December 2003

new stuff!

December 30, 2003

There are two more pieces by me in the Village Voice this week, if you’re interested in reading: New York Radio: Left of the Dial, about the need for independent radio and my favorite New York independent stations. Landmarks of the Bronx and Harlem: Northern Exposure, in which I list some of my favorite places [...]

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happy holidaze

December 28, 2003

Hope you all had a good non-denominational holiday. I’ve been so busy with other things that I can’t really focus here (or on the holidays, for that matter — I worked through Christmas Day, even). Granted I wasted several hours today teaching myself to play Scritti’s ‘The Sweetest Girl’ on keys and guitar but…ha. Thanks [...]

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round-up postponed; updates

December 23, 2003

I’m postponing my mammoth end-of-year roundup for another week, cuz I’m still hearing great new 2003 albums and singles every day. (Latest contenders for inclusion in my top 10: Vybz Kartel and Diamanda Galas. Now if only they’d collaborate…) If you’re interested, my first review for The Wire is out in the new issue. The [...]

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collapsing new buildings

December 22, 2003

I went up for the weekend to see some some old friends in their old, crumbling house in Massachusetts. The house was so drafty that I could feel the wind coming through the closed windows at night, and so unevenly heated that I slept with a jacket and scarf still on, teeth chattering. We stayed [...]

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year-end round-up coming soon!

December 20, 2003

Big year-end round-up in the works. It’ll be up Monday or Tuesday. I’ll be working pretty steadily over the next few weeks: PhD applications, postpunk project pandemonium, and — cool! — more paid writing work. I’ll most likely be updating this throughout the holidays. Christmas was never really a big deal in my family; I [...]

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December 17, 2003

This is where I start trying to catch up on my Freaky Trigger duties, with posts for NYLPM and Proven by Science. More soon!

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a question of degree

December 16, 2003

I was really psyched to realize today that this blog is one of the top Google hits for ‘playa hatin’ degree’! Ow my head.

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madonna opens for a certain ratio! (the year was 1982)

December 15, 2003

from this excellent collection of vintage Danceteria posters.

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from brussels with love

December 14, 2003

I’ve become really fascinated, what with it being the holiday season and all, with the Christmas-themed album released on Crepuscule in December 1981 called ‘Ghosts of Christmas Past (Chantons Noel)’. The LP came with a sheet of 6 Christmas cards and this was the original tracklisting: Aztec Camera – Hot Club Of Christ The Names [...]

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yeah!

December 8, 2003

Just how great is “Yeah” (Stupid Version) by LCD Soundsystem? It starts out pure disco, even quoting (ripping!) the bassline to the Trammps’ ‘Disco Inferno’, but then it subtly and insidiously morphs and mutates, step by dizzying step, into this total stomping futuristic monster…until you have no idea where the hell you are but you’re [...]

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