Continuing my look at the albums of 1976…
1976 was a big year for debut albums, and I’ll feature five of them to kick off this look at that year in music.
Debuts are interesting because some reveal a great artist emerging fully formed out of the gate, while others are rougher but contain seeds of the greatness to come. This week will include a bit of both.
Continuing my countdown of last year’s best films…
Best Films of 2024
#3. Anora
It’s kind of amazing that Sean Baker is seemingly on the verge of Best Director and Best Picture wins at this weekend’s Oscars. Here’s a fiercely independent filmmaker whose movies depict America’s underbelly, often focusing on sex workers ground down by the heel of capitalism.
I’m still wary that the Cinderella story will end with someone more traditional winning the prize. I’m reminded of when Richard Linklater’s Boyhood looked like it would capture the top awards, only to lose to Birdman.
Indie stalwarts don’t often get the storybook ending.
This list of Oscar snubs contains two kinds of songs — those that are paired, memorably and forever, with the films in which they appear; and those that have been so big for so long that I didn’t even know they originally showed up in a movie.
Today’s Song of the Day is an example of the latter.
For just about every band I’m featuring this week, I can name a maximum of three songs off the top of my head but after that I’m at a loss.
For Blondie, it’s ‘Call Me,’ ‘Heart of Glass’ and ‘The Tide is High.’ I’d probably recognize a couple of others if you played them for me, but I sure can’t come up with them on my own.
Meet Me In Montauk 