My review of Calvin Johnson’s Grinnell show went up on PopMatters almost a week ago. It’s here.
And no, those grammatical errors aren’t mine. My editor likes to change my words to make them seem less formal — and more stupid.

Look at those rebels. Man. They know what’s up. Seriously. They’re revolutionizing music. In the same way that the Killers did it. You know, mash up some synth pop with a dash of the Cure and maybe a little Duran Duran, do your best to seem ambiguously Eurotrash, and [...]

I’m constantly reminded (mainly, by Grinnell’s tiny Campus Republicans organization) that Grinnell College needs more “real” diversity. I was thinking about that in Sociology class today. Well, I happen to be wearing a Lacoste shirt (a black polo, if you were wondering), and I realized that I have never seen a popped collar [...]

PopMatters has posted my first piece of writing for them, a review of the Ben Folds show I saw at Wabash College. The editor did a little chomping and swishing, but I think it turned out pretty well. (Granted, it might not make sense.)

So I’ve been thinking about writing a review of I Heart Huckabees. I’m trendy, right? And I’m capable of making rational, free choices, right?
If I wrote it, I would probably have to think of some good references to The Guest-era Phantom Planet to talk about Jason Schwartzman’s role. Maybe “Nobody’s Fault” would [...]

A Pitchfork writer likes Devo! And you don’t know who that is! And you don’t get the references in the piece! And I’m as cultured as they are, so I can relate to it!
Some people post quizzes to their blogs, so let’s make it this. How many of William Bowers’s references [...]