Music
Fagen’s Critical Catalogue (February 2014, Part 2)
In part 2 of this month, reviews of Fall Out Boy, Luke Bryan, R.Kelly, Sky Ferreira, and Speedy Ortiz.
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Fagen’s Critical Catalogue (February 2014, Part 1)
In part 1 of this month, reviews of 2 Chainz, Panic! at the Disco, Jason Isbell, David Bowie, and El-P & Killer Mike.
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Excavating the Music Hidden in Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights"
Have you ever noticed the musical notes tattooed on some unfortunate soul in Hieronymus Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights"?
Music
Vampire Weekend's Formal Coup
Swiping tunes from all over the place and sampling everything from hip-hop to hippie folk, the new Vampire Weekend album demands exegesis.
Music
Fagen’s Critical Catalogue (January 2014, Part 2)
In part 2 of this month, reviews of Beyoncé, Blood Orange, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, and Waxahatchee.
Music
Fagen’s Critical Catalogue (January 2014, Part 1)
In part 1 of this month, reviews of Shinee, Disclosure, Boards of Canada, Chvrches, and the Pet Shop Boys.
Art
My Year in Racket: An Eclectic Musical Look Back at 2013
Obviously, this list needs to go to 11.
Music
Fagen’s Critical Catalogue (December 2013, Part 2)
Reviews of Jake Bugg, Veronica Falls, Danny Brown, and M.I.A.
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Fagen’s Critical Catalogue (December 2013, Part 1)
In part 1 of this month, reviews of Eminem, Haim, Dean Wareham, and Queens of the Stone Age.
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Yoko Ono’s New Music and New Writings: It’s Her Universe, and Welcome to It!
Today, Ono is no longer, as Lennon quipped in the late 1960s, “the world's most famous unknown artist”; at the time, he added: “everybody knows her name, but nobody knows what she does.”
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Fagen's Critical Catalogue (November 2013, Part 2)
In part 2 of this month, reviews of Arcade Fire, Miley Cyrus, Omar Souleyman, and Chance the Rapper.
Music
Fagen’s Critical Catalogue (November 2013, Part 1)
In part 1 of this month, reviews of Iceage, Parquet Courts, Sleigh Bells, and Mikal Cronin.