Knowing this episode title ahead of time, I couldn’t imagine what “Scromple” might refer to. We still don’t really know its origins, but now we know what – or, who – it refers to: Our Guy. This quiet, shaggy episode…
From the Record Crate: Kate Bush – “The Kick Inside” (1978)
On February 17, 1978 the 19-year-old British singer Kate Bush finally released her debut record The Kick Inside to the world. Although Bush seems remarkably young for such a debut, she was even younger when she began to write some…
Alone Together 1×06 Review: “Dinner Party”
Although this episode is enjoyable enough in its simplicity – it pretty much has two locations and barely a B-plot to speak of – I did find myself disappointed by the end that we don’t get a resolution any different…
Album Review: Franz Ferdinand – “Always Ascending”
Glaswegian dance rockers Franz Ferdinand have been releasing albums for over a decade now, but there were five quiet years in between their last official release and their latest, Always Ascending. Despite that time away, their new album feels surprisingly…
High Maintenance 2×04 Review: “Derech”
“OTD” or “Off the Derech” means to go off the path. Specifically the path referred to is the life within an Orthodox Jewish community, but in its own way High Maintenance and the Guy himself went off their usual path…
Alone Together 1×05 Review: “Dean Girls”
Alone Together’s fifth episode, “Dean Girls,” harkens back to the pilot in a couple of ways. First, it features another plot that finds Esther and Benji’s actions and goals overlapping with each other and second, it brings back Benji’s older…
Album Review: Johnny Jewel – “Digital Rain”
Producer and composer Johnny Jewel’s latest album Digital Rain feels simultaneously like something intricate and delicate, and something that he finished over the course of a weekend. Of course both of those traits can coexist, but there’s something about this…
