Ye Olde Music Miscellany1. The following forms of sacred music make me hope that there is a heaven:Southern GospelAfrican American GospelBluegrassThe way some Catholic organists play the Communion LiturgyThe following fo…
Music Monday (abbreviated edition)This is the video to Old Crow Medicine Show's "Wagon Wheel." The video is very mediocre, so pay it no mind. The song is exquisite:The chorus was written by Bob Dylan for a song that he n…
Saturday, driving down to Chicago for a party, this verse from M. Ward's album Post-War caught my ear:She said, "If love If love is a poison cup Then drink it up,'Cause a sip A sip or a spoonful won't do Won't do nothing…
Music Miscellany1. How did you people let me get to 28 without ever hearing Pulp's "Common People"? (Tess: here's one I'll bet you know better than I do.) This song, plus my newly-born obsession with Lou Reed, is teachin…
(Shit. I was all set to review Neon Bible by Arcade Fire for you today, but I left my handwritten notes at home. Why did I write it out longhand, you ask? Because Elissa had the computer, and I was sitting at the pub tab…
Just watch me nowIt's above 60 degrees outside for the first time in four months, and you are walking down a city street listening to The Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane." You do this every week, at the same time, afte…
1. Snapshot of Thursday:Walking across Capitol Square in a driving sleetstorm listening to "O Comely" by Neutral Milk Hotel, looking in State Street shops for a sympathy card for a friend who recently lost her father.2. …
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken?You know what? I think I might actually hate The Fiery Furnaces. It's not as bad as you think. Hatred implies that there is something substantial about them to hate, which is more than can…
A few things about popular music:1. Anybody see Wynn Butler smash his guitar after Arcade Fire's first song on Saturday Night Live? Did that have anything to do with the French words on it? I couldn't get a clear look at…
1. Thaw's over today. This weekend, we're getting a foot of snow. By late February, snow has lost its romance. I'm ready for Spring. I tried listening to Summerteeth yesterday while I washed dishes, and it felt hollow an…
