Dear Morrissey, I have decided that I am making it my life’s mission to insure that you never, ever get what you want this time or anytime. This is a light that should have gone…
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Cranky gets an education, a list
Things I learned from watching most of the 832-part History of Rock and Roll on VH1 Classics: 1. The song “Carrie Ann” was written about Marianne Faithful. 2. “Do You Believe in Magic” came out…
The two times I bought Stink and how wrong I can be
I bought “Stink” the first time in the spring of 1996 at the Borders in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This is odd for two reasons. One, that after searching everywhere in the Twin Cities I found…
Let the sun shine in
This might just be my favorite song off Mike Doughty’s “Golden Delicious.” I love war protest songs.
Now this is a bracket I can get behind, determining the best ‘Mats album
The Westernerds over at Paul Westerberg.net have been arguing lately on which of the ‘Mats and Paul Westerberg albums are the best. For instance, I had to throw down against Jay Taco for his misguided…
Music criticism and Anton Ego
MNSpeak’s got a great conversation going on whether critics who are tough on a local music scene strengthen or weaken the scene. Usually, whenever I see any conversation about criticism I think of Anton Ego….