It was late on a school night my freshman year of high school in the Fall of 1996, and my girlfriend and I were riding in the… Read more “Rest in Peace, Dolores O’Riordan”
Category: Music
Katy and I Discuss Jeff Buckley’s Grace Album
My friend Katy and I recently gushed over discussed Jeff Buckley and his only album, Grace. You can also gush over enjoy our discussions of albums by Hole,… Read more “Katy and I Discuss Jeff Buckley’s Grace Album”
Katy and I Discuss No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom Album
Katy and I recently discuss one of our absolute favorite 1990s albums, No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom. You can also read our previous discussions of albums by Hole, Tori Amos,… Read more “Katy and I Discuss No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom Album”
Katy and I Discuss the First Two Garbage Albums
We’ve discussed Tori Amos, Hole, and Oasis. Today, Katy and I continue our 90s music nostalgia with a discussion of the first two Garbage albums. Along the… Read more “Katy and I Discuss the First Two Garbage Albums”
Katy and I Discuss the First Two Oasis Albums
My friend Katy and I discuss that most British of bands today—Oasis. We disagreed a bit. Read below to watch our friendship dismantle in real time (I… Read more “Katy and I Discuss the First Two Oasis Albums”
Katy and I Discuss Tori Amos’s Little Earthquakes Album
After our recent discussion of Hole’s Live Through This album, my friend Katy and I continued our 1990s nostalgia trek with this conversation about Tori Amos’s heart-rending… Read more “Katy and I Discuss Tori Amos’s Little Earthquakes Album”
Katy and I Discuss Hole’s Live Through This Album
My friend Katy Goodwin-Bates and I discuss a lot of things—books, music… well, okay, we mostly just discuss books and music. But in this retrospective conversation about… Read more “Katy and I Discuss Hole’s Live Through This Album”
Water on the Flames: A Post-Faith Playlist
“You don’t lose God all at once; He goes in pieces. It’s like your hearing being claimed by a disease, or your memory by age, or love… Read more “Water on the Flames: A Post-Faith Playlist”
Anna P.S.
We live three blocks from a lovely coffeeshop owned by some good friends of ours, and they regularly feature live music. Local, regional, and occasionally touring musicians… Read more “Anna P.S.”
Jennifer Knapp Is Facing the Music
This review was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. In 1998 I was sixteen years old, even scrawnier than I am now, and very Christian. The world… Read more “Jennifer Knapp Is Facing the Music”
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