Programming Note
Today defeated me, so I’m going to let my little corner of the digital world go dormant for a couple days. We will return to daily updates with this Sunday’s College Countdown post. Continue reading Programming Note
Laughing Matters — Jake Johannsen’s first appearance on Late Night with David Letterman
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. Thirty-five years ago this … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Jake Johannsen’s first appearance on Late Night with David Letterman
Now Playing — Nope
I don’t really know anything about writer-director Jordan Peele’s process when he crafts a new film, but I like to imagine that he starts with the first story idea that comes to mind and then pushes himself — pointedly and … Continue reading Now Playing — Nope
Beers I Have Known — Raquette River Brewing Wicked Felina Mexican Lager
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. After a few long days of driving, it’s nice to settle into the … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Raquette River Brewing Wicked Felina Mexican Lager
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #164 to #162
164. Billy Bragg, Talking with the Taxman About Poetry (1986) “I’m a firm believer that by the third album, you have to show some signs of progression,” Billy Bragg said. “With the first couple of LPs, you’re just carving out … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #164 to #162
Outside Reading — This Stamp Surrounds Hate and Forces It to Surrender edition
Pete Seeger outlasted the bastards by John Nichols On the occasion of Pete Seeger receiving well-deserved commemoration on a stamp from the U.S. Postal Service, John Nichols writes a celebratory of appraisal of the folk icon’s enduring legacy. Mostly, as … Continue reading Outside Reading — This Stamp Surrounds Hate and Forces It to Surrender edition
This Week’s Model — Plains, “Problem with It”
When Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson decided to collaborate, they didn’t treat it as a lark, some mere noodling that might provide a B-side or two. They came up with enough material for a full studio album and recorded it … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Plains, “Problem with It”
My Misspent Youth — Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang
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. Paper Girls begins in 1988. It doesn’t stay there. Written by … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang
Medium Rotation — White Jesus Black Problems; Big Time
FANTASTIC NEGRITO White Jesus Black Problems (Storefront Records) — Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz has a new story to tell on White Jesus Black Problems, his fifth studio album under the name Fantastic Negrito. Some impromptu examination of his family tree yielded … Continue reading Medium Rotation — White Jesus Black Problems; Big Time
Radio Days — College Lunch Blocks
This series of posts covers my long, beloved history interacting with the medium of radio, including the music that flowed through the airwaves. The way I remember it is this: We needed a special programming feature that could air at … Continue reading Radio Days — College Lunch Blocks
Coffee for Two 