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I was tempted to limit this to a top 30 songs of the year, but in the past couple weeks I’ve discovered quite a few new tracks that have convinced me this year was a bit stronger than I had … Continue reading →

Fairytale of New York – The Pogues It’s become a bit of a tradition for the blog that I post about this song on Christmas. I had some technical difficulties yesterday, so it’s happening today instead. It’s not only the … Continue reading →

I have had a weird relationship with the whole Lady Gaga hype machine. I listened to The Fame back in January and thought it was a moderately enjoyable Madonna-esque bit of dancy pop. I listened to it on and off … Continue reading →

I’m about to do that annoying thing where I characterize a wide set of people, without offering any particular examples of the phenomenon. I understand that this is problematic. But this feels right – as an aggregate sense of my … Continue reading →

I posted about Iceland’s Hildur Gudnadottir a few months back. My comments at the time: Iridescence It’s over 11 minutes, but feel like it goes by in a flash. The overlay of that droning sound on top of these thick … Continue reading →

I’ve been hoping for a breakthrough album from The Raveonettes for quite a while now. The bad news is that In And Out Of Control is not that album. The good news is that it’s a damn fine record anyways. … Continue reading →

I find this perspective from a TPM reader to be pretty much the most compelling argument about why people are so angry about the health care “compromise.” I know there’s been a lot of game theory from people about how … Continue reading →

It seems like I’ve been listening to Built to Spill for ever. I remember rocking out to “Center of the Universe” back in high school. And I remember getting to college and discovering just how ridiculously good their two previous … Continue reading →

Sick of This Place – Slapstick You’re going to hear a lot in the upcoming days/weeks from folks on both sides about the poll numbers on health care reform. The Republican spin obviously is that the public doesn’t want ‘government … Continue reading →

Dan Savage is a great sex columnist, but the guy is not going to win any awards as a political analyst. Witness two recent posts. First, this one, saying that “Bush Had 55 Republican Senators and Got Everything He Wanted … Continue reading →