• Books Read

    Juliet, Naked

    Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby Published: 2009 Annie likes the music of obscure 80s rocker Tucker Crowe well enough, but her boyfriend Duncan is absolutely obsessed with him. He runs a fan website, gives lectures on his music, and listens to him constantly, even though Crowe hasn’t been heard from in decades. The novel begins with them away from England on holiday in America to visit important sites in the musician’s lore. They return home from this trip to find he’s finally made contact with the outside world, and this sparks some major changes in all of their lives. The more I read from Hornby, the more of a fan…

  • Music

    What Song Are You Listening To?

    Someone named Ty Cullen on YouTube asked random New Yorkers on the street what they were listening to: Inspired by that, someone in London did the same: These reminded me of those Fifty People, One Question videos: And that’s how you lose an hour to YouTube…