MUSINGS: Reviews & Notes 
Thursday, 15 July 2010
It Is Not What It Is Not: Martina Topley Bird’s The Blue God
A trip to London, a stop in a legendary record store, a schedule thrown off, a sublimely odd recording by Martina Topley Bird, and another mini-rant against critical laziness. What more could you want in a midsummer musing?
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Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Down Another Rabbit Hole: Making Sense of The Happy Family’s The Man on Your Street
In the midst of all of my research for a book on post-punk music and graphic design, I almost literally stumbled on this, the only album by The Happy Family. Click through to find out a bit about who they are and why you should care…
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Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Perfect Pop Songs #4: Ron Sexsmith’s “Right About Now”
At long last, here’s the fourth entry in the Perfect Pop Songs series: a track by the little-known but nonetheless celebrated Toronto songwriter/singer/guitarist/pianist Ron Sexsmith.
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Thursday, 8 April 2010
When at First You Succeed...: Remembering Malcolm McLaren
A hastily composed remembrance of impresario Malcolm McLaren, who died 8 April 2010...
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
Why Should I Care?: Alternative (Male, White) Southernness and Mortality
Some of my superstitious friends are fond of reminding me that some things come in threes. While the impetus for the message reached three long ago, the focus here might sustain the conceit that threes are important. Here, I reflect upon and connect the deaths of three perhaps iconoclastic southern musicians since late December: Vic Chesnutt, Mark Linkous and Alex Chilton...
