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Some Favorite Films 4 Jul 2007 | 12:55 pm
Another occasional list. Recently seen enthusiasms. -THE FABULOUS BARON MUNCHAUSEN (Karel Zeman, 1961) Not the Terry Gilliam version, but the far superior Czech marvel that inspired it. A fantastical...
Open up and read. 6 Feb 2007 | 03:46 pm
Recently finished up a comprehensive and solidly done new Iggy bio, Open Up and Bleed, by British journalist Paul Trynka. I haven't read Iggy's autobio, so I'm not sure how much of the same ground is ...
Enthusiasms (#3 in a continuing series) 24 Jan 2007 | 04:48 pm
Tom Wolfe : THE ELECTRIC KOOL AID ACID TEST : words those novels are the dreck, but his early nonfiction is jaw-droppingly amazing, never more so than in this linguistic tour-de-fucking-force. have so...
Songs of the year. 12 Jan 2007 | 06:11 pm
"Living in Sin in the USA" - Oakley Hall. It starts with the melancholy in Rachel Cox's voice, and gets better from there. Oakley Hall was one of my favorite discoveries of 06, from an SFJ tip. His of...
When Jop Goes Pazz 31 Dec 2006 | 05:13 am
List freak action. We recently posted the Top 10 Most Popular Downloads over at Destination: Out. But for those curious about our (mostly) non-jazz tastes, here's our take on the year in pop music for...
List this! 28 Dec 2006 | 10:26 am
Heya. Maybe you've seen so many best-of lists your eyes are bleeding. But please don't let that stop you from checking out these two worthwhile compilations from somewhere left of the dial: Doug Schul...
Taking liberties. 19 Dec 2006 | 04:55 pm
Haven't always been one for memes, but The Bad Plus opened up their musicians' survey to all comers, and it's a hard one to resist.... GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OR TWO OF AN ESPECIALLY GOOD OR INTERESTING: ...
Arrivals, departures. 14 Nov 2006 | 05:28 pm
Wanted to note, with sadness, the passing of Ellen Willis, cultural critic par excellence. Her VU essay in the Greil Marcus-edited Stranded --- amid celebrations of Desperado and Linda Rondstadt, and ...
Attention beauty parlor dirtbags. 19 Sep 2006 | 03:15 pm
Finally, the YouTube moment I've been waiting for: and ...seemingly posted by the creator. As I recall, these MTV shorts featured the vocal talents of Mr. Andy Dick, among others.
I love a Trey Azargoth solo. 10 Aug 2006 | 04:18 am
Mountain Goats at the Voice: "If you bring in a guy to rap over your indie-rock song, what is that? That's an invitation for Pitchfork to make fun of you." Really great conversation; Darnielle, to ste...
