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Radio Days — Tracklist stickers

October 30, 2019 Dan Seeger

This series of posts covers my long, beloved history interacting with the medium of radio, including the music that flowed through the airwaves. I’ve never been precious about the condition of record sleeves. When I peruse a shop’s used vinyl … Continue reading Radio Days — Tracklist stickers

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Playing Catch-Up — Aquaman; Dolemite Is My Name; Green Room

October 29, 2019 Dan Seeger

Aquaman (James Wan, 2018). The relatively cinematic merits, or lack thereof, of Marvel Studios’ blockbuster epics has been a mostly mortifying public debate in recent weeks, evidently requiring every director of note to weigh in. While the fact that Martin … Continue reading Playing Catch-Up — Aquaman; Dolemite Is My Name; Green Room

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The Art of the Sell — Movie tie-in trading cards

October 28, 2019 Dan Seeger

These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art.  My obsession with movies predates my ability to see a lot of them. When I was a … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Movie tie-in trading cards

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #628 to #625

October 27, 2019May 21, 2022 Dan Seeger

628. Difford & Tilbrook, Difford & Tilbrook (1984) After the band Squeeze announced plans to dissolve and played an official farewell concert at the Jamaica World Music Festival, there was still a significant amount of interest in the group’s chief … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #628 to #625

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Outside Reading — Finest Cuisine and Sultan Lounge edition

October 26, 2019 Dan Seeger

The Chefs Reinventing the Midwestern Supper Club by Ligaya Mishan Prompted by a Brooklyn restaurant that took its decor from a Northern Wisconsin supper club that shut down, this New York Times article is a wildly enjoyable survey of the … Continue reading Outside Reading — Finest Cuisine and Sultan Lounge edition

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This Week’s Model — Courtney Barnett, “Keep On”

October 25, 2019October 24, 2019 Dan Seeger

According to Courtney Barnett, “Keep On” was a song she practiced every night when touring Europe last year. The stellar singer-songwriter took fellow Australians and label-mates Loose Tooth on tour with her and became enamored with one of their songs, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Courtney Barnett, “Keep On”

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Last Call — Calvin and Hobbes

October 24, 2019May 24, 2020 Dan Seeger

Sometimes in pop culture there are clear end points, and — effective or not — they can provide insights to a whole series, oeuvre, or discography. I think it’s reasonable to say that the last time a daily newspaper comic … Continue reading Last Call — Calvin and Hobbes

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Playing Catch-Up — Hagazussa; The Whip Hand; Gloria Bell

October 23, 2019 Dan Seeger

Hagazussa (Lukas Feigelfeld, 2019). An oily stew of a movie that has some aromas familiar from Robert Eggers’s The Witch, this German horror film  is set in the verdant, unforgiving mountain in the fifteenth century. An odd, withdrawn woman named Albrun (Aleksandra Cwen) … Continue reading Playing Catch-Up — Hagazussa; The Whip Hand; Gloria Bell

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Golden Words — Cheers, “Give Me a Ring Sometime”

October 22, 2019 Dan Seeger

Since great television comedy always begins with the script, this series of posts considers the individual episodes that have claimed the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series over the years. Cheers starts with an underage drinking … Continue reading Golden Words — Cheers, “Give Me a Ring Sometime”

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Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “Mary Jane”

October 21, 2019 Dan Seeger

These posts are about the songs that just barely failed to cross the key line of chart success, entering the Billboard Top 40. Every song featured in this series peaked at number 41. Rick James traveled a long, rutted road … Continue reading Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “Mary Jane”

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