I have a pile of vinyl sitting on a chair just waiting to be listened to. It’s time I started to get through to them, I recently reviewed The New Pornographers LP Continue As A Guest, which I enjoyed…
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Jul 21 2023
Therapy? - Hard Cold Fire
What if I told you about a great rock band from the East coast of Northern Ireland? A high-energy, power trio that drew from influences like The Jesus Lizard, Big Black, Husker Du, and Joy Division. If you know me,
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Jun 16 2023
Moonage Daydream on HBO
This is by no means the typical rock documentary, in any way, shape, or form. Maybe it’s the subject: the always curious, never-stationary shark moving through creative waters, shape shifting, image changing dynamo that is David Bowie. There never was,
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Jun 12 2023
The New Pornographers - Continue As A Guest
The Canadian pop titans known as The New Pornographers are back with Continue As A Guest, their Ninth studio LP. Recorded during the pandemic, leader AC (Carl) Newman is fully in charge of the songwriting duties, with singer Neko
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Jun 9 2023
The Hold Steady - The Price Of Progress
The Hold Steady return for their ninth studio LP as they reach their 20th anniversary as a band. They describe this LP as “ten narrative songs about people trying to survive in this modern age,” and I would agree that’s
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Jun 5 2023
The Postal Service: Give Up (20th Anniversary remaster)
It is hard for me to believe that this record, released in 2003, is twenty years old. It seems like yesterday when the Postal Service’s Give Up was released, but time moves inexorably faster when you’re older, I suppose.
I've
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Jun 2 2023
What the Hell Did We Just Watch? Understanding Lennon/McCartney
DOUBLE FANTASY D
Adrienne: I have had insomnia since I was an infant. My latest sleep trick is falling asleep to YouTube videos on the iPad. While I usually fall asleep listening to English lessons, the algorithm somehow throws in
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May 26 2023
Secret Monkey Weekend Live at Inchoate Art Gallery, Greenville SC 04/22/23
Secret Monkey Weekend are a unique band from Durham, NC that I have been following for years. This family band is led by Dad Jefferson Holt, guitarist and singer, with his two stepdaughters, Lila (the youngest one) on drums and
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May 15 2023
Robyn Hitchcock: Shufflemania!
Just like you may properly send a thank you note for a wedding gift up to a year after receipt, this review slides well into the first year of the release of Shufflemania!
It’s been a while since Robyn Hitchcock
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May 5 2023
Empire of Light on HBO
Empire of Light on HBO
Director Sam Mendes is one of the best now working: starting with the amazing American Beauty in 1999, along the way directing two James Bond films, Skyfall and Spectre, as well as last year’s
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May 5 2023
Sirsy Live at Smiley's in Easley, SC 04/16/23
This was my first visit to Smiley’s in Easley, and I was pleasantly surprised by this club. Holding a spot in the downtown area, the club was a standard rectangular box with a small triangular stage up front in the
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Apr 17 2023
Robyn Hitchcock Live Stream From Tubby’s House March and April 2023