Purple Rain is an Effed up, Complicated Movie

Seems I’ve lately been drawn to popular media I was too young for the first go-round. (See also: my recent coverage of sex, lies, and videotape). As part of that kick I watched Purple Rain in its entirety for the first time. Turns out that was apropos, because my new album is about toxic roots,... Continue Reading →

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“Any Resemblance to Actual Persons is Purely Coincidental”: Thoughts on Radical Self-Disclosure

In the music video for David Berman's late-career song “Darkness and Cold”, which is either a harrowing suicide note or a comic resignation to living depending on your perspective, Berman's actual ex-wife Cassie (erstwhile bass player and secondary vocalist for the Silver Jews) glams up in the bathroom mirror for a date with someone else,... Continue Reading →

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