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That Night in June – Shannon McArdle So here’s the situation. An artist puts out a record that’s okay but nothing special. Except for two songs that are just out of this world good. More albums are released all of … Continue reading →

New Country – Birdmonster Back in the old days, there were “blog bands” – a phenomenon which appears to have peaked in 2006, when the music-blogging world was small enough that waves could really take hold. One of the big … Continue reading →

Still a Long Way to Go – James Dean Bradfield I’ve flown a LOT in the past few weeks. Several times back and forth across the country, with a fair number of stopovers. While boarding all those planes I noticed … Continue reading →

You know who doesn’t need to get appointed to the Senate? Caroline Kennedy, that’s who. I don’t have any particular problem with her. I’m sure she’d be a fine Senator. However, I’m generally opposed to political dynasties, and that’s especially … Continue reading →

If A Song Could Get Me You – Marit Larsen I fell head over heels in love with Marit Larsen almost exactly two years ago based solely on one single song. She’s from Norway (and apparently a big deal in … Continue reading →

There’s a ton of good albums that came out this year that I enjoyed but never got around to writing about. A few of them are so good that they’ll make my year-end list. So I may put off covering … Continue reading →

Those who have been reading here for any amount of time will know how I feel about Bruce Springsteen. To truly appreciate where I’m coming from in the following review, it might be worth checking out a post I wrote … Continue reading →

He Was Gone – Gladshot Well, who would have guessed. William Jefferson, the corrupt Democrat from Louisiana (you know, the one found with $90,000 in his freezer) managed to lose his bid for a 10th term last night. Speaking as … Continue reading →

Heroes – Twiggy Frostbite A moon setting over a stormy ocean. A man stands at his window watching the light scatter itself on the crashing waves. Far in the distance a light flashes, once every few seconds – a lonely … Continue reading →

Here’s a record about which I’m having a lot of trouble identifying my feelings. It’s called Queens Die Proudly and it comes from Juliette Commagere. On one hand, it’s got plenty of elements it’s a little hard to respect: ranging … Continue reading →