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Comment on The Endorsement: WXPN’s Jim McGuinn and Traffic.com’s Lauren Valley—The Thinking Man’s Traffic Report by Bernadette Marcum

Bernadette Marcum — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:08:56 +0000

Are you guys all nuts! I want to hear music on WXPN, not a senseless “mutual admiration society” On top of the annoying banter, the report itself inaccurate. Leave traffic to KYW and stick to music. I am a member

Comment on About “Twenty Pounds of Headlines…” by Farewell…to Online Journalism I « Sassy Vine

Farewell…to Online Journalism I « Sassy Vine — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:06:55 +0000

[...] semester is coming to a close and Professor Nick DiUlio has guided myself and my peers through the journey that is Online Journalism [...]

Comment on About “Twenty Pounds of Headlines…” by Farewell…to Online Journalism I « Sassy Vine

Farewell…to Online Journalism I « Sassy Vine — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:06:55 +0000

[...] semester is coming to a close and Professor Nick DiUlio has guided myself and my peers through the journey that is Online Journalism [...]

Comment on You’ve Got A Soul, Use It: A Review of “The People’s Key” from Bright Eyes by John J Logue III

John J Logue III — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:54:43 +0000

Nice article! I love this album! I agree with a lot of your points, it took some getting used to but now it is one of my favorites!

Comment on About “Twenty Pounds of Headlines…” by Barbara Blume

Barbara Blume — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:30:07 +0000

Love the name of this blog. Brilliant! Anything Bob is brilliant of course. Good luck to you!

Comment on A Miniature City Ablaze (or The Summer Of My Meaning) by a biological friend

a biological friend — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:35:13 +0000

Wholly charming. The truth is that I want you to will it all to be magic. I have the will to perceive the machinations. And to be wooed by a proposition that art: music, storytelling, illustration, theatre – it is all a collective effort to weave the threads of chaos into a comprehensible unit for the unique human mind/body interface. I can’t turn off my analysis, only work to turn it to serve those who don’t introspect in “socially functional” ways, or maybe just often enough. And I do try not to overly irritate those dreamers with whom I have invested in relationships. Many people can see beauty purely in form; I am limited in that I require the balance of function for my true appreciation. In making sense of things like love and the meaning of life and the rise and fall of civilization, I believe we need that mix of art and engineering that is the quintessential difference between human life and any other that has ever graced (or plagued) a finite set of resources. And I do believe we are due for another fireside chat soon.

Comment on The Endorsement: WXPN’s Jim McGuinn and Traffic.com’s Lauren Valley—The Thinking Man’s Traffic Report by Micsahippieburnin

Micsahippieburnin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:17:32 +0000

I think Dan and Lauren picked up exactly where Jim left off. Nothing better than the afternoon on XPN. Michaela always comes off as smug when she’s working w Lauren, but Dan and Lauren are like a good martini …

Comment on About “Twenty Pounds of Headlines…” by Jenna Wasiluk

Jenna Wasiluk — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:30:36 +0000

You’re handsome.

Comment on A Miniature City Ablaze (or The Summer Of My Meaning) by Joe

Joe — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:44:41 +0000

Nice post, Descartes.

Comment on The Endorsement: WXPN’s Jim McGuinn and Traffic.com’s Lauren Valley—The Thinking Man’s Traffic Report by Dave

Dave — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:07:34 +0000

I really miss the playful interaction between Lauren and Jim. It always seemed they were flirting with each other. Its a real shame XPN could not keep Jim.

Comment on About “Twenty Pounds of Headlines…” by Wayne A. Conaway

Wayne A. Conaway — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:05:03 +0000

Congratulations on the NJSPJ’s Excellence in Journalism awayd, Paul!

Comment on Review: “Topography of a Bird” by barb Lantz

barb Lantz — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:38:44 +0000

Although somewhat biased towards Mark Rice because of his capacity to care for one of my own, this initial interest fades into a focus on his work – it has grown on me and in me and is one of those staples which helps get me thru my days. I’ve adopted Sissy’s song as well and would love to hear more from her. She’s smokey and pure simultaneously…

Comment on Review: “Topography of a Bird” by Pub Can Records » Topography of a Bird Reviewed

Pub Can Records » Topography of a Bird Reviewed — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:04:31 +0000

[...] Nick DiUlio reviews Mark Rice’s latest release, Topography of a Bird. Head on over to Twenty Pounds of Headlines to read what he has to [...]

Comment on Yes (I Think) We Can: Surviving Family Brunch In A Post-Election America by Wayne A. Conaway

Wayne A. Conaway — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:29:39 +0000

Good article! Of course, now that I’ve met your delightful sister Erica, I can’t believe that she actually threatened you. Even if she does have a more manly handshake than I do!

Comment on The Endorsement: WXPN’s Jim McGuinn and Traffic.com’s Lauren Valley—The Thinking Man’s Traffic Report by auldsport

auldsport — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:15:55 +0000

I so agree with your assessment of Lauren Valley’s traffic reporting. I love hearing her laugh and chat with the DJs, and she certainly has that sympathetic and caring tone. Its a little surprising the way the people on XPN have crept into my life over the years. My sneaking suspicion was confirmed when I learned that the voice on the NJT Riverline is Michaela Majune!

Comment on Wine, Beer, & Spirit Writing by Rebecca Michelle Lee

Rebecca Michelle Lee — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:57:57 +0000

It was so nice to meet you at the Pabst Blue Ribbon Craft Challenge!

I linked to you from the Philly Etsy Team’s blog: http://phillyetsy.blogspot.com/2009/02/philly-etsy-team-wins-3rd-place-at.html

I believe you are in the background of one of the Yelp.com’s slideshow pictures which can be seen in the above post. So I just wanted to let you know.

Take care,

Comment on Review: “Cardinology” by Col

Col — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:47:14 +0000

As you probably have heard, Ryan Adams has left the Cardinals…and apparently music for a while. I think this could turn into a beautiful thing…

Comment on What I Learned From 2008: Part III by Elizabeth Harris Diulio

Elizabeth Harris Diulio — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:12:54 +0000

Are you trying to make this a music blog? I’m feeling a little out of the loop here. Feel free to reply to me at elizabethharris@verizon.net. (XO)

Comment on Words From A Guest Blogger: Joe Master on Music by Elizabeth Harris Diulio

Elizabeth Harris Diulio — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:00:41 +0000

Great writing! (sorry for the ! – can’t help myself) I want more. However … I was hoping there would have been a summary of the hit list. At the end, could I have a run down of the winners so I don’t have to print this out and highlight them? Go ahead – call me OCD, but I’m really BUSY and I need lists … A summary of Joe’s picks at the end of this entry would have been welcomed.

Comment on What I Learned From 2008: Part III by Courtney

Courtney — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:29:36 +0000

From the article “The Killers Inside” by Brian Hiatt (Rolling Stone-Issue 1068/1069)

“The ungrammatical chorus of “Human” (“Are we human, or are we dancer”) is just as impenetrable. [Singer Brandon] Flowers is irritated that people don’t quite seem to get the lyric, and that fans were unhappy with the song’s dance beat. “It’s supposed to be a dance song, it goes with the chorus,” he says. “If you can’t put that together, you’re an idiot. I just don’t get why there’s a confusion about it.”

Perhaps it is because “dancer” is not an adjective, as he is trying to use in the song. Considering the fact that the term “a confusion” is also coming up as grammatically incorrect, I do not believe Flowers should be calling anyone an idiot.

He even goes on to compare himself to Bob Dylan, claiming that in a backstage conversation with Bruce Springsteen, Springsteen “talked about how undeniable the first record was. And I brought up my concerns about it all, and, you know, he said he dealt with the same thing with Bob Dylan.”

Oh, you know, as if Brandon Flowers could ever, on any level, compare to Bob Dylan.

While I have the highest respect for your musical taste, Nicholas, perhaps it is time to admit that “Human” belongs on a list of guilty pleasures…along with Neil Diamond.

Comment on What I Learned From 2008: Part III by Katie

Katie — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:49:47 +0000

I love the title of your list– I know my life has benefited, especially because of the first two albums on your list. I saw Rhett Miller give an interview where he said that he hoped the songs on “Blame it on the Gravity” would be useful, and I think that’s what they are, first and foremost. Good list.

Comment on What I Learned From 2008: Part II by Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:40:19 +0000

Between the ages of 5 and 10, I was listening to Green Day, Nirvana, Metallica, et. al. courtesy of my older brother. Looking back, I would consider my musical choices to be a tad inappropriate (check out The Offspring’s “Bad Habit”—I used to think I was such a rebel listening to that one), and eventually I was indeed lured over to the dark side. Pop music was the soundtrack to my awkward pre-teen years. N*Sync, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees—and yes, even Britney. When you’re at that age, the purpose of nearly your entire existence is to attempt to fit in with everyone else. So, if that means selling your soul to pop music, then so be it. By the time I was an angst-filled 13-year-old, it was back to rock for me and I haven’t looked back since. I think the pre-pubescent girls of this generation will just have to ride the wave of their Jonas Brothers obsession and hopefully make it out on the other side no worse for the wear.

And you’re welcome for the Queen, by the way. Maybe I’ll have to once again venture into the dank recesses of my basement to find some more albums with which to enlighten you.

Comment on What I Learned From 2008: Part II by traci skene

traci skene — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:37:40 +0000

I don’t look down on teens or pre-teens who love the equivalent of the Jonas Brothers. My “Jonas Brothers” was Donny Osmond yet, as an adult, I love all genres of music short of opera or jazz fusion.

However, people who loved Queen when they were 18 and then continue to listen exclusively to that same band 30 years later, drive me Bill Hicks-crazy. I worked at a classic rock station for 12 months and was stunned by how many times people could listen to the chubby Wilson girl sing “Magic Man.” Once we tried to sneak Nirvana’s cover of Bowie’s “Man Who Ruled The World” onto the air and the program director nearly exploded.

Comment on What I Learned From 2008: Part I by Jen A. Miller

Jen A. Miller — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 02:06:09 +0000

I’m a HUGE fan of old ridiculous musicals because of these shots of talent (but I’d have put up the Minstrel Show number from White Christmas — Vera Ellen is unreal in that — or even the ballet from Singing in the Rain with Cyd Charisse) but I have to say that the Beyonce “Singles Ladies” video is fierce. Even better, the Justin Timberlake SNL parody skit. Anyway, interesting post.

Comment on Yes (I Think) We Can: Surviving Family Brunch In A Post-Election America by unillaWousand

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Comment on Sites For Sore Eyes: A Guide by Jen A. Miller

Jen A. Miller — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:39:01 +0000

See, this is why the internet is both wonderful and horrible in our profession. Look at all the cool things you can find out! But does it lead to more (paying) work? Maybe. I’ll let you know next time I write an article based on cutoverload.com…though my Mad Men and relate website obsession has paid off mightly in articles. It’s a toss up.

Comment on Yes (I Think) We Can: Surviving Family Brunch In A Post-Election America by Erica Di Ulio

Erica Di Ulio — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:16:29 +0000

Well, as a first hand witness to the chaos of Sunday brunch (yes, I’m Erica) let me be the first to say how accurate my brother’s description of that now infamous day was, but how the humor I felt in reading about it was quite different from the nauseating experience itself. Nick, you are a wonderful writer, but I only wish you could, in the moment, express yourself and your opinions of what is happening around you in an equally light hearted way. Our father, whom I love more than any man on this planet, is insane. I don’t mean he’s standing in a pile of old shoes and cat hair crazy, but completely and utterly disillusioned crazy. This is the same man who when the Holier-than-thou John McCain first got the nomination said that he was “too liberal to be a real republican candidate”…ah yes, the good old days. And when I did voice my devotion to vote for Obama, every time I saw or spoke to my father since then (and still today) he would greet me as , AND I QUOTE, “my poor, misguided, misinformed, uneducated daughter.” So when election night was over, and the fires had been extinguished I wanted nothing more than for us all to let it lie. My brother Nick however, who NEVER came out for one side or another felt the right as a silent observer to stir up a topic he KNEW would get a reaction from out father and he decided to do it in public while celebrating our little brothers birthday. Well, bravo Nick, you managed to resurrect the welcome death of this nightmare of political conversations in our family and made our grandmother so nervous around her own son she actually started to believe, or hope, that there had already been a black president and this wasn’t such a big deal…bravo!

Comment on Yes (I Think) We Can: Surviving Family Brunch In A Post-Election America by Tina

Tina — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:58:09 +0000

Reading the story made me feel as if I were actually there…..completely validating my last minute decision to NOT call and suggest we all get together for a sausage and pepper dinner later that night.

Comment on Review: “Cardinology” by Col

Col — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:36:55 +0000

My expectations are always high when it comes to Ryan Adams. I have only fully listened to Cardinology three times, and of course, some songs are growing on me. The others are just mundane and are truly lacking…well, lot’s of things! And yes, this album seems to be heavily produced compared to his earlier albums.

Mr. Adams seemed to go down-hill with his music making when Easy Tiger came out last year. He was sober then and he is sober now. All his great stuff is the fucked up, under god knows what influences, goodness! I also think the Cards are bringing him down. Cold Roses is my favorite album by RA, no doubt, but Easy Tiger, and now Cardinology, are my least. Are they inhibiting him? Or is he inhibiting himself? Maybe both. And as my cousin stated, he may be too concerned with other things than focusing on writing good music( dating popstars, writing books, and being in Rolling Stone.) Another thing my cousin said, which I found very funny and true, is that Ryan is almost due for a hissy fit and blow up on the Cardinals.

I’m frustrated, but I suppose he’s bound to make a few mediocre albums after all the greatness he produced beforehand. I have faith that we’ll be getting some more great RA music in the future. He better do some solo stuff soon…and maybe throw back a few beers or a bottle of wine

Comment on XPN’S Most Essential Mistake (A Repost) by Dianne Miller

Dianne Miller — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:48:26 +0000

I’ll chime in the middle here – first, i agree that xpn is, at its most “essential” the sum of its parts, but also, excited to find out what listeners find the songs they think most explain this sum. As listeners, we were asked for our 10 most essential songs, not just the one. I think this levels the field. As far as the results – I’m using them as a shopping list, starting at the top and working my way down to collect some awesome music, as I found, as the countdown went on, my extensive music collection was STILL sorely lacking.
Best to you!
Dianne
http://www.artbydianne.blogspot.com