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Rad Women of the ’90s: Part 1…
Badass women of the 1990s… Part 1 Tori Amos, “Crucify” Tori Amos initially appeared on the music scene in the 1980s as the lead singer of a synthpop group called Y Kant Tori Read (…yeah). The band...
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Monday, Monday…
Music for a languid Monday. Mondays seem to necessitate dreaminess and mellow charm. Here’s a playlist to start the week off on the right foot. Galaxie 500, “Fourth of July” My Bloody Valentine, “When...
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My Favorite Albums of the Year
An informal collection of songs from the year’s best albums. Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel… Sharon Van Etten, Tramp The Chromatics, Kill for Love The xx, Coexist Leonard Cohen, Old Ideas Frankie Rose,...
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What if R.E.M. Went Major?
R.E.M. was a band with a lot of musical idiosyncrasies (mumbled and often unintelligible lyrics, uncommonly melodic bass, a near-absence of solos), but one of the band’s most distinctive qualities was...
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Currently Listening to…Songs from the Sock-Hop
A few months ago, my aunt’s fiance gave me a bunch of old 45s he had collected over the years. Naturally, I was thrilled to receive the loot, but other matters quickly stole my attention and I never...
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Currently Listening to…Lou Doillon
Jane Birkin’s youngest daughter releases her first album. I am ever so slightly in love with the Birkin-Gainsbourg-Doillon clan. Lou Doillon, the half-sister of award-winning actress/musician and Lars...
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Rad Women of the ’90s: Part 2
Badass Women of the ’90s Part 2… Mia Zapata of the Gits, “Second Skin” Shirley Manson of Garbage, “Only Happy When It Rains” Juliana Hatfield, “Spin the Bottle” Elastica, “Stutter” Liz Phair, “Never...
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Rad Women of the ’90s: Part 3
A third batch of the coolest chicks of the ’90s Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, “Kool Thing” (featuring Chuck D of Public Enemy) Bikini Kill, “Rebel Girl” Bjork, “Army of Me” Fiona Apple, “Criminal” Lauryn...
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The Incomparable Stevie Nicks
While the rest of the world was entranced by last weekend’s New York Times article on Kanye West (in which he says typically ridiculous, Kanye-like things), another New York publication quietly...
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Summer Songs and Coral Lipstick
A coral lipstick at every price point just in time for summer. Annette Funicello, “Pineapple Princess” Aqualillies for Tarte Glamazon Pure Performance 12 hour lipstick in Timeless – $26 (This one’s...
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Farewell to Maxwell’s
A eulogy for New Jersey’s greatest rock club. Tonight, July 31, 2013, Maxwell’s in Hoboken will close its doors to the public for good. For three and a half decades, the tiny club has served as a...
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Season of the Witch
For my lovely friend Sara, who has been having a rough week, I’ve created a playlist of songs about one of her favorite topics: witches. Enjoy all the dark glamour, beguiling sludginess, and...
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It’s a Bad Brains Christmas, Charlie Brown
Who knew that the Peanuts and D.C.’s hardcore gods were so simpatico? Some wonderful mensch took the time to synchronize scenes from the Peanuts’ classic holiday special, A Charlie Brown Christmas,...
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We Have to Talk About Kanye
It’s not him, it’s you. As the year draws to a close, it is inevitable that the tone of music journalism will become more reflective and measured. The passage of time, even within the relatively tight...
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First Quarter Update
The records that have been on heavy rotation in my home since January. As always, my listening habits tend to combine new releases and older material that I have been inspired to revisit or led to...
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