I tell The Turtlenauts of Zond 5 about the Replacements, Joe Ely, Phil Ochs, the Mekons, and the lack of a true self
Although tortoises are not mammals, humankind should remain in awe of the achievement of Bek and Lek, two…
August 29, 2014-
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R.E.M. Were the Band of Our Time
This past Sunday was the 32nd anniversary of the release of Chronic Town by R.E.M. I tried writing about…
August 27, 2014 -
All Hail Dada Sitcoms like Luxury Comedy
Bizarrely, live-action television has rarely been a particularly fertile venue for surrealism. This is very odd indeed, for the…
August 25, 2014 -
Taking the Tim Sommer Challenge: Here’s My Top Ten Song List
A few weeks ago Tim Sommer, whose Noise, the Column graces the Brooklyn Bugle, responded to his friend Tim Broun, publisher of the blog Stupefaction, by publishing a playlist of his top ten songs on the Bugle. He concluded the title of his post with, “…
August 23, 2014
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Rock’n’Roll is Dead, Long Live Rock’n’Roll! (Of course, this is about Scott Walker)
Reeves Gabrels plays guitar like a scientist getting ready to torch his lab for the insurance money. He is…
August 22, 2014 -
ROCK DISCO PLAYLIST, 1979
Linda Rizzo is a DJ and photographer whose efforts do great honor to the ghosts of the Kingdom of…
August 21, 2014 -
The New York Times is Idiotic, AGAIN, and It Gives Me an Excuse to Rave About Echo & The Bunnymen
Dear New York Times: Once upon a time, when we wore Adidas, watched Melba Tolliver, were confused by the…
August 20, 2014 -
Billy Rath R.I.P, and the Heartbreakers Rock Forever
Despite all our ascents into art and madness (decade-long day trips to the hills to hear the humming airsome…
August 17, 2014 -
The Solution to All Our Problems: Not Your Average Goat and Your Average Goat
There is a great beauty in confusion. The seemingly random assembly of events, geometry, words, sounds, forms, colors, and…
August 15, 2014 -
FIVE GREAT SONGS (Just Because!)
Because it’s Wednesday, and because it would simply be tasteless to engage in a detailed discussion of the Rule…
August 13, 2014