We’re steadily moving into a post-geographic era, so it’s no surprise that country artists (or alt-country) like Ryan Adams and Justin Townes Earle have been busy re-contextualizing New York City as a country stronghold on the same level as the Carolinas or the Deep South. Both artists were born in the South, and migrated North [...]
Archive for January, 2011
January 10, 2011
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…it’s either you or Katy Perry
By admin in WordplayI think the most stirring piece of news over the past few days has been, without a doubt, the 17-16 Jets’ victory on Saturday. Amirite? Just kidding. It’s the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords. It’s hard to say how significant this is in the context of history, but it’s pretty fucking sad. It seems like the [...]
January 2, 2011
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Snowed In, Disconnected
By admin in WordplayThe past few weeks have been a confusion of holiday mumbo-jumbo, computer swapping and the usual amount of work I take upon myself outside of my 9 to 5. Needless to say, it’s been a bit stressful, even though I’ve had a week off from my full-time employ. You know what I’d love to have? [...]