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Concert Review: Howl Owl Howl, Webster Hall 11.11.25
Great. Nothing better than when Howl Owl Howl pulls out the electric mandolin.
Great. Nothing better than when Howl Owl Howl pulls out the electric mandolin.
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Concert Review: Howl Owl Howl, Webster Hall 11.11.25
Great. Nothing better than when Howl Owl Howl pulls out the electric mandolin.
Great. Nothing better than when Howl Owl Howl pulls out the electric mandolin.
Album Review: Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan - The Mountain Goats (2025)
This starts off just ok, but then gets much better when you realize it’s 45 RPM.
This starts off just ok, but then gets much better when you realize it’s 45 RPM.
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Album Review: Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan - The Mountain Goats (2025)
This starts off just ok, but then gets much better when you realize it’s 45 RPM.
This starts off just ok, but then gets much better when you realize it’s 45 RPM.
TV Review: Twin Peaks (1990)
I'm only on episode 2, but episode 1 was pretty long, so it's like I'm on episode 3. Anyway, good show, the guy from Portlandia does a good job.
I'm only on episode 2, but episode 1 was pretty long, so it's like I'm on episode 3. Anyway, good show, the guy from Portlandia does a good job.
November 6, 2025 at 5:54 AM
TV Review: Twin Peaks (1990)
I'm only on episode 2, but episode 1 was pretty long, so it's like I'm on episode 3. Anyway, good show, the guy from Portlandia does a good job.
I'm only on episode 2, but episode 1 was pretty long, so it's like I'm on episode 3. Anyway, good show, the guy from Portlandia does a good job.
Album Review: Q36 - The Rentals (2021)
Could do without hearing Musk’s name to be honest, but always good to hear Matt Sharp.
Could do without hearing Musk’s name to be honest, but always good to hear Matt Sharp.
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Album Review: Q36 - The Rentals (2021)
Could do without hearing Musk’s name to be honest, but always good to hear Matt Sharp.
Could do without hearing Musk’s name to be honest, but always good to hear Matt Sharp.
Album Review: Through The Open Window (The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 1956-1963) - Bob Dylan (2025)
I’ll more or less just listen to Bob Dylan in 1962 forever.
I’ll more or less just listen to Bob Dylan in 1962 forever.
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Album Review: Through The Open Window (The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 1956-1963) - Bob Dylan (2025)
I’ll more or less just listen to Bob Dylan in 1962 forever.
I’ll more or less just listen to Bob Dylan in 1962 forever.
Album Review: Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) - Radiohead (2025)
The original album is very good; this album, which basically sounds the same, is also very good. If anything better, because it plays at 33 1/3, which is just easier.
The original album is very good; this album, which basically sounds the same, is also very good. If anything better, because it plays at 33 1/3, which is just easier.
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Album Review: Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) - Radiohead (2025)
The original album is very good; this album, which basically sounds the same, is also very good. If anything better, because it plays at 33 1/3, which is just easier.
The original album is very good; this album, which basically sounds the same, is also very good. If anything better, because it plays at 33 1/3, which is just easier.
Movie Review: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
A high water mark of movie making.
A high water mark of movie making.
November 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Movie Review: Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
A high water mark of movie making.
A high water mark of movie making.
Album Review: Skeletal Lamping - of Montreal (2008)
Near impossible to follow Hissing Fauna, but this album is great too.
Near impossible to follow Hissing Fauna, but this album is great too.
November 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Album Review: Skeletal Lamping - of Montreal (2008)
Near impossible to follow Hissing Fauna, but this album is great too.
Near impossible to follow Hissing Fauna, but this album is great too.
Album Review: A Lifetime of Riding by Night - Rhett Miller (2025)
Pretty good.
Pretty good.
October 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Album Review: A Lifetime of Riding by Night - Rhett Miller (2025)
Pretty good.
Pretty good.
Album Review: Jeffrey Lewis Did Not Choose The Tracks or Sequence For This Out-Takes And Rarities Album 2007-2014 - Jeffrey Lewis (2016)
Disclaimer aside, a good album, including a detailed description of alternate side of the street parking and an ode to the genre.
Disclaimer aside, a good album, including a detailed description of alternate side of the street parking and an ode to the genre.
October 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Album Review: Jeffrey Lewis Did Not Choose The Tracks or Sequence For This Out-Takes And Rarities Album 2007-2014 - Jeffrey Lewis (2016)
Disclaimer aside, a good album, including a detailed description of alternate side of the street parking and an ode to the genre.
Disclaimer aside, a good album, including a detailed description of alternate side of the street parking and an ode to the genre.
Concert Review: Jeff Tweedy, Brooklyn Steel 10.22.25
Very good, fun Who Loves the Sun in the encore and then Cortez the Killer with Nels.
Very good, fun Who Loves the Sun in the encore and then Cortez the Killer with Nels.
October 23, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Concert Review: Jeff Tweedy, Brooklyn Steel 10.22.25
Very good, fun Who Loves the Sun in the encore and then Cortez the Killer with Nels.
Very good, fun Who Loves the Sun in the encore and then Cortez the Killer with Nels.
Concert Review: Built to Spill and Modest Mouse, Brooklyn Paramount 10.21.25
This was pretty good.
This was pretty good.
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Concert Review: Built to Spill and Modest Mouse, Brooklyn Paramount 10.21.25
This was pretty good.
This was pretty good.
Album Review: Nirvana - Madrid 1992 - Nirvana (2023)
It’s really what you’d expect, which is good though.
It’s really what you’d expect, which is good though.
August 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Album Review: Nirvana - Madrid 1992 - Nirvana (2023)
It’s really what you’d expect, which is good though.
It’s really what you’d expect, which is good though.
Album Review: Walkin’ Down The Line: 1962-1963 Demos and Rare Tracks - Bob Dylan (2015)
Lots good here, including some extra lyrics to I Shall Be Free and an early John Brown, and Bob Dylan’s Dream is one of his best.
Lots good here, including some extra lyrics to I Shall Be Free and an early John Brown, and Bob Dylan’s Dream is one of his best.
August 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Album Review: Walkin’ Down The Line: 1962-1963 Demos and Rare Tracks - Bob Dylan (2015)
Lots good here, including some extra lyrics to I Shall Be Free and an early John Brown, and Bob Dylan’s Dream is one of his best.
Lots good here, including some extra lyrics to I Shall Be Free and an early John Brown, and Bob Dylan’s Dream is one of his best.
Album Review: Good Music - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (1986)
Agreed.
Agreed.
August 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Album Review: Good Music - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (1986)
Agreed.
Agreed.
Album Review: Pool Kids - Pool Kids (2022)
Everyone seems to like Easier Said Than Done; this review, however, is not of that, it is of their self-titled album. And, their self-titled album is good, so we should listen to Easier Said Than Done before long.
Everyone seems to like Easier Said Than Done; this review, however, is not of that, it is of their self-titled album. And, their self-titled album is good, so we should listen to Easier Said Than Done before long.
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Album Review: Pool Kids - Pool Kids (2022)
Everyone seems to like Easier Said Than Done; this review, however, is not of that, it is of their self-titled album. And, their self-titled album is good, so we should listen to Easier Said Than Done before long.
Everyone seems to like Easier Said Than Done; this review, however, is not of that, it is of their self-titled album. And, their self-titled album is good, so we should listen to Easier Said Than Done before long.
Album Review: Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? - Of Montreal (2007)
This is a very good Of Montreal album without the bonus vinyl tracks, and an amazing Of Montreal album with the bonus vinyl tracks.
This is a very good Of Montreal album without the bonus vinyl tracks, and an amazing Of Montreal album with the bonus vinyl tracks.
August 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Album Review: Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? - Of Montreal (2007)
This is a very good Of Montreal album without the bonus vinyl tracks, and an amazing Of Montreal album with the bonus vinyl tracks.
This is a very good Of Montreal album without the bonus vinyl tracks, and an amazing Of Montreal album with the bonus vinyl tracks.
Album Review: Kala - MIA (2007)
Good, especially the Jonathan Richman part, and that one famous song, and several other songs.
Good, especially the Jonathan Richman part, and that one famous song, and several other songs.
August 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Album Review: Kala - MIA (2007)
Good, especially the Jonathan Richman part, and that one famous song, and several other songs.
Good, especially the Jonathan Richman part, and that one famous song, and several other songs.
Album Review: Document - R.E.M. (1987)
This is good, and our first use of the internet was to look up the lyrics to one of the songs.
This is good, and our first use of the internet was to look up the lyrics to one of the songs.
August 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Album Review: Document - R.E.M. (1987)
This is good, and our first use of the internet was to look up the lyrics to one of the songs.
This is good, and our first use of the internet was to look up the lyrics to one of the songs.
Concert Review: Outlaw Fest, Jones Beach 8.1.25
Great!
Great!
August 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Concert Review: Outlaw Fest, Jones Beach 8.1.25
Great!
Great!
Concert Review: Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage, Union Pool 7.23.25
Great!
Great!
July 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Concert Review: Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage, Union Pool 7.23.25
Great!
Great!
Album Review: Meat Puppets II - Meat Puppets (1984)
Would we know about this if not for that unplugged album? No, we would likely not. But, it’s a great album, so all to the good. 45 RPM is a choice though, tbh.
Would we know about this if not for that unplugged album? No, we would likely not. But, it’s a great album, so all to the good. 45 RPM is a choice though, tbh.
July 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Album Review: Meat Puppets II - Meat Puppets (1984)
Would we know about this if not for that unplugged album? No, we would likely not. But, it’s a great album, so all to the good. 45 RPM is a choice though, tbh.
Would we know about this if not for that unplugged album? No, we would likely not. But, it’s a great album, so all to the good. 45 RPM is a choice though, tbh.
Album Review: Pontiac - Lyle Lovett (1988)
This is a very good album, in a year of very good albums. Lyle Lovett was riding high in 1988.
This is a very good album, in a year of very good albums. Lyle Lovett was riding high in 1988.
July 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Album Review: Pontiac - Lyle Lovett (1988)
This is a very good album, in a year of very good albums. Lyle Lovett was riding high in 1988.
This is a very good album, in a year of very good albums. Lyle Lovett was riding high in 1988.
Album Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2006)
This is exactly what was happening in 2006, well done!
This is exactly what was happening in 2006, well done!
July 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Album Review: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2006)
This is exactly what was happening in 2006, well done!
This is exactly what was happening in 2006, well done!
Album Review: Outside Society - Patti Smith (2017)
That one song’s a little jarring to 2025 ears, but nevertheless, incomparably great.
That one song’s a little jarring to 2025 ears, but nevertheless, incomparably great.
July 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Album Review: Outside Society - Patti Smith (2017)
That one song’s a little jarring to 2025 ears, but nevertheless, incomparably great.
That one song’s a little jarring to 2025 ears, but nevertheless, incomparably great.