440. Depeche Mode, Speak & Spell (1981) “When we did Speak & Spell, we were very young and naive,” Dave Gahan said of Depeche Mode’s debut album. “We got slagged off for being teenyboppers because we didn’t care what was … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #440 to #438
Evicting the Landlord by Matthew Desmond In a compelling, deeply considered piece in The New York Times Magazine, Matthew Desmond uses the experience of one group of renters in Minneapolis — and the organization that worked tirelessly on their behalf … Continue reading Outside Reading — Too Damn High edition
I worked at a little college in the mountains for several years, mostly working with a student crew to book shows and other programs into our little coffeehouse. Those students definitely had their favorites, and, because they had excellent taste, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Mal Blum, “Nobody Waits”
This perpetually trying year has scrambled a lot of traditions for everyone. Usually, my beloved college radio alma mater stages its biggest fundraiser — which happens to also be one of the biggest community events of the year — every … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Charlie Allen
This perpetually trying year has scrambled a lot of traditions for everyone. Usually, my beloved college radio alma mater stages its biggest fundraiser — which happens to also be one of the biggest community events of the year — every … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Backgammon
This perpetually trying year has scrambled a lot of traditions for everyone. Usually, my beloved college radio alma mater stages its biggest fundraiser — which happens to also be one of the biggest community events of the year — every … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Cornucopia Bakery
This perpetually trying year has scrambled a lot of traditions for everyone. Usually, my beloved college radio alma mater stages its biggest fundraiser — which happens to also be one of the biggest community events of the year — every … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Burgers
443. Santana, Zebop! (1981) Zebop! represented a return for Carlos Santana, in more ways that one. In the simplest, most measurable sense, the album brought the band bearing his name their greatest commercial success in years. The album was the … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #443 to #441
America’s postal service is a rural lifeline—and it’s in jeopardy by Sarah Smarsh One of the most frustrating elements of the headlong scramble currently underway to demolish the U.S. Postal Service is that the effort is being led by the … Continue reading Outside Reading — Small Town, USA edition
What am I supposed to do? Not be enthralled by performer who’s tapping into to tuneful grin of Veruca Salt and poppy brashness of Letters to Cleo, but updating the whole sound to feel shiny and new as we careen … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Beabadoobee, “Together”
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