Man Man Is Weird. Let’s Get Weird With On Oni Pond
There really is no other way to say it: Man Man is a weird band. Their records are a soundtrack to your daydreams and nightmares. They paint their face making their shows more… Continue reading
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What Have You Been Listening To Lately: The Back To School Edition: Monae, Mazzy, HAIM (I knowww) and The Stepkids
OK, so yes. A lot has happened since I’ve actually “blogged” on my own blog. School has started and I’ve kind of been all over the place: meeting new people, going on friend-dates,… Continue reading
The Retro-Renaissance, Brought To You By Jonathan Rado: Law & Order
The psychedelia of the 1960s was when the smoke got in your eyes. Listening to records of that era is surreal and colorful, mystical and mental. The roots of it are folk –… Continue reading
“Wise Up/When You’re Gonna Rise Up”: Elvis Costello and The Roots: Wise Up Ghost
It starts with anything. It could be a computer or a melodica. Including the Apple Computer volume “quacks” that are all too familiar, the first seven seconds of Wise Up Ghost sum up… Continue reading
I Live-Blog #10Day Because Chance The Rapper
I remember the day I fell in love. It was a day I had to walk into the deep North East of DC after work, for reasons I can no longer remember. It… Continue reading
He’s Earl Sweatshirt, And We’re Not.
At the age of nineteen, Earl Sweatshirt is anticipated. Our culture has seen this narrative many times before. Between pop stars and child actors, it’s either all a big surprise or the whole… Continue reading
Loose Bass Strings Are My Boyfriend. Segall’s “Sleeper” Is Romantic Psychedlic. Marry Me.
When you think about Ty Segall, you think about the lobes of your brain splitting into…what is it? Six? Yeah, it’s six. And if you haven’t heard Ty Segall, then it’s a whole… Continue reading
What Have You Been Listening To Lately? Nothing. (Actually, Not Really.) Also, I Have A Bone To Pick With Haim
I want to ask myself what I’ve been listening to lately. But there has been a drought. And the Internet seems to agree. I hadn’t made a mid-year year-end list only because I was busy… Continue reading
An Actual Personal History/Manifesto: The Story Of The Blog, Our New News Vessel
I have this really intimate relationship with writing. Ever since I started writing “seriously” it’s always been immediate. Let’s start from the beginning. When I was a junior in college, I spent a… Continue reading
East and West: Same Equation, Different Variables: Live-Blogging The Chronic
Yesterday, when I live-blogged Stankonia, I got a lot of feedback. Most of it was, “I can’t believe you’ve never heard this record before!” And the like. I put an internet meme (that WordPress,… Continue reading