“There’s a bathroom on the right” -John FogertyTumblr (3.0; @botr)http://botr.tumblr.com/How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love LCD Soundsystem : The Record : NPR: In an idiom where...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/27703214653http://botr.tumblr.com/post/27703214653Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:51:00 -0400LCD SoundsystemBlog: I've Been Thinking About Phil Ochs: Here’s a piece I wrote for my friends over at Full...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/27591237182http://botr.tumblr.com/post/27591237182Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:34:36 -0400Rants and RavesPhil OchsWorst Album Covers of All Time | The Tastebuds.fm Blog: Pretty Self Explanatory. I haven’t...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/20546073431http://botr.tumblr.com/post/20546073431Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:18:04 -0400<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_17628702375" src="http://botr.tumblr.com/post/17628702375/audio_player_iframe/botr/tumblr_lzeqll8aSV1r2cyun?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fbotr%2F17628702375%2Ftumblr_lzeqll8aSV1r2cyun" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“So Happy Together”</p> <p>Carmaig DeForest - <em>Death Love Groove Party</em></p> <p>Knitting Factory Works, 1993</p>http://botr.tumblr.com/post/17628702375http://botr.tumblr.com/post/17628702375Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:58:00 -0500Songscarmaig deforest In honor of Valentine&#8217;s Day, I&#8217;ve made a Valentine&#8217;s playlist. I&#8217;m sure...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/17628468923http://botr.tumblr.com/post/17628468923Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:54:00 -0500V-DaySongsBill FoxElyse weinbergwreckless ericaltered imageshappy birthdayelvis costellocarmaig deforestraveonettesscott walkerJ Mascisthose darlinsshannon and the clamshalf japanesejad fairlionel oOral Tradition in the 2010s | Full Stop: This is a link to a piece I wrote in December of 2011 for...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/16792648022http://botr.tumblr.com/post/16792648022Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:27:00 -0500Rants and Raves<iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=1256281433/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“A Memory”</p> <p>Katie Buono</p> <p><em>Down By The Riverside</em> - 2011</p>http://botr.tumblr.com/post/16790462740http://botr.tumblr.com/post/16790462740Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:54:27 -0500Katie BuonoSongs I went to college with Katie Buono – we would play the occasional open mic night at the local...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/16790386549http://botr.tumblr.com/post/16790386549Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:53:00 -0500Katie BuonoDown by the Riversidereviews“Maybe we could spend extra time in 2012 thinking about how we, as individual listeners,...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/15296841396http://botr.tumblr.com/post/15296841396Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:36:35 -0500Now seems to be as good a time as any to look back on the year in music that was. Best-of lists can...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/14735083380http://botr.tumblr.com/post/14735083380Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:06:00 -0500J MascisKellarissaJulianna BarwickThose DarlinsDarlingsShannon and the ClamsJohn MausAsobi SeksuJamie xxGil Scot HeronToro y MoiRants and Raves             Today the AV club ran an astute – if overdue – article by Stephen Hyde about how Rock...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/13561423121http://botr.tumblr.com/post/13561423121Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:25:00 -0500Rants and RavesRock and Roll I wrote this article for Oberlin&#8217;s Wilder Voice&#8217;s May &#8216;08 issue. I&#8217;m...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12559733325http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12559733325Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:57:00 -0500The Beach BoysRants and Raves<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_12331030162" src="http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12331030162/audio_player_iframe/botr/tumblr_lu5cs3xGD11r2cyun?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fbotr%2F12331030162%2Ftumblr_lu5cs3xGD11r2cyun" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“A Topography of Boils”</p> <p>STNNNG - Dignified Sissy (Modern Radio, 2005)</p>http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12331030162http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12331030162Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:33:00 -0400songsstnnng A big no-no in review-writing (or any kind of writing) is to lead off with a cliché, e.g. “never...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12285605204http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12285605204Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:38:00 -0400reviewsstnnng<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_12246260484" src="http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12246260484/audio_player_iframe/botr/tumblr_lu1nok6jA81r2cyun?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fbotr%2F12246260484%2Ftumblr_lu1nok6jA81r2cyun" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Last Ditch Protocol (John Velveteen)”</p> <p>Elyse Weinberg</p> <p><em>Elyse</em></p> <p>Tetragrammaton, 1968</p>http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12246260484http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12246260484Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:38:00 -0400songsElyse Weinberg Elyse Weinberg released her debut album, Elyse, on David Crosby’s short-lived Tetragrammaton label...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12246206722http://botr.tumblr.com/post/12246206722Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:36:59 -0400reviewsElyse Weinberg<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_10587272442" src="http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10587272442/audio_player_iframe/botr/tumblr_ls0hifNbbU1r2cyun?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fbotr%2F10587272442%2Ftumblr_ls0hifNbbU1r2cyun" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“2 Shy”</p> <p>Happy Birthday</p> <p><em>Happy Birthday</em> (2010)</p>http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10587272442http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10587272442Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:20:00 -0400songsHappy Birthday For better and for worse, mimicry is one of pop music’s great inevitabilities. Every band has at...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10587226413http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10587226413Sat, 24 Sep 2011 01:18:00 -0400Happy Birthdayreviews<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_10097772602" src="http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10097772602/audio_player_iframe/botr/tumblr_lrdn1cyZpq1r2cyun?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fbotr%2F10097772602%2Ftumblr_lrdn1cyZpq1r2cyun" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Fogo”</p> <p>Persona - <em>Som</em>, 1975, Unknown Label</p>http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10097772602http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10097772602Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:15:00 -0400personasongs              There’s something to be said for parsimony in pop music, especially pop music coming...http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10097655382http://botr.tumblr.com/post/10097655382Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:12:00 -0400personareviewsreviews