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Out of the Crates: Respect for Full-Discography Deep Cuts
There’s an old line that functions as a punchline among music heads: “I’ve heard of them… but I’ve never heard them.” It’s funny because the speaker is basically revealing they’re trying to stay afloat in a conversation about an artist … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, Thinking About Media, Wit
Tagged 70s music, 80s music, brian larue, college rock, comedy, indie, music lists, music parody, musical comedy, new wave, parody, punk, record collecting
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Revisiting the Classics: ’60s Pop Exemplified
I’d expect anyone who knows me – as a person, or as a musician, or as a social poster – knows I have this deep and broad affection for pop music of the 1960s. The songwriting approaches, the production values … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, Wit
Tagged 1960s pop, brian larue, british invasion, classic pop, comedy, girl group, music, musical parody, oldies, oldies radio, parody, satire, surf rock
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Heavy Breathing with the Scam Call Center
Everyone knows the best thing to do with an incoming phone call from a number you don’t recognize, at a time when you’re not expecting a call, is to ignore it. Everyone knows it’s probably going to be a scam … Continue reading
Posted in The Internet, Wit
Tagged brian larue, credit card scam, heavy breathing, scam callers, telemarketing scam
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Video: Brian LaRue Performing on Live at Main Drag
Right around the Fourth of July, 2020, I appeared on an episode of Live at Main Drag, the webseries filmed at Main Drag Music in Williamsburg, playing three songs by Shelter Dogs solo, on a guitar that is not mine. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture
Tagged blondie, brian larue, brooklyn, diy, elvis costello, ernie banks, gays and lesbians living in a transgender society, glits, jamie frey, live at main drag, live music, main drag music, music webseries, nyc music, olivia russin, sean spada, Shelter Dogs, stuart solomon, the regrets
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On the Three-Part Creative Cycle: A Suggestion
During the first few months of the Covid pandemic in 2020, there was a lot of chatter about how we all can “use this time.” The presumption was that “sheltering in place,” staying at or close to home, our social … Continue reading
It’s Brian LaRue, the Blog: The Relaunch
All right, so I took a six-year break from this blog, but now I’m back. Man, a lot can happen in six years. In mid-2015, I was living in a converted warehouse, throwing rock shows. I hadn’t met my partner … Continue reading
This Summer’s Contest of Hipness: The 2013 Bushwick Games
Who says Brooklyn hipsters are lazy? Why, they engage in feats of strength and endurance as a matter of course. Finally the hardiest, quickest and most adroit among them will be recognized for their years of training this summer, competing … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture, Old Stuff
Tagged block party, brian larue, brooklyn, bushwick, dance party, diy, hipsters, O, rooftop party, satire
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A Little About Why I Never Made Eagle Scout
Today, following a nationwide vote of 1,400 Scout leaders, the Boy Scouts of America decided to open up Scouting to boys who happened to be gay. In a way, this is a bit of news I’d been waiting to hear … Continue reading
Posted in Social Issues
Tagged boy scouts, brian larue, bsa, civil rights, eagle scout, gay rights
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Happy Valentine’s Day. Have a Mope-Rock Maxi Single!
Hey, it’s Valentine’s Day! When I was in my early 20s, I preferred to observe Valentine’s Day by listening to all of my Black Flag records in chronological order. Nowadays, I feel much more comfortable with my circumstances, and I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Culture
Tagged brian larue, brooklyn, daniel kasshu, dialogue from a silent film, indie rock, jim bentley, jon chapman, post-punk, shoegaze, the fort
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