Like A Starting Pistol
Toby L on working the transatlantic '00s indie boom, Steve Albini’s career advice, and 20 years of the iconic Transgressive Records.
Music
“One Both Makes A Decision And Undergoes A Decision Being Made”: How To Dress Well On Mallarmé, Mourning, and Magic
VPN, genetic fingerprinting, bi-curious, death metal, open carry.
Tuesday Obituary: Faramarz Aslani
Nothing was dulcet.
The Musical Hits of 1908, Ranked
Obviously "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" is the song to beat here.
Like A Plastic Bag
Rosie Long Decter on Rolling Stone's Pride-themed list.
Build Your Own Jim Croce-Style "Big Man Gets What's Coming To Him" Song
GIMME SOME STATS
Sky foot nine weighs two sixteen
Drives a car big as a truck
With fists the size of jars
"I'd Really Love To See You Tonight" Is As Good A Song As Any, I Think
That old Wilde line from Dorian Gray applies, I think, just as much to "See You Tonight" as it does to cigarettes: "It is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?"
Perfect Day '97 Part III: Fake Canon
It had seemed as if the world were maybe running on a secret logic.
Here's The Dolorous Stroke
By Matt Korvette and Jo Livingstone.