MICRO-REVIEWS: MUSIC: Tom Waits
Like a hobo knife fight on the outskirts of a carnival during the Great Depression. Continue reading MICRO-REVIEWS: MUSIC: Tom Waits
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Biography Mondays: Nonbinary: A Memoir, by Genesis P-Orridge
How do you short-circuit control? Continue reading Biography Mondays: Nonbinary: A Memoir, by Genesis P-Orridge
Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis
Numbers is a beautifully rendered poetic artifact, a rollicking admixture of visuals and text Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis
TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 1: “The National Anthem” by Radiohead
Unlike their poppier counterparts, Radiohead sang about anomie and ennui. Continue reading TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 1: “The National Anthem” by Radiohead
TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 2: “Reptile” by Nine Inch Nails
Primal and sludgy, the song harnesses together images of insects and disease, angels and machines. Continue reading TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 2: “Reptile” by Nine Inch Nails
TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 3: “X.Y.U.” by The Smashing Pumpkins
“X.Y.U.” is a bracing seven minutes of primordial sludge. Continue reading TOP THREE SLUDGE: NUMBER 3: “X.Y.U.” by The Smashing Pumpkins
TOP THREE: BANGERS: NUMBER 2: “Jesus Built My Hotrod,” by Ministry
Personal, subjective rankings with a short commentary. (KEΦAΛHΞΘ aka) Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs Sire (1992) I must have discovered “Jesus Built My Hotrod” via the Butthole Surfers. In this propulsive, maniacal banger … Continue reading TOP THREE: BANGERS: NUMBER 2: “Jesus Built My Hotrod,” by Ministry
TOP THREE: BANGERS: NUMBER 3: “Everlasting Gaze,” by the Smashing Pumpkins
My third favorite banger of a song. Continue reading TOP THREE: BANGERS: NUMBER 3: “Everlasting Gaze,” by the Smashing Pumpkins
TOP THREE: WOMEN ROCKERS: NUMBER ONE
Noisy, angry, all teeth and claws. L7, y’all! Continue reading TOP THREE: WOMEN ROCKERS: NUMBER ONE
TOP THREE: WOMEN ROCK GROUPS: NUMBER TWO
The Donnas are great and will kick your ass! Continue reading TOP THREE: WOMEN ROCK GROUPS: NUMBER TWO
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