“How are you going to force white critics to learn enough about us? Most of them have no interest in us or in our work. So how are you going […]
#3 FILMREC: HAPPY DEATH DAY
Happy Death Day (2017)directed by Christopher LandonRated PG-13 (mild violence/gore, cussin’ and crude convos, and suicide) For fans of whodunnits, Groundhog Day, and teen comedies (complimentary) My rating: Gateway – […]
Friday Links: How Music Works Edition
“A host of factors contribute to making the experience of live music a far from objective phenomenon.” – David Byrne, ‘How Music Works’ Don’t usually title the whole column with […]
Albums I Should Have Listened To Already: ‘Throb Throb’ by Naked Raygun
“It’s good for the economy / only in America / making cancer every day / only in America” – Naked Raygun, “Only In America” Welcome to “Albums I Should Have […]
#2 FILMREC: THE DESCENT
The Descent (2005)directed by Neil MarshallRated R (violence/gore/cussin) For fans of small spaces, jump scares, and what the fuck is that?! Did ya like As Above, So Below? If so, […]
Friday Links: Rebel Without A River Edition
“Who were they / those men darkening // the barnmouth, / leaning like that” – Joe Wilkins, “Evening Elegy” Goofy month for titles, it seems. Well, it will make sense […]
What Punk Rock Means (To Me Anyway)
“Punk often desired to convey a message or tell a story, like folk and blues.” – George Hurchalla, ‘Going Underground: American Punk 1979-1989’ Everyone wants to change the world, but […]
#1 FILMREC: PRIMATE
At the end of 2025, as Chris and I discussed what the new year would look like for us, he floated the idea of me having a weekly blog post. […]
Friday Links: I Thought Your Name Was Todd Edition
“Maybe I would’ve gone about it less bluntly, or somehow differently. But not much, not much differently.” – Michelle Cruz Gonzalez, ‘The Spitboy Rule” They’re calling it “my most doesn’t […]
A Permanent State Of Rebellion
“[the band Death] created their own mythology and their own rules, rebelling against what the world (and the neighborhood) told them was acceptable for a band of Black men to […]