw must be fed, context is irrelevant and nothing matters beyond the fleeting moments of the Now. All is forgotten. Everything is disposable. Nihilism is our one… Continue reading »

Jul
12

Not A Blogger Redux: DoomStarks – Victory Laps

Doc Zeus is taking this back to the days before he had a certified player hating degree. Flashback to the summer of 2005: America was in the midst of year five of the George W. Bush “Appetite For Destruction” tour, my beloved Cleveland Cavaliers had just signed the Incomparable Larry Hughes and his 40.7% career… Continue reading »

Jul
07

Not a Blogger Redux: Analyzing Lil B’s “I’m Gay”

Click below the jump to read Doc Zeus’ thoughts on the new album from the most controversial(e) artist in hip-hop.

Feb
04

Not A Blogger Redux: Lil Wayne’s “Green & Yellow” – Nihilism & The Big Lie Of Liberated Fandom

Doc Zeus has a PhD: a player hating degree. I will be rooting for the Packers on Sunday. Now I have no allegiance to Wisconsin, nor do I have any special affinity for fromage. I don’t care for their colors and I certainly couldn’t care less if a Packers victory would somehow spite Brett Favre… Continue reading »