Timeline Cleanse Digest (12-13-19)

I don’t know about anyone else, but by all that’s merciful, I could really use a timeline cleanse today. With that in mind, here’s a high-potency injection of hope and joy in musical format to help you pick your way through the wreckage. Remember, folks: at the end of the day, all we’ve got is […]

Old Hipster Recommends: Chicano Soul

Hey, if you checked out Monday’s Timeline Cleanse, you might have seen this one coming. I blame YouTube. But I’d like to preface this meta-recommendation with the note of, “GodDAMN I’m happy that there are still bands out there making early vintage-sounding soul music.” I know y’all love it too. Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, St. […]

Timeline Cleanse Digest (11-25-19)

Hey folks! After a few weeks off, I figured we could all use a timeline cleanse on deck, what with this being Thanksgiving week and all! By the time this posts, I’ll be on my way out to the midwest to see family for the holidays, so who knows–maybe I’ll need to revisit these videos […]

Old Hipster Recommends: The Ratchets

This old hipster loves punk music, though saying so is almost as ambiguous a statement as “I love music.” As musical genres go, there is a pretty broad range of sound, from the sub-musical thrash of the first Replacements album “Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash” (1981) to the almost folky alt-rock of […]

Timeline Cleanse Digest (11-4-19)

Welcome to your weekly timeline cleanse. It’s November so as usual, I’m writing another goddamned novel. That means a lot of what I’m listening to is the playlist I’ve built for the book along with associated music. The current work in progress is a road piece, so there’s a lot of roots, Americana, and road […]

Timeline Cleanse Digest (10-28-19)

Halloween is almost upon us! Time to add a touch of spoopy to your timeline! (And no, that is not a typo. When I say “spoopy” I mean “spoopy.”) Hope that the Halloween week finds you well, and if things look a bit too dark and bleak, because *waves hands at all of this* I […]

Review: The Evil Within

It’s always this way–as we approach Halloween season, I fall down the rabbit hole of horror. Since my cohort (who is not a big horror fan) is in classes several nights a week, that gives me a lot of time to explore some of the nooks and crannies of the genre. I like to mix […]

Timeline Cleanse Digest (10-21-19)

Your weekly dose of things to brighten a bad day and cleanse your timeline.

Old Hipster Recommends Vashti Bunyan

Have you ever had that experience where an old song suddenly floats to the top of the common consciousness and no one will shut up about it? For bonus points, it’s almost always from an artist who you’ve kind of heard of but never listened to, and suddenly you’re out there, playing catch-up. Whether it’s […]

Fringe Candy: In Defense of Salt Water Taffy

It’s been a long while since I’ve done a Fringe Candy post. What I can I say? Nothing like a diabetes diagnosis to make me scale back my enjoyment of sugary goodness. While I still enjoy a bit of the sweet shit from time to time, I won’t lie… some of the joy is gone. […]