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How I Learned to Listen: On 10 Years of Writing Music Criticism
I find myself asking why I would ever do such a thing.
Dec 18, 2015
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Reconsidering My Choir: A Non-Defense of The Fiery Furnaces
“Who is Robert Mitchum?”
Oct 27, 2015
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March Against Progress: Viet Cong and the Specter of Illiberalism
For the record, we prefer “Diet Dong.”
Mar 18, 2015
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Time Washes Away Everything: A Dirty Beaches Retrospective
On to the next drifter.
Nov 14, 2014
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It's Just Rock 'n' Roll: Thoughts on the 20th Anniversary of Definitely Maybe
At the risk of being a “fucking student” about to get my head kicked in…
Apr 22, 2014
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A Few Thoughts on Nirvana’s Induction Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Thirty-something and wondering what your teen years all meant? You finally have your answer.
Apr 13, 2014
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What Comes After the Blues?
Just over a year after Jason Molina’s death, Robin revisits the songwriter’s fixation on ghosts, big stars about to fall, and those “long dark blues.”
Mar 31, 2014