I've never figured out how I feel about Silver Jews, which is like saying I've never figured out how I feel about oranges. Oranges are oranges, the Silver Jews are what they are, and both get along fine without me. But all of that is horseshit because both are there to be consumed. A song… Continue reading One-Song Review: “The Frontier Index” by Silver Jews
Category: Music Criticism
One-Song Review: “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea
Adventures in brief music criticism. Off-the cuff-rambling. One song, one performance. Studio or live, it matters not. Probably on Mondays. "It's not the writer's job to tell us how somebody felt about something, it's to tell us how the world works." – Zadie Smith "Fancy," the jam of the summer by Iggy Azalea, tells us how… Continue reading One-Song Review: “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea
One-Song Review: “Mutiny” by Prince, Live on Arsenio
Adventures in short music criticism. One song, one performance. Studio or live, it matters not. Probably on Mondays. If there's one thing you can count on from Prince, it's this: where there are horns, they will be arranged in a tight-ass fashion. This performance of "Mutiny," a song Prince wrote for The Family back in… Continue reading One-Song Review: “Mutiny” by Prince, Live on Arsenio
Two From the Vault
Posted two pieces from Ghettoblaster magazine in "From the Vault." One is a short feature on the Columbus, OH (by way of Delaware, OH) band Ugly Stick. I interviewed the guys behind Skully's for something like 3 hours and only used a fraction of it. I'm hoping to write more about them in the future.… Continue reading Two From the Vault
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