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5: Chuck Klosterman - I Wear the Black Hat (Grappling with Villains Real and Imagined)
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. Chuck Klosterman - I Wear the Black Hat (Grappling with Villains Real and Imagined). Speaking of which—a Simon and Schuster book by a pop culture observer that mistakenly refers to Jeff Ament as Pearl Jam’s guitarist (he’s the band’s bassist) and O.J. Simpson friend and attorney—and Kim Kardashian progenitor—Robert Kardashian as “Richard”, is a significant faux pas. As far as fact checking is concerned. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tales fr...
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5: September 2014
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. Gustavo Adrián Cerati Clark (1959-2014). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Listening, reading and writing about too much crap for your sake since 2001. NYC-based DJ with an encyclopedic knowledge of rock and roll and a deep love for music of all genres, particularly Brazilian. Musician, music geek, and master of all things metal, just to mention a few. Be forewarned, tho: from Bill Frisell to The Boredoms, he's got it covered. Blues for the Common Band.
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5: January 2015
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. But it’s just not today’s established performers: how ‘bout the hobbyist? You know, the well-off doctor/lawyer/businessman who wants to recreate the sounds of his youth when he comes home from the office and/or on the weekend while downing a case of beer with some buddies, and for whom, in many cases, money is no object. You get a guy like Andy from Pro Guitar Shop emulating a classic Stones. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The '00s: The Decade in Rev...
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5: Romy Balvers - "Waiting for You"
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. Romy Balvers - "Waiting for You". Dutch-born, NYC-based singer/songwriter Romy Balvers’ most recent release, “Waiting for You”, is a stark piano ballad, visually delivered via black and white clip alternating between Balvers at the piano and torch song performance. Check it out. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Listening, reading and writing about too much crap for your sake since 2001. The '00s: The Decade in Review. Blues for the Common Band.
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5: July 2015
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. Getting the Poison Out: The End of 'Californication'. Thanks to Netflix, and a year after everyone else—anyone who was still watching, that is—we’ve managed to settle the unfinished business we had with Californication. Season 6 is a ridiculous rock and roll journey almost redeemed by the luminous Maggie Grace. 8216;Lost’) and a bonafide rock legend: Sex Pistol Steve Jones. But “almost” is the key word here since the plot lines are as ...Season 7,...
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5: Your Valuable Hunting Knife: A Brief Guided by Voices Primer
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. Your Valuable Hunting Knife: A Brief Guided by Voices Primer. You may have heard of these guys, but have yet to experience the saga that is Guided by Voices up close and personal. Maybe you’ve been a tad gun-shy. Sure, who can blame you? And 6 compilations, in addition to various split EPs and singles—as well as reverence and reputation. But we’re here to help. So, shall we? Playing keyboards on a couple of tracks.). 1997’s Mag Earwhig! Matador] i...
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5: December 2014
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. What We're Listening To. What are YOU listening to? 2014: The Year in Review (Sort of). Another 12 months, another abridged and personalized version of a yearly recap. Let’s get crackin’, shall we? ALBUM OF THE YEAR. FLYING LOTUS You're Dead! We're not gonna burden you with even more hype for Steven Ellison's outfit but when each album is more breathtaking than the last, while ably navigating thru such diverse terrain as In A Silent Way. 8212;whic...
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5: October 2014
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. A Couple of Thoughts on Music Criticism. A consensus exists for a reason. Otherwise, the pronouncements of anyone who claims, say, Coltrane. Could barely play their respective instruments, for instance, would be taken seriously in that regard. Also, when faced with valid criticism of an artist you are partial to, responding with " Oh, you're just trying to be cool. As you were.carry on. To Be or Not to Be.Irrelevant. To be obscene.) His respon...
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5: Your Movie Sucks, Too
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. Your Movie Sucks, Too. A Horrible Experience of Unbearable Length: More Movies That Suck. Because the late Roger Ebert was a lifelong film critic he had first hand awareness of the pitfalls of sequels. And because he was one smart dude he knew enough not to make the same mistakes he’d witnessed time and time again on the silver screen, when it came time to publish a sequel to his fabulous compendium of crappy flicks, Your Movie Sucks. Mr Jones' Fa...
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5: Luis Dias (June 21, 1952 - Dec 8, 2009)
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THE music and pop-culture e-newsletter-turned-blog, baby. Luis Dias (June 21, 1952 - Dec 8, 2009). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Listening, reading and writing about too much crap for your sake since 2001. NYC-based DJ with an encyclopedic knowledge of rock and roll and a deep love for music of all genres, particularly Brazilian. Musician, music geek, and master of all things metal, just to mention a few. Be forewarned, tho: from Bill Frisell to The Boredoms, he's got it covered. Living in the Past.
