Oct 3 2014
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Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.
David Brusie
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David is a freelance writer and teacher in Boston. In addition to the A.V. Club, his work has appeared in The Boston Globe and Under the Radar. He enjoys running, listening to music, and obsessing over the movie Jaws for no particular reason.
Sep 23 2014
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Jeff Tweedy is a remarkably versatile songwriter, even when only considering the output of his main gig, Wilco. For…
Jul 22 2014
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If 2013’s crop of albums made for an embarrassment of rock riches, 2014 has been a bit more sedate. Plenty of good…
Jul 17 2014
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Welcome back to AVQ&A, where we throw out a question for discussion among the staff and readers. Consider this a…
May 19 2014
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During R.E.M.’s Unplugged set in 2001, Michael Stipe glanced at himself in a nearby monitor that was playing a video…
May 6 2014
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In some respects, Merrill Garbus has come a long way since 2009, when she released her debut as Tune-Yards. That…
Apr 24 2014
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Everybody has to start somewhere. In Firsties, we talk to some of our favorite pop-culture figures about the many…
Mar 25 2014
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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’s title track is a gorgeous lament about fame, a celebrity’s dream of normalcy. The song…
Mar 18 2014
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The band and its fans are undoubtedly sick of the comparison, but there’s no denying it: The War On Drugs sounds…
Mar 4 2014
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On Real Estate’s previous albums—an endearingly woolly self-titled debut; the excellent, vibrant follow-up Days—the…
Feb 25 2014
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The Notwist’s new record sounds very much like the German quartet’s previous work—beats glitch, guitars strum,…
Dec 3 2013
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As much as the post-Internet era has harmed the music and film industries, it has benefitted stand-up comedy in…
Nov 13 2013
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In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well—some inspired by a weekly theme and some…
Nov 12 2013
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It’s not entirely fair to draw comparisons between the soundtracks to the Coen Brothers films O Brother, Where Art…
Nov 11 2013
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In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well—some inspired by a weekly theme and some…
Nov 5 2013
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Cut Copy’s musical universe, full of ’80s radio hits that never were, seems like an alternate version of our own. Fre…
Oct 7 2013
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In Hear This, A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well—some inspired by a weekly theme and some…
Aug 20 2013
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A ton of excellent records came out in 1983, and a good number of them—R.E.M.’s Murmur, New Order’s Power,…
Jul 23 2013
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We’re only about halfway into 2013, but this year already feels more musically exciting than 2012. With albums on…
Jul 23 2013
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Permanent Records is an ongoing closer look at the records that matter most.