It’s been some time in the making, but the new podcast is finally here.

You can call it a special edition, ’cause there’s a holiday-inspired motif. Some may find it pretentious and interminable. Those people can go stuff a stocking.

The theme this time around is *spirituality* in music. That doesn’t mean I’ve chosen a bunch of religious songs; far from it. The tunes in this batch were picked due to how they make me feel, which is markedly different from other material. Some challenge my assumptions of faith-based music. Others simply crack me up. A lot of it is pretty personal.

Brooke and I are going to DC tomorrow. I hate flying and am convinced of my fiery demise. If I don’t make it, you can play this podcast at my funeral.

Oh, and Happy Holidays!

The Contrarian’s Corner – Episode III: The Reckoning

PS: We saw GWAR on Saturday, but I’ll probably write about it in the paper rather than here. My column needs some serious padding this week.

Casey Rea was the Seven Days music editor from 2004 until 2007. He won the 2005 John D. Donoghue award for arts criticism from the Vermont Press Association.

29 replies on “New Podcast!”

  1. Oh, I need correcting, believe me.There’s a reason I said my mom supposedly bought me an autoharp — she didn’t want to mail it for fear of damage. I don’t yet have it in my possession. Of course, if I were a good son, I’d have actually gone home for the holidays.

  2. DAMMIT NEIL! I was just about to post that correction about the autoharp, too. Not that I’m eager to correct Casey or anything…

  4. Supposedly?I can’t shake the feeling that you’re holding a ukelele with a puzzled expression. Strumming away, thinking this doesn’t sound like an autoharp…

  6. Finally got to listen to the podcast and again, bravo. Sorry to be so behind.
    Can’t resist, tho: that’s not a ukelele on the Cat Power song, it’s an autoharp.

  9. Greg, it’s funny you mention the Cale “New York in the 60’s” set–I just purchased it last month in Chicago & I’ve been meaning to write a review on my blog for a while. It’s a great set; the music is amazing (especially considering when it was released), and the all-wood packing is gorgeous. Highly recommended.I recently picked up all of the VU albums on vinyl. I’m not a vinyl snob by any means, but I can’t listen to the Velvets anymore on CD.The Neilson/Youngs album sounds great; I’ll have to look for a copy.

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