Brothers Lazaroff — Hope, Fear, Youth
Last year I pratfell in love with Doc Feldman and the LD50. As it turns out, one of my favorite songs from the album was actually written by a (younger?) and more hopeful group of humans. Doc made “Battle Hymn”…
Towards A Pedagogy of Love
I thought I’d take a break from writing about music to write about my other love: teaching. There’s a reason for this. Since that Daily Beast article I’ve expanded my readership. Since Howard Wolfson is a former Bloomberg politico, I’ve…
Erica Blinn and the Handsome Machine — Lovers in the Dust
This is a week that’s made me consider moving to Columbus, OH. First of all, there was Lydia Loveless’s explosive new album, then I saw Two Cow Garage last night — an am looking forward to seeing them again on…
Shareef Ali — A Place to Remember the Dead
It never ceases to amaze me just how much we can accomplish with the Internets. Shareef Ali’s blog is fascinating reading on my end — it gives perspective on just how much electronic pavement musicians have to pound these days.…
Lydia Loveless — Somewhere Else
As far as anyone should be concerned, it is time to crown Lydia Loveless as the Crown Princess of Country, Duchess of Broken Hearts, and Baroness of Torn Emotions. If you hadn’t had a chance to listen to the songs…
Caitlin Bell — Blood in the Water
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh vacation. Nothing like hiding in my (wo)man cave with some tunes and a mindless video game. (This week is Tiny Tower. What? I don’t like killing things.) Given the truly hellish week I’ve had (more on that in a…
The Modern Folk — American Cave
Is today a special day or something? I’m immune to pink and red today. What I’m not immune to is cool ideas. This post is not just about an artist, it’s also about a music blog. J. Moss, blogger over…
Englishman — Unsafe & Sound
In an early episode of Nashville (shut up, yes, I mention it at least once a week and you’ll have to get used to it), Avery Barkley describes his music as “cerebral alt-country” and you have to wonder if he’s…