Nice? That’s Nice.
Bonjour from Nice! We arrived in France yesterday night, and though I was sad to leave Italy, there’s a bit of familiarity to France for me. I realized just a few days ago that being in Italy was my first time alone in a country where I don’t speak the language, and I managed just...
More from Florence!
A few lines from my journal before I head off on a walking tour of Florence… “Rome is beautiful. The pastel-colored buildings are so much more inviting than America’s monotone monstrosities. Piazza Navona reminds me a lot of Montmartre, with the painters and cafés. Trevi Fountain also stunning — too bad we’re not allowed to jump...
Ciao from Florence!
I don’t have much time — I somehow managed to spend 22 of my 30 minutes looking at e-mails… Spent the last two days in Rome, which I absolutely fell in love with. Saw the Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, Colisseum, though I didn’t go inside. I spent a lot of time in the area right...
Peace Out, U.S.A.
Well, friends, family & readers, today I’m leaving to roam around the Mediterranean for about a month. There was a lot more I wanted to write about before I left — Harvey Danger, the albums that got me through finals — but it’s just not going to happen before my flight leaves in 2-3 hours....
The Blondes are Back
A lot of people tend to think that I immediately hate anything that’s mainstream/Top 40. While this may be true more often than not, just like with anything else, there are exceptions. I’ve never had any problem giving credit to pop performers who are legitimately talented. I’ve never had a problem with Christina Aguilera, though...
Like A (Retrospective On) Rolling Stone
I know it’s old news at this point, but I am going to write a brief description of the Rolling Stone 1000th issue party, because there were a few points of interest. They were: 1. I saw Marilyn Manson, Moby & Andre 3000. Apparently Ethan Hawke (who, once upon a time met me and said...
T-Sides vs. Everyone Else: Part One
If you talk to me about my status/future/job as a music critic, one thing you may hear me say is that I’m a music critic who disagrees with music critics. That’s not to say that I’m so overwhelmingly original that no one ever shares my point of view. It’s just that, more often than not,...
April Music, Part 2.
This past Monday night, I went to see personal favorites Two Gallants (official, myspace) at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. They put on what was probably one of the best shows I’ve ever seen – including a segue from “Steady Rollin'” into “Two Days Short Tomorrow” (my favorite song from What The Toll Tells and my...
Internship: Days Fifteen + Sixteen
As I’ve told most of you, the big news this week is that casting just began for the MTV/Rolling Stone reality show I’ve been writing about. I had figured that, since it begins taping in June, casting had already been completed – but apparently I was wrong. The lucky contestants will be staff writers for...
Not remotely guilty pleasures.
I don’t particularly believe in “guilty pleasures” when it comes to music. If you like something, you like it. Sure, maybe it’s a little embarassing that you listened to that T.A.T.U., Kelly Clarkson, Lovage, Head Automatica record as much as you did, but should you feel guilt? Not at all. You like what you like,...
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