Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some $#!+ by Emily McCullar Writing for Texas Monthly, Emily McCullar details the dilemma faced by wedding photographers in the state she covers, which presumably mirrors the experiences of similar professionals across the country. McCullar … Continue reading Outside Reading — Photo Negative edition
As we stumble to the end of this misbegotten year, it’s only right and proper that our holidays tunes are tinged with melancholy. In the opening lyrics of “Happy Holiday,” the new track from Diet Cig, Alex Luciano sweetly intones, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Diet Cig, “Happy Holiday”
419. Cyndi Lauper, She’s So Unusual (1983) Through the late nineteen-seventies and early nineteen-eighties, Cyndi Lauper faced a series of setbacks that reasonably should have made her decide that a prime place in the music business wasn’t meant to be … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #419 to #417
With a spectacular guitar riff, beautifully gnarled instrumentation, and vocals that slice like piano wire that’s been repurposed as weaponry, Editrix’s “Chelsea” is exactly the anti-capitalism pile-driver we need this holiday season. Tell Me I’m Bad, the debut album from … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Editrix, “Chelsea”
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. Bob Dylan logged seven Top 40 singles … Continue reading Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “Wigwam” and “Watching the River Flow”
422. Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Live Rust (1979) Lest anyone doubt Neil Young’s entrepreneurial spirit, he is one of the few artists who opted to make a live album to document the tour mounted in support of a live … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #422 to #420
It takes diligence to track the minor shifts and major changes Tigers Jaw has experienced over the years. Formed in Scranton, Pennsylvania a decade and a half ago, the group has undergone significant roster changes and refined their sound along … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Tigers Jaw, “Lemon Mouth”
425. Big Country, The Seer (1986) The intent was a return to the band’s roots. Big Country had the sort of hit debut that bands dream about. The Crossing, released in 1983, sold enough copies to earn a gold certification … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #425 to #423
In Praise of Phoebe Bridgers, a Thoroughly Good Celebrity by Madeline Ducharme Writing for Slate, Madeline Ducharme offers an accounting of Phoebe Bridgers’s contributions to the culture in recent months, and it’s a welcome compendium of good things in a … Continue reading Outside Reading — If We Make It Through December edition
It’s a tricky time to be an emerging artist. Arlo Parks started 2020 with a headlining tour through Europe that couldn’t be completed because of public heath lockdowns, prompting the need to find other ways to keep her name out … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Arlo Parks, “Caroline”
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