Pam and Tommy and Steve and Johnnie
It must be Biopic season, because I’ve just sat down of my own free will and watched two fictionalizations of … Continue reading Pam and Tommy and Steve and Johnnie
Category: Music
Hipgnosis, and the Great Age of Album Covers
Every right-thinking person should deplore Rolling Stone magazine for being a glossy nostalgia rag and corporate liberalism enabler. But every … Continue reading Hipgnosis, and the Great Age of Album Covers
The Branding Stones Roll On
Charlie Watts died, and the articles about him were pro forma: great drummer, great bloke, much miss, wow. I briefly … Continue reading The Branding Stones Roll On
On the Pleasures of Doom Jazz
At some point in the last 15 years, I stopped paying attention to popular music trends. Call it the consequence … Continue reading On the Pleasures of Doom Jazz
“Tenet” is Bad, “Sound & Fury” is Good
Twitter impresario Mencius Moldbugman stomps on the Last Film in Theaters with both feet. Apparently Nolan has been utterly corrupted … Continue reading “Tenet” is Bad, “Sound & Fury” is Good
In Praise of Sleater-Kinney’s “The Woods”
Abandoning the old Rate My CD’s project earlier this year gave me freedom to listen to my music whenever the … Continue reading In Praise of Sleater-Kinney’s “The Woods”
More Noise on Bandcamp – A New Duke Bike Rider EP
The ease of digital recording has made it fun to collaborate with yourself. All of these were made on Garageband, … Continue reading More Noise on Bandcamp – A New Duke Bike Rider EP
Bandcamp Is Waiving Its Share of Sales Today
As coronavirus and protests continue to disrupt the country and its economy, many have asked the best ways to support … Continue reading Bandcamp Is Waiving Its Share of Sales Today
Nada Surf and the Importance of Band Names
I like Nada Surf. They’re a band. And I like them. I own precisely one of their records, an EP. … Continue reading Nada Surf and the Importance of Band Names
Butterfly Figure Skater: Duke Bike Rider on Soundcloud
Sometime I create music as well. I consider them sonic doodles. Learning to play an instrument or absorb music theory … Continue reading Butterfly Figure Skater: Duke Bike Rider on Soundcloud
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