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I won’t live long and I’m full of rot

Dan Seeger

So I’m clearly a little lax in the whole thinking, writing and typing thing this week. That’s in part because my laptop and I are having this sort of argument: Sad to say, I think it’s time for this little device to go see the doctor. Tomorrow will probably be some sort of low content mode concession as well, but I’ll try to fulfill my regular One for Friday duties. (Due credit: I swiped the image from elsewhere.) Continue reading I won’t live long and I’m full of rot

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Spectrum Check

Dan Seeger

This week, I tried to satisfy my household’s penchant for films that traffic in monsters and gore by reviewing Stake Land. As is often the case when dealing with this sort of genre fare, it was ultimately disappointing, the promising, inventive elements ultimately unable to outweigh the portions of the film that were pure retread. I’m still longing for that amazing discovery moment that comes from watching something Ti West’s The House of the Devil. I also reviewed the new album from Vivian Girls, which was a little odd having already worked with the band as performers who played at … Continue reading Spectrum Check

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One for Friday: The Actual Tigers, “Standing By”

Dan Seeger

I’d been away from radio for several years in the summer of 2001 when I finally found myself back in the midst of a faction of the broadcast spectrum that I hadn’t experienced in nearly a decade. I was part of radio, this time as an advisor rather than a student. Still, I was right there in the heart of the station, my original office located directly across from the main booth. After a lengthy stretch of having to engage in hefty outside scholarship to stay connected to the music that I most enjoyed, it was now all around me … Continue reading One for Friday: The Actual Tigers, “Standing By”