AlexSongs Are Like Tattoos: Joni Mitchell’s Blue Turns 50Discovering Joni Mitchell is something that I did alone. Sixteen years ago this summer I was midway through that transition period between…9 min read·Jun 20, 2021--1--1
AlexPlease Do Not Touch: Exploring the Human Experience of Performance ArtThis piece was first published in HERO Issue 24, on sale now.12 min read·Feb 12, 2021----
AlexFinding Hope for a Divided Nation in a Nineties Alt-Pop ClassicWhoever is responsible for tracking down and persuading the New Radicals to reform for the Biden inauguration deserves a medal.4 min read·Jan 19, 2021--1--1
AlexTime & Identity: Phil Elverum’s 2020The present moment burns. There’s no end.7 min read·Aug 24, 2020----
AlexHow Richard Linklater’s Boyhood Summons Nostalgia From MusicRichard Linklater once said that all films are about time.7 min read·Aug 4, 2020--1--1
AlexMoving Past the Feeling: A Decade in The SuburbsThe only thing bigger than the sound of Arcade Fire is their ambition.7 min read·Jul 29, 2020----
AlexClose-Up and Personal: Exploring Ingmar Bergman’s Faces“The close-up, the correctly illuminated, directed and acted close-up of an actor is and remains the height of cinematography. There is…15 min read·Apr 9, 2020----
AlexA Brief Inquiry Into End-of-Year Lists: 50 Great Albums of 2018The idea of compiling an end-of-year albums list always feels like a slightly futile idea to me.6 min read·Dec 16, 2018--1--1