Recliner Notes

"Listenin’ to them church bells tone"

Inside The Last Refuge

Outside of The Last Refuge

Outside of The Last Refuge with a pink wash light over Dylan's photo

Bourbon wall at The Last Refuge

Through his arrangement with Heaven's Door bourbon, Dylan officially owns 25% of The Last Refuge in Louisville. I'm not sure if he actually is aware of that. Regardless, the place is a gorgeous old church with stained glass windows and an incredible selection of bourbons.

A stupendous thread of hot and funny takes about Uncle Tupelo/early Wilco/early Son Volt

Funeral Directors Vault, Ltd.

Funeral Directors Vault, Ltd.

Probably helps that were writing their songs face-to-face

Hopefully he'll release his alternate screenplay on Archives IV

Crosby, Stills, and Nash in the 80s or 90s

I'll never forget when Crosby, Stills and Nash played the bad guys in the 1988 Steven Seagal vehicle Above the Law

A truly great conversation that goes in so many different directions, all starting from the mystery of Neil's sound.

I touched on the drone in his music in this post:

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I saw them open for BASIC this past winter and they were excellent.

I love when Chris Forsyth pulls out the stops and lets the Billy Joel hate flow

Many of the questions I asked Ryan Davis during our interview connect back to the deep dive I did on "Bluebirds in a Fight" and “Bluebirds Revisited," sorting through the rush of images, unexpected juxtapositions, and jokes that are present in both songs

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What is this? It's hilarious!

Ryan Davis : The Aquarium Drunkard Interview : Aquarium Drunkard The first time listening to New Threats from the Soul , the new album from Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, is an experience in euphoria as well as joyful frustration because you want to [...]

Another Ryan Davis interview, this time with me for @aquariumdrunkard.com. New Threats from the Soul sparks with artistry, intention, and confidence. I tried not to go all Chris Farley Show with him and focused on the songs and his songwriting process.

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"I keep busy in the daytime charging glowworms."

My conversation with Ryan Davis.

Ryan Davis : The Aquarium Drunkard Interview : Aquarium Drunkard The first time listening to New Threats from the Soul , the new album from Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band, is an experience in euphoria as well as joyful frustration because you want to [...]

Another Ryan Davis interview, this time with me for @aquariumdrunkard.com. New Threats from the Soul sparks with artistry, intention, and confidence. I tried not to go all Chris Farley Show with him and focused on the songs and his songwriting process.

aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/07/29/r...

And then stay on tour almost continuously for the next 50!

Thanks, I was going to look for the essay, so I appreciate you sharing! Love the podcast too

Lots of incisive and thought-provoking ideas in this conversation!

That's why I like writing about individual songs. They're contained. Even individual albums will have competing narratives

This is so great. Thank you for sharing!

Hear, hear!

Doom & Gloom From The Tomb Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Sonic Youth - Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, February 24, 1991 "They've got this thing happening that I enjoy," Neil Young said of Sonic Youth in the...

Expressway to yr Neil! Check out Sonic Youth and Crazy Horse, live in New Jersey in 1991 (wherein Neil does a brief-but-convincing SY impression at the end). doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7900542...

An astute observation! Another one of these pieces appear every few months or so. I know I've taken my shot at it as well. The legend about the movie is so compelling and the film itself doesn't quite work, which is enough for any writer to want to try and sort it out and imagine possibilities.

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Ride Again with Criterion's 50th Anniversary Release | Features | Roger Ebert On the 50th anniversary restoration of Sam Peckinpah's heart-of-darkness Western, courtesy of The Criterion Collection.

I sometimes think Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid was only made, and remade, in order to be written about ever after.

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@chrissteller.bsky.social Waiting for the Craig Finn meme

Driving around the suburban neighborhoods where I grew up and remembering which basements we used to drink in.

This belongs in a bagel museum!

This Dairy Queen has a fireplace and a painting of itself

This Dairy Queen has a fireplace and a painting of itself

William Eggleston

A beautifully written piece!