Books. With her review of the new Ian McEwan, Michiko Kakutani once again proves that when she pans a book, it’s actually worth reading (I’ll spare you the list). As if you were looking for it, here’s a nice spoof of DeLillo’s The Falling Man from the Guardian. And now Helen Schulman has a 9/11 […]
I tried it. From Friday morning through this morning, I neither listened to nor thought about nor read about music. And I didn’t miss it. An unforseen side effect did threaten, however: my standards might lower with lack of exposure. When a snippet of radio music in my sister’s car raised its ugly head in […]
If I get another email about the Horrors, I’m gonna assault a publicist. Any publicist. Why don’t they know when it’s over? Because they’ve been paid. And so i can’t really blame them. Speaking of paid: Today plans to be one of the few, first hot days of the pre-summer in NYC. Nothing better than […]
J Frank has spoken.
Today’s big question: how the hell does Billy Squier afford an apartment in the San Remo? Today’s mitigating happiness: People are discovering Sloan (again). Which is nice for Sloan, the stateside version, at least, where they’ve been ignored to the point of considering a breakup around the turn of the 21st century. A concert I […]
The National has sold out four of five nights at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom. Maybe even the fifth night by now. Now they’re also opening for Arcade Fire. And there’s documentary about their forthcoming album. And I’ve tried, I promise. I’ve crossed croc-crowded rivers for the National. I’ve excused the stupid fashion-victim sunglasses in the video […]
Can’t … stop … Cat Power – “Cat Scratch Fever” by Ted Nugent Lightning Bolt – “In a Big Country” by Big Country R. Kelly — “Teenage Riot” by Sonic Youth Alice Cooper – “Alice’s Restaurant” by Woody Guthrie (the political frisson alone makes my head explode” Chicago – “The Night Chicago Died” by Paper […]
Joanna Newsom – “Idle hands Are the Devil’s Playthings” Palace Brothers Boredoms – “Kings of the Wild Frontier” Adam and the Ants Bjork – Any X-ray Spex Animal Collective – “Elvira” by the Statler Brothers (that was them, right?)
WFMU is blowing my mind, at the moment, with a live Webster Lewis track. And now, for something I’ve always wanted to toss off: Dream Covers. This could be endless, by the way. Please make it so. Like they say on the cheesy radio stations, we wanna hear from you. Points go to those idea […]
My most favoritest music blog, and not just of the moment, and because while I hope I’m not too mainstream, I’m mainly a rock guy who’ll never have as good a handle on the type of stuff that 20 Jazz Funk Greats seems to gush like sweat and throb like gristle from an exercising extra […]
Stop Loving Everything 