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Category Archives: Overanalyzing Pop Culture
The Annotated Decemberists No. 10: “A Cautionary Song”
Perhaps no band’s lyrics better lend themselves to pseudo-academic analysis than those of The Decemberists. The Annotated Decemberists is an attempt to puzzle through the Portland, Oregon, group’s entire catalog song by song—examining all the obscure vocabulary, historical references and poetic subtext—or … Continue reading
SONG DUEL!: “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye vs. “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Elliott Smith
Two songs enter. One song leaves. Well, OK, both leave. It’s not like we erase all traces of the losing song from the Internet, but we determine once and for all which tune has the right to their strikingly similar … Continue reading
Here’s a cartoon I drew
Let’s see if you can identify the song it references. To answer your next question–”What, is this blog a webcomic now?”: Yes, apparently it is. I’m going to have work on my drawing skills if that’s the case.
The Annotated Decemberists No. 9: “July, July!”
Perhaps no band’s lyrics better lend themselves to pseudo-academic analysis than those of The Decemberists. The Annotated Decemberists is an attempt to puzzle through the Portland, Oregon, group’s entire catalog song by song—examining all the obscure vocabulary, historical references and poetic subtext—or … Continue reading
The Annotated Decemberists No. 8: “Here I Dreamt I was an Architect”
Perhaps no band’s lyrics better lend themselves to pseudo-academic analysis than those of The Decemberists. The Annotated Decemberists is an attempt to puzzle through the Portland, Oregon, group’s entire catalog song by song—examining all the obscure vocabulary, historical references and poetic subtext—or … Continue reading
Album Art Comics: The Civil Wars’ “Barton Hollow”
Putting words in the mouths of album-cover subjects. OK, I’m clearly going to be doing a lot of these. Here’s one for Rankstravaganza-featured folk-pop duo The Civil Wars and their pointless use of a double exposure.
Posted in Album Art Comics, Overanalyzing Pop Culture
Tagged Album Art Comics, album covers, comics, The Civil Wars
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Album Art Comics: Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “I’m With You”
Hey, folks, I’m a webcomic artist now. Enjoy. Maybe I’ll do more of these.
Posted in Album Art Comics
Tagged album art, Album Art Comics, comics, legally it's a parody, Red Hot Chili Peppers
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10 pleasant surprises hidden in this year’s Grammy nominations
In a category usually dominated by schmaltzy duets, it’s a pleasure to see a stompin’, southern gothic, traditionalist shit-kicker like “Barton Hollow” nominated. Continue reading
Posted in Bay Area Music, Obligatory List-making, Overanalyzing Pop Culture, Playlists
Tagged 2012 Grammy Awards, 54th annual Grammy Awards, Adele, dubstep, Eddie Vedder, Family Guy, Fleet Foxes, Gillian Welch, Grammy Awards, Kanye West, nominations, Raphael Saadiq, Robyn, Seth MacFarlane, Steve Earle, Steve Martin, The Bay Brass, The Black Keys, The Civil Wars, The Decemberists, ukulele, Wilco
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The Annotated Decemberists No. 7: “Leslie Anne Levine”
Perhaps no band’s lyrics better lend themselves to pseudo-academic analysis than those of The Decemberists. The Annotated Decemberists is an attempt to puzzle through the Portland, Oregon, group’s entire catalog song by song—examining all the obscure vocabulary, historical references and poetic subtext—or … Continue reading
The Annotated Decemberists No. 6: “The Apology Song”
The sixth and final entry from The Decemberists’ debut EP, Five Songs. Yes, you read that right. There are six songs on Five Songs. Continue reading