Still recovering. While I risk falling further behind on the big ongoing project by caving to this diversion, I think this is the proper way to fill this digital space today. This is presented partially as a tribute to my favorite band named after Muppets. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Gonna rap about this, gonna rap about that, gonna tell everybody where it’s at

Lately, Pitchfork has been doing what any sensible collective of media-obsessed opinion-slingers do in a year that ends with a nine: creating lengthy lists of the very best of the past ten years. This is naturally cause for some consternation and second-guessing (as well as appreciation, which is more rarely expressed). Their list of the “Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s” yielded a succinct and appropriate reaction from a good friend of mine and wise music observer, so I feel no need to add to the discussion. As for the recently issued Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s, I … Continue reading It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights