Late last year, we were looking at the lesser-listened-to Smiths albums—The Smiths, Meat Is Murder, and Strangeways, Here We Come—assembling…
Cains and Abels
is a Chicago band. I caught their New Year’s Day set at the Whistler in Logan Square. During their soundcheck,…
Requited Prerelease (this Wednesday, in Chicago)
This Friday, 16 December, Requited will celebrate the upcoming release of its sixth issue at Enemy in Wicker Park. In addition…
Big Other’s new image
I just want to state for the record that I had that pretty banner image up at my personal blog…
It’s mad, too
Frank O’Hara used to play that same background music when he read.
Artistic Surface | Artistic Depth
This is a response to Tim’s recent post “At Face Value: Gaga, Surfaces & The Superficial.” I don’t really know anything…
What I Learned from “Travesty”
It was Curt White who told me to read it. In workshop, he stressed the importance of having a good…
The Smiths Songs You May Be Missing, Part 3: “Strangeways, Here We Come”
We continue listening through the somewhat-less-famous Smiths albums, gleaning their better tracks for our ultimate deep cuts playlist. (Already covered:…