is it over?

Been taking a little blogging break while winding down from Christmas. Christmas is over, right? Can we stop playing Christmas music now? I’ve still been writing music reviews, however. Since Christmas: Def Leppard, Styx, Minor Threat, David Bowie and Eagles of Death Metal all at This is Not Pitchfork. I shall return here tomorrow. In [...]

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Merry Christmas

May your day be merry and bright.

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RIP Kitty

Kitty died yesterday. She was hit by a car while I was at work. By the time I got home, the neighbor’s son had already taken her away, which I’m grateful for. We had her a little over three years. Her original name was Master Shake. Then we changed it to Yoshi. At some point, [...]

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new home for album reviews

This is Not Pitchfork has it’s very own home now. No more Blogger. Thank you to WordPress for making it so easy to import the posts AND the comments. And thanks again to Host Matters for awesome hosting and service. Check it out, let me know what you think. The paint is still wet.

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new home for album reviews

This is Not Pitchfork has it’s very own home now. No more Blogger. Thank you to WordPress for making it so easy to import the posts AND the comments. And thanks again to Host Matters for awesome hosting and service. Check it out, let me know what you think. The paint is still wet.

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in which i admit that i don’t like christmas

Warning: It’s long, it’s rambling, it’s not proofread. I came to terms with something today. It was not so much a self revelation as an admittance of something that’s been lingering deep inside for many years. I’ve been keeping it at bay, reluctant to tell anyone what I was feeling, hoping that it would pass [...]

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the legend of milk, bread and snow

[today at this is not pitchfork: X, Iron Maiden, Korn] There’s snow on the ground, which means it’s panic time on Long Island. I know, we live in the Northeast, you’d think we’d be used to it. But no, there are still plenty of people here who go into EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM mode when any [...]

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movie night, christmas style

I haven’t been much in the Christmas spirit and my 15 year old confided to me last night that he’s feeling bad that he’s not much in the spirit either. So I’m going to do what any good parent would do; force the spirit of Christmas down everyone’s throats.   Tonight we’ll go pick up [...]

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christmas cookies, martha stewart and a bottle of gin

[new at not pitchfork: huey lewis and sleater kinney] I cannot bake. I can cook – I can whip up a gourmet meal at a moment’s notice. But baking leaves me frustrated and in a foul mood. So generally, I don’t do it. I leave the baking for the Martha Stewarts in my family. So [...]

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blogging, social media and billy mays

I suppose this is a continuation of my “What is twitter for” posts. I saw an ad for a book called The New Influencers. One of the books praisers (obviously influenced by author and new influencer Paul Gillen) says: “If you haven’t immersed yourself in blogs or started one yourself, ‘The New Influencers’ can tell [...]

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