Happy New Year! Hope you had a great time on NYE and welcome back!
Today I am featuring some cool covers by Sleater-Kinney and a compilation of punk rock from China.
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My Music news for 12/20/2016
This one includes a plea for sentencing reform from Pusha T, an album by Exotica, and some Easter Eggs in the album art for David Bowie's Blackstar album.
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The easy guide to finding all 45 of my Top Albums of 2016 and all of the companion playlists.
Too many albums to list here but let's just say it was a good year for Car Seat Headrest, Danny Brown, and Savages.
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Here it is, 100's of hours of work, and a whole year of listening to albums has led to these final ten albums.
My Top Ten Albums of 2016 (and a special tribute)
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Okay, here is Part Three of my deep-dive into the book Red Wheelbarrow by Sam Esmail and Courtney Looney.
This part covers May 15th and 16th.
Enjoy!
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I love reading books and I love music.
So, occasionally, I share my thoughts about music books that I think you might enjoy. There is a complete list of music books I endorse on my "music books" page.
This is my review of Chrissie Hynde's book Reckless: My Life as a Pretender.
Enjoy!
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This is my Halt and Catch Fire recap of S3 E3 Flipping The Switch
Apologies for not getting the recap done last night (was exhausted)
During this Episode, Gordon and Joe both try to burn down their respective Houses, Cameron provides Glue, and Bosworth meets Diane
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We lost another true music Giant today in Prince Nelson Rogers.
I have been a fan of his most of my life, to say I am sad would be an understatement. Here is my attempt to celebrate an artist who had a HUGE influence on my life.
RIP Prince Nelson Rogers, condolences to his family, friends, and the rest of his fans (like me).
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Time again to decide if I am "Rockist" or Right.
This week I am putting my love of the television show Vinyl (HBO) in the firing line.
Vote on my Twitter profile or by leaving a comment!
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One of the 80's biggest star's, Michael Stipe (or, at least, his beard) has a terrible secret....
Beware - Cthulhu has returned
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This is my episode 7 recap of Vinyl (HBO) I am calling my recap "Record Man's" Needle and the Damage Done.
In this episode, Richie meets Elvis, sets up a threesome, and reminds us just how bad he can be.
Enjoy!
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Vinyl has not been universally loved by critics. I am taking this opportunity to answer some of the most prominent and consistent criticisms of the show.
In particular, I am defending Richie's character arc, the treatment of female characters, and the criticism that the writers have made the female characters stereotypically "shrill." I also criticise the New York Times' coverage.
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This is my Episode 6 recap for Vinyl (HBO). I am calling the recap - A "Record Man" of Wealth and Taste.
On this episode of Vinyl (HBO), Richie Finestra is plagued by a devil, haunted by a skinny four-eyed ghost, and loses his Ziggy Stardust to the planet Mars.
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Every Wednesday I post an All-Time Album.
This week's All-Time Album is "The Clash" by The Clash
Enjoy!
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Every Thursday I put out a new Spotify playlist.
This week, I featured songs that made me think of David Bowie including songs by Marting Gore, Savages, Iggy and the Stooges, Cloud Nothings, DEVO, and many more.
RIP to the great David Bowie (there are not words)
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Every Wednesday I post an All-Time Album.
This week's pick is DEVO's "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO"
Come on pinheads and spuds, enjoy!
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