Archive for category: Music

“Jackie”    (2012.09.03)

Name two male singers who could and plausibly would cover “Jackie” (updated)

Nicolas Winding Refn vs. Pet Shop Boys vs. Ryan Gosling    (2011.08.05)

‘Because I did meet with the Pet Shop Boys about doing the music afterwards, but their attitude was like “You can’t afford us, baby” ’

CBC Electronic    (2011.06.16)

CBC Electronic has no mandate and no budget, and next to no profile

Just how many ways are there to describe Rammstein?    (2011.03.06)

Claire Berlinski’s Times article on Rammstein was a warm-up act for her later book chapter on that topic. Also! She knows she’s a knockout

‘Absurdistan’ M.I.A.    (2010.07.11)

Autobiographical details Gary Shteyngart wove into his zippy, juicy profile of M.I.A.

‘Jock bell ringle’    (2009.12.21)

“Jingle Rock Bell” by P.S. Tail: You try it

‘Kool Thing: The Rock Critical List’    (2009.10.27)

I have copy-edited an available version of The Rock Critical List and published it for posterity

‘[T]he show never quite feels corporate’    (2009.07.27)

Dépêche Mode, graphic-design band

Gaga upgrade    (2009.06.16)

Lady Gaga: “Not dumb” or actually “smart”?