Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich playing Silver Jews songs
This video was shot by Craig Giffen on January 4, 2020 (David Berman’s 53rd birthday). Tracks: “Secret Knowledge of Back Roads” “Buckingham Rabbit” “Advice to the Graduate” “Random Rules” “Welcome To...
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RIP DCB. Thanks to this whole sick crew for the sing along. This one tore me up.
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David Berman’s Nashville Mix
From The Minus Times #29, as republished in The Minus Times Collected. I made as much of the mix I could—D.C.3’s second record The Good Hex isn’t streaming or even on YouTube. Here is David Berman’s...
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Todd Haynes interviewed at Slate about his film The Velvet Underground
Sam Adams has a nice conversation with director Todd Haynes about The Velvet Underground, Haynes’ marvelous documentary about the band. I saw the film this weekend and it’s one of the best musical...
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David Berman’s Nashville Mix
From The Minus Times #29, as republished in The Minus Times Collected. I made as much of the mix I could on Spotify. D.C.3’s second record The Good Hex isn’t on there but it is on YouTube. Here is...
View ArticleRIP Low’s Mimi Parker
Pitchfork and other media sites have reported the death of Mimi Parker. Parker was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in late 2020, and I’d hoped that she would recover. She was 55. Along with her husband...
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A Review of Sonic Life, Thurston Moore’s Rock n’ Roll Fantasia
Thurston’s Rock n’ Roll Fantasy Thurston Moore’s memoir Sonic Life kicks off in 1963 with his older brother Gene bringing home a 45 of the Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie,” blowing open five-year-old Moore’s...
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Blog about some recent reading, books acquired, a mini-review of The Hard...
I’ve been lucky over the last decade or so that my little college’s spring break almost always coincides with my children’s spring break. We aimed again this year at Georgia, spending a few days in a...
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