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...

