March 2012
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Right now I am listening in live to the last few songs of Radiohead’s show tonight in Tampa. The audio is rough but totally decent. This is a thing you can do now on the internet? Crazy!
February 2012
6 posts
The morning after Radiohead kicks off a new tour is always an exciting time. And while I wish I’d been in Miami last night, YouTube and assorted live reports have eased the pain of missing out. The set list was full of surprises: “Meeting in the Aisle” (really!), “Kid A,” not one but two new songs… A fan’s delight.
My favorite part of David Fricke’s...
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What is Bruce Springsteen’s “We Take Care of Our Own” about? Apparently this is a controversial question, though I think the lyrics make his meaning pretty clear. To the close-reading machine we go!
I’ve been knockin’ on the door that holds the throne I’ve been lookin’ for the map that leads me home I’ve been stumblin’ on good hearts turned to...
Consulting my spreadsheet of most-frequented live artists (yes, I am deeply nerdy), I find that I have enjoyed eight Jay-Z concerts in the last five years. They’ve all been pretty great; he’s far and away one of our era’s most charismatic performers. But his Carnegie Hall show last night stands out as even more special than the rest. Something about taking the stage at that...
