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Writing with John Cale, misadventures in band booking, my fabled (fake) snapping turtle

Mar 16

White Wooden Cross (demo)Watch now (4 min) | Born, partly, from a Bob Dylan collaboration that almost was

Mar 9

Checking in from the helm of the Starship Casual, where we’re working on a whole bunch of stuff. There may be a “mute”-ny afoot and/or a David Bowie cover coming soon behind the paywall, probably later this week. OxO—Jeffy This Week In Wilco, Etc. 2006 / March 21:

Mar 22

I’ve been working on my book that’s coming out this fall, and it made me think of this song I’ve always loved by the Violent Femmes. Down below there’s a version I recorded into my stupid phone. Hope you enjoy it. This Week In Wilco, Etc. 1993 / February 27:

Mar 2

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Hello, everybody, I’m back on dry land, checking in from the beaches of Lake Michigan. Continue below for two demos of “You Are Not Alone” from Mavis…

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Feb 23

I wanted to try something off of A Ghost is Born because it was mentioned in TWIW. So down below, behind the paywall, is my stab at recreating “Less…

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Feb 19

All Tomorrow's Parties (The Velvet Underground cover)

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Feb 10

Maybe you noticed, or maybe you were so entertained by my Chit-Chats you forgot to care? But a while back, Rememories took a backseat here on Starship…

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Feb 8

I love Television. I love Tom Verlaine. A lot of people rightfully think of him mostly for his guitar playing, but I can’t think of a song better than…

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Jan 31

If you haven’t heard it already, Elyse Weinberg's song “Houses” is an amazing song that a lot of people have been covering lately, even though it was…

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Jan 26

Chit-Chat Check-In #58: Cruel Country! + “Tonight’s the Day (Sun Soup)” & "Base of My Skull (anon lyrics)"Watch now (2 min) | “Tonight’s the Day (Sun Soup)” Continue below for the early iPhone demo of “Base of my Skull”, which turned into “Bird Without a…

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Jan 20

A night that needs to be memorialized on the ol’ Substack. Enjoy these photos and tunes from Carol’s Pub in Chicago, plus bonus Chit-Chat with Thee…

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Jan 13

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