My Misspent Youth — Journey Into Mystery by Kieron Gillen and Richard Elson
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. Loki, the trickster god, was certainly in plenty of comics that … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Journey Into Mystery by Kieron Gillen and Richard Elson
The New Releases Shelf — Daddy’s Home
The short description of the new album Daddy’s Home is “St. Vincent does soul music.” More specifically, the shape-shifting modern-art-rock maestro looked to the soul and R & B music of the early nineteen-seventies, citing Stevie Wonder specifically but clearly … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Daddy’s Home
Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “One Chain Don’t Make No Prison”
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. Like many of the acts that regularly … Continue reading Top 40 Smash Near Misses — “One Chain Don’t Make No Prison”
Now Playing — The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
I argue, with some regularity, that modern Hollywood horror films falter in large part because they don’t take their scenarios seriously. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It has me thinking I might be wrong about that. The new … Continue reading Now Playing — The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #344 to #342
344. Graham Parker and the Shot, Steady Nerves (1985) For the erudite plentitude that touted Graham Parker of one of the great songwriters of his generation, and who rooted for the man to finally have a taste of the mass-market … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #344 to #342
Outside Reading — Transponster edition
On Chandler Bing’s Job by Megan Garber I’m not my cohort’s resident expert on the sitcom about a sextet of New Yorkers who will be there for one another when precipitations obeys the law gravity. So it with humility that … Continue reading Outside Reading — Transponster edition
This Week’s Model — Wolf Alice, “How Can I Make It OK?”
“How I Can I Make It OK?” is one of those tracks that feels big and epic, constantly escalating to another level of sonic richness, while also standing as finely, expertly contained. It has the luxuriant sweep and exquisite precision … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Wolf Alice, “How Can I Make It OK?”
My Misspent Youth — Tales Designed to Thrizzle by Michael Kupperman
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. Over the years of my comic book reading, I have been … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Tales Designed to Thrizzle by Michael Kupperman
The New Releases Shelf — Delta Kream
I suspect the Black Keys would be very happy if every one of their albums from here on in was simply a variation on their latest, Delta Kream. It makes sense. Why strain and struggle to write and record original … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Delta Kream
The Art of the Sell — Where the Wild Things Are trailer
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. One of the main things I miss about haunting my local movie theater is the procession of … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Where the Wild Things Are trailer
Coffee for Two 