All Of The Old Posts
May 17, 2021
On Overcoming Obligations
I missed a mixtape last month. I don’t need to wear masks anymore. I weigh these two obligations and the weight of doing the right thing vs. doing the thing that is expected.
March 31, 2021
Circling Britpop, Briefly
I keep thinking there are no more time-wasting completionist paths to wander down, and then I hear a podcast episode about Pulp and here I am: learning about britpop.
February 28, 2021
Forgetting the Promo Parts
Unpacking and organizing every weekend for four weeks has been like a series of short battles in between extended periods of planning. Which is to say — the month got away from us, and all we remember of February are those short battles.
January 31, 2021
Moving On
We’re moving, and that means a lot of empty rooms with a lot of echoing music. Here’s to hoping we keep changing enough to let the music continue to echo.
December 31, 2020
Pizza for the Birds: the Story of Quarantoons
How to make friends using nothing but an inexhaustible supply of nostalgia-driven videos, a YouTube playlist, and a seemingly never-ending pandemic.
November 27, 2020
All Of Our Favorite Bands, At One Point in Time
We’re remembered for touchpoints and trivia, favorite bands and favorite pizza toppings. A few words on all of my favorite bands, and a few words about my friend Charles.
October 30, 2020
I Really Got Into It
A few words on a music scene, Halloween costumes, and I Really Get Into It, a documentary about the underage architects of Sioux Falls punk.
September 30, 2020
It’s Okay to Not Watch
Last night was the first presidential debate, and it was frightening. But I did not watch. And I will not watch.
August 31, 2020
31 Perfect Albums
I participated in an Instagram challenge to post 31 perfect albums throughout August. I did that, and these are those albu
July 31, 2020
Smell Memories
Mountain conifers and bus diesel provide the foundation for a quick lesson on olfactory memory and a mixtape of unrelated songs.