The Mars Volta — Amputechture

A Score of 7/10 When the First and Last Songs Are Included, a Score of 9/10 When They Are Removed, Divided by Two, Giving a Composite Score of:8/10 Most Mars Volta Lyric: I’ve got a prayer that’ll make you theirs now/Beneath sepulchres/Raise your entrails as an offer My Backstory: In the fall of 2006, I

The Mars Volta — Frances the Mute

10/10 Most Mars Volta Lyric: TIE! Between: She can bat a broken eyelid/Raining maggots from its sty and the always effective She was a mink handjob in sarcophagus heels My Backstory: In March of 2005, I had graduated college, traveled the foreign wonderscape of Germany, was spending my mornings crawfishing, and my evenings watching art

The Mars Volta — De-Loused in the Comatorium

9/10 Most Mars Volta Lyric: Dolls wreck the minced meat of pupils/cast in oblong arms lengthMy Backstory: During my nine-month migraine, in the second of my three semesters as a senior at LSU in pursuit of my first bachelors degree, in the spring in the year of our Lord 2004, I somehow made it to

The Nicsperiment Is Buried in Kingcake

I can describe the week since the Nicsperiment last posted with one phrase and excuse: an orgy of kingcake.Last piece in the house:BUT THERE WILL BE MORE AT THE PARADE. THERE IS ALWAYS MORE AT THE PARADE.

I Also Write Video Game Reviews

For more than a year, I have have managed The Nintendo 64 Museum (though I have no links to here from there, as I like to keep that website a bit mysterious).However, I also just began a new blog dedicated to Wii U and Wii reviews. I might play with the HTML a little more,

The Americans — Season Two (Review)

The Americans2014 FX NetworksSeason TwoScore: 9/10 With the third season of FX’s The Americans currently airing, I thought I should do a quick review of last year’s season to get anyone who wants to jump in up to speed.The Americans centers on the Jennings’ family. Parents, Phillip and Elizabeth, are Russian agents embedded into suburban

Down the Rabbit Hole of Boxcar Cadavers

These two guys and a bunch of their friends are about to lead me through an aural maze of insanity.Next week is not The Mars Volta week on The Nicsperiment. Oh, no.Reviewing these six Mars Volta albums will take time and considerable mental fortitude–all while I work, study, and attempt to keep my family intact

I Raise A Monument of Love

I raise a monument of loveThere is a swarm of soundAround our headsAnd we can hear itAnd we can get healed by itIt will relieve us from the painIt would make us a part of it Go listen to the new Björk.

The Nicsperiment’s End of Winter Break Movie Mini-Reviews, 2015

This was kind of a loony break. A lot of time to reflect and relax, but then at the end it got crazy and chaotic to the point that I hope I am not forgetting to review anything I saw back when life was easy. Boyhood — 10/10Deserves all of the accolades, not because of

The Nicsperiment’s Drive Home Playlist

I picked up my car up from my mother-in-law’s tonight, and I drove it home. I have a deep connection to my car and the stuff in it, and I missed it deeply. As soon as I sat within its dark confines, I could feel the dopamine charging. I then threw on some of my