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- Patlabor OVA ep 1 of 7: “Second Unit, Move Out!” January 1, 2020
- Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK July 1, 2017
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![To be more than just the most talented name in CSN&Y, Neil Young needs Crazy Horse. They show his rock & roll guts. “Downtown” fits the dark human corner of […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tonightsthenight-115x115.jpg "Neil Young – Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown")
Neil Young – Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown
Posted on April 3, 2010 | No CommentsTo be more than just the most talented name in CSN&Y, Neil Young needs Crazy Horse. They show his rock & roll guts. “Downtown” fits the dark human corner of […] -
![There was a white man who lived alone in a small apartment in New York City. He worked for the government but had never been outside of the five boroughs. […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/crosseyedpainless-115x115.jpg "Talking Heads – Crosseyed And Painless")
Talking Heads – Crosseyed And Painless
Posted on September 24, 2009 | No CommentsThere was a white man who lived alone in a small apartment in New York City. He worked for the government but had never been outside of the five boroughs. […] -
![Even as he castrates himself in a field of wheat, Morrissey is a force. Few can toss a poison kiss like him. And with a voice both gray and fey […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Thornsmiths-115x115.gif "The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side")
The Smiths – The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Posted on April 26, 2009 | No CommentsEven as he castrates himself in a field of wheat, Morrissey is a force. Few can toss a poison kiss like him. And with a voice both gray and fey […] -
![Dan was a perfectionist, a college kid from New York rebopping L.A. Snarled voice, dark wit, gloss, parabolic solos over a steady groove: “Do It Again” was the blueprint. He […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/doitagaindan-115x115.jpg "Steely Dan – Do It Again")
Steely Dan – Do It Again
Posted on June 27, 2006 | No CommentsDan was a perfectionist, a college kid from New York rebopping L.A. Snarled voice, dark wit, gloss, parabolic solos over a steady groove: “Do It Again” was the blueprint. He […] -
![Van sings about the mystic, but the wee-man is a bit of a mystery himself. Going “pro” with Moondance (1970), he went safe. He mellowed. He became a craftsman. But […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/astralweeks-115x115.jpg "Van Morrison – Madame George")
Van Morrison – Madame George
Posted on January 19, 2006 | No CommentsVan sings about the mystic, but the wee-man is a bit of a mystery himself. Going “pro” with Moondance (1970), he went safe. He mellowed. He became a craftsman. But […] -
![“Punk” is bare — the pre-Beatles for a post-Beatles life. Both serious and fun, the code is a tight anticlimax. For the long haul it’s not; moderation and space are […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sheenapunk-115x115.jpg "Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker")
Ramones – Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Posted on May 29, 2005 | No Comments“Punk” is bare — the pre-Beatles for a post-Beatles life. Both serious and fun, the code is a tight anticlimax. For the long haul it’s not; moderation and space are […] -
![The song is “out” because the singer was. From the look and feel of the band, to the sheer whomp of their name, Queen earned the right to be obvious. […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/championqueen-115x115.jpg "Queen – We Are The Champions")
Queen – We Are The Champions
Posted on April 30, 2005 | No CommentsThe song is “out” because the singer was. From the look and feel of the band, to the sheer whomp of their name, Queen earned the right to be obvious. […] -
![Led Zeppelin is the sound of white conquest. The music bends to make sweet, sweet love even as the sound of it makes war in your bed-head. They’re kind of […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/presencelp-115x115.png "Led Zeppelin – Achilles Last Stand")
Led Zeppelin – Achilles Last Stand
Posted on December 22, 2004 | No CommentsLed Zeppelin is the sound of white conquest. The music bends to make sweet, sweet love even as the sound of it makes war in your bed-head. They’re kind of […] -
![Glam was rock & roll’s first reexamination of itself. The topic was pomp, the music raw. It was the sound of durable disposability; the unwavering style was key. Glam was […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/alliwantisyou-115x115.jpg "Roxy Music – All I Want Is You")
Roxy Music – All I Want Is You
Posted on March 24, 2004 | No CommentsGlam was rock & roll’s first reexamination of itself. The topic was pomp, the music raw. It was the sound of durable disposability; the unwavering style was key. Glam was […] -
![Or: “The Color, The Farfisa, and The Drone.” A found nugget claims the lost ditty in the name of self-definition. (It honors the democratic impulse.) I like this one because […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/strawberryalarmclock-115x115.jpg "Strawberry Alarm Clock – Incense And Peppermints")
Strawberry Alarm Clock – Incense And Peppermints
Posted on September 1, 2003 | No CommentsOr: “The Color, The Farfisa, and The Drone.” A found nugget claims the lost ditty in the name of self-definition. (It honors the democratic impulse.) I like this one because […]