Suffering the slings and arrows of cramped housework, camping in the attic WITH TWO KIDS, and trails of LEAD DUST, it's been a blog-free week. MEA CRAPPA CULPA. But here's what we've been listening to: Toscannini GREATEST CONDUCTOR series, Brahms Fourth; Beastie Boys CHECK YOUR HEAD (organ! … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2004
WHEN FOOT ON BRAKES: LIFE IN FOOT’S HANDS
This from Bagnews Notes (referred by First Draft and the mighty Atrios): In his Arts (and Politics) column in the NYTimes about a half year ago, Frank Rich speculated that the biggest reelection blind spot for Bush had to do with his ignorance of popular culture. This article was written just as the … [Read more...]
RUECKERT READS! Rare Host, Good Call-Ins
Wisconsin Public Radio Tuesday, August 10, 2004 at 10:00 AM Veronica Rueckert's guest, after ten, says that, contrary to what conservative critics say, rock'n roll has helped baby boomers and later generations become better friends, better parents, and better citizens. Guest: Tim Riley, pop … [Read more...]
SWEATIN’ TO THE OLDIES
Still trying to make sense of what I saw at the DNC on Wednesday night and how it got covered. The Fleet center was abuzz with scads of bright, young, energetic, active, idea-driven, hard-working people, and the journalists I saw on TV the day after were tired, cynical, self-obsessed, patronizing … [Read more...]