by Nicole | Aug 19, 2014 | Music, Playlists
Arcade Fire “Wait” “Oh Orpheus” JJ “Inner Light” “Hold Me” “Be Here Now” “Still” “Things Will Never Be the Same Again” “Golden Virginia” Strand...
by Nicole | Aug 11, 2014 | Music, Reviews
Bear in Heaven slip into Time Is Over One Day Old this August with the timely track “Autumn” as though in anticipation of that twilit, in-between season. Forget sun-soaked summer records — the group’s most recent offering is all over that ethereal, half-light...
by Nicole | Aug 10, 2014 | Book News, Excerpts, Teasers
All the usual stuff remains true: content is subject to change, grammar and spelling mistakes are possible, and content references are potentially wrong. With that in mind, enjoy! (And also, yes, that image is from Edge of Tomorrow…such an excellent movie. It...
by Nicole | Aug 10, 2014 | Book News, Excerpts, Teasers
by Nicole | Aug 7, 2014 | Music, Reviews
Summer is more than half over, but that doesn’t mean there’s no time to discover a fitting summer soundtrack. For next year maybe. Or to round off this one before autumn and winter set in. Either way, Canadian indie rock band Alvvays will still sound good, even in...
by Nicole | Jul 8, 2014 | Book News, Excerpts, Teasers
Hey! Yeah, so the baby arrived on June 17th. I’m still recovering because babies are hard work! And recovering from surgery is a total whack job. I mean, really, the hardest part is the emotional surges and overall hormonal drainage. It’s like a hormone...
by Nicole | May 5, 2014 | Life Story
Answer: for me, no. I’ve been trying to work out a plot for Feed 2. Or Feed 2.0 Feed, an Addendum. Feed, the Followup. FEED THE REVOLUTION. Also working on a name. Because Feed 2 is lame. Suggestions welcome. The problem is that I’m to the point in this...
by Nicole | Apr 30, 2014 | Life Story
If you’re wondering where I’ve been, I’ll tell you. I’ve been off being a hero. No, a saint. A real unselfish creature. Except all the times when I’m grumpy and ornery and selfish… Anyway, sometime in June, we’re expecting a...
by Nicole | Apr 30, 2014 | Music, Reviews
The new Wye Oak is perfect! Here’s a teaser from my review over at Treblezine: “Tracks like ‘Before,’ ‘Shriek,’ and ‘Sick Talk’ effervesce in pleasant waves of synths and drum loops. Wasner’s vocals carry sunlight and...
by Nicole | Apr 23, 2014 | Music, Reviews
One spin from S. Carey’s new offering, Range of Light, and a complex, layered, work of art unfolds that meanders somewhere between shadow and sun. Christened after John Muir’s name for the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Carey’s second album pulls off “sophomore...
