April 2011
12 posts
On TV on the Radio
Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Nine Types of Light and the Devolution of TV on the Radio » Passion of the Weiss
…And I know I shouldn’t really read too much into this, but Tunde Adebimpe’s interview in the latest SPIN— looks like it’s online here— just reads to me like the words of a man who isn’t really as passionate about his music anymore (“it’s increasingly dissatisfying for me to...
The Pains of Being Bland at Heart
I reviewed the Pains of Being Pure at Heart’s Belong for Pretty Much Amazing. I’ll say this: The album grew on me. But it grew on me from a very low starting point to a very mediocre finishing point. I just don’t see the appeal of this band, either on record or in concert. Theirs was the most lifeless show I saw during CMJ last year, and this album is certainly one of the weakest...
Reflections on Gender Performance and Power in... →
amyandronicus:
Sometimes people come up to you after a show and say things you wish they didn’t. For instance, at a recent concert, a sketchy, drunk guy in his late forties approached me and remarked: “You looked good out there. I mean, you looked good. You have such a great smile.”
“Great smile,” I…
Amy, the guitarist/violinist from Titus Andronicus, wrote a fascinating piece on gender...
