Recliner Notes
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Recliner Notes are written explorations into items that require further investigation: http://reclinernotes.com
Contributor to Aquarium Drunkard and Asheville Stages
Contributor to Aquarium Drunkard and Asheville Stages
Turkey Trotting in Buffalo - happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Turkey Trotting in Buffalo - happy Thanksgiving!
I needed Nouvelle Vague at exactly this moment on time.
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I needed Nouvelle Vague at exactly this moment on time.
I saw Geese on Sunday night and wrote about it for Asheville Stages. Check out my review:
ashevillestages.com/music/review...
ashevillestages.com/music/review...
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I saw Geese on Sunday night and wrote about it for Asheville Stages. Check out my review:
ashevillestages.com/music/review...
ashevillestages.com/music/review...
Happy 80th birthday, Neil! I've written thousands of words on your work and probably have a few thousand more to come over the next 80 years.
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy 80th birthday, Neil! I've written thousands of words on your work and probably have a few thousand more to come over the next 80 years.
I saw Geese last night. Rock bands are fun!
Review coming in a few days.
Review coming in a few days.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I saw Geese last night. Rock bands are fun!
Review coming in a few days.
Review coming in a few days.
That's it for my series on Stephen Malkmus, truly a singular songwriter, singer, guitar player, bandleader, and interviewee. If you missed any of the posts analyzing one song from each of Malkmus's nine solo albums, the entire series is collected here:
reclinernotes.com/stephen-malk...
reclinernotes.com/stephen-malk...
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
That's it for my series on Stephen Malkmus, truly a singular songwriter, singer, guitar player, bandleader, and interviewee. If you missed any of the posts analyzing one song from each of Malkmus's nine solo albums, the entire series is collected here:
reclinernotes.com/stephen-malk...
reclinernotes.com/stephen-malk...
Besides this amazing character actor run, Hootkins has a connection to the JFK assassination!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Besides this amazing character actor run, Hootkins has a connection to the JFK assassination!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
You need to listen to "Night Gang"
October 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
You need to listen to "Night Gang"
In the late 80s, my sister and I taped La Bamba off of cable and wore the tape out. She recently discovered that someone has a tattoo of Bob. Iconic!
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In the late 80s, my sister and I taped La Bamba off of cable and wore the tape out. She recently discovered that someone has a tattoo of Bob. Iconic!
Sam Prekop should win an award for album cover photography. The image is a perfect gateway to the music. I want to know what sort of music makes you feel like you are floating over a cloud. After listening, the album fulfills the cover's promise.
October 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Sam Prekop should win an award for album cover photography. The image is a perfect gateway to the music. I want to know what sort of music makes you feel like you are floating over a cloud. After listening, the album fulfills the cover's promise.
My favorite cover of the year is MJ Lenderman's version of the This Is Lorelei tune "Dancing in the Club." Lenderman presented a lovely rendition of the song last night in Asheville and I heard at least one person singing the melody while walking away from the venue after the show.
October 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My favorite cover of the year is MJ Lenderman's version of the This Is Lorelei tune "Dancing in the Club." Lenderman presented a lovely rendition of the song last night in Asheville and I heard at least one person singing the melody while walking away from the venue after the show.
Annihilation was a documentary
October 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Annihilation was a documentary
It's alway great to read what Jeff Tweedy thinks of other musicians, but I especially enjoyed this interview with @hearingthingsco.bsky.social when he discusses his contemporary Bill Callahan:
www.hearingthings.co/jeff-tweedy-...
www.hearingthings.co/jeff-tweedy-...
October 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It's alway great to read what Jeff Tweedy thinks of other musicians, but I especially enjoyed this interview with @hearingthingsco.bsky.social when he discusses his contemporary Bill Callahan:
www.hearingthings.co/jeff-tweedy-...
www.hearingthings.co/jeff-tweedy-...
I'm all in with The Lowdown! There's so much in my wheelhouse: the used bookstore/homebase, the gestures and homages to the great 70s noirs, the dusty Tulsa feel, and the Rez Dogs cameos. Hawke and Harjo complement each other perfectly. More episodes soon please!
September 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I'm all in with The Lowdown! There's so much in my wheelhouse: the used bookstore/homebase, the gestures and homages to the great 70s noirs, the dusty Tulsa feel, and the Rez Dogs cameos. Hawke and Harjo complement each other perfectly. More episodes soon please!
Release the "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" edit of The Master!
September 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Release the "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" edit of The Master!
I was able to attend a very cool conversation about art, music, film, and utopia with members of @stereolabgroop.bsky.social at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
September 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I was able to attend a very cool conversation about art, music, film, and utopia with members of @stereolabgroop.bsky.social at Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
One of my favorite things about doing the Stephen Malkmus Series is reading as many Malkmus interviews as possible. They are filled with gems, especially any that includes the words: [Stephen does a French accent]
September 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
One of my favorite things about doing the Stephen Malkmus Series is reading as many Malkmus interviews as possible. They are filled with gems, especially any that includes the words: [Stephen does a French accent]
Dirty Three? Terry Allen? Ryan Davis? Lenderman? BASIC? Chicago Underground Duo? Orcutt Shelly Miller? A 3 DAY SML RESIDENCY?!
I kinda want to start writing my 2026 Big Ears preview right now
I kinda want to start writing my 2026 Big Ears preview right now
September 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Dirty Three? Terry Allen? Ryan Davis? Lenderman? BASIC? Chicago Underground Duo? Orcutt Shelly Miller? A 3 DAY SML RESIDENCY?!
I kinda want to start writing my 2026 Big Ears preview right now
I kinda want to start writing my 2026 Big Ears preview right now
The latest single-artist series from Recliner Notes will focus on the songs of Stephen Malkmus. From a legacy standpoint, his solo work with and without the Jicks has been slightly taken for granted. Each post in the series will analyze one song from each of the nine solo albums. Watch this space!
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The latest single-artist series from Recliner Notes will focus on the songs of Stephen Malkmus. From a legacy standpoint, his solo work with and without the Jicks has been slightly taken for granted. Each post in the series will analyze one song from each of the nine solo albums. Watch this space!
There are moments throughout a Simon Joyner & the Nervous Stars performance when they are a great shit-kicking roadhouse band.
September 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
There are moments throughout a Simon Joyner & the Nervous Stars performance when they are a great shit-kicking roadhouse band.
After a long gap, I'll be starting a new single artist series on Recliner Notes next week. Each post will be a deep dive on an individual song from that musician.
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September 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
After a long gap, I'll be starting a new single artist series on Recliner Notes next week. Each post will be a deep dive on an individual song from that musician.
Subscribe to get them delivered to your inbox over at reclinernotes.com.
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Terrific conversation about Neil's "Music Arcade." Here's what I wrote about it when Joel Berk and I broke down Neil's Broken Arrow for @aquariumdrunkard.com
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/04/16/b...
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/04/16/b...
August 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Terrific conversation about Neil's "Music Arcade." Here's what I wrote about it when Joel Berk and I broke down Neil's Broken Arrow for @aquariumdrunkard.com
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/04/16/b...
aquariumdrunkard.com/2024/04/16/b...