You've probably seen the Facebook meme where you are given a band and have to answer a few questions about them ( Read more... )

It's been a very busy month and I had trouble remembering what I'd played at Big Bad Con this year. Fortunately I got there in the end, so there'll be a late (and probably backdated) con post shortly ( Read more... )

The Pretty Hate Machine re-release started me thinking about albums qua albums. In the days of non-sequential playback and individual track distribution, the death of the album as a cohesive artwork has been frequently bemoaned. I'm not going to do that; my usual style of listening based on individual tracks has been influenced by a dislike of ( Read more... )

No post yesterday because I spent the first half on campus and the second in bars, including a WeHo martini bar at which Tarantino stopped for a drink ( Read more... )