In 2000, Paul Thomas Anderson directed a pilot episode of The Jon Brion Show, a variety show that didn’t get picked up. Brion—who wrote the scores for Magnolia & Punch-Drunk Love—spent some of the show playing songs with Elliott Smith, including this gorgeous cover of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy.”
This deep appreciation by @jasonpwoodbury.bsky.social makes me excited to dig out FLYING COWBOYS, an old favorite I've been away from for years.
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Fun fact: the fundamentalist in question here is still alive and was an important mentor to Michele Bachmann.
Rickie Lee Jones' Mythic Desert Opus, "Flying Cowboys"
"You listen to this, Christians": fundamentalist Beatlephobia, long before the "bigger than Jesus" moment (Newsweek, February 15, 1965)
Sean Howe
Bright Wall/Dark Room
Seth Cotlar
This is a tremendous essay.
Sean Howe
Sean Howe
There's a nice (and quick!) one-pager in the new issue of Washingtonian magazine, spotlighting some of the greatest hits from THE CAPITOL.
Tomorrow
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Bayeté on Iapetus: Todd Cochran Interview
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One week ago, I was about to see JAŸ-Z with The Roots on the Belmont Plateau. The show was magnificent, and I decided to take my time processing it. Here are those thoughts — about the performance and the festival that housed it.
The book’s author on what he found most intriguing.
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF opened 40 years ago today. I finally wrote about it when it hit 4K; this is my longest piece ever, and not coincidentally one of the more conflicted four-star reviews you're likely to encounter. filmfreakcentral.net/2024/07/ferr...
For clarity: I’m still working as much as usual, but now I need to work a LOT more to make ends meet after some recent, unexpected, tough life events. Any new paid work would be amazing right now. Thanks to everyone who’s reposting!
