Music

One of the better things I’ve ever written…

03.05.2012
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One of the better things I’ve ever written is this review of Van Halen’s new album for The Agit Reader.

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Oh man this Caretaker album is so good

02.17.2012

The Caretaker returns with a long-in-the-making soundtrack to acclaimed filmmaker Grant Gee’s documentary about German writer WG Sebald. ‘Patience (After Sebald)’ is a multi-layered film essay on landscape, art, history, life and loss – an exploration of the work and influence of German writer WG Sebald (1944-2001), told via a long walk through coastal East [...]

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A few recommendations from my 2011

01.09.2012
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If you’re looking for something to light your fire, here’s a decent place to start. I used to spend a ton of time making big, long lists of my favorite everything – books, music, movies, etc. – and I took great joy in keeping those lists up-to-date. If you poke around on this site, you can [...]

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Something about Spotify

11.26.2011
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There’s something going on with me & Spotify. It has changed my music consumption habits. If you look at my Spotify, you’ll see a whole bunch of playlists. I really like making playlists, and I find it an effective way to collect music I wanna listen to a lot, as well as music I wanna [...]

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Times New Viking: No Room to Live

01.24.2011

This video is amazing, and not just cause they’re from Columbus.

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I “Never Follow Suit”

12.13.2010

I love this Radio Dept. song, and the little art filmthey made to go with it is great, too. This has been a great year for music, in my humble opinion, and this record makes me feel good all over, but detached, too. I like that.

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8 Songs to Delight You

12.03.2010

I have to turn in my top 10 albums of the year list to the Agit Reader tomorrow, so I’ve been ruminating on some of my favorite records of the year. Here are just a few tracks that have really stuck with me. [playlist id=2]

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Me & DJ Spooky

11.13.2010

This is a strange thing, a YouTube from DJ Spooky’s set at MoogFest. In it, you can see me taking pictures of him. Click through to see the video.

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MoogFest 2010 in 42 Photos

11.02.2010
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Giant Pitchfork Slideshow

07.21.2010

Here’s the quick and dirty way to do it – a giant Flickr slideshow of some of my pix from the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival. Included: Robyn, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Broken Social Scene, Freddie Gibbs, Big Boi, Raekwon, Liars, El-P, Panda Bear, Titus Andronicus, Girls, Beach House, Sleigh Bells, Major Lazer, Pavement, etc. And [...]

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