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Radio Days — Then and Now: June 18, 2023

June 19, 2023 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. My pal who’s spent many, many years holding down the Sunday night, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. … Continue reading Radio Days — Then and Now: June 18, 2023

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #34 and #33

June 18, 2023 Dan Seeger

34. The Clash, Sandinista! (1980) “We planned to release a lot of singles, but we had trouble with CBS,” Paul Simonon, bassist for the Clash, told a reporter early in 1981, referring to recent scraps with the band’s record label. … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #34 and #33

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Outside Reading — Fahrenheit 450 and Rising edition

June 17, 2023June 16, 2023 Dan Seeger

As more schools target ‘Maus,’ Art Spiegelman’s fears are deepening by Greg Sargent Art Spiegelman has been here before, so when he intimates that the right-wingers’ frothing eagerness to ban books is at a higher level than before, and showing … Continue reading Outside Reading — Fahrenheit 450 and Rising edition

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This Week’s Model — THICK, “Doomer”

June 16, 2023 Dan Seeger

I like every but of this meaty, mighty rock song from the Brooklyn-based band THICK, but it’s the perfectly constructed chorus that makes it downright unshakeable: “I could kiss you hard right now/ Close my eyes and open up my … Continue reading This Week’s Model — THICK, “Doomer”

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The Art of the Sell — Parenthood teaser trailer

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 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. Although there’s also an art to cutting together an effective trailer using footage taken from the movie … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Parenthood teaser trailer

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John Romita Sr., 1930 – 2023

June 14, 2023 Dan Seeger

The degree to which any artist gets Spider-Man right is directly proportional to how well they adhere to the model of the character established by John Romita Sr. I don’t think this is a controversial assertion, even given the fact … Continue reading John Romita Sr., 1930 – 2023

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My Misspent Youth — X-Men Annual #6 by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz

June 13, 2023 Dan Seeger

I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. I started reading superhero comics just as the X-Men were turning … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — X-Men Annual #6 by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz

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Book Report — Sharp; Uncanny Valley

June 12, 2023 Dan Seeger

Sharp by Michelle Dean Nonfiction, 2018 The opening line of The Journalist and the Murderer, which originally appeared in three parts in the The New Yorker in 1989, is famous. “Any journalist who is not too stupid of too full … Continue reading Book Report — Sharp; Uncanny Valley

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #36 and #35

June 11, 2023 Dan Seeger

36. R.E.M., Murmur (1983) I.R.S. Records was keen to have a full-length R.E.M. studio effort to peddle. The Georgia band’s debut EP, Chronic Town, had been a hit, at least on college radio. Label representatives were confident enough in the … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #36 and #35

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Outside Reading — Knives Packed edition

June 10, 2023 Dan Seeger

What Top Chef loses when it loses Padma by Christina Izzo Our household has watched Top Chef from the beginning, even in the false start year hosted by the glob of charisma antimatter that was married to Billy Joel for … Continue reading Outside Reading — Knives Packed edition

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