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Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying, Play Me a Song to Set Me Free

I hope you all do something pretty while you can.
I became obsessed with Belle & Sebastian’s first two albums sometime in high school. My sister gave me If You’re Feeling Sinister for Christmas and I hunted down Tigermilk that week. I loved every minute of both albums. For the first time, I had found songs [...]

So Nasty That It’s Probably Somewhat of a Travesty

The hip-hop world has been a part of mine since the earliest days I can remember watching episodes of Fresh Prince or riding to school on a private bus while a bastardized version of “Nuthin But a G-Thang” blared from the tinny van speakers.  I have, currently do, and will continue to listen to a [...]

When it’s Time to Mope, We Will Mope Hard

“I’m going to kill myself tomorrow.”
Richie Tenenbaum stares into the mirror as he takes his razor and slits his wrists. Elliott Smith sings in the background.
“Needle in the haaaaaaaay, needle in the haaaaaaaay.”
I suspect this scene is the reason I always associated Smith with songs about depression and suicide, even though the song isn’t really [...]

Title of next week’s essay: When it’s Time to Mope We Will Mope Hard. Also check out the Just a Fan Muxtape! 

Falling For You: My Relationship With Weezer

Last week I intended to write an essay on Weezer and emailed several of my friends for responses on the band. The following is a response (sent the Monday before the Red Album’s release) by my friend and Inuit Jargon guitarist Andrew Celauro:
I first heard Weezer in the 4th grade.  My friend was given a [...]

Preview of next week: Andrew Celuaro reflects on his long history with Weezer.

Just a heads up as to why there was such a large disparity in posting for May. I was sick for my first few weeks home and when Danny submitted his essay to me, my hard drive crashed and I was unable to upload the post until recently. Also, I would also like everyone to [...]