Reason to Believe - Marianne Faithfull
Cherries - The Soft Boys
Octandre/III: Grave - Animé et jubilatoire 1923 - Edgard Varèse
R-Love (Is Approaching Critical Mass) - Transistors
Let the Wind Blow - The Beach Boys
All We Have is Now - The Flaming Lips
Strife - Savages
This Land is Your Land - The Weavers
Made of Steam -…

"Found Love" by the Fly Bi Nights. Heard it playing in the background when Don was at that party in California. It's this amazing slice of organ-driven garage rock, spooky and druggy and totally perfect for the scene. Somewhat miraculously, Shazam identified it, which led me on my continuing quest to listen to all the…

For me, the struggle is finding things to write to. Lyrical content can be distracting when I'm trying to write in my own voice, but what I've found is that a really strong melody helps a lot, especially if it's one I'm super familiar with. Peter, Paul & Mary's take on "Blowin' in the Wind" is a big one for me,…

"… the good-taste brigade, always wondering when Depp will quit goofing around, may begin to feel nauseated."

When I was 15, I loved Garden State. That, to me, is a totally reasonable age at which to enjoy Garden State. But when I was 15, I also walked into the first day of my freshman year English class, and saw that my teacher (who also taught film) had this giant Garden State poster hanging on the wall. In retrospect, that…

Hi all. Long-time lurker, second-time poster (I commented on an article about R.E.M. once, then ran away for, like, three years).

I'm younger than most R.E.M. fans (I was born the year Out of Time was released), but they've been my favorite band for years, and this piece perfectly expresses so many of my feelings about them. Looking forward to the next installments.