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Surfacing at the Shubert

On January 21, 2012 By Donald Brown

When I first heard Neutral Milk Hotel it was 2000 and my daughter brought the CD of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea home from college.  By then, the album had been out for about two years and its composer/singer Jeff Mangum was already passing into legend as a young, quirky genius who had produced [...]

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Like a Jolly Elf

On October 20, 2009 By Donald Brown

Bob Dylan, Christmas in the Heart (Columbia)

When I first heard that Bob Dylan was releasing a Christmas album, I immediately began to wonder what form it might take.  This spawned a series of possible carols, using take-offs of Dylan song titles: “Like a Jolly Elf,” “Just Like a Reindeer,” “A Big Sleigh’s a-Gonna Call,” [...]

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What I Don’t Like about Blogs

On October 20, 2009 By Brian Slattery

I am not a blogger. That sounds defensive, but what I really mean is that I don't have the mind for it, the same way I don't have the mind to be a beat reporter: I don't see a story wherever I go; I don't see something every day that makes me want to write [...]

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