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What We’ve Said Recently
- Maison Ikkoku eps 1 & 2 January 1, 2021
- Patlabor OVA ep 2 of 7: “Long Shot” January 4, 2020
- Love You ‘Til Tuesday (1969) January 3, 2020
- Halloween II January 2, 2020
- 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
- Vinyl – Hipster Affectation, Archival Format, Late Stage Capitalism Freak Out January 16, 2017
- Federale – They can Even do it Live January 15, 2017
- Episode 21: Welcome to the Reset and Episode 22: Welcome to God! January 14, 2017
- Lazy Friday Videos (warning:drumsolos) January 13, 2017
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Music Feature Archive
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Space Drones
Posted on April 17, 2016 | No CommentsBefore they composed the soundtracks to such varied films as Sorcerer, Thief, Risky Business, and Legend, Tangerine Dream were a bunch of long-haired machine heads from Germany, fiddling obsessively with towers of […] -
David Bowie
Posted on March 26, 2016 | No CommentsDavid Bowie’s death hit me hard. I did not cry. I didn’t put my life on hold, to better cope with the shock. And it was shocking, make no mistake. […] -
The Dictionary of Glam Rock
Posted on March 8, 2015 | No CommentsAlice Cooper: glam guignol Bowie: space glam Cockney Rebel: pub glam Jobriath: show-glam Kiss: arena glam Lou Reed: Warhol glam Mott the Hoople: Dylan glam New York Dolls: subway glam Queen: […] -
Giorgio Moroder
Posted on May 18, 2014 | No CommentsI like Giorgio Moroder’s music, because he is (among other things) the king of cheese-synthesizer funk.* Air, Daft Punk, and Todd Terje owe much of their sound to him. When he […] -
You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup
Posted on April 25, 2014 | No CommentsAny Beatles obsessive will want to read You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup. I would not say this is a particularly illuminating read. Nor would I […] -
Sparks: 30 Favorites
Posted on April 20, 2014 | No CommentsWonder Girl (1971) Fletcher Honorama (1971) Slowboat (1971) Do-Re-Mi (1972) Girl From Germany (1972) No More Mr. Nice Guys (1972) Nothing is Sacred (1972) Whippings and Apologies (1972) Talent is an Asset (1974) Achoo (1974) Hospitality […] -
Bob Dylan: 20 Favorites
Posted on February 17, 2013 | No CommentsIt Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (1965) Sitting on a Barbed Wire Fence (1965) Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat (Live 1966) Tiny Montgomery (1967/1975) Drifter’s Escape […] -
Prince (1979-1992): 20 Favorites
Posted on April 20, 2012 | No Comments“I Wanna Be Your Lover” (1979) “Dirty Mind” (1980) “When You Were Mine” (1980) “Do Me, Baby” (1981) […] -
The Best Music Of The 2000s: Jack
Posted on January 25, 2010 | No CommentsAlbums 1. Franz Ferdinand (2004): Fun, fey, formidable, and just a tad forbidding. Great rock & roll, and a really strong collection of songs. In Rainbows (Radiohead, 2007): Past their […] -
My College Rock
Posted on December 9, 2007 | No CommentsA roundup. Pavement Pavement is a prefab cult band. Because the music is verbose and deliberately throwaway, it’s model college rock. As slacker-dandies given to lo-fi snobbery, they’re clever. I […]