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Slant-Rhyme: Why the Velvet Underground is still relevant
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Musings from a casual observer. Thursday, August 19, 2010. Why the Velvet Underground is still relevant. The lineup for their debut album, Lou Reed, John Cale, Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison, and the inimitable Nico, was one that set a template for their sound. Despite the fact that the individual sounds of the songs are diverse, the combination that makes up the sound is constant as are some of the ideals that seemingly drove the writing of them. The primary sound of The Velvet Underground and Nico.
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Slant-Rhyme: October 2009
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Musings from a casual observer. Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Can this guy follow me around my whole life? I wish he could, voicing my little displeasures whenever it's not appropriate for me to. Of course, nothing was said out loud. I chose, instead, to swear under my breath and roll my eyes. So when the man in the back spoke up, I smiled a little. What's the fuckin' hold up," he asked. "Let's get fuckin' going.". Yeah, I thought. What is. The fucking hold up? Spill it," I think. "Drop it on yourself...
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Slant-Rhyme: November 2010
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Musings from a casual observer. Thursday, November 11, 2010. Why Men Love Strip Clubs. Once you walk in and pay your $11 door charge, you're not a person anymore. You're an animal, overtaken by lust and desire. I am, at least. You enter through a revolving door, herded through, really. Like cattle. For all you fans of big, beautiful titties out there, let's hear it for Alicia! He is our god. It's a busy night, a Saturday. Men sit in their thrones at small tables or up at the cash bar, the v-shaped ro...
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Slant-Rhyme: March 2011
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Musings from a casual observer. Wednesday, March 2, 2011. I am going to preface this by saying that there is no point to the writing that follows. Rather, it’s the result of sitting in one place for the past five hours and the realization of reality setting in. Grade and have developed an iron-clad bond with over the past 12 or so years, is leaving for Australia for two years tomorrow evening. Donna, you’re one of the most important people in my life and I couldn’t be happier for you.
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Slant-Rhyme: Expert Texpert
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Musings from a casual observer. Tuesday, January 18, 2011. I am a smoker. I have been a smoker for the past seven years of my life. I do not want to hit 10 years. I know this, even as I lean half of my body out the one window in my studio apartment without a screen and inhale deeply. And exhale. And inhale. And exhale. The lengths that I go through as a smoker to continue this awful habit are testaments to my lack of willpower. Does buying a pack of cigarettes mean that I skip a couple meals? But here's ...
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Slant-Rhyme: Why Men Love Strip Clubs
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Musings from a casual observer. Thursday, November 11, 2010. Why Men Love Strip Clubs. Once you walk in and pay your $11 door charge, you're not a person anymore. You're an animal, overtaken by lust and desire. I am, at least. You enter through a revolving door, herded through, really. Like cattle. For all you fans of big, beautiful titties out there, let's hear it for Alicia! He is our god. It's a busy night, a Saturday. Men sit in their thrones at small tables or up at the cash bar, the v-shaped ro...
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Slant-Rhyme: Tim Kasher's New Sound and Why I Hate It
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Musings from a casual observer. Thursday, August 19, 2010. Tim Kasher's New Sound and Why I Hate It. Spin is streaming a song off of Tim Kasher's upcoming solo debut, The Game of Monogamy. Today Titled "Cold Love," the track is replete with female backing vocals and a surprisingly slick production sound. And on first listen, I really, really hate it. And The Ugly Organ. And the former's Album of the Year. Kasher's music caught my ear and never let go. The almost atonal guitars and vocals in Domestica.
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Slant-Rhyme: September 2009
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Musings from a casual observer. Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Great expectations and other disappointments. There are other people who are worse off than me.". That's what I tell myself when I wake up at 5 am to work a retail job most mornings. At least I have a job, a pay check, a home.". I know it's true but it's easy to feel desperate. No one wants a journalist who has no degree and limited experience, I ask. How could they not? I take a second to weigh the pros and cons. I'm short, will women mind?
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Slant-Rhyme: The Hold Up
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Musings from a casual observer. Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Can this guy follow me around my whole life? I wish he could, voicing my little displeasures whenever it's not appropriate for me to. Of course, nothing was said out loud. I chose, instead, to swear under my breath and roll my eyes. So when the man in the back spoke up, I smiled a little. What's the fuckin' hold up," he asked. "Let's get fuckin' going.". Yeah, I thought. What is. The fucking hold up? Spill it," I think. "Drop it on yourself...
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