Too Good for Its Own Good
Films have so many moving parts that it’s nigh-impossible for all of them to function…
Grant Nebel ("wallflower")
A Silver Age (2007) commenter from the AV Club who crossed over to the Dissolve at its inception in 2013. You can follow his writings here and in the comment section at The Dissolve, and his music on his Soundcloud channel (see any Soundtracking here for that).
Articles:
Soundtracking #28: MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE (Year of the Month)
The occasional podcast on music and movies, with SPOILERS all the way through. Intro music: …
The Spiral, Interlude: THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984)
In which Avathoir and wallflower take a break from discussing Thomas Pynchon’s writing to talk…
The Spiral: Avathoir and wallflower Talk About Thomas Pynchon, 8: Against the Day
All the modern things Like cars and such Have always existed They’ve just been waiting…
The Solute Record Club/Year of the Month: Arcana by Edgard Varèse
Naming a work as the first of any genre is speculative, irresponsible, and fun. For…
The Solute Year in Review: 2017
Writing between 1972 and 1974, which is to say when a small band of losers…
Blind Reads: Wilson by David Mamet
Blind Reads: in which Avathoir and wallflower read each other’s favorite books without knowing a…
The Spiral: Avathoir and wallflower Talk About Thomas Pynchon, 7: Mason and Dixon
ʃtaires! We haue found ʃtaires! -Mark Z. Danielewski, House of Leaves Avathoir: We’re back! After…
Blind Reads: Peace by Gene Wolfe
Blind Reads: In which wallflower and Avathoir read each other’s favorite books without knowing a…
The Solute Record Club/Year of the Month: Kristallnacht by John Zorn
Don’t fuck with the Jews. (Munich) If it’s not a contradiction to say so, the…