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Nov 5, 2007
C.D.s: SOME LOUD THUNDER, by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
(Originally posted on Yelling About Music, http://www.questionablecontent.net/rlblog/index.php)
Every business has its clichés, the music business not the least of them. Among the most persistent in music is the idea of the "difficult second album": the idea that …
Jul 1, 2007
C.D.s: WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS: on "getting" Charlie Parker
Humanity's been making art for a long time now. And for just about as long, it's been talking about art. And rediscovering old art: it's often tempting to think that we live in a golden age of awareness of what went before us; but remember the various rediscoveries of …
May 13, 2007
Film: BANG BANG, YOU'RE DEAD: thoughts on Hot Fuzz and Hollywood vengeance
Everyone worries about violence. Even people who perpetrate violence habitually or frequently, tend to do so because they believe that they're pre-empting violence that will surely be coming to them or their loved ones or whoever. The rest of us just worry about getting …
Harry, Jul 1, 2007:
Long time between drinks! I'm planning a series retrospective on the West Wing, but in the mean time here's a cheap 'n' cheerful post about Charlie Parker. Seriously, go out and get those Dial recordings. Well, the masters anyway.
Harry, Apr 16, 2007:
Whew, finally got around to finishing writing that Decemberists review. To all you lovely people who've befriended me: sorry for not writing back to say "thanks", especially those of you who wrote little messages with your friend request, I'm still getting the hang of this Virb thing. I'll figure it out one day!