Roger Ebert must have been one of the least full-of-shit human beings ever to wear the crown of “critic.”
Posts by William Gillespie:
Please don’t close the campus post offices
The USPS is proposing to close both on-campus post office locations, a move that would (by its own admission) save it no money. What gives?
Heath McNease captures rapture
A hip-hop album for people who like their hip-hop like “1972 David Bowie with dope beats and improbable samples.”
King of Power Pop: How Paul Collins earned the title
A new release that rises above the background noise to become an instant in-the-car classic.
Stories & Beer in review
Did it “bring the vitality of 1950s Beat movement San Francisco Chinatown to the middle west”? Not quite, but it was food for thought.
One-minute review: The Like, Release Me
The Rock Geeks are gaga over this West Coast girl group.
Danville Dans dispatch
Ed. note: We had a Smile Politely writers party/outing to a Danville Dans game this past Friday. At the risk of being too meta, here’s William’s account of the experience: Welcome to the small time. …
One-minute rock reviews
Revelations available within: Dark Side of the Moon is overrated, and Cleveland does, indeed, rock.
Punk dance concert inspires reviewer to write poetry!
William went to “Three Theories” by Armitage Gone! at Krannert on Tuesday night, and came away spouting verse. Come and see!
One-minute reviews, with bonus book review
William puts a spin on the ol’ three albums formula by dipping into the waters of rock-inspired nonfiction.