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The New Releases Shelf — Seek Shelter

May 19, 2021 Dan Seeger

The new album from the Danish band Iceage finds them on a sonic journey that used to be fairly commonplace. Among the titans of college rock who ruled the left end of the dial through the nineteen-eighties, there are a … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Seek Shelter

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Charles Grodin, 1935 – 2021

May 18, 2021 Dan Seeger

As part of his starring role in the 1974 caper flick 11 Harrowhouse, Charles Grodin provides the narration. His character is introduced while sitting glumly in a posh waiting area. Grodin’s distinctive voice flatly states: “That’s me there. I don’t … Continue reading Charles Grodin, 1935 – 2021

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Then Playing — Pieces of a Woman; 9to5: The Story of a Movement; The Witches of the Orient

May 17, 2021 Dan Seeger

Pieces of a Woman (Kornél Mundruczó, 2020). Pieces of Woman is meant to be a real gut punch of drama. It depicts the repercussions on a marriage when a home birth ends in tragedy. Martha (Vanessa Kirby) is Martha, a … Continue reading Then Playing — Pieces of a Woman; 9to5: The Story of a Movement; The Witches of the Orient

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #353 to #351

May 16, 2021 Dan Seeger

353. Meat Puppets, Mirage (1987) Meat Puppets spent the first chunk of the nineteen-eighties making music almost relentlessly. They churned out recordings with speed and aplomb, then followed those with lengthy tours. About the only think that could slow their … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #353 to #351

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Outside Reading — One of Us edition

May 15, 2021 Dan Seeger

A Bronx Upstart. A Logo With a Tilt. Now It’s Everywhere. by Shane Goldmacher I wrote about the inspired messaging of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s inaugural political campaign three years ago, right after her upset victory in the primary set her … Continue reading Outside Reading — One of Us edition

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This Week’s Model — Sleater-Kinney, “Worry With You”

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Dan Seeger

Count me among those who thought Sleater-Kinney’s 2019 album, The Center Won’t Hold, was utterly fantastic. I know the churlish consensus is that the beloved band misstepped in adopting some of the ideas proffered by their famous producer, or perhaps … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Sleater-Kinney, “Worry With You”

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The New Releases Shelf — Like a Stone

May 13, 2021 Dan Seeger

Like a Stone, the new album from the Philadelphia band Remember Sports, gave me a beloved sensation that is all too rare for me now. It took me back to my college radio days — both iterations — when a band … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Like a Stone

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Beers I Have Known — Stiegl Raspberry Radler

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 Dan Seeger

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. I am lucky enough to have friends who are generous, compelled to share … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Stiegl Raspberry Radler

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Norman Lloyd, 1914 – 2021

May 11, 2021 Dan Seeger

When I devoted myself wholeheartedly to the television series St. Elsewhere, I didn’t know that the actor who donned Dr. Daniel Auschlander’s white coat brought practically the whole history of Hollywood with him. I just knew the performance was flinty … Continue reading Norman Lloyd, 1914 – 2021

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While Jesus is saving I’m spending all my grace

May 10, 2021 Dan Seeger

Sixty-seventh in a series…. Continue reading While Jesus is saving I’m spending all my grace

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