College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #260 to #258
260. David Bowie, Scary Monsters (1980) As the nineteen-eighties dawned, David Bowie was arguably the quintessential rock ‘n’ roll artiste. Bowie was coming off a trio of studio albums — Low, “Heroes,” and Lodger, which he had taken to referring … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #260 to #258
Outside Reading — I Am Lrrr, Ruler of the Planet Omicron Persei 8
What’s in a Name? If It’s Omicron, a Minor Marketing Challenge. by Shane O’Neill Writing for The New York Times, Shane O’Neil offers a wry survey of the various businesses and organizations that have run into headaches as COVID-19 variant … Continue reading Outside Reading — I Am Lrrr, Ruler of the Planet Omicron Persei 8
This Week’s Model — Waxahatchee, “Tomorrow”
Katie Crutchfield keeps busy. Even as she’s continued to tour, tour, tour in pandemic-belated support of Waxahatchee’s first-rate 2020 album, Saint Cloud, she’s found the time to make new music, too. She cut a few new covers for a spruced-up, … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Waxahatchee, “Tomorrow”
My Misspent Youth — Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
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. In the summer of 1964, any kid with a quarter and … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Then Playing — Moana; Adrienne; The Last Duel
Moana (Ron Clements and John Musker, 2016). Nearly thirty years after Ron Clements and John Musker were centrally involved in the rescue of Walt Disney Animation Studios by directing The Little Mermaid, they go back to the place where it’s … Continue reading Then Playing — Moana; Adrienne; The Last Duel
Beers I Have Known — Hillsboro Brewing Company Contented Cow
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. I am mindful of the fact that the last couple years have been … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Hillsboro Brewing Company Contented Cow
Radio Days — The Advisor
This series of posts covers my long, beloved history interacting with the medium of radio, including the music that flowed through the airwaves. It wasn’t like me to knock on that door, or, more precisely, the jamb around the open … Continue reading Radio Days — The Advisor
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #263 to #261
263. Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Easy Pieces (1985) “I could think the sound of this LP is considerably different to the first one,” Lloyd Cole said not along after the release of Easy Pieces, his sophomore outing with backing … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #263 to #261
Outside Reading — In the Dark edition
The limits of “You have to see it on the big screen!” by Scott Tobias Now that I’ve taken my first few forays back into the airborne disease incubator that is the movie theater, I greatly appreciate this consideration on … Continue reading Outside Reading — In the Dark edition
This Week’s Model — Fresh, “Morgan & Joanne”
As we sled into the part of the calendar which is meant to be filled with good cheer, it seems appropriate to turn over this workweek-ending feature to an artist that allows me to pilfer and post an Instagram snap … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Fresh, “Morgan & Joanne”
Coffee for Two 