152. Joe Jackson, Look Sharp! (1979) David Ian Jackson was around one year into his scholarship-funded studies at the Royal Academy of Music when he decided classical music composition wasn’t what he wanted to do with his life. He knew … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #152 to 150
Climate Law Empowers E.P.A., Blunting Justices’ Restrictions by Lisa Friedman In The New York Times, Lisa Friedman provides sound reporting and analysis about the landmark bill that commits to United States to addressing climate change, which, to be clear, is … Continue reading Outside Reading — Tell the Sky and Tell the Sky edition
It’s been nearly ten years since I reviewed Caitlin Rose’s sophomore LP, The Stand-In. It’s a good record, and I wrote as much. In the time since, though, it’s grown on me considerably, the clarity of Rose’s songwriting and the … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Caitlin Rose, “Black Obsidian”
This series of posts is dedicated to the many, many six packs, pony kegs and pints that have sauntered into my life at one point or another. Seven years ago this time, I knew I was moving back top my … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — One Barrel Brewing 10 Year Beer Hazy IPA
There are many building blocks of the internet, but the cornerstones are think pieces, offhand lists, and other hollow provocations meant to stir arguments and, therefore, briefly redirect web traffic. Engaging such material is utterly pointless. Then again, it’s not like I … Continue reading Bait Taken — Vulture’s Every A24 Movie, Ranked
Murder By Death (Robert Moore, 1976). There’s always a risk in watching an adored movie from childhood, especially if the feature in question is a comedy that relies in part on some painful stereotypes. Murder By Death was a favorite … Continue reading Then Playing — Murder By Death; The Purchase Price; The Gold Rush
Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. Well before Conan O’Brien … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Andy Richter Stumps for Thin Lizzy
155. Missing Persons, Spring Session M (1982) Some of the folks from Frank Zappa’s backing band were a little bored with the esoteric, intricate music they were charged with playing. They started Missing Persons when guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and drummer … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #155 to 153
She’s Smashing In Her New Role by Alex Soloski As a devotee of the Clone Club, I’m happy as can be to have Tatiana Maslany making weekly appearances on my television again. As the Marvel machine mandates, Maslany’s been making … Continue reading Outside Reading — Green New Deal edition
There’s always a lot of chatter about summer songs. Don’t the other seasons deserve songs, too? Just as the first tracks suited for accompanying bright, shiny days start appearing a few weeks before anyone would reasonable declare summer to be … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Carla dal Forno, “Come Around”
