Honestly, it sounds more like a Beck song featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg than the other way around, but I still like it. These are two I’d have never imagined performing together, yet now that I’ve heard it I wonder why someone hadn’t thought of it before. Sounds like a happy b-side from the Sea Change era. [...]

Modern Guilt Acoustic “Gamma Ray” from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.
Not the most dynamic video, is it? Just a static shot of 3 studio monitors with closeups of Beck and his backing band. But this was my favorite song off of Modern Guilt, and the acoustic version is quite nice. So it’s worth it for that, [...]

As I was listening to Car Talk yesterday (yes, I’m an old man and I listen to Car Talk), I realized that I have a very conflicted and storied history with cars. On the one hand, I hate them. Absolutely detest them. Every car I’ve ever owned has been a big pain in the ass [...]