Archive - Useful Noise

Some Ends of Some Years

How 1999 & 2001 sounded to one CD listener and political pessimist.

Feb 23, 2023 •

Back in the Day

Growing up and growing old (or at least not-young) with hip-hop

Feb 15, 2023 •

I honestly had no idea I’d written this much about Stephen Malkmus and Pavement

Feb 7, 2023 •

January 2023

In which the young critic is forced into the world of journalism

Jan 31, 2023 •

The Pulse Years

Or Year, to Be More Accurate

Jan 24, 2023 •

Adrift in the '90s

Nobody knew where music was going as the year 2000 approached, and that was part of the fun.

Jan 16, 2023 •

It All Started With Garth

Or, I was country when country wasn't cool (to alt-weekly readers)

Jan 9, 2023 •

New Year, New ‘Sletter

Let’s try this again.

Jan 2, 2023 •

July 2021

Useful Noise #11

New goons and other tunes, plus an Ed Shee-rant from the vaults

Jul 28, 2021 •

Useful Noise #10

A very exciting (!) midyear music report

Jul 16, 2021 •

Useful Noise #9

You want Billy Joel? Oh, I'll give you Billy Joel.

Jul 9, 2021 •

June 2021

Useful Noise #8

On chicken sandwiches, weak mayors, and Jimmy Smits

Jun 22, 2021 •

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