Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan’s got a full load on his hands between media rounds and bank deposits while promoting his new book, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception. The book is a scathing indictment of the Bush administration by one of the chief pitchmen for a massive, flag-draped bag of lies that enabled the hijacking of an entire nation during three of the most crucial years this generation has ever seen. If that strikes you as contradictory, hypocritical even, then buckle the fuck up, because there’s a lot more to be found under this rock.

Awhile back, we asked: what is Antiquiet? Over the course of the month to follow (our busiest to date) we kept that unanswered question in the backs of our minds, as we watched what people responded to and where our efforts were most valuable in these overcrowded intarwebs.

What you see here today is the answer we came to. First and foremost, we’re music junkies. And so music shall be our primary focus. There are a million music news sites out there, so we won’t be bothering with much news aside from the big headlines that are worth commentary. What there isn’t enough of, in our opinion, are sites with balls. We’re going to focus on brutally honest reviews and politically incorrect, challenging interviews with people that actually have something to say.

I’m sure you’ve heard of ‘em by now: two hipster rappers out of Chicago called the Cool Kids, riding an 80’s nostalgia MySpace tide with their Black Mags track. Propelled by the no-really-it’s-still-ironic rope chains and mid-eighties douchewear gimmick, the duo have become the darlings of the white hipster scene. But when a group calls themselves the “black Beastie Boys,” the red flag is visible from outer space.

Break out the propane and carcass, fill the pool, it’s Memorial Day. While the more traditional towns are holding parades and ceremonies to honor the million American servicemen and women who have given their lives for this country, President Bush thoughtfully asked Americans to pay tribute to veterans by pausing today for “a moment of remembrance.”

I’m not one of those fucking nutjobs who thinks Jon Stewart should be president of the universe. I don’t get my news from the Daily Show and I certainly don’t repeat what I see on there as usable rhetoric in real political discussions. But every once in awhile, Jon Stewart will do something awesome, like that time he totally pwned Tucker Carlson and Paul Begala on Crossfire, or he’ll have a debate with a well-spoken guest that manages to be funny and satirical enough to work on the show, while simultaneously being level-headed and fair enough to both sides of a complicated issue. In these moments, the show is more than entertaining (but ultimately worthless) left-wing cheerleading, and actually something worth passing around to people on both sides.