It’s been another exciting year, and we want to thank you all for reading and, if applicable, posting comments on our blog. Once again, we would like to close out the year with some summary remarks about good and bad stuff … Continued
It’s been another exciting year, and we want to thank you all for reading and, if applicable, posting comments on our blog. Once again, we would like to close out the year with some summary remarks about good and bad stuff … Continued
When U2 dropped their new album, Songs of Innocence, on half a billion people two weeks ago, it was greeted with a range of responses, from jubilation (“At last, the new U2 record is here!”) to annoyance (“What?! I didn’t … Continued
It’s been another exciting year, and we want to thank you all for reading and, if applicable, posting comments on our blog. Once again, we would like to close out the year with summary remarks about good and bad stuff related to … Continued
It’s the end of the ‘00s, which means it’s time for top ten lists. Below are my picks for the best albums of the last ten years. Honorable mentions: Bob Dylan’s Modern Times, The Killers’ Day and Age, Neko Case’s … Continued
Reflections by Jim of different sorts—on music, nature, books, and sports In the last few weeks I have attended two excellent concerts. On September 12 I saw U2 in Chicago, as they commenced their 360° tour—a predictably fine show by … Continued
When I heard last Fall that new albums were forthcoming from both Morrissey and U2, I was thrilled. Not only are they two of my favorite musical artists of the last 20+ years, but they have established themselves as among … Continued