The Engine of Cultural Alienation – The Music Algorithm and it’s Discontents
I’m going to link a Variety article and not make fun of it. I’m as shocked as you are.
The Ages of Rock
When you’re nearly 50 and you turn on the classic rock station and you hear something that was the antithesis of “classic rock” when you were a kid, it gets a body to wondering. I mean it only makes sense in one way: back in the early 80’s, Classic Rock was mostly stuff from the… Read More The Ages of Rock
Unnamed Journal 47 – Blackhole Sun
Everyone older than 45 is thinking “won’t you come, and wash away the raaaaaaainnnnn” The Summer Issue is out! Enjoy a varying collection of tales: The Time I Blew Up a School Bus, by Mark Fibble Those Big Ugly Birds With Crooked Necks, by Tremain Xenos Stitch Ink, by Sonny Zae Famous Monsters, by Gary… Read More Unnamed Journal 47 – Blackhole Sun
UJ 47 Is On Its Way
Back when we published Issue 46, Electric Barbarella, I announced that we got enough good submissions to fill out the summer issue as well. That being the case, I expect said issue to be out by the end of this month. Everyone whose pieces have been accepted have already been notified of this, and will… Read More UJ 47 Is On Its Way
The Death of Rock Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
So says Spotify, according to YouTube. Apparently every song on this list is doing well on Spotify, which is the closest thing to doing well on the radio that still exists in any meaningful way. Radio still exists, sure, but it’s a backward-looking medium; and since the 90’s it’s where you go to find stuff… Read More The Death of Rock Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Unnamed Journal 46 – Electric Barbarella
The Spring 2026 issue is in the can! We are up on all platforms, from Patreon to Gumroad to Amazon. Incidentally, the qualityof our submissions this time around was strong enough to fill the Summer issue as well, so there won’t be another submission window until the fall. We expect to get the summer issue… Read More Unnamed Journal 46 – Electric Barbarella
In Praise of Mission Control
Certain pieces of music apply to certain times of year. I don’t listen to Joy Division in the summer, that’s January Rock, cold slaps of spare drum beats echoing the frozen ground. And I wouldn’t listen to say, On the Corner in the winter, it’s too wrigglingly alive a piece of music, hot and florid… Read More In Praise of Mission Control
The Institution and The Mission: Reflections on Rewatching The Wire
Because my inner nerd betrayed me when I heard that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was being made, I got myself an HBO Max account. Because I decided I didn’t feel like shelling out until the next season comes out, I cancelled the subscription. Between then, and April when it expires, I’m rewatching The… Read More The Institution and The Mission: Reflections on Rewatching The Wire
Unnamed Journal 45 Is Live! It Has Been, Actually.
Of course, if you were subscribing to our Patreon, you would already know that. You would already have access to the issue, plus other cool things. But if you’d rather, you can check it out on Gumroad. That’s totally valid and I respect it. And if you’d like a dead-tree version, Amazon will hook you… Read More Unnamed Journal 45 Is Live! It Has Been, Actually.
Stranger Things – The Greatest Troll of All Time
We have all – or all of us that care – watched the final titanic season of Stranger Things. We have all filled the internet with our opinions on it. It’s flaws are well known. I am not here to complain of the bloated cast, the wheel-spinning plot, the scenes that go on for the… Read More Stranger Things – The Greatest Troll of All Time
