Stuff I managed to remember from this week’s (extremely scattershot) play- and watch-lists. 1. “American Pickers” episode with Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, selling off old guitar cases and a band t-shirt from Budokan (sometimes on a Sunday morning you stumble upon the oddest things). 2. Eminem, “Lose Yourself” – Mea Culpa: this song did little for me at the time, but persistent radio re-play … Continue reading Friday Six (1/17/14)
A selective inventory of the past week — good, bad, indifferent, etc. 1. Moby, “Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)” + parts of his Best Of (“Go,” Anthem,” “Feeling So Real”) — All the uptempo, ravey, transcendence-as-a-cosmic-joke stuff. 2. Brandy Clark, “Pray to Jesus” – But none of the fast stuff from her album, I don’t think. 3. Prince, “Something in the Water Does … Continue reading Friday Eleven (1/10/14)
Happy new year. And welcome to the first segment of “Friday [insert number between one and 10],” my new weekly roundup of stuff I’ve been listening to, watching, thinking about, etc. It is by no means limited to stuff I actually enjoy (it’s an inventory as much as a hit list), and I will try to include at least one new, or recent, piece of … Continue reading Friday Five (1/3/14)
