Alex Reed
@salexanderreed
author of Assimilate + books on TMBG + Laurie Anderson professor @ Ithaca College / NYU / U. Florida / William & Mary singer of the band Seeming ex-ThouShaltNot
Shopping for cat food, I reel at the implications of Morris’s signature
Excited to be speaking on a panel tomorrow about @3313books.bsky.social! 4pm EDT Autumn Leaves / Angry Mom in #Ithaca! Join me, @eruditorumpress.com, @bobproehl.bsky.social, Kevin Dunn, and Michael Fournier.
A Simple Mnemonic Melody for the Date of Easter! Instead of memorizing formulas about moon cycles, now there's a catchy tune for you to sing. Each note is a year from 1500-2500 AD. The pitches are mapped across three octaves corresponding to March 22 through April 25. Sing along! It's easy!
Look, this is sometimes how you figure out which four melodies (out of 58) work best together.
Why yes, I am using Excel to calculate optimal counterpoint lines for a Cure cover.
Digging the launch party for Judith Peraino and Tom McEnaney’s new book We’re Having Much More Fun: Punk Archives for the Present from CBGB to Gilman and Beyond.
It's sounding like the great Berlin industrialist Bettina Köster has passed away. Her recordings with Malaria and Mania D are classic, and she was central to Einstürzende Neubauten in its foundational days. A long and fine solo career followed. RIP.
About to catch @bapatoff.bsky.social, Katherine Turman, and the amazing Ernie C of Body Count talk about “Cop Killer.” #PopCon2026
gotta say no, because then we'll wind up crying again and again over The Last Unicorn
Underrated movie archetype: the art-damaged female bestie, circa '81-'88. She takes up weird hobbies, does experimental art, and invariably sports oddball new-wave hair, hats or sunglasses. Her name is Cat, Spritzy, or Vivian. She has no bearing on the plot, yet she embodies the soul of the film.
Come on Babyyyy Kidnap Isolde! Drink a potioooon Then hug and hold But your death was in the plans It's liebestod
My article "A Study in Developmental Mourning: Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet's Landfall" is out today in Contemporary Music Review. It's a strange and special piece. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/65sjm...
A rejected conference proposal from years ago, that I'll (alas) probably never get around to expanding.
I dunno CNN, "Don't abduct preschoolers" seems like a readily available choice in literally every situation ever
no YOU'RE having big feelings to Dead Can Dance's Into the Labyrinth LP