Beers I Have Known: Ale Asylum Babadook IPA
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. There is no shortage of IPAs in the big, sudsy world of beers, … Continue reading Beers I Have Known: Ale Asylum Babadook IPA
College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 28 – 25
28. Nine Inch Nails, “Head Like a Hole” Last week, I noted that “Down in It” was the first song Trent Reznor wrote for the album Pretty Hate Machine, the debut release from his band Nine Inch Nails. “Head Like … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 28 – 25
From the Archive — Henry V
As the latest directorial effort from Kenneth Branagh is greeted with fairly grim reviews, let’s remember a better time — artistically, anyway — for the knighted titan of the British arts. I wish I had a Henry V review written … Continue reading From the Archive — Henry V
One for Friday — Jack Frost, “Thought That I Was Over You”
When the self-titled debut album from Jack Frost was released, in 1991, the pitch to college radio kids was simple and obvious. The group teamed Steve Kilbey from the Church — still delivering sturdy left of the dial hits at … Continue reading One for Friday — Jack Frost, “Thought That I Was Over You”
The New Releases Shelf — Masseduction
Of the wondrous “New York,” the lead single off Masseduction, Annie Clark recently said it was the first entry from her swath of creations under the name St. Vincent that she listened to and believed it could be someone’s … Continue reading The New Releases Shelf — Masseduction
The Art of the Sell — “Goodfellas” trailer
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. In the summer of 1990, I worked in a video store. One the perks of such a … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — “Goodfellas” trailer
Now Playing — Thor: Ragnarok
Approaching the ten year mark of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s increasingly difficult — for me, anyway — to examine the offerings from the comic book publisher turned moviemaking behemoth outside of the context of their making. Taken on its … Continue reading Now Playing — Thor: Ragnarok
Playing Catch-Up — Get Low; Ex Libris: New York Public Library; What We Do in the Shadows
Get Low (Aaron Schneider, 2009). A wry comic drama all baled up in folksy charms, Get Low is so thoroughly pitched toward star Robert Duvall’s strengths that its difficult to imagine the film existing in a universe without him. Duvall … Continue reading Playing Catch-Up — Get Low; Ex Libris: New York Public Library; What We Do in the Shadows
College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 32 – 29
32. The Creatures, “Fury Eyes” Siouxsie and the Banshees were coming off of one of their biggest hits — the single “Peek-A-Boo” from the 1988 album Peepshow — when key band members Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie slipped away to a … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 40 Cuts, March 16, 1990 — 32 – 29
From the Archive — Richard Linklater films
On the occasion of Last Flag Flying, the new Richard Linklater feature, arriving in theaters — at least in New York City — here are, I believe, all of the reviews of the Texas filmmaker’s work that I’ve written, but … Continue reading From the Archive — Richard Linklater films
Coffee for Two 