travelogue: ireland part 1
Bits and bobs from my first week in Ireland, exclusively for paid subscribers.
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A Celebration of Patti Smith, Carnegie Hall, March 26, 2025
My favorite element has always been figuring out what songs the artists decide they want to perform and how they interpret them.
Music Book Review: "Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story Of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival"
There is dirt. There is sex and drugs. There are internecine squabbles.
Music Book Review: "Heartbreaker," by Mike Campbell
I read "Heartbreaker" in three days. I didn’t want to put it down.
Music Book Review: Mood Machine by Liz Pelly
What Pelly’s book does a fantastic job of uncovering is how Spotify just does not care about music.