Blog Spotlight on Amit and Dan of Celluloid and Vinyl

The blogosphere has become the last bastion of uncensored criticism and cynicism about politics, history, and popular culture. While some blogs are crass in their attempts to break down the celebrities that they help bring about, others like the popular blog Celluloid and Vinyl (http://www.celluloidandvinyl.com) have honed the sophomoric dissection of celebrity in America to a science. The founders of Celluloid and Vinyl, Amit and Dan, have made their small blog into a player in the blogosphere by being brutally honest about celebrities and popular culture in America. A quick read of Celluloid and Vinyl yields interviews with musicians, a contest for the upcoming DVD collection of That’s My Bush, and a review of Norm MacDonald’s new comedy CD. I spoke with Amit and Dan via email about blogging, their popular culture influences, and faking the death of a certain precocious child actress.

Nick Katers: What was your motivating force for beginning your own blog?

Dan: Something to put on college applications.
Amit: I wanted an online venue to make fun of celebrities through the power of Photoshop and college freshman-level humor.

NK: Your blog seems to have an eclectic interest in music, movies and television. Who are your musical heros or influences in music?

D: Led Zeppelin. Jeff Buckley.
A: Led Zeppelin, Wilco

NK: What television shows did you watch growing up?
D: Family Matters, Knight Rider, Full House, Macgyver
A: Duck tales, Rescue Rangers, Smurfs, 60 minutes

NK: What are your favorite movies?
D: Casablanca, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Band of Outsiders
A: Good Will Hunting, American Beauty, Finding Nemo

NK: How were you able to blend these influences with a fresh take on popular culture, as there are many blogs and web sites that take on popular culture and music?

D: Just being honest. being who we are.
A: I found humor, or the lack thereof, a big selling point in earning readership. Case in point, www.one.org.