Chris Ingalls
@ingalls1969
Freelance music writer for PopMatters, elsewhere. Also a massive book nerd, Japanese cuisine enthusiast, and I post a lot about Steely Dan for some reason
Van Morrison’s 21st century creative laziness has been seeping into his album cover designs for some time now. The cover art for his latest album looks like something AI would do for a cheesy spy thriller paperback
Listening to this album for the first time and holy shit, it’s spectacular
From Emmylou Harris’ Wikipedia page. When I first saw her father‘s cause of death, for some reason, I read it as “erotic acupuncture,” and I thought, wow, what a way to go
We attempted stuffed shells for the first time. Smells terrific, hopefully tastes just as good. I think my mom would approve
Also, heavily loaded with guest musicians, including some crucial cowbell work
@ihavethatonvinyl.com did someone in your family play an angry mob member in Scorsese’s “After Hours”
The Saturday morning walks - seven months later, I’m still at it. Hit 7.34 miles today, listening to the incredible upcoming record from Rob Smith and picked up a book from one of the free libraries
Found my maternal grandfather‘s obituary online. He died in 1976 when I was seven years old. We were living overseas when it happened, and I remember my parents flew back for the funeral, but the kids didn’t go, which looking back on it now, seems rude but kind of on-brand
I’m stoned and watching old Sopranos episodes and when Tony said “Bud’s Butter Bun,” I laughed really hard
Finally started this one. Is it really going to break my heart like so many people tell me it will
Scott Bessent looks like if Crispin Glover was a guest star on “Veep”
Not a fan of this shirt, which the social media algorithm thought I would like. It looks like something SNL’s On Blast Guy would wear
I made dinner tonight, but my wife sent me directions from work via a series of text messages, so I guess it’s a true group effort
Sad news for Frank Zappa fans, longtime band member Ike Willis passed away at the age of 70. Here I am with him in March 2000 in Boston after he did a set with Project/Object, the Zappa tribute band he often fronted. An amazing vocalist and guitarist. He’ll be missed
Hey, why not: three mix discs I made for my friend Scott, circa 2008?
Watching “ Against All Odds” for the first time and hey, 1984 Jeff Bridges was a snack