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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Unearthing a classic Midwestern Britpop classic album from Ultra Sonic Edukators.

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Ultra Sonic Edukators circa 2007. Photo by Morgan Miller. I keep intending to start a regular "they shoulda been huge" series of i...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Dance the pain away.

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Dancing at evilOlive in 2008 featuring Spaaaaaaaarks! Photo by me. I've been thing a lot about how younger generations—egads, did I real...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

A real ceiling shaker.

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I'm not gonna pretend I'm sharing anything groundbreaking when I say the new Joyce Manor album is generally a ton of fun, but I...
Friday, January 23, 2026

A hot tune from way back to warm you up on a frigid morn.

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Sadly, I missed Clip Art 's first show in over 10 years las weekend. I learned about it too late to attend, but it did spur me to dig ba...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Ashes And Diamonds is the missing link I'd been looking for.

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Ashes And Diamonds: Bruce Smith, Daniel Ash, and Paul Spencer Denman (Photos by Chelsea Miller, Regan Catam, and Stuart Matthewman) In the ’...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Holy moly Blackwater Holylight!

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Photo by Magdalena Wosinska. I've enjoyed Blackwater Holylight's music for a few years now, and dug last year's  If You Only Kne...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

There is no correct answer, only honest responses.

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I posted the below personal thought on Threads and Facebook for fun over the weekend, with a little bit of an additional intro on the Faceb...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Memento mori, memento amoris.

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It wasn't until I rewatched 28 Years Later last night in preparation for seeing   28 Years Later: The Bone Temple this weekend that so...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Coming soon to a TV screen near me!

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As many people recently seem to be realizing that they miss physical media, I’m one of those few that never gave it up! I keep all my outdat...
Thursday, January 08, 2026

Ten years later, David Bowie's final album is still challenging and thrilling...

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Screenshot via the internet Archive Ten years ago today I published what I didn't realize at the time would be the last review of a new ...
Wednesday, January 07, 2026

On never losing your edge because you've never found a home.

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LCD Soundsystem at Hollywood Bowl, photo by me. I was thinking about LCD Soundsystem's "Losing My Edge" the other day—as is t...
Monday, January 05, 2026

Some meandering thoughts about legacies that aren't mine to open up the year.

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I was listing to the forthcoming Ulrika Spacek album in the car yesterday, and halfway through it my girlfriend turned to me and said it wa...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Musings on 'Machina.'

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A while ago I made my way through the 48-track version of The Smashing Pumpkins'  'Machina' as presented in the recently release...
Friday, December 05, 2025

It's the last band camp Friday of 2025!

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I did another round-up over at Third Coast Review of albums well worth your time (and $$$) to check out this Bandcamp Friday! Have fun chec...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Lotsa love for 'Little Darlings.'

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I watched this movie a zillion times as a kid in the ‘80s, and last night I finally got around to watching the 4K reissue I’ve had for a wh...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

I'm grateful to be here to witness all the beauty of this world.

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Yesterday was quite a day. One of those jam-packed days at the 9-to-5 where you feel like you’ve done a week’s worth of work in a single day...
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Tuesday, November 04, 2025

No joke—it's time to brighten up your day with Sadlands!

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Photo by Brittany Rose Queen Anyone who knows me also knows that I consider the Josie & the Pussycats soundtrack to be one of the greate...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

The return of Rocktober (in spirit)!

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I think I’m going to have to stop labeling myself as largely being a hermit! I’m back to going to at least one or two shows a week, though t...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Shredding riffs and Super Creeps.

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Dave Suh & the Dirty Wings, photo by me. I had a really great time at LiveWire Lounge Chicago last night seeing Dave and Skid’s bands pl...
Thursday, October 09, 2025

A more personal, positive check-in.

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I did a reset on my eating and some other health-related habits * over our vacation a few weeks ago and am now at the level of toxin-free s...
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