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My goods
- NY Times music; ArtsBeat blog
- Doolittle (33⅓ series; audiobook, Kindle)
- Best Music Writing 2008
- NY Times Popcast (subscribe; archive below)
- WFUV Music Review (subscribe; archive)
- Clive Davis Dept. of Recorded Music @ NYU (courses: Writing About Popular Music; Rock in Historical Context)
- Doolittle reviews: NYT, Goodreads, Chicago Tribune, PopMatters, MOG, Porland Mercury, Subterranean, Blogcritics, Hate My Way, Hellbomb (9 out of 10 Hellbombs!), Amazon, Shoot Out the Lights, Turntable Lab, Seattle Times, Glue, 52 Books in 52 Weeks, Indie Workshop, Melibro, Corrective Lenses
- On Soundcheck: Pixies, Tom Waits, music venues, Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger, V.I.P. ticketing, summer concert shenanigans, branding and indie-rock. On The Brian Lehrer Show: All Points West. On The Takeaway: Tuli Kupferberg, LouTallica.
Contact
blud at pinkyviolence dot net
Back issues
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2008
(395)
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January
(33)
- Jesus of Cool
- Press release of the day: Thanks for the mailboxes...
- Sub Pop at 20
- ‘The paper was incorrect’
- Wish I could make it to this tonight
- The artistry of rock: David Lee Roth
- Voice from beyond: Ike Turner
- Press release of the day: Journey retreats to the ...
- Bankrate.com on Megadeth?
- ‘Black Mirror’ video site
- Boredoms sign to Thrill Jockey
- Sam Retzer: Breaking bad with Nick Cannon
- ‘The Heavenly Jukebox’
- 2007: The year in live music
- The greatest web page title ever
- Press release of the day: Nice timing!
- Press release of the day: Whaddaya know, Paris is ...
- Press release of the day: Faith Hill’s high school...
- Personal note: Mr. Retzer goes to Sundance
- Steve ’n’ Robin: Career opportunities
- The Nigeria scam gets lazy
- Steve Martin vs. Robin Williams: Showdown of failure
- Liam Finn
- Dear Book of Secrets
- Dear Book of Secrets
- The unhappiest backing band in the world ever
- Classic Eye
- Dear Book of Secrets
- Dear Book of Secrets
- Dear Book of Secrets
- Press release of the day: Amy Fisher, DJ
- Boredoms tour dates
- Hail to Bulgaria
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January
(33)
(Relatively) recent clips
- Josh Ritter profile
- Taking with James Murphy
- Fillmore no more: Irving Plaza un-renamed
- Love for Chris Knox and Jeff Mangum
- V.I.P. concert ticket$$$
- Notorious B.I.G. wrongful death suit dismissed
- Their own private Knitting Factory
- SXSW 2010: Getting that visa; a day of Surfer Blood; four-word reviews; Todd P.’s hopes for MtyMx
- Book review: Bill Flanagan’s ‘Evening’s Empire’
- Holly Miranda profile
- Melvin Van Peebles at 77
- Michael Jackson: The movie (and opening night); the ‘new’ song (and Paul Anka’s share); the tangled estate, part 1 (and part 2); the new Sony deal
- Ticketmaster’s merger with Live Nation, and its FTC settlement
- Whither All Points West?
- The decade when indie-rock atomized
- Interview: Philip Glass and Robert Thurman on Tibet
- Grammys 2010: Preview; live report; Beyoncé, the offend-no-one diva; podcast; the nominations show
- Old people buy music: Sade, Susan Boyle
- Can ‘Idol’ still churn out stars?
- Surprise! Music sales sucked for the year, decade
- In search of Robert Palmer
- Ticketing meets social media; the world of scalpers; the online ticketing ‘free-for-all’
- Jay-Z vs. Sinatra; Jay the pitchman
- Thom Yorke’s new band (and its name)
- Record stores by appointment
- Streisand at the Vanguard
- The ‘Twilight: New Moon’ soundtrack
- When Tom Tomorrow met Pearl Jam
- ‘Favorite Recorded Scream’
- RIP: Ronnie James Dio; Walter Sear; Bob Mercer; Jim Marshall; Mark Linkous; Willie Mitchell; Jay Reatard; Kate McGarrigle; Vic Chesnutt; Bess Lomax Hawes; Mary Travers; Dee Anthony; Brendan Mullen; Suzanne Fiol; Freddy Bienstock; Pierre Cossette; Mike Seeger; Allen Klein; Bob Bogle; Jay Bennett; Estelle Bennett; Lux Interior; John Martyn.
Catalog
- Teenage Fanclub ‘Howdy’ review (2000, NY Press)
- Teenage Fanclub ‘Howdy’ review (2002, Rolling Stone)
- All the year-end stuff (and more)
- Exposed! The real Frank Black
- Dirty Projectors profile
- The tragic life of a Ronette
- The hipster rebranding of Café Bustelo
- Collapse of a jazz empire
- M.I.A. interview
- Al Green interview
- The doughnut/tapas history of Chelsea
- End of the line for Virgin Megastore
- All Points West fights the NY festival curse
- The “Fame ’90” 90
- Did Philip K. Dick rip off the Flash?
- Music in China: A touring market opens
- Music in China: The avant-garde
- Stargate profile
- An interview with me
- Steve Martin vs. Robin Williams: Showdown of failure
- Benigni and Dante
- Benigni full interview
- Terry Callier CD reviews (2000)
- David Johansen interview
- Dark night of Danger Mouse’s contracts
- College radio in the Internet age
- Michael Jackson’s (canceled) Neverland auction
- Taliban can’t silence Haroon Bacha
- ‘Listed’ column
- Coachella 2009
- Man’s Ruin Records (2000)
- Tyranny of the ‘exclusive’
- SXSW 2009: The branding
- SXSW 2009: The baby bands
- 2009 Grammy report
- (Grammy preview)
- Acrassicauda meets Metallica
- Acme No Wave library
- Thurston Moore on No Wave (full interview)
- James Brown’s funeral (2006)
- M.I.A. profile (2007)
- OMG, ‘TRL’ RIP!
- Eight No. 1’s ain’t what they used to be
- Decemberists review (‘The Hazards of Love’)
- Metallica review (‘Death Magnetic’)
- A.R. Rahman profile
- My Morning Jacket feature (2008)
- NYC record store archaeology
- Manowar, Manowar! (2002)
- 32 minutes with Madonna
- Music arrives at McCarren Pool ... (2006)
- ... and leaves McCarren Pool ... (2008)
- ... and goes to the waterfront (2009)
- Neil Diamond interview
- World/Inferno does Peter Lorre
- Knitting Factory to Boise and Brooklyn
- Knit ‘closes’ in Manhattan
- CBGB’s family feud
- CBGB, meet John Varvatos
- Leonard Cohen and Montreal Jazz
- Regina Spektor profile (2004)
- Arcade Fire review (‘Neon Bible’)
- Vampire Weekend review
- Lou Reed interview (‘Berlin,’ 2006)
- Lou Reed interview (photography, also 2006)
- Jennifer Hudson feature
- Bill T. Jones does Fela
- Brooklyn’s weird rock renaissance
- The Bowery Presents profile (2007)
- Neil Young interview (2008)
- ‘Juno,’ Kimya Dawson and indie soundtracks (2008)
- The Postal Service and the (U.S.) Postal Service
- Tom Waits interview (2006)
- Bob Newhart interview (2006)
- Al Green profile (2005)
- ‘Now That’s What I Call Music!’ (2008)
- Rock Hall inducts in Cleveland (2009)
- NYC’s Rock Hall Annex (2008)
- Sosolimited remixes the debates (2008)
- Simon Doonan disses me
- Ben Daniels in ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’
- Gogol Bordello profile (2002)
- Noise rock feature (2004)
- Mercury Rev’s brain-wave rock
- Dan Auerbach review
- Suicide closes the Cooler (2001)
- On Lightning Bolt (2001)
- Kasai Allstars review (Congotronics 3)
- Terry Callier profile (1998)
- On the ‘Jack’ radio format (2005)
- On Guided by Voices (2001)
- On John Forté (2002)
- Rappers on steroids?
- Pop music at the DNC (2008)
- Fratellis review
- Foo Fighters review (2007)
- Mary J. Blige review (2007)
- KT Tunstall review (2007)
- Architecture in Helsinki review (2007)
- Thin green line: Errol Morris and documentary ethics
- Brand New review (2006)
- Bill Bragin profile
- Rockin’ & bowlin’ in Willyburg
- Ray LaMontagne review (2006)
- Erik Friedlander interview (2007)
- Tight Bros From Way Back When review (2001)
- Meet the Du-Tels (2001)
- MJ, ‘king of pop’? (2001)
- Rovo review (2001)
- Music from Kyrgyzstan (2001)
- Classic-rock conservatism?
- Webb Brothers review (2001)
- Daughtry, ‘a great pop-radio smash’ (2007)
- Radiohead ‘Amnesiac’ review
- Asylum Street Spankers theater review (2008)
- The Stills review (2003)
- The Stills review (2008)
- Linda Thompson review (2007)
- Nellie McKay review (2007)
- Rufus Wainwright review (2001)
- Mark Eitzel review (2001)
- JJ Grey & Mofro review (2007)
- Outsidaz profile (1999)
- G. Love review (2001)
- Jayhawks review (2003)
- Papa Roach review (2002)
- Sleepy Brown review
- Clem Snide review (2001)
- Adam Green review (2003)
- Broken Social Scene review (2004)
- James Chance box review (2003)
- 120 Days review (2006)
- Jawbreaker review (2002)
- Fugs profile (2003)
- Sly Stone tribute album review
- The Izzys review
- Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle review
- Teairra Marí review
- Sons & Daughters review
- New York Dolls review
- Donald Fagen review
- Now It’s Overhead review
- U.S. Maple review
- Amerie review
- Tom Zé review (2006)
- Gwen Stefani review
- Jet review
- Mos Def review (2004)
- John Cale review (2004)
- Ex Models review (2003)
- Brandy review
- Born Against review
- On Kool Keith (2001)
- Nas review (2004)
- Blur review (2003)
- On Vashti Bunyan (2006)
- Ike & Tina Turner box review
- Sir Lord Baltimore review
- Keane review (2006)
- Shout Out Louds review
- Missy Elliott review
- On 1960s Nikkatsu action films
- Tokyo Police Club review
- Cat Power review (2006)
- John Mellencamp review (2007)
- The Kills review (2008)
- On Animal Collective (2007)
- On the Fall (2006)
- Frames review
- On Psychic Ills
- On Robyn Hitchcock
- ‘Girls Can Tell’ review (1)
- ‘Girls Can Tell’ review (2)
- Spoon profile (2005)
- On Neil Hamburger
- On Nicole Atkins
- Night out with the Mosquitos (2004)
- On Kate Nash
- On Mavis Staples
- Phil Kline profile (2000)
- Polygraph Lounge interview (2002)
- Kyaw Kyaw Naing and Burmese music (2003)
- ‘Bang on a Can Meets Kyaw Kyaw Naing’ review
- Super Furry Animals review
- Rolling Stone Album Guide
- (one review from it: Jamiroquai)
- (another: Nick Cave)
- (another: Kid Koala)
- (another: Chuck D)
- (another: Rob Zombie)
- (another: My Bloody Valentine)
- (another: Teenage Fanclub)
- (another: Bootsy Collins)
- (another: Zero 7)
- (another: Autechre)
- (another: Eleventh Dream Day)
- (another: Foxy Brown)
- (another: Flamin’ Groovies)
- (another: Asian Dub Foundation)
- (another: Mouse on Mars)
- (another: Master P)
- (another: Taj Mahal)
- (another: Insane Clown Posse)
- (another: X)
- James Blunt and blitzkrieg licensing
- On Jim Flora’s LP covers (2004)
- Blender’s ‘Powergeek 25’
- Mulatu, ‘Broken Flowers’ and Ethiojazz (2005)
- On revisionist blues histories (2004)
- Steven Van Zandt interview (2004)
- Tom Verlaine interview (2006)
- Colin Meloy interview (2006)
- Joe Boyd interview (2007)
- Ivan Moravec profile (2001)
- Destiny’s Child review (‘Destiny Fulfilled’)
- Jimmy Sturr, the polka king (2006)
- Hank Williams III review (and response)
- Primus review
- Damian, master of the pan flute
- The Ghetto Film School (2007)
- Hendrix book review
- ‘My Father the Spy’ book review
- Stephen King review (‘Song of Susannah’)
- Anne Rice review (‘Blood Canticle’)
- ‘The Perfect Thing’ (iPod) book review
- ‘Girls’ book review
- More book reviews
- Nick Gold profile (2006)
- Paul Winter profile (2004)
- On Oneida (2001)
- The story of ‘Love to Love You Baby’
- Cheap Seats: Bargains in hard times
- Cheap Seats: Lunchtime concerts
- Cheap Seats: No-cover music
- Cheap Seats: Baseball from the bleachers
- Cheap Seats: Onstage at ‘Spring Awakening’
- Cheap Seats: Standing by for late-night TV
- Cheap Seats: Standing room at the opera
- Cheap Seats: Ticket lotteries on Broadway
- Cheap Seats: The upper deck at Jones Beach
- CBGB’s swan song
- Hilly Kristal, RIP
- Isaac Hayes, RIP
- Johnny Ramone, RIP
- John Peel, RIP
- Eugene Record, RIP
- Arthur Lee, RIP
- Link Wray, RIP
- Martin Denny, RIP
- Klaus Dinger (of Neu!), RIP
- Greg Shaw, RIP
- Hasil Adkins, RIP
- R.L. Burnside, RIP
- Arthur ‘Killer’ Kane, RIP
- Mitch Mitchell, RIP
- Noel Redding, RIP
- Doris Troy, RIP
- Robert Quine, RIP
- Tony Wilson, RIP
- Stanislaw Lem, RIP
- Denny Doherty, RIP
- Compay Segundo, RIP
- Slang Ton, RIP
- Blurbsville
NY Times Popcast
- Feb. 17: Grammys postmortem
- Feb. 10: Grammy preview with Betty Wright
- Feb. 3: Ricky Martin and Totico
- Jan. 27: Wanda Jackson and Destroyer
- —2010 —
- Year-end roundtable: Part 1 (albums), part 2 (singles), part 3 (jazz)
- Dec. 10: Dungen
- Dec. 3: Black Eyed Peas and Arhoolie's 50th
- Nov. 24: Kanye West and boxed sets
- Nov. 18: Aaron Neville
- Nov. 11: Kristin Hersh reading, plus Shyne and Josh Groban
- Nov. 3: Latin Grammys; jazz and Cuba
- Oct. 28: Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley session
- Oct. 21: Tamaryn session, plus rock globalism (Shakira, Eugene Hutz)
- Oct. 14: Doug Paisley live session
- Oct. 7: Nellie McKay and Bruno Mars
- Sept. 30: Teenage Fanclub live session
- Sept. 23: Listening with Garotas Suecas
- Sept. 16: The VMAs and Sonny Rollins; Marc Ribot solo performance
- Sept. 9: Q&A with the Golden Palominos
- Sept. 2: Marty Stuart, and ‘Bitches Brew’ 40 years later
- Aug. 25: Seattle jazz, and the new Clinic
- Aug. 18: On Katy Perry, and a big early jazz find
- Aug. 11: Perry Farrell interview, and José González's Junip plays live
- Aug. 4: Pareles on Arcade Fire
- July 28: Ricky Skaggs Q&A
- July 21: Critics roundtable on M.I.A., and Best Coast live
- July 14: On Tuli Kupferberg; Camilo Lara of Mexican Institute of Sound
- July 7: Pareles and Caramanica on Miley Cyrus
- June 30: JP and JC on Eminem
- June 23: Grace Potter live session
- June 16: Chief
- June 9: Dave Rawlings Machine, with Gillian Welch
- June 2: Viva last jazz: Steve Lacy
- May 27: Discussion about the Rolling Stones
- May 20: The Black Keys
- May 13: Jonsi
- May 6: Josh Ritter
- April 28: Mary Gauthier
- April 21: The Morning Benders
- April 14: Dave Grusin
- April 7: Richard Bona
- March 31: Justin Bieber roundtable
- March 24: Angélique Kidjo
- March 17: Butch Walker
- Feb. 24: Sam Sadigursky
- Feb. 17: V V Brown
- Feb. 10: Cedric Watson
- Feb. 3: Grammy recap
- Jan. 27: Allison Moorer
- —2009 —
- Year-end critics roundtable: Part 1 (Dec. 23), Part 2 (Jan. 6)
- Dec. 16: Pink Martini
- Nov. 25: Rupa and the April Fishes
- Nov. 18: Alela Diane
- Nov. 11: Carsick Cars and P.K. 14
- Nov. 4: Geoff Muldaur
- Oct. 28: Will Hoge
- Oct. 21: Arms
- Oct. 14: Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Oct. 7: Rain Machine (with Kyp Malone)
- Sept. 30: Reviews, Nik Cohn interview
- Sept. 23: Bebel Gilberto
- Sept. 16: Shilpa Ray
- —Summer vacation—
- July 22: Baaba Maal
- July 15: Jason Lytle
- July 8: Paul Burch
- July 1: On Michael Jackson
- June 24: Chris Potter
- June 17: Kakande
- June 10: The Low Anthem
- June 3: The Tall Pines
- May 20: Diane Birch
- May 13: ‘Afterquake’
- May 6: Marc Ribot
- April 29: Sarah Siskind
- April 22: Bell X1 and Coachella recap
- April 8: Report from the Rock Hall inductions
- April 1: Bob Mould
- March 25: SXSW wrap, with James Hetfield interview
- March 18: Tina Dico
- March 11: Bishop Allen
- March 4: Eleni Mandell
- Feb. 25: Mariza
- Feb. 18: Psapp (interview and studio tour)
- Grammys: Preview (Feb. 4), recap (Feb. 11)
- Jan. 28: Krishna Das
- Jan. 21: Calypso Rose
- Jan. 7: Year-end roundtable, Part 2
- —2008—
- Dec. 24: Year-end critics’ roundtable, Part 1 (plus Kyp Malone interview)
- Dec. 17: Brendan Canning
- Dec. 10: Anne Heaton
- Dec. 3: Kassin +2
- Nov. 26: David Grubbs
- Nov. 19: Ane Brun
- Nov. 12: Jim White
- Nov. 5: Charles Hamilton
- Oct. 29: Jay Reatard
- Oct. 15: Citizens Band
- Oct. 8: Luke Doucet
- Oct. 1: Annuals
- Sept. 24: Julie Fowlis
- Sept. 17: Cory Chisel
- July 30: Jennifer O’Connor
- July 23: Zemog el Gallo Bueno
- July 16: Jay Brannan
- July 9: Reckless Kelly
- July 2: Montreal International Jazz Festival report
- June 25: Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
- June 18: Laura Marling
- June 11: Essie Jain
- June 4: Joan as Police Woman
- May 28: The Virgins
- May 21: Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed
- May 14: Black Kids
- May 7: Atmosphere
- April 30: Tim Fite
WFUV Music Review
- Aug. 24: Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed
- Aug. 10: Los Lobos
- Aug. 3: Arcade Fire
- June 8: Teenage Fanclub
- May 25: ‘Exile on Main St.’
- Jan. 5: Three favorites of the 2000s
- —2009—
- July 7: Wye Oak
- June 30: Deer Tick
- June 23: Regina Spektor
- June 16: Dinosaur Jr.
- June 9: Wilco
- June 2: Dirty Projectors
- May 26: Grizzly Bear
- May 19: Jason Lytle
- May 12: Ben Harper
- May 5: Bob Dylan
- (April 28: No show)
- April 21: Metric
- April 14: Felice Brothers
- April 7: Bob Mould
- March 31: Great Lake Swimmers
- March 24: Amadou & Mariam
- March 17: Decemberists
- March 10: Neko Case
- March 3: U2
- (Feb. 24: No show)
- Feb. 17: M. Ward
- Feb. 10: Lily Allen
- Feb. 3: The Bird and the Bee
- Jan. 27: Antony and the Johnsons
- Jan. 20: Andrew Bird
- Jan. 13: Derek Trucks
- Jan. 6: Looking ahead to 2009
- —2008—
- Dec. 30: Year-end, Part 2
- Dec. 23: Year-end, Part 1
- Dec. 16: Holiday music
- Dec. 9: Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia
- Dec. 2: Box sets by Johnny Cash and Nina Simone
- (Nov. 25: No show)
- Nov. 18: Keane, Travis and Snow Patrol
- Nov. 11: John Legend
- Nov. 4: Pretenders
- Oct. 28: Ryan Adams (Cardinology)
- (Oct. 21: No show)
- Oct. 14: Lucinda Williams
- Oct. 7: Jolie Holland
- Sept. 30: TV on the Radio
- Sept. 23: Cold War Kids and Kasai Allstars
- Sept. 16: Emiliana Torrini and Lykke Li
- Sept. 9: Calexico
- (Sept. 2: No show)
- Aug. 26: Randy Newman
- Aug. 19: Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers
- Aug. 12: Jennifer O’Connor
- Aug. 5: Conor Oberst
- July 29: Dennis Wilson reissue
- July 22: Black Kids
- July 15: Paul Weller
- July 8: Beck
- July 1: The Hold Steady
- June 24: Alejandro Escovedo
- June 17: Wolf Parade
- June 10: Coldplay
- June 3: My Morning Jacket
- May 27: Al Green
- May 20: Death Cab for Cutie
- May 13: Elvis Costello
- May 6: Portishead
- April 29: She & Him and Scarlett Johansson
- April 22: Ike Reilly and the Jealous Girlfriends
- April 15: Nick Cave
- (April 8: No show)
- April 1: R.E.M. and the Raconteurs
- March 25: Counting Crows
- March 18: Stephen Malkmus
- March 11: Nine Inch Nails and Devotchka
- March 4: Richard Julian and Jaymay
- Feb. 26: Jim White
- Feb. 19: Nick Lowe reissue, and Sons & Daughters
- Feb. 12: KD Lang
- Feb. 5: Sheryl Crow
- Jan. 29: Joe Jackson and Vampire Weekend
- Jan. 22: Cat Power and Liam Finn
- Jan. 15: Magnetic Fields
- Jan. 8: Kate Nash
- Jan. 1: Looking ahead to 2008
- —2007—
- (Dec. 25: No show)
- Dec. 18: Jesca Hoop, Beirut and Bjork
- Dec. 11: Spoon and Battles
- Dec. 4: Jazz and bluegrass box sets
- Nov. 27: Disaster folk and the Brit Box
- Nov. 20: I’m Not There soundtrack
- Nov. 13: Aretha Franklin
- Nov. 6: Levon Helm and Ween
- Oct. 30: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Radiohead
- Oct. 23: Neil Young
- (Oct. 16: No show)
- Oct. 9: Bettye LaVette and Sharon Jones
- Oct. 2: Bruce Springsteen
- Sept. 25: Iron & Wine and José González
- Sept. 18: Nellie McKay and KT Tunstall
- Sept. 11: Joe Henry and Wattstax
- Sept. 4: Rilo Kiley
- Aug. 28: Ben Harper and the New Pornographers
- Aug. 21: Josh Ritter
- Aug. 14: Linda Thompson
- Aug. 7: Jesse Harris
- July 31: Nicole Atkins and They Might Be Giants
- July 24: Teddy Thompson and Prince
- July 17: The Magic Numbers and St. Vincent
- July 10: Spoon and Crowded House
- July 3: Ryan Adams (Easy Tiger)
- June 26: Bryan Ferry and Nick Lowe
- June 19: White Stripes, Polyphonic Spree and Nick Drake
- June 12: John Doe, Darfur benefit and Bonde do Rôle
- June 5: Betty Davis reissues
- May 29: Richard Thompson
Photo: jeffwinterberg.com. Used by permission.
Contents herein © Ben Sisario except when owned by somebody else.
1 comment:
whew..could somebody get that composer a new coat and gym membership!?
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