CHIRP Playlist: Saturday, October 1, 2011
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my inaugural (internet) radio adventure on CHIRP Radio. If you’re interested to know what kind of music I play whenever I get three hours behind the controls of Chicago’s best radio station, then read on. Â I’ll be back on the air on Saturday, October 8th, from 9 am […]
Jeff Tweedy, Rahm Emanuel, Live Nation, Etc.
So Chicago’s got a new mayor — something that doesn’t exactly have a huge effect on my day to day, but I kept an eye on @MayorEmanuel (NSFW for mountains of profanity) like several thousand other people. I noted it with mild interest when I saw that Jeff Tweedy was doing a benefit for Rahm Emanuel, but […]
I’ve Got Reservations About Wilco’s New Record Label
An announcement I’ve been waiting for hit today: Wilco is definitely starting their own record label. This news doesn’t come as a shock — last July brought the news that this was something they were looking at doing, because the band was not planning to renew their contract with Nonesuch Records. In a lot of […]
Appetizers For Your Week
I guess by virtue of reading these words, you’ll know that this thing is in fact on. Hi. I’m Mel. My official introduction came to you last week, and I’m pretty thrilled to be here. Right now I’m hard at work on what I hope will be the writing sample that will get me in […]
Hooray for Covers! Norah Jones, “Jesus Etc.”
I’ve always loved Norah Jones, though her latest album didn’t quite do it for me. Â Maybe that’s because I was listening to a webrip of truly terrible quality. Â She’s got a truly beautiful voice, though, and manages to make this cover her own, despite how simple the arrangement is.
Recommended Reading: Lots of the Internet on Odd Future
By Mel on May 19, 2011
Not to get too detailed, but the extent to which my job is sucking all the joy and energy out of everything I do is increasing and also getting kind of scary. I’ve got a couple of coping mechanisms. First, there’s all the things in Google Reader that aren’t my job that I read on […]
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