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This Week’s Model — The Breeders, “Divine Mascis”

September 22, 2023 Dan Seeger

I usually cram all my three-quarters-baked observations about the tracks highlighted in this weekly feature. In the case of the different version of the Breeders’ alternative rock hit “Divine Hammer” that was released this week just ahead of its inclusions … Continue reading This Week’s Model — The Breeders, “Divine Mascis”

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Bait Taken — Spin’s Every Replacements Album Ranked

September 21, 2023December 28, 2023 Dan Seeger

There are many building blocks of the internet, but the cornerstones are think pieces, offhand lists, and other hollow provocations meant to stir arguments and, therefore, briefly redirect web traffic. Engaging such material is utterly pointless. Then again, it’s not like I … Continue reading Bait Taken — Spin’s Every Replacements Album Ranked

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The New Releases Shelf — Guts

September 19, 2023 Dan Seeger

Olivia Rodrigo gave no indication that she was going to have difficulty following up her sensational debut album, Sour. Surely, it would have been understandable had she been taken a little aback by the surge of commercial and critical success … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Guts

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #14

September 17, 2023 Dan Seeger

14. Talking Heads, Little Creatures (1985) Movies, it turns out, take a long time to make. David Byrne, the frontman of Talking Heads, learned that as he ground his way towards his feature directorial debut. As the band that provided … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #14

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Outside Reading — Mills Mulls edition

September 16, 2023 Dan Seeger

The Most Heartfelt and Goofy of R.E.M., According to Mike Mills by Devon Ivie I consider myself lucky that my tenure as a student in college radio coincided with the time that R.E.M. were still making great records. My longtime … Continue reading Outside Reading — Mills Mulls edition

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This Week’s Model — Big Thief, “I Was Born for Loving You”

September 15, 2023 Dan Seeger

There has clearly been no diminishment in the capacity for Big Thief to release one sterling song after another, all done with a rapid pace basically unseen the heyday of nineteen-eighties Britpop bands that were under the thumb of a … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Big Thief, “I Was Born for Loving You”

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Radio Days — Too Much Joy at Shank Hall

September 14, 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. When a group of us college radio kids participate in the beater car caravan from our modest … Continue reading Radio Days — Too Much Joy at Shank Hall

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Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “Heavy Fallin’ Out”

September 12, 2023 Dan Seeger

These posts are about the songs that fell just short of crossing the key line of chart success, entering the Billboard Top 40. Every song featured in this series peaked at number 41. The Stylistics had a team that served … Continue reading Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “Heavy Fallin’ Out”

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College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #15

September 10, 2023 Dan Seeger

15. The Cure, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (1987) Robert Smith had the whole history of the Cure in his head when he started writing songs for the band’s seventh studio album, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. Of … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #15

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This Week’s Model — Frida Kill, “Last Ditch Effort”

September 8, 2023 Dan Seeger

Some weeks I scour all the new tracks that have been released by an amazing array of artists, agonizing over which song I’ll plop into this weekly feature. Some weeks, the phenomenal Shilpa Ray makes a recommendation on her Instagram, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Frida Kill, “Last Ditch Effort”

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