Category Archives: Video

TRI-CAT CHALLENGE

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

I was never that interested in Cats when I was younger, but I probably would have liked at least the T.S. Eliot poems if I’d been familiar with them. Beth and I went to see the show on Broadway about … Continue reading →

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Blood on My Internet Page

Posted on October 19, 2018 by

This post is mostly about music, but there’s a bit of non-musical listening featured as well. She Makes War, Brace for Impact – I wrote about Laura Kidd’s last album, Direction of Travel, two years ago. Her latest release, largely … Continue reading →

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You Fucked the World Up Now, We’ll Fuck It All Back Down

Posted on September 8, 2018 by

Today, I offer my thoughts on two recent albums that are not that similar in style, but both are by women who brashly and sometimes humorously speak out against injustice and have “nell” in their first names, so that’s…something, I … Continue reading →

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Parodies Lost

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

I haven’t written that much about music recently. I think part of that is because, whenever I have the time to listen to something, it’s more likely to be something from the RPG Music Fanatics Facebook community or an episode … Continue reading →

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Meet Me on the Corner of Your Life

Posted on September 9, 2016 by

Bonzo Dog Band, Let’s Make Up and Be Friendly – Originally released in 1972, this was a contractual obligation record put together after the band had broken up. While the songs aren’t as immediately fun as much of their work, … Continue reading →

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Super Misogyny Bros.

Posted on September 6, 2014 by

I’d been curious about Anita Sarkeesian’s Tropes vs. Women in Video Games series of videos for a while, but I didn’t get around to watching them until recently, after a few stories about the reactions to them showed up online. … Continue reading →

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The Future Sound

Posted on July 6, 2014 by

If you’re a fan of They Might Be Giants, you’ve probably seen that there’s a free download of the band performing their first album live in concert. I understand they did a few shows recently where they performed all of … Continue reading →

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Miles to Go

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

I’d like to take a moment to recommend Meow Meow Music, a short Web-based show starring Amy Miles and her cat LeRoy, also featuring Robin Goldwasser and Chris Anderson. Some of you may remember that Amy, Robin, and Chris are … Continue reading →

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