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Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen This is so last week, but I finally got around to reading the recent piece by Matthew Crawford from the New York Times Magazine “The Case for Working With Your Hands” … Continue reading →

I’ve come across several interesting sonic experiments on the interwebs in the past couple days. As I noted a few months ago, I’ve been listening to a lot of ambient, minimalist stuff lately (while studying) which has helped to cultivate … Continue reading →

Calm Down Dad – Helen Love Some times you just want a little bit of snark. And who can provide that better than British twenty-somethings raised on punk and bubblegum. This track lives in a strange place somewhere in between … Continue reading →

Maria – BlondieAaron & Maria – American Analog SetAve Maria – Johann Sebastian Bach So it’s Sotomayor. I’m pretty happy about this. I won’t claim to know anything about her, but the folks that I trust on this sort of … Continue reading →

Dog Days are Over – Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (aka Florence Welch) raced around the blogs last year with her track “Kiss With a Fist” a full-throated Northern Soul throwback that hit you with as much … Continue reading →

Michael Scherer gives voice to something I’ve been wondering about for the past few weeks: Cheney rejected at face value the “recruitment-tool theory,” which posits that information about harsh interrogation methods riles America’s enemies and increases the danger abroad. (Final … Continue reading →

Madame Shocking – The Silent Years My first instinct on listening to Let Go the new EP from The Silent Years is to reach out for the easy RIYLs: Arcade Fire (or Cloud Cult), Vampire Weekend, the Polyphonic Spree. And … Continue reading →

Dear Corinne – Ferraby Lionheart Ferraby Lionheart has never quite done it for me. I just have a hard time getting into that easy-going style that he’s got going on. And his voice just feels a little too Jens Lekman … Continue reading →

Stickshifts and Safetybelts – Cake Michelle Cottle makes this bizarre comment about seat belt laws: Yes. I’m well aware of the stats showing that mandatory seat belt laws save lives. I myself feel more secure wearing a seat belt–and did … Continue reading →

Accidentally Like a Martyr – Warren Zevon I know it’s not exactly uncharted territory to bash on Michael Steele, but I just can’t resist. He apparently just said the following, as an ‘argument’ against gay marriage: Now all of a … Continue reading →