End.

This blog is long since officially retired.

You can find me, mainly, at Chained to the Cinematheque.
- Dave

the Pitchfork Elvis(es)

The Arcade Fire is indie rock's Neil Diamond.

{Win, that's (mostly) a compliment.}

NYT Magazine article here

Neon Bible out now.

This Is The Relaunch

I want to be back here (as well as there).
So...
I'll write about what I like and see where it goes.
This won't be your site for hip bands.
Posting will be as frequent as I want to be. I'll write about what strikes my fancy.
Air quality. Economics. Falling in love with girls on the subway. Crime. Dissonance. Whatever.
My real focus is still at Chained to the Cinematheque, but I'll put in appearances here as I see fit.

JLT/JLT Year in Review

Josh and Teresa at JLT/JLT are hosting their First (Hopefully) Annual Year in Review discussion on the year in movies, music and everything else. I'll be one of the participants, as will a number of other writers and critics whose work I admire; it's definitely worth checking out. Running all week at JLT/JLT.

Zizkek vs Groucho vs Me

I've been cited in a recent Language Log post following up on Slavoj Zizek citing the Marx Brothers.
Read the post here:
Marxist quotation.