The Revenge of Googie
Anna Kodé has a piece in the New York Times (gift article) about the early Space Age Googie style of architecture. The article is filled with eye candy and visual delights from the style, some prominent artifacts of which were still around when I was young. It brings a tremendous
The Spotify Problem
Brandon Lucas Green writes about Spotify from an indie musician’s perspective and his piece contains some useful insights. Green points out that the service is a much better value proposition for musicians who are already popular and on major labels. Artists living in a late-stage capitalist society (ie. basically
Analogue Grand Diary
Maybe it’s early to be making New Year’s resolutions, or perhaps you don’t even believe in setting stretch goals just because the calendar changes. It seems that many have eschewed this once formerly popular habit. I confess that I have waxed and waned in my observance of
The Man Who Would Be King
One of my all-time favorite films is John Huston’s The Man Who Would Be King. I was first introduced to the movie adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling short story from 1888 by my English teacher in my senior year of high school. Kipling’s novel encapsulates some of the
Post Dreams
Not too long ago, I posted about a shoegaze cover of a music charts staple from decades ago and, well, I was sorely tempted to do it again. I came across a YouTube channel for a service called Musora which bills itself as “the ultimate music lessons experience.” Musora offers
Like A Virgin
Madonna’s most well-known album, Like A Virgin just celebrated its 40th anniversary. Like A Virgin was the first record I owned, given to me by my parents for my 9th birthday. The subject might have been a bit mature for me at that age, but it hardly mattered because
Non-standard Sunflower
The election is, whether mercifully or unmercifully, in the rearview mirror. Like some others, I want to turn my attention away from the day’s news, so closely coupled as it is with political events. Before I read about Kid Rock being appointed ambassador to the U.N., I mean
On Dark Horses
A conversation with a colleague led me to a surprising musical discovery.
The More Things Change
What are we to make of claims that we are part of a civilization in collapse?
Yvette Young - Always
Upon discovering the new single from Yvette Young (via Instagram of all places), I was immediately reminded of Sophie And Peter Johnson. The breezy sophistipop certainly merits easy comparisons. Then I realized that Young did vocals for Brothertiger’s mesmerizing cover of Sophie and Peter Johnson’s “Torn Open.” Young
