History lesson
On the eve of my trip to Munich, an unbelievable set of WWII-era aerial photos of various bombing sites in Germany surfaces on Flickr. The poster says he found the photos inside a book he bought at a library sale for a dollar. The monochrome photos really make clear the impact of the Allied bombing. [...]
Nada Surf: The Weight is a Gift
Two years ago, a Nada Surf review would have begun by mentioning their 1996 novelty hit “Popular,” and their subsequent fall from grace (and the majors). Today, any review of a Nada Surf album has a different reference point: their brilliant 2002 release Let Go, held by Blogcritics and other reviewers to be one of [...]
