@The_Pequod_ As a Jandek fan do you know the other/better doc I Know You Well? It covers his live period and you see layers to him you otherwise wouldn’t.
Extremely funny, but—and, mind you, I do it anyway—whenever you tell any musician of any stature, "Your music reminds me of _____," this will be the response you get 99% of the time
Something about Bob Dylan, who's influenced the arts as much as anybody, looking back on his life saying: "You're haunted by how little of it really mattered in the way you thought it would." Many people could speak those words, but there's nobody who could make 'em land harder.
My fav movies of 2026 so far - Chronovisor, Tycoon, Greater Rib of the Bay Area - are all like superrrr low-budget, avant-garde features that are *addictive,* absolute barnburners even for non-cinephiles. it is a very exciting time to love new movies if you know where to look :)
least original observation ever made by anyone ever getting into the replacements like it would be more insightful to say that everyone who has ever been a part of the band has had arms and legs but paul westerberg has gotta be one of the best lyricists like, ever right
@hissingchoir Never got to see Japanther live but have fallen in love with them through their discog and also Ian actually has an awesome book about that art scene in New York at the time called puppy dog ice cream, worth the read imo
The story of beloved media institutions in my lifetime is that they are taken over by people who don't love or understand them, and want to change them, and wind up destroying them.