Anthony Cougar Miccio

Anthony Cougar Miccio

May
09
I Saw Yo La Tengo!: BFTW 5/9/25

I Saw Yo La Tengo!: BFTW 5/9/25

Enjoying a forty year old band I've loved for thirty years and last saw twenty years ago. Plus, hot takes on three thrillers!
8 min read
Apr
28
Ministry, "Revenge": The Best Songs Ever Recorded By Anyone Ever

Ministry, "Revenge": The Best Songs Ever Recorded By Anyone Ever

Celebrating a forty-something new wave truth that its author still can't handle. Despite re-recording it this year.
6 min read
Apr
23
Al Green, pt. 1: Anthony's Album Guide

Al Green, pt. 1: Anthony's Album Guide

Sifting through the sweet sounds of Al Green's '70s soul catalog.
9 min read
Apr
18
Thanks, Dead: Blurbing FTW 4/18/25

Thanks, Dead: Blurbing FTW 4/18/25

Learning to appreciate the Grateful Dead, plus blurbs about movies with less grateful dead.
7 min read
Apr
15
Silly List Slogs: Chuck Eddy's Favorite Album Of Each Year (That I Own)

Silly List Slogs: Chuck Eddy's Favorite Album Of Each Year (That I Own)

Comparing my favorite albums to the ginormous annual lists shared by Chuck Eddy, who should need no introduction.
5 min read
Apr
09
Do I Actually Hate Destroyer?

Do I Actually Hate Destroyer?

Doing my due diligence to learn if I genuinely can't stand Dan Bejar's critically acclaimed, long-running music project.
7 min read
Mar
28
I Saw Ash!: Blurbing FTW 3/28/25

I Saw Ash!: Blurbing FTW 3/28/25

One movie seen on the big screen, and a bunch watched on Criterion, now blurbed!
6 min read
Mar
21
Bye, Netflix: Blurbing FTW 3/21/25

Bye, Netflix: Blurbing FTW 3/21/25

I said goodbye to the most popular streaming site this month, at least for now. But it was a long goodbye.
8 min read
Mar
14
Crazy In Love: Blurbing FTW 3/14/25

Crazy In Love: Blurbing FTW 3/14/25

Paragraphs about six movies and two songs I've spent time with this month.
7 min read
Mar
11
How I Like The (Early) Fall: A Playlist

How I Like The (Early) Fall: A Playlist

Eight songs to sell you on The Fall's first five-or-six years of prolific post-punk party-rock.
2 min read