Helena Fitzgerald
We Saw This: The Antlers
Music is, among many other things, a form of self-indulgence. It's an excuse to stay in your room all day with the door closed and cry. I suppose we feel particular loyalty to people or things with which we've spent days crying, which is why I always...
Why Hasn't Rockabilly Come Back Around?
Rockabilly has turned into a lifestyle brand and died out of relevance because it doesn't want its participants to be a mess.
Frank Ocean Seems Sincere, and Even if He's Not, It Doesn't Matter
A less optimistic interpretation might call Ocean's letter a cleverly staged performance. It has after all contributed hugely to the album's popularity and reception. My sense is that this is wrong, that Ocean was as sincere as he seems, but I have no...
Fiona Apple and Our Moment of Regression
All this is textbook teenage girl stuff, LiveJournal stuff, and that's why it works.
