The Weekly Town Crier (09/13/19)
All the week’s news that’s fit to cry about. 09/13/19 Edition.
Browse all the Weekly Town Crier posts so far.
Listen to all 52 episodes of The Global Elite Music Radio Podcast Supershow.
Listen to a mix of artists who have performed Habañero Collective house shows.
Browse the Musical Worldview posts.
Read “Jerry Falwell Jr. Shows How the Advance of Christendom Can Harm Christianity” by David French at National Review. Read my piece: “Americans: Stop Confusing Your Personal Cultural Values With Christianity.”
Read “Why Nobody in Hollywood Has Any Friends” at Hollywood Reporter.
R.I.P. Daniel Johnston.
R.I.P. Jarrid Wilson.
Read “Nodding To The Shadow” by Richard Rohr.
Read: “‘Simply Unacceptable’: 145 Executives Demand Senate Action on Gun Violence” at New York Times.
Read CNN’s report: “Publix joins retailers asking customers not to openly carry guns into its stores.”
Consider “The coming death of just about every rock legend” at The Week.
Read NME’s report: “The Rolling Stones are releasing a hefty deluxe ‘Let It Bleed’ 50th anniversary boxset.”
Listen as “R.E.M. Share Unreleased Song “Fascinating” to Support Hurricane Dorian Relief” at PItchfork.
Read “Sammy Brue – The Folk Rock Kid” at Salt Lake Magazine.
Read about “Wallace and Ladmo's Musical Mastermind” at Phoenix New Times.
Read PBS’ report: “Trudeau says Canada will take refugees banned by U.S.'“
Read ArtNet’s report: “Artist David Hockney Is Moving to France Because It’s Illegal to Smoke Practically Anywhere in America.”
Listen as “Wynonna Judd & Cass McCombs Form Duo The Frothy Pit, Share New Song “The Child” at Stereogum.
Read “A Shared Place Wendell Berry’s lifelong dissent” at The Nation.
Read/Watch “Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey to talk all things The Office on new podcast Co-stars and real-life best friends will break down episodes and reveal behind-the-scenes trivia on Office Ladies” at Consequence of Sound.
Browse “The Music That Made Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy” at Pitchfork.
Read “Dan Brown's Desire Path: Our Arts & Music Columnist's new band is quite good” at VoidLive. Browse my post about One Eleven Heavy here.
Read Christianity Today’s report: “Is American Christianity on Its Last Legs? The Data Say Otherwise.”
Read “Sounds emanating love – the story of Arvo Pärt” at Estonian World.
See “The photographer shooting a 30-year timelapse of New York's skyline” at CNN.
See the “Evolution of Picasso’s Iconic Self-Portraits From Age 15 to 90” at mymodern.net.
Watch Chance the Rapper and Smino Perform “Eternal” on “Ellen” at Pitchfork.
Watch “Chance the Rapper Explain How Jesus Inspires Him to Serve His Community” at Relevant.
Read “Buttigieg Talks Being a Pro-Choice Christian” at Relevant.
Read “Sun Ra Applies to NASA’s Art Program: When the Inventor of Space Jazz Applied to Make Space Art” at Open Culture.
Listen to “Jemar Tisby on Race and the American Church” at Fuller Seminary.
Read Paste’s Op-Ed: “Brewery Taprooms: Please Allow Half Pours. I’m Begging You.”
Read: “Rob Stoner :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview.”
Read “Let’s bring back the Sabbath as a radical act against ‘total work’” at Aeon.
Read “It's Soul Music Without The Sex': Fat Possum Records' Bruce Watson Goes Gospel” at NPR’s World Cafe.
Watch the new trailer for the Michael Hutchence documentary ‘Mystify’ at NME.
Read “I Was Always Trying To Get Better”: Sonny Rollins On A Life In Jazz” at Udiscovermusic.
Read PBS News’ Hour’s report: “Share of uninsured Americans rises for 1st time in a decade.”
Read “Robert Del Naja on the technological world of Massive Attack” at Dazed Digital.
Discover “Ancient Sufi Dance: Rumi's Whirling Dervishes” at Culture Trip.
Listen to Kim Gordon’s New Song “Air BnB” at Pitchfork.
Watch “this young musician shred “Voodoo Child” on a Korean gayageum” at AV Club.
Read jambands.com’s report: “moe. Announce First Studio Album in 5 Years.”
Read “Pastor and Writer Jarrid Wilson Has Died By Suicide” at Relevant.
Hear a new Matt Valentine song “Light Speed>” at Raven Sings The Blues.
Read “What I Learned From Aquarius Records, A Record Store For Big Ears” at NPR’s “All Songs Considered.”
Watch on MSNBC as Morning “Joe asks Mayor Pete about Jesus Christ being his lord and personal savior.”
Read Pitchfork’s piece: “Neko Case on Her New Album, Her House Burning Down, and Her Futuristic Feminism.”
Read: “Tennessee Senator calls higher education a 'liberal breeding ground,' calls to remove it all together.”
Hear Mary Oliver read “Her Beloved Poem “Wild Geese” at Brain Pickings.
Read “NRA Sues San Francisco Over ‘Terrorist Organization’ Designation’ at Rolling Stone.
Read “Live After Death: Inside Music’s Booming New Hologram Touring Industry” at Rolling Stone.
Read PopSugar’s report: “Schitt's Creek Season 5 Will Drop on Netflix in October.”
Read about Bonnie “Prince” Billy returning with his first new album of music in 8 years and watch the video for the new song “At The Back Of The Pit” at Stereogum.
Read: Jimmie Rodgers: “How an American country music pioneer entered African mythology” at Aeon.
Read: “Original Bauhaus lineup to reunite for first time in 13 years” at Consequence of Sound.
Read “They Don’t Think There Is Any America Left” What a researcher found when she interviewed black, white, and Latino working-class residents of a struggling coal town.“They Don’t Think There Is Any America Left” What a researcher found when she interviewed black, white, and Latino working-class residents of a struggling coal town” at Slate.
Hear “Hear U2 Discuss The Making of The Unforgettable Fire on This Day in 1987” at Paste Magazine.
Listen to a Spotify mix of my friend Justin McRoberts’ music.
Read Stereogum’s report: “Jack O’Connell To Star In Biopic About Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder.”
Read Rolling Stone’s report “We’re Only Beginning to See the Consequences of the Bush-Era Assault on Civil Liberties.”
Read Stereogum’s report: “Courtney Love Says She Turned Down $100,000 To Attend Opioid Heiress’ Fashion Show.”
Read/Watch “David Hasselhoff Covers The Lords of The New Church’s “Open Your Eyes” for New Album Full of Post-Punk Covers” at Post-Punk.com.
Read “Bahamians Fleeing to U.S. Turned Away Following Sudden Policy Change” at Relevant.
Visit PopSugar’s piece: “If You Think I'm Gonna Spend All My Money on These Golden Girl Chia Pets, You're So Right.”
Read “Religious conservatives voice fears that a Democratic president will lead them to 'martyrdom'“ at Yahoo, then read my piece “Americans: Stop Confusing Your Personal Cultural Values With Christianity.”
Read/Watch “The culture of masculinity and its negative impacts on men” at PBS.
Read Sojourners piece: “Margaret Atwood On Christianity, ‘The Handmaids Tale,’ And What Faithful Activism Looks Like Today.”
Stream “Miles Davis’ unreleased ’80s album Rubberband” at Consequence of Sound.
Read “Love Is Not a Battlefield, and Neither Is Jeni’s: An Afternoon Eating Ice Cream With Hanif Abdurraqib” at The Ringer.
Read “Frances Bean Cobain Launches ‘Kurt Was Here’ Clothing Collection” at Rolling Stone.
Read “Bob Dylan announces 2019 US tour dates The 28-date outing launches in October” at Consequence of Sound.
Read “Mark Twain on Racism, How Religion Is Used to Justify Injustice, and What His Mother Taught Him About Compassion” at Brain Pickings.
Read “Why ‘Wichita Lineman’ Contains the Greatest Musical Couplet Ever Written” at Lit Hub.
Watch “Sinéad O’Connor makes epic return on Ireland’s Late Late Show” at Consequence of Sound.
Read “Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Addresses Justin Bieber Beef” at Stereogum.
Read an Op-Ed at Relevant: “A Christian Case for Prison Abolition.”
Uh oh! “White Claw announces nationwide shortage.”
Read Christianity Today’s report: “LifeWay’s Stores Are Closing. But Its Christian Books Will Be in More Stores Than Ever.”
Imagine being able to afford these turntables.
Read about the beef stews that’s been simmering for 45 years.
Stream or download a mix that I’ve been listening to in the car during Summer 2019.
Read Consequence of Sound’s report: “Vinyl sales on track to earn more than CDs for first time in over 30 years.”
Read Relevant’s piece: “Scientists: The Loch Ness Monster Might Just Be a Dumb Old Eel.”
Read Salon’s report that the “GOP poised to cancel caucuses and primaries in four states in spite of Trump challengers.”
Read Spin’s report that “Neil Young Announces New Book on the History of Pono.”
Read Christianity Today’s piece: “Meet the Dutch Christians Who Saved Their Jewish Neighbors from the Nazis.”
Read as Eric Trump teaches us how to do good journalism.
Hear Wilco “Debut Four New Originals in Norway” at Jambands.com.
Read Katelyn Beaty’s review of Chris Arnade’s book Dignity: “Proximity Over Punditry.”
Read the New York Times opinion piece: “That Assault Weapon Ban? It Really Did Work.”
Read Sojourners’ piece asking us to remember “When American Christians were Socialists.”
Read Huffpost’s piece: “Pete Buttigieg: GOP Will Face A ‘Reckoning’ As Christians Realize Its Hypocrisy.”
Hear “Three Songs From Pernice Brothers’ First Album In 9 Years Spread The Feeling” at stereogum.
Read “The Literary Canon Is Mostly White. Here’s an Alternative Latin American Reading List” at remezcla.
Read Consequence of Sound’s piece: “Judas Priest’s Rob Halford announces holiday album, unveils new song “Donner and Blitzen.”
Read Relevant’s piece: “So, These Glasses Will Physically ‘Nudge’ You If You Stop Paying Attention in Class.”
“Here Is Sleater-Kinney's New Drummer” at Exclaim!
Read NPR’s report: “CDC Says Number Of Possible Cases Of Vaping-Related Lung Illness Has Doubled.”
Read Christianity Today’s report: “Baptist College Handbook Authorizes ‘Full Access’ to Students’ Social Media Accounts.”
Read Billboard’s piece: “New Grateful Dead Photography Book Offers Deep Dive Into Jerry Garcia's Life.”
Read about the four-story roastery Starbucks is opening in Chicago.
Read 12News’ report: “Cars with back seat alert systems could help prevent kids left in hot cars.”
Read “A ‘Sabbatical’ From Church? One woman's story of how a break from church has helped remind her of what church is really all about” at Relevant.
Watch Dave Matthews for a solo set at NPR’s Tiny Desk.
Read Aldi’s statement on Twitter: “At ALDI, the safety of our employees, customers and the community is our highest priority. Alongside many other businesses, we are asking that our customers refrain from openly displaying firearms in any of our stores, except for authorized law enforcement personnel.”
Read “Chance the Rapper Postpones Tour Following Birth of Second Daughter” at Pitchfork.
Follow KJZZ’s series: “Tracing The Migrant Journey.”
Read “‘Someone’s Gotta Tell the Freakin’ Truth’: Jerry Falwell’s Aides Break Their Silence” at Politico.
Read and consider “Brotopia: breaking up the church’s boys club” at Mike Frost.net.
Read: “Survey: 45 Percent of College Students Don’t Think ‘In God We Trust’ Belongs on U.S. Money” at Relevant.
Read Jambands.com’s report: ““There’s A Reward: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Neal Casal” Will Feature Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Circles Around the Sun, Joe Russo, Dave Dreiwitz, Dave Schools and More.”