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I recently got one of the more bizarre promo e-mails I’ve ever seen. The whole thing was in mad-libs, for reasons completely unexplained. Fortunately, I managed to stem my befuddlement and listen to the songs because there’s nothing confusing about … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since I’ve talked politics, so I’ll start with a smattering of thoughts on recent events before getting to the main discussion of voting rights. First, let me direct your attention to a powerful post at Obsidian … Continue reading →

I have to start out by saying this: I’ve always thought Jay Farrar was the better half of Uncle Tupelo, and apart from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot have found Son Volt to be the superior post-breakup band. Jeff Tweedy certainly has … Continue reading →

Beautiful Life – Gui Boratto It’s 8 1/2 minutes long, which feels like absolutely nothing, or maybe an eternity. Your whole body quickly falls into place – your heart beats with the song, you can feel it dancing on your … Continue reading →

It’s difficult to write about The Radical Face because I feel an intense desire to compare them to about 100 different bands, but none of them seem quite right. It’s like when you meet a new person and they remind … Continue reading →

It seems like ages since I’ve posted something twee. Fortunately, the debut LP from The SoftLightes, the appropriately named Say No to Being Cool – Say Yes to Being Happy is here to save the day. It’s full of gentle … Continue reading →

Finally back in Hanover after a very long, stressful, occasionally exhilarating couple of weeks in Oklahoma and Texas. This was the end of the season for debate, with the two national tournaments. Dartmouth made it to the final round of … Continue reading →

The next two weeks are the busiest (and most important) time of the whole year for me, so don’t be surprised if you don’t see any updates. Anything I do post will likely to be very short and will simply … Continue reading →

or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Today, as the war in Iraq enters its fourth year, with no end in sight, I want to reflect on where we all were before it all began. To that end, … Continue reading →

This is seriously unacceptable: BECK: I don’t want to sound like the old ball-and-chain guy, but Hillary Clinton cannot be elected president because — am I wrong in feeling, am I the only one in America that feels this way? … Continue reading →