When I was in Chicago in April, I called Jason Molina and asked him if he wanted to meet up for drinks and chat about Chicago for the book I’m writing. Our…
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Gunsmoke Overkill Robe
Bring rain to fall and light up the evening sky. Signs reign overhead. Passing cars zoom around, the sound if displaced air reflects off billboards and enters through cracked windows. It’ s…
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SUNDAY MIX TAPE – VOLUME 26
Hey! I had a good weekend. I hope yours was good, too. Here are some brief reminders for those of you who either read this page religiously (here’s looking at you, “female…
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Film Review: Brothers of the Head
Last night Nat invited Ilya, Z and I to the New York premiere of Brothers of the Head, which is a film about conjoined twins sold by their father to a music…
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Oh, Wake Up!
Pulse quickening, sand eroding, a hole in the earth, a transport beam of light guides ships home. Wave after wave of nausea euphoria eyes crusted with sleep focus seeing yellowed skin like…
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SUNDAY MIX TAPE – VOLUME 25
Reminders: If anyone who reads this wants to do some web-design work for free, shoot me an e-mail. It doesn’t have to be flashy–I just want the page to look the same…
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Upon Returning To My Old Summer Camp For Visiting Day
Today I drove to Greeley, PA for my old summer camp’s “Visiting Day,” the annual day for parents to see their kids and former campers to see each other and talk about…
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Vetiver @ Other Music; Psychic Ills / Vetiver @ Tonic
I spent yesterday relaxing in the city; walking around, record shopping, and seeing Vetiver’s in-store performance at Other Music before racing downtown for their show with Psychic Ills at Tonic. An idea…
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Hot New Bands That I Enjoy
I haven’t read the news today, so I don’t really have anything to complain about. I met Melissa for lunch at J.P. Lees and then visited Ian, who is busy studying for…
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Edit: After a long-winded conversation with Ilya about my blanket statement, “Who relies on a producer to oversee the creation of an album when you’re in a “indie” band?” I’d like to…