When I first saw an image of Soundgarden, I thought Kim Thayil (far left) was Chris Cornell (mid-left). I was young. I assumed the the most unique looking band member had to be the front man. It doesn’t make sense now,...
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Intro Track: The Song The Family Crest Didn’t Play
Last night, for the fourth time since their 2014 release Beneath the Brine, I went to see The Family Crest at a small venue in Boston (okay, twice it was Cambridge, and once it was Allston…sue me). I could write...
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The 2017 GRAMMYS: Who to Root for
The GRAMMYS are a joke. Everyone needs to know that. The awards themselves are not a serious thing that anyone takes seriously. But, y’know, in between the performances at Sunday night’s marquee music event, there will be some things handed...
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Aziz Ansari’s SNL Monologue, Chris Brown, and Consistency
I guess it’s time for me to write something about “politics,” which is neither something I am qualified to write about nor something I ever desired to write about nor something I am comfortable writing about. As I’m sure most...
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The Top 100 Songs of 2016
When the “Year in Review” lists start pouring in as December dawns, I wonder what the rush is. Is it because nobody wants to be under the gun to produce a massively time intensive piece of content right before the...
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The 2015 MAMAMY Awards
Way back when, in a land called February, I took a trip down to Mexico. I’m a mixed bag when I get on a plane – I might be productive, I might be sleepy, I might have crippling anxiety that...
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Top 100 Songs of 2015
Now THAT was a year of music! 2015 was an overwhelming explosion of great tunes, so much so that I had no idea what was going to be my #1 song of the year coming into the writing of the...
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Favorite Artist Discoveries of 2015 – Happy Tunesday! Vol. 5 of 52
I don’t remember if it was NBC playing episodes over the summer or some TBS-like station syndicating them, but I distinctly remember Friends reruns being advertised as “if you haven’t seen them, they’re new to you!” way back in the...
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What in God’s Name Is This Music Video? Happy Tunesday! Vol. 4 of 52
On a flight down to Austin, Massachusetts, this past Friday, I had the pleasure of having a screen in my face the entire flight, courtesy of JetBlue. Since I’m a degenerate, I had my TV on the whole time, even...
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The Musical Reprise – Happy Tunesday! Vol. 3 of 52
It was a pretty fascinating week in the life of yours truly (it wasn’t), filled with countless women (dudes), extravagant feasts (late night hot dogs), and wild adventure (started watching Bob’s Burgers). And what was the soundtrack to that week?!...
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