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Liner Notes (April 24th, 2020)

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  1. Melody Bot Apr 24, 2020
    Melody Bot

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    This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply.

    I’m here writing another newsletter, so I guess it’s Friday again. This week I look at the music I enjoyed throughout the week, including a nostalgic remembrance of Home Grown and a re-listen to Yellowcard’s discography. I also go through my usual media diet rundown, and there’s a playlist of ten songs worth your time. Also, I’ve started answering some questions via the newsletter, so if you have any of those you’d like me to tackle, let me know. This week’s supporter Q&A post can be found here.

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  2. alphaadept Apr 24, 2020
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    I’ve been coming to your site since absolutepunk. But I created this account to tell you that you should check out the book “who put this song on?” By morgan Parker if you want one that gives the same vibes as perks. I think you’d enjoy it. It’s set in mid 2000s but came out just this past year.
    Also, a few newsletters back you mentioned some board games you’d been playin lately. Any good two player ones you recommend during this stay at home time?
     
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  3. Jason Tate Apr 24, 2020
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    Awesome, thanks, will add that to my list now.
     
  4. theredline Apr 24, 2020
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    That Home Grown album is fire. Still have it on my phone and found it on vinyl a little while back. Such a great band!
     
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  6. denrwilliams Apr 25, 2020
    denrwilliams

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    If you haven't, check out James Vandermeer's books. He did Annihilation, and the Southern Reach trilogy, which kind of drags at the end. But he had one called Borne, which I think is some of the best sci-fi I've read in a long time. I'm reading his new one, Dead Astronauts now.
     
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  7. Jason Tate Apr 25, 2020
    Jason Tate

    chr.us Staff Member

    Will do. My wife has the three Annihilation books on the shelf that I’ve been meaning to check out at some point (great movie!), and that Borne book looks very much up my wheelhouse.
     
  8. Former Planets Apr 25, 2020
    Former Planets

    Aaaachem!

    Same. It’s one of my favorite workout albums and I spin my vinyl copy all the time. I could never get into anything else by the band though, which is a shame.
     
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  9. theredline Apr 25, 2020
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    Some of their earliest stuff doesn’t hold up as well. I would say there’s some pretty good tunes on Act Your Age but like much of the stuff from then, some of the lyrics are problematic. It’s crazy because on the same album with some questionable lyrics, there’s some really great lyrics too! But it’s worth a listen just to hear the good stuff!
     
  10. JeanRalphio Apr 26, 2020
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    The Art of Fielding might be a good book for you, if you haven't read it already. Great coming of age/baseball story (imo)
     
  11. Jason Tate Apr 26, 2020
    Jason Tate

    chr.us Staff Member

    One of the better books I’ve read in the past five years. Loved it.
     
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  12. Bartek T. Apr 27, 2020
    Bartek T.

    D'oh! Prestigious

    I was just about to randomly get to Home Grown this week too! Just playing some older bands like Spitalfield and added some of the bands I've kinda forgotten in a way, got through Knockout, 5o4 Plan, Over It & Don't Look Down. It was cool, though nothing here really kept up with Spitalfield or Name Taken and it just assured me why some albums stick with me more.