Archive for October 2011
Falsetto Soul: A Review of Mayer Hawthorne, How Do You Do?
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: October 31, 2011
- In: Music | Record Reviews
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Anyone who has heard Mayer Hawthorne’s 2009 album, A Strange Arrangement, already knows what to expect with his newest release: more Motown-influenced retro soul delivered in falsetto. And while Hawthorne certainly delivers that, How Do You Do contains a few surprises, including one track featuring Snoop Dogg as you’ve never heard him before.
Sons of Dionsysus, Chapter 3: The Shelf of Immortality
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: October 28, 2011
Jim Knable’s Sons of Dionysus: a lusty novel of myth, mirth, and music. CHAPTER 3 Our freshman year dorm was only a small room with a bunkbed and a bathroom across the hall. There was enough space for two desks and two dressers, but just barely. It was a very old room in a very [...]
My Purple and Pink Muses
Posted by: freyabellin on: October 26, 2011
- In: Food
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For me, there are two different ways to go food shopping. There are days when I head out with a plan, and I diligently cross each item off a thoughtful, well-rounded list as I drop it into my basket. This is what I call responsible shopping. Far more fun are the days when I go [...]
Pop Music Will Save Your Soul: Reviews of M83, Girls, and Youth Lagoon
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 24, 2011
- In: Music | Record Reviews
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I remember my first break-up. Well, not exactly: I remember the anger, the isolation, and the despair, but I don’t remember the location where it occurred, or the time of day, or the time of year, or the course of the conversation. I suppose I remember almost none of the specifics. In fact, there is [...]
Sons of Dionysus, Chapter 2: The SODs
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: October 21, 2011
Jim Knable’s Sons of Dionysus, a lusty novel of myth, mirth, and music. Arthur is a member of a group of debauched singers. They meet every Wednesday night at an old town bar called The Owl. They sit around a round table, dark knights of lechery. They call themselves the Sons of Dionysus. They sing [...]
The Top 5 Music Videos of September 2011
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 17, 2011
I have long trumpeted the virtues of the music video, an art form that sadly had its public outlet terminated 15 years ago just as it was reaching maturity. The work produced in September 2011 justifies my efforts. Throughout the year we have been conducting monthly music video countdowns, but no month has been quite [...]
Words & Pictures (for sub-literates): A Review of Pyongyang
Posted by: L.V. Lopez on: October 17, 2011
“Our Father is Marshall Kim Il-Sung. Our abode is the bosom of the Party. We are brothers and sisters.” The above is a poem read to Guy Delise by a student in The Children’s Palace and, if his 2003 graphic novel, Pyongyang, were a dystopian fantasy set in a chilling future where the human race [...]
Sons of Dionysus, Chapter 1: The Bunk Bed
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: October 14, 2011
Jim Knable’s Sons of Dionysus, a lusty novel of myth, mirth, and music. CHAPTER ONE I could kill my roommate. As I lie awake, awoken, violently and loudly shaken from the sleep I desperately need to the shaking, squeaking, squealing sounds of her and him, I think: I could kill him. Not her. I’m not [...]
Totally Worth the Garlic Breath
Posted by: freyabellin on: October 12, 2011
- In: Food
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I’m currently keeping my mouth shut pretty tight. I just ate 10 cloves of garlic in the name of science, and while I have exciting results to share from this experiment, I believe those around me (especially the vampires) are not amused. The inspiration for my experiment sprouted from a gift of garlic, given to [...]
