Thom’s Update

This came up in my feed. Not blown away with aspects of composition, but chuffed by choice of instrumentation and performance.Apple MusicSpotifyYouTube

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headline-writer

Our hero, also doubling as diction coach, describes a scenario wherein an aroused clergyman crashed into a house he built: Erect Rector Erector Wrecks Rectory

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The Abyss

I’m sorry this is a sad post. I wish things were different. I believe the “golden age” of Internet search is a thing of the past and it’s utility is suspect. Even the most “we’re not evil” search engine is inferring semantics from search terms. I get it – it’s what most people want: figure… Continue reading The Abyss

Goodby Spotify

You’re paying Joe Rogan $350M USD. There is no scenario in which this helps.

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Name the first full measure drop in pop.

Is this the first full measure dead drop in rock at 2:38 into Badfinger’s No Matter What from 1970? Please tell me all the things you find prior!

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TIL: Verses Aren’t Required

The break-out 1988 single by The La’s, There She Goes , has no verses. It’s all choruses. Four of them. It was remixed by Steve Lillywhite in 1990 and Noel Gallagher said it was his favourite song from the 1990s. On “All Songs Considered”, Ben Gibbard picked it as a “perfect” song. Here’s a splendid thoughtful cover… Continue reading TIL: Verses Aren’t Required

Holloween Adjecent?

I hadn’t seen much video of Smashing Pumpkins live, but this little unplugged clip impressed me. Great ensemble playing – so much more than just Billy Corgan. This is just great.

Slouching to Didion

I was only vaguely aware of Joan Didion because of my dearest friend’s infatuation with D. A. Ortberg’s scatalogical YouTube impressions of imagined conversations between Didion and Anna Wintour. That changed upon hearing Susan Stamberg’s 7 minute eulogy on NPR when Didion passed last month. I was moved to dive into Didion, consuming first her nephew’s summary of her cultural/political acuity. I’ve come… Continue reading Slouching to Didion