Top Ten #54


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1.  John Jeremiah Sullivan, "The Ballad of Geeshie and Elvie," The New York Times, April 13, 2014

sample tracks:  Geeshie Wiley, "The Last Kind Words"

Elvie Thomas, "Motherless Child Blues"

butcher shop, NYC

2.  M. Wells Steakhouse, Long Island City, NY

lost in the dream

3.  The War on Drugs, Lost in the Dream (Secretly Canadian)

sample track:  "Red Eyes"

sowing seeds

4.  Le Semeur (2013), dir. Perron

watch the trailer here

iggy pop

5.  Iggy Pop, Lust for Life (Virgin/4 Men With Beards)

sample track:  "Neighborhood Threat"

radicchio pie

6.  Pizza Night in Canada

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7.  Motorino, New York, NY

country funk

8.  V/A, Country Funk (Light in the Attic)

sample track:  Link Wray, "Fire and Brimstone"

finding vivian maier

9.  Finding Vivian Maier (2013), dir. Maloof

watch the trailer here

music is painting in the air

10.  Sensations' Fix, Music is Painting in the Air (1974-1977) (RVNG Intl')

sample track:  "Dark Side of Religion"

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