I’ve never seen Bright Lights, Big City. I’ve only heard the soundtrack. When it came out, my best friend and I were obsessed with it. I think he was the one who discovered it, which means he’s the one who introduced us to Depeche Mode,…
I came to life early by about two weeks, as I understand it, but still very late in 1974. I was just in time for Halloween, which you’d think would be my favorite holiday, but it isn’t. To this day I still don’t like hearing…
This year I decided to write myself a birthday present: one short essay for each year I’ve been alive, about a record that was released in that year. The rules for choosing each record were simple: No repeat artists. I could choose a band one…