Archive for July, 2008
Tilly and the Wall and Exit Clov at the Black Cat
Sunday, July 27th, 2008Being generally familiar with Tilly & the Wall but not being what one would consider a fan, I wandered into their sold out show at the Black Cat wondering what I was in for. As an added bonus, local band Exit Clov was the first of two opening acts. Exit Clov, their name a nod [...]
“I’m Not Going to Teach Your Boyfriend” by the Black Kids
Saturday, July 19th, 2008The Measure of a Good Song
Saturday, July 19th, 2008What makes a song great? What differentiates a merely good song from one that proves to be transcendent? Certainly the answer is subjective, as what one individual believes to be a well-constructed song might come across as trite and formulaic to another. A certain dissonance, a jangly thumb in the eye of the pop formula, [...]
History Never Repeats
Thursday, July 17th, 2008In 1989, Tom Friedman wrote of Israel in From Beirut to Jerusalem: “Indeed, instead of entering Lebanon with a real knowledge and understanding of the society and its actors, Israel simply burst in with tanks, artillery, and planes in one hand and a fistful of myths in the other..” Substitute “the United States” for Israel, [...]