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Live review of Wilco (the Album)

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"Fifteen" Albums that changed my life

U2, War When I was a high school freshman, I listened to some very shitty music. My favorite artist: Bryan Adams. I also didn't have many friends, and I think these two phenomena are related. I bought U2's War because I …
Joe Jackson -- "Steppin' Out"

First of all: this video is pretty exceptional for its era (early 80s). It's very artfully constructed. Notice how the shots are timed to the lyrics and to the cadence of the piano--lots of little, subtle touches. But…
With autumn closin' in...

Listening to Bob Seger's "Night Moves" today while cooking chili, I realized that I'm not at all fretful about the fact that my twenties will be over in seventeen days. It's funny how aging works: it's as if we're hardwi…
Country for Haters

I have made a playlist that I'm going to start giving to people who claim to hate country music. It's called "Country for Haters." Here it is: "So. Central Rain" by Hem One of the loveliest covers I've ever heard. Bring…
Eleven years of Ok Computer

(Soon and very soon, I am going to write at length about going to Lollapalooza to see Radiohead yesterday. In the meantime, a teaser: something I wrote last summer to commemorate the tenth anniversary of their album Ok C…
Some stuff about music lately

1. I've started listening to The Rolling Stones in earnest. Beggar's Banquet is my first real Stones album. I think I expected something like an edgier Eagles record: something with a few brilliant tracks I recognized an…
Live blogging my first listen to The Hold Steady's Stay Positive

It is a blistering hot day in Madison, Wisconsin, and I'm nursing a bit of a beer hangover from last night by drinking a homemade mint julep. Today, at lunch, I bought the new Hold Steady record at a local CD shop. I had…
Playlist: Existential Love Songs

Existentialism: the belief that existence precedes essence, and all that follows from that belief. In English: you are alive. You don't know how you got here or where you are going after you are gone. You can't know. You…
Music observations

1. By any standard of measure, Rich Mullins' A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band is an exceptional album. Not perfect, but damn near. I believe I'll be writing about it more soon. 2. As a fan of Wilco, Uncle Tupe…