Nasty, Brutish, and Danceable: The New Sleaford Mods EP
Sleaford Mods offer another tirade-and-beat-filled testament on their not so safe, soon to be ex-European home.
Randal Doane
Randal is the author of Stealing All Transmissions: A Secret History of The Clash (PM Press), which won him modest fame with critics and aging punk rockers. He writes and edits for Cadence Editorial Services in Northeast Ohio. For fun, Randal rides bikes and paddleboards with his daughter and his dog. Randal remains happily and gainfully married.
Ella, Sinatra, and Hamell on Trial: The Great American Songbook in Difficult Times
Hamell on Trial draws upon the musical power of Fitzgerald and the sexual prowess of Sinatra to become one of the finest musical interpreters of America itself.
Catch Dave Hickey’s Collection of Criticism a ‘Perfect Wave’ and You’ll Enjoy the Ride
In Hickey's formulation, what is raw is hot. What is cooked is cool. Art and democracy are better served by cool cats, not hotheads.
‘The Best American Sports Writing 2017’: The Power of the Pen in a Year of Unquiet Americans
"We sometimes project our problems onto sports," Louisa Thomas notes. "But sports can also be ... where we start to work them out."
‘The Clash on the Clash’ Is a Smorgasbord of Contradictions
I figured, in the case of the Clash, there were no new tales to tell. Sean Egan's The Clash on The Clash, however, offers a compelling counter-argument.
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