This Week’s Model — Cable Ties, “Time for You”
With a sound like rolling thunder, the new track by Australian band Cable Ties acknowledges the stress of modern life. But “Time for You” is ultimately about the way a caring, rewarding partner can cut through all the worry and … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Cable Ties, “Time for You”
Beers I Have Known — Boss Dog Brewing Company Jobu
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. On a trek across the U.S. not so long ago, we made a … Continue reading Beers I Have Known — Boss Dog Brewing Company Jobu
Radio Days — March 1995 Adds for WMAD-FM
This series of posts covers my long, beloved history interacting with the medium of radio, including the music that flowed through the airwaves. When I write about my time in radio, I almost always focus on the student-run broadcast outlets … Continue reading Radio Days — March 1995 Adds for WMAD-FM
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
Coffee for Two 