20. Kevn Kinney, “MacDougal Blues” Back in the day, I don’t think we knew about the ability to claim Kevn Kinney as one of our own. Livin’ on the air in Central Wisconsin, we had a prideful devotion to artists … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 20 – 17
On the weekend that brings a new Pixar release — thankfully not a sequel or other overt franchise stab — I’ll import this review from my former online home. There are plenty of creators working in animation, computer or tradition, … Continue reading From the Archive: Ratatouille
The countdown currently occupying our Sundays around here is pulled from the March 16, 1990 issue of CMJ New Music Report, the trade publication that served college radio for a few happy decades before imploding the last couple of years. … Continue reading One for Friday — Blue Aeroplanes, “Jacket Hangs”
Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate the day! Continue reading Happy Thanksgiffing!
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. Because today I had a long, hard day of cooking, and I needed … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Central Waters Brewing Co. Space Ghost
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. When I was in … Continue reading Laughing Matters: MST3K, “Here Comes the Circus”
Greta Gerwig has officially been a film director previously, sharing that role with indie film stalwart Joe Swanberg on the 2008 feature Nights and Weekends. Her writing credits are more extensive, ranging from her breakthrough in the low-key breakthrough Hannah … Continue reading Now Playing — Lady Bird
24. Kate Bush, “Love and Anger” In 1989, When Kate Bush released The Sensual World, her sixth full-length studio album, it had been four years since she’d shimmered new music into the world. Bush was never particularly prolific or expedient, … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 24 – 21
Writing about Alex Gibney’s Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God the other day got me thinking about this earlier documentary that shows another side of the way religion and zealotry can be leveraged into callous exploitation of … Continue reading From the Archive: Jesus Camp
Based on the albums Annie Clark released under the name St. Vincent, I thought she was an incredibly impressive and intricately inventive musician. Then I saw her play live — during the tour to support the utterly magnificent St. Vincent … Continue reading One for Friday: NirVincent, “Lithium”
Coffee for Two 