Keith’s Playlists: Rock ‘n’ Roll Is In the Words (aka Best "Rock ‘n’ Roll" Songs)
The best songs with the words “rock ‘n’ roll” somewhere in the lyrics
Short Fiction: Sovereign Citizens in Love (First Draft)
They ask me about Hollis all the time: “What was he like before the siege?” “Why does he hate the government so much?” “Did you ever think he’d do something like this?”
If you know how to drive, you know how to live
Let me be clear: I don’t like driving. If I never had to drive again, I’d be perfectly happy. It’s madness out there. But I’ve also realized that knowing how […]
My Top 100 Albums of 2014: #25-1 (with commentary!)
#25: Zola Jesus, TaigaNika Roza Danilova (who goes by Zola Jesus in her musical career) has a smoky, operatic voice, and brings a strong sense of dynamics and drama to […]
My Top 100 Albums of 2014: #50-26 (with commentary!)
#50: LP, Forever For Now LP (the simple stage name chosen by singer-songwriter Laura Pergolizzi) creates impeccable, urgent pop songs that ride on her powerful, expressive and emotive voice. Just […]
My Top 100 Albums of 2014: #51-100
Young the Giant, Mind Over Matter Leonard Cohen, Popular Problems Foster the People, Supermodel Merchandise, After the End Jack White, Lazoretto Lily Allen, Sheezus The Juan MacLean, In a Dream […]
My Top 100 Albums of 2014: Who Didn’t Make the Cut?
I’m just finalizing my top 100 albums for 2014. (Yes, I realize it’s now February 2015 but 1) it takes time and 2) I don’t understand how anyone can put a top list together before the year ends or even shortly thereafter: albums come out right up to the end […]
My Best 53 Albums of 2013
It was an odd year in music: lots of great music, but very little that rose significantly above anything else. Hence a top 53 instead of a top 50: with […]
Top 50 Albums of 2013: Who Missed the Cut?
My top 50 albums of 2013 list is finalized! That post is coming this weekend (once I complete short write-ups on each), but to get the process started, here are […]
Book Review: The Audacity of Hops by Tom AcitelliEverything You Wanted to Know About Craft Beer (But We’re Afraid to Ask)
Tom Acitelli’s The Audacity of Hops is, forgive me, a truly audacious book. To capture the whole history of the American craft beer movement, with its dizzying array of names, […]