Medium Rotation — Anarchist Gospel; Eye of I
SUNNY WAR Anarchist Gospel (New West) — Sunny War was based in Los Angeles for several years, but she was born in Nashville and spent many of her formative years in that storied music city. Not so long ago, she … Continue reading Medium Rotation — Anarchist Gospel; Eye of I
The Art of the Sell — Adam West for Nestlé Quik
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. I believe any explanation I would give about why this commercial for Nestlé Quik is entirely unnecessary. … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Adam West for Nestlé Quik
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #62 to #60
62. Pretenders, Learning to Crawl (1984) Around a year after their release of Pretenders II and following the tour that supported it, Chrissie Hynde convened a band meeting. Bassist Pete Farndon was told of his ouster from the group, a … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #62 to #60
Outside Reading — Peers edition
Just Us by Charles Homans For this article, Charles Homans starts with the questionable press tour undertaken by a juror who served in a grand jury case examining one slice of the monumentally criminality of the amoral dimwit who placed … Continue reading Outside Reading — Peers edition
This Week’s Model — The National, “Eucalyptus”
Much as I admire the ambition and sonic sweep the National often bring to their music, I must admit that nothing they do hits me in the solar plexus quite like those instances when they strips things down and have … Continue reading This Week’s Model — The National, “Eucalyptus”
While Jesus is saving I’m spending all my grace on rosy-red pallor of lights on center stage
Sixty-eighth in a series…. (source) Continue reading While Jesus is saving I’m spending all my grace on rosy-red pallor of lights on center stage
Laughing Matters — The Pink Phink
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. When moviegoers went to … Continue reading Laughing Matters — The Pink Phink
Then Playing — Triangle of Sadness; The Whale; Black Adam
Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund, 2022). Swedish writer-director Ruben Östlund’s initial inspiration for the film Triangle of Sadness was the world of fashion, as reflected by the title’s reference to the furrowed brow that earns a male model (Harris Dickinson) … Continue reading Then Playing — Triangle of Sadness; The Whale; Black Adam
Now Playing — Boston Strangler
In the summer of 1962, Boston newspapers started printing stories about a series of seemingly connected murders in the city. The victims were found strangled to death in their apartments. After trying out a few other monikers for the killer, … Continue reading Now Playing — Boston Strangler
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #65 to #63
65. Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Punch the Clock (1983) As he did from time to time, Elvis Costello decided he wanted to make an album with broader appeal. Following the critical drubbing and commercial disappointment of his 1981 country … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #65 to #63
Coffee for Two 