Radiohead droning? Predictable. Flaming Lips? Overt. Music from "The Elder"? Advanced.

Chuck Klosterman introduces the world to Advancement theory. Your perception of Val Kilmer, Sting and C-Murder will be forever altered.

(it's pretty obnoxious, but funny. Like most of Klosterman's work. This is a reprint from this month's Esquire. [I think.])