July 2010
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I Was Going Out To The Circus With My Son Tonight
Last night we went along to see LCD Soundsystem, which was awesome, even if they didn’t play Someone Great. That’s ok. Three years ago I was writing a lot about them on the Sound of Silver tour, and I was looking around on my computer for some mp3s when I found this, which is I think some interview notes I transcribed without my questions included, except for one. … I was...
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Pitchfork Seeks New Writers →
You know what I would personally love to read on Pitchfork? Thousands of words about why KISS are awesome and all new music is terrible. That, I can provide. Also, I am a woman. So, I can’t see why they wouldn’t hire me, ignoring the fact I haven’t written a record review since 2008, and that it was of a U2 album, which I fought valiantly to find the good parts of. That, and...
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This Is Not An Exit
I used to spend an inordinate amount of time in my father’s study, as a child. Because it was the 80s, everything in it was either metallic and black, or white, or made of glass. Everything inside there was perfectly ordered, and more so it was quiet; a sharp, cool riposte to the rest of the house which was shambolic and dark and things always seemed to be clattering somewhere, or tripping...