My review of In the Shadow of the Moon , by Colin Burgess and Francis French ran today in PopMatters . It's an excellent book, and I'm a sucker for the early space program. Most of the coverage I've seen has been focusing on the accompanying Ron Howard produced documentary , so hopefully I can help bring some attention to what is undoubtedly a more comprehensive encapsulation of the subject. I haven't seen the documentary yet, but the reviews I've read have felt [...]
My review of Les Savy Fav's Let's Stay Friends ran today at ALARM . Surprise, it's a positive review. As I mentioned in my Liars review post a while back, there are very few "indie rock" bands that can hold my attention anymore. Les Savy Fav is one of them. I'm glad that six years after Go Forth they managed to subtly modify their sound so that the growth and changes they've made as a band aren't jarring, they just kind of seep into the picture. "What [...]
9.6.07 at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge, Hyde Park, MA I was very excited to see Keefe Jackson's Fast Citizens last night; I'm a big fan of Chicago jazz and have been following the group and its members for some time now. The venue was an interesting choice, a very local haunt in a remote, tucked away part of Boston, but there was a decent turn-out and a casual, relaxed atmosphere. Having loved the record , Ready Everyday , I was still surprised at how much [...]
Name Change - Never entirely felt comfortable with the first blog name. I think this one fits a little better. "Stuck-Up Elitist Jerk" wasn't really doing it for me. Hopefully I won't be changing the name as much as I change the fonts.
In the mail today - Reviews forthcoming in September: Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends (French Kiss) Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog (Sub Pop) In the Shadow of the Moon by Francis French and Colin Burgess (Nebraska)
This weekend, the McMullen Museum at Boston College opened Pollock Matters , an exhibition detailing the relationship between Jackson Pollock and photographer and graphic designer Herbert Matter. The exhibition culminates with a display of around 20 newly discovered works alleged to be Pollock experimentations, which had been packaged and forgotten in Matters personal archives until his son came across them. It was an excellent exhibit, touching on not only Pollock's work (which is clearly the big draw here), but the exceptional work of Matter, his wife Mercedes, and Pollock's wife Lee Krasner, [...]
My First Book Review - My review of The Jamestown Project by Karen Ordahl Kupperman, at PopMatters .
Michael Patrick Brady
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
