February 2012
4 posts
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From The Archives: Fugazi, "The Argument"
I wrote this for the Allentown, Pa., Morning Call in 2001:
Fugazi’s unforgiving, high-concept punk rock has slowly frayed at the seams since 1995’s beautifully bleak “Red Medicine,” and that slow unraveling process has kept the band from creaking into obsolescence, even if things lacked oomph in the interim. The past half-decade also has uncovered Fugazi’s inner...
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Screenshots Without Comment: Boobe's "Don't Text... →
D.C. rapper does not want to be texted.
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SHOWDONW: U.S. Royalty vs. American Royalty →
A handy chart.
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The Dowager Countess has a team of acrobats! →
I only made one joke on Super Bowl Sunday, and it was a Madonna joke.
January 2012
2 posts
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Buildings →
Review of Everything in Parallel, released on D.C.’s own Sockets records.
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Six Recent DMV Hip-Hop Videos Ranked in Order of... →
No. 6 is No. 1 in other ways. See all my Arts Desk posts here.
December 2011
7 posts
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From The Archives: Neko Case "Fox Confessor Brings... →
I wrote this for the Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call:
It’s easy to see “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” as an apex for Neko Case; if anything, it settles the debate about the best setting for her rafter-rattling voice. She ratchets down the twang, embraces tasteful echo effects and delivers lyrics that teeter between sense and sensibility. Most songs are instantly embraceable, and...
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The Sleigher: UFO Phil, "Christmas On The Moon" →
Yeah, that’s right, I used the phrase “TRANQUILITY DEBASED.”
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The Roots →
Preview/pick for their upcoming Fillmore Silver Spring shows.
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Jingle All the Way 8K Race →
My wife is running. I hate running.
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The Sleigher: The Caribbean, "What Child Is This" →
Smart guys totally rework a classic hymn.
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Noyeek the Grizzly Bear →
One Track Mind piece on “Pulling Away,” from the DMV rapper’s album “Eartertainment.”
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The Sleigher: TeraBrite, "Epic Christmas" →
That’s right, The Sleigher is back. Christmas songs, slayed!
November 2011
7 posts
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Office of Future Plans →
Review of the self-titled debut album by J. Robbins’ new band.
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The Jet Age →
A “One Track Mind” piece about the song “Some Nights.”
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The Evens’ “2 Songs,” Reviewed →
I’m pretty sure both songs are about death.
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The Smoker's Club Tour →
Preview/pick for the City Paper.
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Glenn Dixon's Manual "Cat" Filter for Facebook →
Glenn unfriended me after I wrote this Arts Desk post and put it on his Facebook page.
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Grap Luva on the Death of Heavy D →
Arts Desk post. Follow ‘em all here.
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You Should Be More Excited About This Upcoming... →
Arts Desk post.
October 2011
5 posts
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Awthentik →
One Track Mind piece for the City Paper about his song “Purified Madness.”
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Red Weasel Lasted Long Enough to Inspire a... →
Arts Desk post about the Eastern Shore band.
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Ike Da Kid Answers Some Essential Questions →
Arts Desk post. Includes information about his hat.
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Killa Cal Will Definitely Sell You Something →
Arts Desk post.
A Brand-New Tongue-Twister That I Would Like To...
“The testy testee has tetanus in his testes.”
I wrote that.
September 2011
6 posts
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The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 →
Preview/pick for the City Paper.
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Analyzing the ‘About’ Page of thirst DC →
Attempting to make sense of a confusing happy hour.
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I Wrote About Two D.C. Rappers
What the Heck Is Ryan Lucas Smiling About?
Darren Harper brings the “Game 2 U,” young’in
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Edie Sedgwick →
Review of Love Gets Lovelier Every Day for the City Paper.
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Black Indian’s Mixtape Does Exactly What It’s... →
Arts Desk post.
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Calories Blah Blah →
Is the Thai duo the greatest easy-listening group since the Carpenters?
August 2011
5 posts
Micah Vellian Handles the 'Drama' of U.S. Royalty →
Arts Desk post about the remix of the totally windswept “Equestrian.”
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Kittie →
How many Juggalos will there be at the Canadian all-female band’s Aug. 31 show at Jaxx? (Preview/pick for the City Paper.)
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The Funk Ark →
Review of the afrobeat/”world funk” band’s debut From The Rooftops for the City Paper.
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'That Way' →
Did Wale and Rick Ross make the sleeper hit of the summer? (Arts Desk blog post.)
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The Plums →
Review of The White LP for the City Paper.
July 2011
4 posts
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Other Stuff to Which I Recently Contributed
Insta-review of the Wugazi album.
A mildly sarcastic guide to working out at D.C. museums.
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Blue Sausage Infant →
Review of the longtime D.C. noisemaker’s Negative Space for the City Paper.
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Meredith Bragg →
Review of the nifty Nest (produced by Chad Clark) for the City Paper.
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The Return of Black Indian →
For a minute or two in the ’90s, he was the DMV’s great rap hope.
June 2011
6 posts
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The Night the Slickee Boys Taught Me a Thing or... →
Arts Desk post about a night more than 15 years ago.
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Which Beatles Tribute Act to See This Weekend →
RAIN or 1964? I’m probably not going to see either.
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June G. →
One Track Mind piece for the City Paper about a song from the Back 2 Da Hip-Hop mixtape. June cops a DJ Premier beat.
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Johnny Weir →
Preview/pick for his Macy’s appearance in D.C. tonight. I compare him to “Leaping” Lanny Poffo.
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Blurbs for the Silverdocs 2011 Guide
I wrote these:
Dragonslayer
Cafeteria Man
Age of Champions
The Team
The Bowler
Kiss The Paper
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Macaw →
Review of Celadon for the City Paper. (Macaw is Wilson Kemp, drummer for Hume.)
May 2011
1 post
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Pygmy Lush, Des Ark, Joe Lally →
Review of the albums Old Friends, Don’t Rock The Boat, Sink The Fucker and Why Should I Get Used To It for the City Paper.
April 2011
1 post
Far Out vs. Hot Dang, Vol. 31 →
A masterpiece of aggregation.
March 2011
2 posts
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Best Go-Go Twitter Hustle →
Respect to @papalace in the City Paper’s Best of D.C. issue.
Carol Bui →
Review of her album Red Ship for the City Paper.