Now Playing — Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
I truly believe Rian Johnson has found the character he could writer and direct exclusively for the remainder of his days and be satsisfied all the way. Johnson’s 2019 feature, Knives Out, introduced Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), a master detective … Continue reading Now Playing — Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #101 to #99
101. Foreigner, 4 (1981) For anyone who want to understand — really, really know — what album-rock radio sounded like in the nineteen-eighties, particularly the first half before hair metal came prancing in to knock the system askew, Foreigner’s 4 … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #101 to #99
Outside Reading — The Road Is So Long edition
A Warm Slice of Pizza in a Bombarded City by Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Natalia Yermak I understand that I operate with a level of privilege, and I try not to take it for granted. As my household gets to pause … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Road Is So Long edition
This Week’s Model — Bootsy Collins, “Here 4 a Reason”
Funky boys and girls who’ve secured their place on the Nice list know that the jolly man coming down their chimneys on Christmas Eve doesn’t hail from the North Pole. Instead, a proud son of Cincinnati who plays the bass … Continue reading This Week’s Model — Bootsy Collins, “Here 4 a Reason”
My Misspent Youth — World’s Finest by Dave Gibbons and Steve Rude
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. As devoted reader of the heady sci-fi superhero series Nexus beginning … Continue reading My Misspent Youth — World’s Finest by Dave Gibbons and Steve Rude
Medium Rotation — Dig Me In: A Dig Me Out Covers Album; CAZIMI
VARIOUS ARTISTS Dig Me In: A Dig Me Out Covers Album (self-released) — Starting with the surprise inclusion of 7-inch with two new tunes in the complete-discography box set Start Together as means of teasing their comeback, the second coming … Continue reading Medium Rotation — Dig Me In: A Dig Me Out Covers Album; CAZIMI
Radio Days — The Snowbound Satellite Dish
This series of posts covers my long, beloved history interacting with the medium of radio, including the music that flowed through the airwaves. I grew up and went to college in a state that hurls mighty tests of fortitude at … Continue reading Radio Days — The Snowbound Satellite Dish
Laughing Matters — Goober the Clown
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. With nearly fifty seasons … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Goober the Clown
College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #104 to #102
104. Bangles, Different Light (1986) There was no official lead singer in the Bangles. On Different Light, the band’s second full-length studio album, every last member of the quartet — guitarist Susanna Hoffs, drumer Debbi Peterson, guitarist Vicki Peterson, and … Continue reading College Countdown: CMJ Top 1000, 1979 – 1989 — #104 to #102
Outside Reading — Jólabókaflóð edition
Iceland’s Christmas Book Flood Is a Force of Nature by Lauren Oster For Smithsonian magazine, Lauren Oster writes about the Icelandic tradition called Jólabókaflóð, which amounts to a holiday season celebration of books. The articles traces the long reverence for … Continue reading Outside Reading — Jólabókaflóð edition
Coffee for Two 