Top 50 Albums of the Decade, Part Three
Sean Murphy30. Sonic Youth, Murray Street (2002) Some might say Sonic Youth did their best work in the '80s; some may claim it was the '90s; others may insist they reached…
Top 50 Albums of the Decade, Part Two
40. Cornershop, Handcream For A Generation (2002) It seemed too good to be true that this band became one of the big stories in 1997 with their breakthrough When I…
Top 50 Albums of the Decade, Part One
Facebook friends, Bloggers, Strangers, lend me your ears; I come to bury the last decade, not to praise it. Actually, I do want to praise it, but I first must…
2000-2009: Let’s Break It Down
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Rush Limbaugh: Don’t Hate The Player, Hate The Game
Beneath contempt? Of course. Shameless? Obviously. A ludicrous, cowardly ass clown? Clearly. A bullying blowhard? Yup. A self-aggrandizing huckster who sells snake piss to imbelices and laughs all the way…
A Kinder, Gentler Jethro Tull
Meanwhile back in the year…1978? It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. The progressive rock monolith (immortalized, or infamous, from the cover of Emerson, Lake…
Gilbert Arenas: Putting The Bullets Back in The Wizards
I've heard of bringing a knife to a gun fight. But bringing a gun to a...locker room fight? Leave it to the clown prince of the NBA's most dysfunctional…
New Year’s Eve: The Vertiginous Event
Before moving forward after looking backward (getting on with 2010 after remembering and assessing the last decade, one movie, album and sporting event at a time) New Year's Eve is…
Ballast: See This Movie
Remember the last movie you saw that didn't hit a false note and managed to effortlessly convey important things that you knew (even if you didn't know that you knew…
The Narrow Path: A Tone Poem
You are alone. You are back in the city and you are alone as you emerge into the open and empty space, stepping out from the stale depths of the…