On Finally Coming Around on Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends”
“To mourn with those that mourn…”
On The Replacement’s “Answering Machine”, A.I., and Vain Repetition
How do you say I’m lonely to an answering machine?
On Sully, Flight, and Fiery Crash
On the ritual of viewing cinematic plane crashes.
On “Godmother of Grunge” Tina Bell, Black Erasure, and The Restoration of All Things
Or, on why we all yearn for the restoration of all things in the first place.
On Grossly Misreading Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” in Utah and New Jersey
And we play this at fireworks shows!
Review: Alan Sparhawk With Trampled by Turtles
Now this is the album I was waiting for Alan Sparhawk to make. In fact, it makes me suspicious.
On “Mothers of the Disappeared,” by U2
For Mother’s Day.
Three Variations on Irish Rock and Puerto Rico
On the eternal ephemerality of The Cranberries, Flogging Molly, and Dropkick Murphys.
Review: Debí Tirar Más Fotos, by Bad Bunny
On Act 60 and Puerto Rican real estate, my Uncle, my mission, and my Mom.
A Brief Guide To New York City Art Museums
What I love most about art museums is what I also love most about Temples.