This Week’s Model — Hurry, “A Fake Idea”
Sometimes nothing hits my ears, and my heart, more sweetly than a new track that reminds me of the chiming, charming college rock when I regularly roamed the poster-covered walls of my beloved radio alma mater. “A Fake Idea,” the … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Hurry, “A Fake Idea”
My Misspent Youth — Six from Sirius by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy
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. Although I was a dedicated Marvel Comics reader after giving myself … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — Six from Sirius by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy
The New Releases Shelf — Seek Shelter
The new album from the Danish band Iceage finds them on a sonic journey that used to be fairly commonplace. Among the titans of college rock who ruled the left end of the dial through the nineteen-eighties, there are a … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Seek Shelter
Charles Grodin, 1935 – 2021
As part of his starring role in the 1974 caper flick 11 Harrowhouse, Charles Grodin provides the narration. His character is introduced while sitting glumly in a posh waiting area. Grodin’s distinctive voice flatly states: “That’s me there. I don’t … Continue reading Charles Grodin, 1935 – 2021
Then Playing — Pieces of a Woman; 9to5: The Story of a Movement; The Witches of the Orient
Pieces of a Woman (Kornél Mundruczó, 2020). Pieces of Woman is meant to be a real gut punch of drama. It depicts the repercussions on a marriage when a home birth ends in tragedy. Martha (Vanessa Kirby) is Martha, a … Continue reading Then Playing — Pieces of a Woman; 9to5: The Story of a Movement; The Witches of the Orient
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #353 to #351
353. Meat Puppets, Mirage (1987) Meat Puppets spent the first chunk of the nineteen-eighties making music almost relentlessly. They churned out recordings with speed and aplomb, then followed those with lengthy tours. About the only think that could slow their … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #353 to #351
Outside Reading — One of Us edition
A Bronx Upstart. A Logo With a Tilt. Now It’s Everywhere. by Shane Goldmacher I wrote about the inspired messaging of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s inaugural political campaign three years ago, right after her upset victory in the primary set her … Continue reading Outside Reading — One of Us edition
This Week’s Model — Sleater-Kinney, “Worry With You”
Count me among those who thought Sleater-Kinney’s 2019 album, The Center Won’t Hold, was utterly fantastic. I know the churlish consensus is that the beloved band misstepped in adopting some of the ideas proffered by their famous producer, or perhaps … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Sleater-Kinney, “Worry With You”
The New Releases Shelf — Like a Stone
Like a Stone, the new album from the Philadelphia band Remember Sports, gave me a beloved sensation that is all too rare for me now. It took me back to my college radio days — both iterations — when a band … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Like a Stone
Beers I Have Known — Stiegl Raspberry Radler
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 lucky enough to have friends who are generous, compelled to share … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Stiegl Raspberry Radler
Coffee for Two 