Lately, I’ve been thinking about what rap music would be like if white people had started it and really nurtured it. This isn’t one of those Andy Rooney type of musings; or is it? Because I don’t really think it would sound like the Beastie Boys or Third Bass, who both fit the current model well. I think it would probably sound like Eleanor and Matthew Friedberger, the sibling duo called the Fiery Furnaces.
In 1996, I had quit my job as a media consultant, moved back to my hometown of Saint Louis, and was pretty much just hanging out. During the day I waited tables at Blueberry Hill and at night I was…
Grant McLennan, founding member of the Go-Betweens, died Saturday in his sleep. Not quite sure what to say yet, just gonna listen and remember. Listen to He Lives My Life Listen to Mrs. Morgan Buy yerself some Go-Betweens from the…
While I waited for Yo La Tengo Is Murdering The Classics to arrive in my mailbox last week, I had some time to explore my collection and reacquaint myself with the And/Ors. Oft labeled as an indie supergroup of sorts,…
Ryan Irvine, our neighbor to the north, has posted a rather comprehensive statistical analysis of Pitchfork's ratings over the years on goodhodgkins. The best explanation I have for my love-hate relationship with Pitchfuck is probably not when I realized there…