Coney Island Baby
I found this epic version of the already epic Lou Reed tune, "Coney Island Baby" on Youtube. For those of you in a pensive mood, as I am this afternoon,…
Summer’s End
Tiffany Wan, a person of my acquaintance, sings on this track. Electronic dance music isn't my usual thing, mainly because the only way to get me to dance is to…
Twenty Years Ago This Week, I Had 2nd Row Seats At the Best Concert I Ever Saw
I was six feet away from Peter Gabriel when he brought the Secret World tour to the Tacoma Dome. I've seen other shows, of course, but Secret World remains--and given how…
RIP Lou Reed
Lou, it was a perfect day, and I'm glad I spent it with you. [youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrMLt9bMd_I&w=560&h=315] [youtube=://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrIulnAblk&w=420&h=315]
Best of the Year So Far
Best Movie Seen In Theaters: None. I hadn't realized until just now that I haven't been in a movie theater since I caught Skyfall with my mom and Venice last December. I…
Music To Think Like An Artist By
From Lou Reed and John Cale's Songs For Drella, a song that imagines a scene between a young Andy Warhol and someone who can connect him to money. Connections count. Make…
Last Night Came On
I started thinking of my dad last night, and I needed to hear this song. This is Leonard Cohen, performing it live in Poland in 1985. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB6qE1W5fUM&w=420&h=315]
The Summer of Long Knives Playlist
I write to music. I've never conducted any sort of survey to see how common that is among fiction writers, but I do it. The rhythm keeps me moving when…
My Song of the Day
"Sweet Jane" by Lou Reed. I dunno. Something about my rant on Todd Solondz made me think of the lyric "And there's even some evil mothers/Well they're gonna tell you…
Michelle Shocks
Charles Krafft had me asking the question of how far artists can go round the twist before screwing up impressions of their work. Now comes Michelle Shocked. I'd never been…