Music: Devo in NYC, 2 nights, 2 full albums
Michael Louie11.20.09
I can’t believe the amount of good shows happening in the city this month. The great DEVO is playing two nights and playing two of their records in…
Music: Big Star in the Big Apple
Michael Louie11.18.09
Paul Westerberg never travelled far without a little Big Star and neither should you. This band made records in the 1970s that would play seamlessly…
The Girls’ Guide to Rocking
Michael Louie10.29.09
I know this is a kids book, or at least a book aimed at kids, girls specifically, but just because we’re a "literary magazine" doesn’t mean we can’t step back and check out something good for the next generation. Because we may as well admit it that we’re all getting older, and as we get older, the saying goes, the ground gets colder. For all of us. Despite the corny cover photos, The Girls’ Guide to Rocking is one of those things; for as easy as it is to be critical and cynical of how-to music books, this one by Jessica Hopper, a music journalist and long-time band member herself, is surprisingly approachable and informative without being preachy or distant.
Book: Sex Dungeon for Sale!
Michael Louie10.03.09
This came in the mail – Patrick Wensink’s collection of short stories Sex Dungeon for Sale! is one of those rare gifts we (or rather, I) get every…
The Feelies Reissues
Michael Louie09.23.09
I was just talking earlier this month to Fanzine writer Pete Hausler about Hoboken and Maxwell’s club. He told me his…
Book: LIFE AS WE SHOW IT: edited by Brian Pera and Masha Tupitsyn
Michael Louie07.09.09
Lots of people write about film. In fact, one of the easiest things to do might be to write about some movie you just watched, your critique, your…
Summer of Exits continues…
Michael Louie07.07.09
The march of death goes on and on and on now with Robert McNamara passing at age 93. McNamara was the defense secretary during John F. Kennedy…
R.I.P. David Carradine—Goodnight Sweet Autoerotic Prince
Michael Louie06.04.09
If you caught the early AP reports of David Carradine’s death, you may have gotten a different mental image of the nemesis of Kill…
Music: The Obits—I Blame You
Michael Louie04.30.09
Back in the day, I recall my hometown of Newark, Delaware went through a bunch of music trends. One was racist skinhead hardcore. Another one, some…
