"All them eager actors gladly taking credit/For the lines created by the people tucked away from sight” - “Blame It On The Tetons” by Modest Mouse Last Sunday, Ella Yelich-O’Connor - aka Lorde - won a Grammy for her song “Royals,” which benefited from the highly marketed fact ...read more

"Her songs were chosen by the security team because they thought the pirates would hate them most." -- Merchant Navy Officer Rachel Owens on Britney Spears The story is my favorite of the day: Apparently the music of Britney Spears is now being blasted by supertankers ...read more

When I started my blog, Deus Ex Malcontent, seven years ago, it was basically as a means to keep my mind sharp following the surgery I'd undergone to remove a brain tumor. For most of the site's existence, DXM has been a place where I've been able to thrust out there into the ...read more