I don’t miss the place the way my partner does. Usually. But I just assembled a playlist on the computer w/ all the chicago punk bands I have. It’s so, so good. Bittersweet. Evokes a genuinely painful homesickness that’s only partially nostalgia. (more…)
June 8, 2006
… did I move out of Chicago for?
April 19, 2006
… is Art Brut?
Maybe it’s the springtime air. I just listened to a mix a friend made for me. I’m head over heels in crush with this song “My little brother just discovered rock and roll” by Art Brut. I’m a sucker for an English accent, a kind of barky or yappy vocal approach, and songs about music. And the it’s got a nice dissonant noisey guitar thing going on (I would have called it an “angular” sound when I was younger and reading music mags a lot). Great bassline as well. Makes one want to bob a bit at knees and neck, with the odd awkward twitch in between (the vestiges of dance-drive left over from years of music that isn’t super dance conducive in settings that are dance unfriendly). Go download it.
ps - in case anyone’s interested, my contribution to the Spivak discussion is online now at Long Sunday.
April 16, 2006
… do you do to warm your heart during a cold, dark night of the soul?
I listen to Propagandhi. (more…)
March 16, 2006
… is Wild Zero?
It’s a movie. (more…)
March 8, 2006
… is this relationship we have?
Artist and audience, I mean. (more…)
February 7, 2006
… kind of music do you like?
“I wanna know about you!” (more…)
January 30, 2006
… is nominalism?
… is the deal with midwest bands?
Punk bands I mean. (more…)