On Facebook today, I saw a fellow music writer—one of my favorite music writers, in fact—say happy birthday to The Beatles’ Rubber Soul. That’s strange, because Rubber Soul’s birthday was yesterday and it was only turning 49. Beatles for Sale,…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×05) – “Best Burger”
Nobody seemed to share my disappointment at last week’s “Dawn of the Peck,” which seems to be considered the best of the season so far. In fact, even I hardly agree with my review anymore. I definitely think the episode…
Album Review: Parkay Quarts – “Content Nausea”
The band of a thousand guitar lines, Parquet Courts have been a major figure in the indie rock scene since early 2013, when a reissue of their 2012 album Light Up Gold began to get a lot of attention and…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×04) – “Dawn of the Peck”
As with the Halloween episodes, the Thanksgiving episodes of seasons three and four of Bob’s Burgers were pretty terrific. Season three’s “An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal” was a very funny, if somewhat minor episode of what is still the best season…
TV Review: Bob’s Burgers (5×03) – “Friends with Burger-fits”
Good news: until December 14, Bob’s Burgers is on a regular weekly schedule. Unfortunately, the show’s fifth season hasn’t gotten to its first classic episode yet. The premiere, “Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl” was ambitious, but not hugely funny.…
From the Record Crate: Paul Simon – “Graceland” (1986)
On August 25, 1986, Paul Simon released Graceland, his sixth studio album. After winning Album of the Year at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards, Graceland peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, making it Simon’s most successful album in years…
