House of Cards does just about everything right. It’s smart and quick, but also lets things simmer for a few episodes while exploring other plot points. In the premiere when our fourth wall is gently laid to rest by Francis Underwood’s country-gentleman voice, nothing feels out of place or canned, it’s all so natural and … Continue reading »
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Everyone Should Just Learn An Instrument
Really, what I mean is nobody should think they couldn’t learn an instrument. The world has never been smaller than it is today because of that endless resource of information and cavernous well of procrastination known as the Internet. It can be used as a powerful tool to get you over the hump of learning … Continue reading »
Mike’s One Or Two Sentence Summations of Amazing Albums…
…that came out this year that maybe you heard or maybe you didn’t, but that doesn’t really mean anything because every one experiences things differently and absorbs information differently or something- click through for links! Shields by Grizzly Bear- There is such a beautiful, concise tone to the entirety of Shields. The craft of their … Continue reading »
The Nerdy Survival Guide to Hurricane Sandy!
I am writing, racing really, against the clock. By clock I mean a hurricane that is currently turning west and about to break landfall and beat most of New England with winds up to seventy-five miles per hour. That kind of clock. Classes here at Berklee college of show-and-tell were cancelled, meaning I don’t have … Continue reading »
Defending Style: Shakespeare and Jazz Harmony
Somehow, the dawn crept up on me again, and it’s 6 o’clock. In these early hours I usually find myself deep into a season of some TV show, or on a binge of strangely specific documentaries- King of Kong, I’m looking at you. This morning however, after being up all night on the other side of … Continue reading »