December 2010
10 posts
“In the late ‘70’s, being a kid like Greg Norton, Grant Hart, or Bob...”
– I finished friend of the program Andrew Earles’ new book about Hüsker Dü tonight. The book is great, giving the band their due as American DIY innovators and downplaying the uninteresting band drama angle that’s been (often inaccurately) reported into the ground anyhow. If you’re...
Notes From a Pointless Blizzard Walk From Delancey...
I bet you can tell which neighborhood bars are good by which ones are crowded during a blizzard. I am not sure if this has an analogue for warmer climates.
If you stop in a Starbucks to use the restroom and the first person to exit one of the two doors is a bag lady mumbling something about “shitting behind the garbage can,” let the man behind you go ahead, even if you have to go bad...
Minutemen - It’s Expected I’m Gone
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Christopher Weingarten had a friend speed up...
Five Albums I Have Liked From 2010 and...
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
Having it really come together while half in the bag in the parking lot of the really nice Taco Bell on McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint.
Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Rush to Relax
My friend Mark drinking a pint of whiskey and badgering the bass player of Eddy Current during their tremendous live set at Death By Audio this summer.
Seeing a similarly...
Lessons Learned In the Past 30 Seconds
Nobody has ever used the phrase “This American Trife” for anything.
The domain thisamericantrife.com is registered.
Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song
When in trouble
or in...