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His new L.P. is fantastic!

The Ballad of Wallis Island. Music obsessives should love this film. A bit reminiscent of Nick Hornby's book (and movie adaptation) Juliet, Naked. Maybe better? I think it speaks to what artists do for audiences and vice versa. It's on Peacock for available to rent on the usual streaming services.

I recently finished Percival Everett's James. I really loved it. The end was surprising and satisfying. Highly recommend. I'm now reading Ken Callait's Making of Rumours. He was the lead producer, as well as the father of Colbie. I'm reading it because I saw Stereophonic on Broadway last November and he sued the writers. They settled. The book is ok. Not as exciting as I'd hoped. Callait comes off as a real 70s music biz dude in some of the worst possible ways, glorifying his excesses and sexual conquests. Can't recommend.

No discussion about Sinners here yet? Fantastic! Don't miss the credits!!

Deep Sea Diver tonight. Bob Mould tomorrow night.

Now more than ever!

Leaning towards driving to a casino an hour away to see Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys tonight.

I liked A.M. more, but I think Windfall and Drown were the two best songs from either album. The rest of Trace is good, but those tracks are great.

This is as brilliant and unsettling as television gets. As a middle school teacher, so much of it rang true. I fear for this generation, especially the boys.

A couple of great things I've seen recently... Cunk on Life. A dense number of laughs per minute. Bad Sisters Season 2

Reading Bob Spitz's Beatles biography (is it a biography if it's about a band?). Good stuff. When they were in Hamburg, a promoter told them they needed to be better showmen, he would yell at them "Macht Schau!" (make show). I want a band to release a live album called "Macht Schau!"

2025 is really looking up... musicwise. The aforementioned Mould release, Dacus, Isbell, Deep Sea Diver. It's going to be a fun spring.

Bob Mould announced a new release for March.

A friend sent me this as I was reading this thread. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDx19dFtV7C/?igsh=bXJnMXF1bW55MDd4

I saw Heretic last week followed by a Q&A with directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. A pretty cool opportunity for Des Moines (they grew up in the nearby Quad Cities). It was a really fun movie. Hugh Grant was fantastic.