2010 December 31 — Something Else! Reviews

Archive for December 31st, 2010

/ December 31, 2010 7:09 am

The Friday Morning Listen: Tom Waits – Mule Variations (1999)

by Mark Saleski “Every man has inside himself a parasitic being who is acting not at all to his advantage.” -William S. Burroughs.This seem true enough, and mine wants to live in that house. He whispers in my ear to leave almost everything behind. We get into these major fights about what stays and goes. The house is quite small, [...]

/ December 31, 2010 6:04 am

One Track Mind: Nancy Wilson, “What Are You Doing New Year’s?” (1963)

by Nick DeRiso A lot of singers have sung this one, from Nat “King” Cole and Johnny Mathis to Diana Krall and the Orioles, the post-war R&B vocal quartet. For me, though, Nancy Wilson’s has always been the definitive reading. She nails the sense of hopeful anxiety that surrounds Dec. 31 every year, even while continuing to display a hushed [...]

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