Music

A.C. Newman can sing (Oct 18, 2006)
Saw the New Pornographers last night. I was hoping Neko Case and/or quirky genius Dan Bejar would be at the show. It was not to be. But between A.C. Newman's fantastic vocals, Kurt Dahle's propulsive drumming and an absolutely solid...

Eight minutes (Oct 8, 2006)
I'm a bit fixated on songs longer than eight minutes. I don't know why, but it seems like an important threshold (in my music collection anyway). Songs over eight minutes can achieve a spacey groove that eludes shorter songs. The...

Aside (Aug 2, 2005)
Weakerthans' fans will be interested to know that their song "Aside," from Left and Leaving is featured on the Wedding Crashers soundtrack. An edited version--missing that great line "rely a bit too heavily on alcohol and irony"--plays during the closing...

Earlier Posts

The Musical Baton (May 24, 2005)

That James Newton sample (Nov 16, 2004)

You built that city! (May 11, 2004)

Radio message from HQ... (Dec 17, 2003)

The greatest guitar sound ever (Dec 9, 2003)

Voltron Watch (Sep 24, 2003)

Team Yume (Sep 22, 2003)

I'm so glad that you exist (Sep 22, 2003)

New Pornographers on Letterman next week (Jun 12, 2003)

The Weakerthans' Mobile Rock Unit (Mar 22, 2003)

In praise of Emusic (Mar 9, 2003)

The Weakerthans join Epitaph (Feb 23, 2003)

A profoundly stupid tragedy (Feb 22, 2003)

Death and glory (Dec 23, 2002)

Turntables might wobble... (Oct 31, 2002)

Make headlines, believe them, come back... (Aug 16, 2002)

Weezer (Apr 24, 2002)

SNL musical guests (Apr 5, 2002)