like nobody else
Antony (AKA Anohni) with Lou Reed, et al., “Candy Says” (L. Reed), live, New York, 2006
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Here’s the original track (The Velvet Underground, 1969).
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random sights
this morning, Chicago (Columbus Park)
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Laurie Anderson (with Bill Laswell [bass], Colin Stetson [bass saxophone], et al.), “Only An Expert” (L. Anderson), live (TV show), 2010
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reading table
A career in vestige management.
A dream job
back-engineering
shifts in salience.I’m so far
behind the curve
on this.So. Cal.
must connect with
so-calledto manufacture
the present.Ubiquity’s
the new in-jokebar-code hard-on,
a catch-phrase
in every segment.—Rae Armantrout (1947-), from “Manufacturing”
basement jukebox
Johnny Burnette Trio, “The Train Kept A-Rollin,'” 1956
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distant sight—
in withered fields
a little house’s lamp—Kobayashi Issa, 1763-1827 (translated from Japanese by David G. Lanoue)
tonight in Chicago
He’s playing at Buddy Guy’s club (Legends), opening for Buddy himself.
Toronzo Cannon, “All Along the Watchtower” (B. Dylan), live, Detroit area (Auburn Hills), 2017
only rock ‘n’ roll
Broken Social Scene, live, 1/13/19
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random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
like nobody else
Arthur Russell (1951-1992), singer, songwriter, cellist, producer; “That’s Us/Wild Combination” (A. Russell), with Jennifer Warnes (Calling Out of Context, 2004)
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random sights
other day, Oak Park, Ill.
what’s new
Bon Iver, “Woods” (J. Vernon), live, Paris, 11/3/18
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random sights
other day, Chicago (Columbus Park)
only rock ‘n’ roll
Sinéad O’Connor, Faith and Courage (2000)
what’s new
Hot 8 Brass Band, “Love Will Tear Us Apart, 10/24/18
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Here’s the original (remastered).
Joy Division, 1980, 2010
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lagniappe
random sights
this morning, Oak Park, Ill.
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reading table
Deep autumn—
my neighbor,
how does he live, I wonder?—Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), translated from Japanese by Robert Hass
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Jeff Rosenstock, live, Chicago, 2017
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