Archive for January, 2009

Beer Snobbery and Curious Foods

We took our beer snobbery to new heights over the weekend, and attended (if you can believe it) a “Winter Entertaining Beer and Food Pairing” event.  And here’s what we sampled:
Victory Lager paired with buffalo wing cheese spread and multigrain baguette
Sly Fox Brewing Pikeland Pils with red lentil chili and tortilla chips
Troegs Pale Ale with [...]

Do Fifth Albums Usually Suck?

I just finished reading an excellent autobiography by Dean Wareham, ex-leader of Galaxie 500 and Luna.  The book is almost as good as the one written by Mark Everett of the Eels.  Almost, but not quite.
In any case, Wareham mentions something near the end I’d like to explore a little deeper.  Here’s what he [...]