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Beers I Have Known: Guinness

Dan Seeger

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. The perennial. The standby. Mother’s milk. What one drinks for strength. Hell, what one drinks for glory. It is a meal. It actually may be healthier than most meals. It’s famously a booster of strength. And it’s a full-bodied brew for able-bodied men. Of late, it’s been on the right side of history. It’s an amazing elixir: creamy, rich, and hearty. It’s difficult to get it to the proper temperature, which is mildly … Continue reading Beers I Have Known: Guinness

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Top 40 Smash Taps: “Okay”

Dan Seeger

These posts are about the songs that can accurately claim to crossed the key line of chart success, becoming Top 40 hits on Billboard, but just barely. Every song featured in this series peaked at number 40. Though she had a Top 10 hit with “Don’t Mess with My Man” in 2002 (which seems to be part of the “Don’t Mess with” series), I’m betting that Nivea is better known for her personal life than her music career. That comes with the territory when there’s a marriage to and divorce from Terius “The-Dream” Nash and two separate engagements to Lil … Continue reading Top 40 Smash Taps: “Okay”

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Spectrum Check

Dan Seeger

This week at spectrum Culture, I started with an album review. Specifically, this was another of my attempts to write about an artist who I like a great deal, but whose work is a little outside of my proverbial writing wheelhouse. I’m somewhat satisfied with the resulting review of the new record from M.I.A., but I do feel like it could have used more precise and detailed descriptions of the music itself. I was somewhat at a loss to describe the melange of sounds she creates. M.I.A. makes fantastic songs, but I don’t thing she’s yet pulled off a album … Continue reading Spectrum Check