Book Review: Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division by Peter Hook
Rock bios used to be one of the main types of books I read and the first section of the bookstore I would visit. After awhile, I grew tired of the poorly-written ones – accounts that were either overly...
View ArticleRecord Machine: Joy Division, The Peel Sessions
Recorded in 1979 and re-released as a full album in 1990, Joy Division’s session with legendary producer and BBC Radio 1 presenter John Peel is a haunting, transcendent collection of songs. My...
View ArticleTen Songs Keeping Me Sane This Week: Cold Weather Edition
I woke up Sunday morning to sub-40 degree temperatures in Seattle and I realized that Autumn and Winter were suddenly upon me. The decline from the 60 degree weather of September to now explains my...
View ArticleSara’s Top 5 Favorite Books Published in 2013
Yes, it’s a little late into 2014 to be doing one of these posts, but one always needs something new to read, don’t they? Let me suggest five books for your literary pleasure. The Middlesteins by Jami...
View ArticleTen Songs Keeping Me Sane This Week: Ian Curtis Edition
May 18th marked the 35th anniversary of Ian Curtis’s death. Joy Division is a band that has influenced many of my favorite musicians, and one I have at least started to explore on its own. 1....
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