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Songs for the Dumped: Volume Three
A lot of people are going to tell you that adolescent regression is an unhealthy thing, but few among us are the people who, if given the chance, wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to
Read More »Motion Picture Soundtrack: “Momma Told Me Not to Come”/ “Spill the Wine”
The first time I ever visited Sherman Oaks and saw the childhood home of my old roommate Miles (this was back when we lived in San Diego, before he got famous), I mentioned to
Read More »Exit Music (For an Actor): Heath Ledger
As I expect every one of you knows, Heath Ledger died yesterday. I won’t speculate as to the details of his death (I’m sure the tabloids and gossip websites will have that covered) but
Read More »Exit Music (For a Film): Leonard Cohen, “The Future”
Exit Music is a sister series to Motion Picture Soundtrack. Yeah, they’re both named after Radiohead songs. So what? You wanna fight about it? As long as you’re less than 5’2″, 120 lbs, and
Read More »Motion Picture Soundtrack: Elliott Smith, “Needle in the Hay”
To begin: Music has been a essential part of movies since the very first images were committed to celluloid — in fact, motion picture scores existed before spoken dialogue did — so it’s not
Read More »Silvery Citybank Lights: St. Vincent and The National @ the Wiltern
Here’s a brain teaser: Most days, my commute to my downtown day job consists of a bumpy bus ride straight down Olympic. When I have a good book to read, however, I’ll get off
Read More »The Sweat Descends: Les Savy Fav @ the El Rey
My friend Solly came down last weekend on a miniature vacation from Seattle. She was unlucky enough to have the rain follow her down and catch up to her by Monday, but the weekend
Read More »Justifying Your Citizenship in the Red Sox Nation
Why am I rooting for the Red Sox in the World Series? Because I grew up in New England. That should be all there is to it, right? I could spin tales about spending
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