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The A-Plus: Christgau Word of the Day: Lugubrious
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Where a cultural philistine discusses music reviewed by (and music reviews of) Robert Christgau. Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Christgau Word of the Day: Lugubrious. You need not be a Homestar Runner. To guess that Strong Sad is lugubrious. Today we visit a word I misspelled in a Google search, which led me to a different. Word, because I botched the spelling of the original. Word so badly that the Google spelling suggestion function was like, "Uhhh.is this supposed to be English? Do you know how to type?
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The A-Plus: January 2012
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Where a cultural philistine discusses music reviewed by (and music reviews of) Robert Christgau. Tuesday, January 31, 2012. An A Album: Procol Harum, A Salty Dog. Behold my first attempt at discussing an A (according to Robert Christgau) album! Here are the details:. CHRISTGAU AND THE ALBUM. What does Robert Christgau have to say. A new discovery; havent stopped playing it since seeing them at the Fillmore. How many words is that? How does the A grade compare with other albums from the band. Unless we in...
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The A-Plus: February 2014
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Where a cultural philistine discusses music reviewed by (and music reviews of) Robert Christgau. Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Holy crow, it's been a while. I have to start listening to some music again. I went through the entirety of 2013 without a single post. Meanwhile, that year brought a single new addition to the exclusive A list. Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires of the City. Is the first album to make the list since Franco's Francophonic Vol. 2. Modern Vampires of the City (Vampire Weekend album).
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The A-Plus: March 2014
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Where a cultural philistine discusses music reviewed by (and music reviews of) Robert Christgau. Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Christgau Word of the Day: Nouveau-Jug. Today we look at not an actual word, but a compound, though for the purposes of this post Ill call it a word, though you can split hairs on the linguistic terminology. And argue that its a lexeme. The word is quintessentially Christgau. According to my search on his site, nouveau-jug. Chicken Skin Music (Ry Cooder album). R Crumb and his Cheap S...
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The A-Plus: October 2012
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Where a cultural philistine discusses music reviewed by (and music reviews of) Robert Christgau. Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Christgau Word of the Day: Lugubrious. You need not be a Homestar Runner. To guess that Strong Sad is lugubrious. Today we visit a word I misspelled in a Google search, which led me to a different. Word, because I botched the spelling of the original. Word so badly that the Google spelling suggestion function was like, Uhhh.is this supposed to be English? Do you know how to type?
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The A-Plus: An A+ Album: Randy Newman, 12 Songs
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Where a cultural philistine discusses music reviewed by (and music reviews of) Robert Christgau. Wednesday, September 19, 2012. An A Album: Randy Newman, 12 Songs. I'd taken some time off from blogging for a few reasons, one of which has to do with my choice of album. I've listened to it several times and still am not sure how to write about it, but finally I decided to just dive in, prodded by some recent news about the artist. What the songs on this album might compel you to do:. Is going to show up.
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The A-Plus: FAQ
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Where a cultural philistine discusses music reviewed by (and music reviews of) Robert Christgau. There are two parts of being a good critic. First, you have to know what you like. And second, you have to be able to explain honestly why you like it. Even if the reason is completely disgraceful. 8212; Robert Christgau. What's this all about? This is a blog that looks at music, criticism, and music criticism — specifically, Robert Christgau. Who is Robert Christgau? I'll save you a trip to Wikipedia. My mus...
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The A-Plus: March 2012
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Where a cultural philistine discusses music reviewed by (and music reviews of) Robert Christgau. Tuesday, March 20, 2012. An A Album: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Willy and the Poor Boys. Theyve played to larger audiences, too. I luck out again by choosing a short album. When I hit the five-CD Star Time. Or have to re-listen to all 69 Love Songs. Ill be putting in a lot of listenin. Fill that jug full of your favorite still-distilled moonshine, because this is what Im dealing with today:. Comes as no su...
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The A-Plus: Christgau Fancy Word of the Day: Bonhomie
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Where a cultural philistine discusses music reviewed by (and music reviews of) Robert Christgau. Monday, April 16, 2012. Christgau Fancy Word of the Day: Bonhomie. Not reviewed by Christgau. One of several features I plan to include in this blog is the Christgau Word of the Day. (No, I don't plan on having a Christgau Word of the Day every day.). That word is bonhomie. Cheerful, such as:. Held-at-gunpoint / Stockholm syndrome friendliness. And so on, but my friendliness is usually cheerful. Unless it...
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