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My 100 Favorite Bands
For my 100th post, following is a straight up list of my 100 favorite bands. Please know that this list is constantly evolving, not only because of the…
Apr 13
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Top 100 albums of the Noughties
The noughties were no nineties, but they were the last great decade of the rock ‘n’ roll era. Spoon, the White Stripes, Jenny Lewis/Rilo Kiley, Conor…
Apr 7
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March 2024
In Praise of Parquet Courts and A. Savage
Texas-native Andrew Savage, who has recorded ten albums (or so) with his Brooklyn-based band Parquet Courts and solo as A. Savage, is one of the indie…
Mar 30
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Katie Crutchfield aka Waxahatchee
Inspired by her outstanding new album, Tiger’s Blood, it’s time I sing the praises of singer/songwriter Katie Crutchfield and her increasingly brilliant…
Mar 24
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Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters
One of the most talented and unique songwriters of his generation, Mark Kozelek is also a prickly pear. The only time I saw him perform live in the…
Mar 16
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Nick Saloman (aka The Bevis Frond) v Robert Pollard (aka Guided by Voices and assorted other bands)
I have written about both of these extraordinary songwriters in this space over the last two years, the latter more frequently than the former. But I…
Mar 3
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February 2024
Hurray for Alynda Segarra!
The first Hurray for the Riff Raff album I heard was The Navigator in 2017, and it was one of the dozen or so best albums I heard that year by anyone…
Feb 25
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Let's Hear it for The Vulgar Boatmen?
Yes, yes, in the name of all that is holy, yes. Their debut album (sort of), You and Your Sister, possibly named after the moving Chris Bell (of Big…
Feb 18
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Stew and The Negro Problem
From 1997-2003, Mark Stewart aka Stew, staked out a unique musical space for himself in the world of rock ‘n’ roll as the black Jimmy Webb meets Burt…
Feb 11
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J Mascis, "What Do We Do Now"
I rarely write album reviews, but I’m inspired to do so in this case for three reasons: I love this album more than anything I heard last year. You…
Feb 3
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January 2024
How Have I Gone Two Years Without Writing About Conor Oberst?
I honestly don’t know. Maybe it’s because there are so many albums and songs to consider: eight albums as Bright Eyes (with at least as many EPs), six…
Jan 28
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The three most underrated albums of the 1990s
As promised in last week’s “most overrated” newsletter, today I’m going to take a stab at identifying the three most underrated albums of the 1990s…
Jan 20
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