Monday, February 27, 2017

Apples to oranges, dust to dust

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Apple-centric comparisons ranked from least to most valid: "You're comparing apples to the single-Doppler velocity retrieval techn...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

See the constellation

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On a rowboat in rural Hillsborough last night, I found myself looking at more stars than I've ever seen before. I started identifying co...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Real crowd pleasers: the best music of 2016, part last

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(continued from part three ) Best live show(s) you saw in 2016 I'm tempted to say Le Vent du Nord at the National Folk Festival in Gr...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Whistle-and-bell-o-rama: the best music of 2016, part three

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(Continued from part one ) (and from part two ) Most welcome surprise I gave Esperanza Spalding some out-of-my-genre listens back in 201...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

Walking through paradise: the best music of 2016, part two

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(Continued from part one . The list is immediately followed by actual writing/ blogging, I promise.) Single of the Year 1. Regina Spekto...
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Elevate or operate: the best music of 2016, part one

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(Every January, the talented songwriter/ music journalist Tris McCall conducts a detailed survey of his music-geek acquaintanceship about th...
Monday, February 13, 2017

On the Decline of Western Civilization (the 1980 movie. not the ongoing story. mostly.)

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I watched the Decline of Western Civilization , Penelope Spheeris's classic 1980 L.A. punk documentary, last week. It is, as reputed, gr...