College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #338 to #336
338. The Mission UK, Gods Own Medicine (1987) “I was sat at home one night, up very late, listening to records, and I’ve got Mission speakers,” Wayne Hussey explained when asked about the inspiration behind the name he chose for … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #338 to #336
Outside Reading — Being Verda Tetteh edition
A High School Senior Won a $40,000 Scholarship. Then She Gave It Up. by Maria Cramer To my dismay, I tend to focus on the individuals and institutions that are causing the most untoward disruption, sowing chaos with their ineptness … Continue reading Outside Reading — Being Verda Tetteh edition
This Week’s Model — The Go! Team, “A Bee Without Its Sting”
A sunshiny pop number that’s just so clearly made for summer, “A Bee Without Its Sting” is an advance single from the forthcoming album by The Go! Team. More crucial to its gleaming appeal is the presence of Detroit students … Continue reading This Week’s Model — The Go! Team, “A Bee Without Its Sting”
Now Playing — In the Heights
Years before Lin-Manuel Miranda cemented his place in the pantheon of musical theater by creating an unlikely sensation with the adaptation of a weighty historical biography, he worked with playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes to tell a story that took place … Continue reading Now Playing — In the Heights
The New Releases Shelf — Sour
Sour isn’t an album for me, and I’m fine with that. Scratch that. Try again. I’m great with that. Olivia Rodrigo made her young fame bounding along the Disney treadmill, including a turn as one of the leads in the … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Sour
Laughing Matters — Steven Wright’s first appearance on The Tonight Show
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. I was watching The … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Steven Wright’s first appearance on The Tonight Show
Beers I Have Known — Central Waters Brewing Company Pilot Series Tangerine Wheat
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. Because when one has finally found their way to the tasting room of … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Central Waters Brewing Company Pilot Series Tangerine Wheat
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #341 to #339
341. Sonic Youth, EVOL (1986) In retrospect, it’s clear that EVOL is the album that marked Sonic Youth starting to grow up. Devotees of the band’s earlier anti-music roughhousing might have been more inclined to call it selling out, to … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #341 to #339
Outside Reading — Waves edition
Making Waves by Gabriella Angotti-Jones This marvelous piece from The New York Times, largely a photo essay with just enough elaborative commentary to heighten the power and poignancy of the images, touches on the small and mutually devoted culture of … Continue reading Outside Reading — Waves edition
This Week’s Model — Lucy Dacus, “Brando”
Lucy Dacus has already released a few songs from her forthcoming album, Home Video. They’ve all been strong examples of her impeccable songwriting and expressive performance style. Clearly, though, “Brando” is the one I was waiting for. Drawing on a … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Lucy Dacus, “Brando”
Coffee for Two 