Sonic Youth, Tim Sommer, and Kill Yr Idols
Kill your idols is a potent phrase. It is also extremely reasonable and important spiritual and artistic (though not…
December 1, 2014-
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The Kinks: The Beatles of Outsiders
Do you know what a “Familiar” is? A Familiar is an object or entity that appears in varying guises…
November 21, 2014 -
Pink Floyd End their Story in a Wondrous Way (Especially if you like Umma Gumma)
What a beautiful way to end a legendary lifespan. These days, fewer and fewer bands – and virtually no…
November 20, 2014 -
Eff You, Beatles: Or Why You Need To Know About “Rockin’ Rochester USA”
It is a strange, beautiful, brutal, and bittersweet song. It is not just a window into the past, but…
November 19, 2014 -
Now ‘Movember’ Means Mental Health, Too
The grow-your-stache in November public awareness campaign that is “Movember” has, in the past, focused on prostate and testicular cancer. But this year, mental…
November 14, 2014
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Kim Kardashian, The Mother of Fame, Versus Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner, the Mothers of Freedom
Yesterday, the media/interweb obsession with Kim Kardashian reached a kind of panic-like fury that could only have been equaled…
November 13, 2014 -
The Way We Hear Music Has Changed. Now Change it Some More.
A lot of buzz out there about Taylor Swift abandoning Spotify (what a very odd name – Taylor Swift…
November 5, 2014 -
Acker Bilk and Instrumentals of Exquisite Melancholy
In his masterpiece The Tin Drum, author Gunther Grass writes of a character who is able to “turn feelings…
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1985: I Turn Down My Chance to Become a (temporary) Beastie Boy
In the middle of 1985, the Beastie Boys were on the precipice of breaking big. The “Rock Hard” single…
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New York City and Taylor Swift (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Change)
I do not blame Taylor Swift for embracing her role as the new face of New York City. I…
October 30, 2014