The Musical Schizophrenia of Dynasty Electric
Though I wouldn’t recommend listening to this band first thing in the morning, Dynasty Electric does make a serviceable crank-up to a night out dancing or an after-party fizz-out.
’80s Rock Fashion
I remember the ‘80s as an awkward pre-teen, forging my own style while preparing myself for the social onslaught of high school. There were failed attempts at perfectly crispy bangs, for which I apologize to the ozone. And there were fashion choices that were just as important as the songs I listened to, both becoming part of...
Top 5 Actresses Who Should Put Down the Mic
I'll admit there have been times where I'm feeling especially saucy and I'll think to myself, "You know, X doesn't look so hard. I bet I could really kick some ass at that!" But usually I sober up and realize I have no actual talent or training for X--just a temporary delusion fed by a...
My Kind of Geezer – Loudon Wainwright & His Potty Mouth
My two-second interview with the big daddy of pretty, dirty folk, Loudon Wainwright.
Sufjan Stevens – All for Myself
For some reason, Sufjan Stevens reminds me of a hipster wood nymph–prancing through the forest with a banjo, looking all mysterious and sad. Nowhere is that more evident than on All for Myself, a mix of orchestral melody and shimmering electronics. The sound undulates and shivers, and Stevens sings out like a ghost: “To bear it down, to be...
33 1/3 Series: Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk
Fleetwood Mac made an appearance on Synconation once before, and at the time I promised you more on their 1979 double-album Tusk. So here it is.
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
In Let England Shake, PJ Harvey shows that she's settling into her own musical maturity.
V-Day Bonus! Ménage à  Trois
Instead of crappy flowers or fattening chocolates, today I’m giving you a three-way.
Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy
In a velvet-curtained bedroom clinging to the remnants of '70s mystic psychadelia, an earnest teenager with an affinity for eyeliner puts on her black lace dress and runs the grooves ragged in a Fleetwood Mac LP, imagining herself dancing in glitter as she sings into her mirror.
33 1/3 Series: Pj Harvey’s Rid of Me
Everyone's talking about the February release of PJ Harvey's album, Let England Shake. But before it arrives, let's wander back to the beginning of her music (and my late teens) to see how it started.
