- If you ever read Steve Albini’s 1993 Baffler article The Problem With Music and wondered where specifically it was coming from, NPR has a great article on The Grunge Gold Rush which places it perfectly for the modern generation.
- I Saw the Lester Bangs Play and Stared the Death of Music Writing in the Face. I believe I told you so a couple of times. (Though it’s not like it’s short on targets it needs to take on.)
- Headphone jacks are on their way out, to my considerable annoyance. A eulogy.
- Lost post-punk classics: Chandra, who did a fantastic post-punk EP at age 12 in 1980. She’s just been getting back into playing live again too.
- A review of the Velvet Underground’s first paying gig. Angus MacLise was so offended by the idea of taking money for playing that he quit the band.
Leave a Reply