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2007 Year-End Thoughts - Writing About Music · 2007-10-31

Bye-bye Stylus, you were ballsy enough to allow your readership to fire back in a visible forum. For that alone this...

High on Fire - Death Is This Communion · 2007-10-26

Why do so many metal bands use three word titles with "of" in the middle? Whether referring to Master of Puppets or...

High on Fire - Death Is This Communion · 2007-10-26

You mean of course astuteness of observation and impressiveness of commentary?

In Praise of Technique · 2007-10-16

A very interesting read here. Despite mysteriously overrating the drummer list, Ubl nails one of the most...

Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View - The Diamond · 2007-09-28

You're next on my buddy list, Ian. I'd love to outdrink and outdrug you anytime you're interested.

Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View - The Diamond · 2007-09-25

Cheers, Theresa. Right of course, though you're a rockist.

The Dirty Projectors - Rise Above · 2007-09-25

Re: greatness live...I have seen 'em only once, didn't like 'em that much.

The Dirty Projectors - Rise Above · 2007-09-14

This band (and Longstreth in general) represent everything that is annoying about twee-ness. Self-love as an...

The Dirty Projectors - Rise Above · 2007-09-14

Twee's falsely naive sense of wonder to me undermines the power of music like Black Flag's...it is music that...

Let's call it "pretentious guitar" instead then, shall we?