Blue Plate Special: The Strokes
The Strokes emerged from late-1990s New York City as a band that made restraint feel radical. Formed by Julian Casablancas,...
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Blue Plate Special: Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus) writes songs the way a sharp-eyed novelist writes scenes: quick cuts, bright details, and...
Celebrating Christmas
Every December, Christmas shows up wrapped in lights, music, family plans, and expectations. We decorate our homes, plan meals, buy...
Blue Plate Special: Big Country
Big Country emerged from Dunfermline, Scotland in the early 1980s with a sound that felt less like pop music and...
Blue Plate Special: Depeche Mode
Not sure why I neglected adding them for so long, but here you go:Â From the start, Depeche Mode looked and...
Blue Plate Special: Kent
Kent built their legacy on a sound that blended widescreen melancholy with laser-focused pop craftsmanship. Early on, their music leaned...
Blue Plate Special: Talking Heads
Talking Heads emerged from the art-school corridors of the Rhode Island School of Design with a visual imagination as sharp...
Thanksgiving: How We Got Here, And Why I’m Allowed To Eat This Much
Thanksgiving began as a harvest celebration. It was a simple idea: Grow food, survive winter, say thanks. The 1621 gathering...
Blue Plate Special: The Bravery
The Bravery emerged from the electric hum of New York City’s early-2000s rock revival, a five-piece wired together by sharp...
Blue Plate Special: The Faint
Emerging from Omaha’s late-’90s DIY basements, The Faint carved out a sound that felt as visual as it was volatile,...
