740. Ian Hunter, Welcome to the Club (1980) Former Mott the Hoople lead singer Ian Hunter had been a chipping away at a solo career for the latter half of the nineteen-seventies when he found himself with something of a … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #740 to #737
The general intent of this “From the Archive” weekly feature is to drag some old piece of my personal writing and drop it into this shiny digital space. For today, I’m instead going to use the retrospective aspect of my … Continue reading From the Archive — 90FM Trivia 1989
This weekly feature is intended to share a song that made its debut into the cultural conversation within the previous week, but as we stand on the cusp of the fiftieth staging of the event now known as the The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM, there’s really one track I’d like to highlight. My Trivia team has an official song, and I have a very talented friend who’s a splendid songwriter with a true gift for evocative cover songs. A few years ago, I asked her to record a track just for me and my crew. And that’s how a digital music … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Mollie Donihe, “Come On Eileen”
This coming weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As per tradition, this week is filled with idle reminiscing about memorable answers in past years. This time around, I’m going to focus on one of the recurring question … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Garnet Amplifiers
This coming weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As per tradition, this week is filled with idle reminiscing about memorable answers in past years. This time around, I’m going to focus on one of the recurring question … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Hoy Hoy
This coming weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As per tradition, this week is filled with idle reminiscing about memorable answers in past years. This time around, I’m going to focus on one of the recurring question … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Seven Wishes
This coming weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As per tradition, this week is filled with idle reminiscing about memorable answers in past years. This time around, I’m going to focus on one of the recurring question … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Hit Trip
744. Robert Palmer, Secrets (1979) Secrets was the fifth solo album from Robert Palmer and his first after finally enjoying some success on the U.S. pop charts. The flamenco-tinged “Every Kinda People,” from the 1978 album Double Fun, pushed its … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #744 to #741
I enjoy tinkering with formats and structure, but I employ the practice rarely. Goofing around for the sake of it feels overly intrusive. There should be a point, as when I spoofed Quentin Tarantino’s title cards to add one more … Continue reading From the Archive — Synecdoche, New York
Titus Andronicus is one of those bands I’ve followed with appreciation, but without ever quite locking in fully. The rafter-rattling power of their music and the fierce craft that clearly goes into their songs is admirable, to be sure. I … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Titus Andronicus, “(I Blame) Society”
