Liner Notes

Liner Notes: This Land is Your Land

American Music Tells the Story of What it Means to be an American

Jul 4 • Theodore Carl

Liner Notes: If You Want a Soundtrack for Today, Revisit Nebraska

Through portraits of criminals and working men, Springsteen offers comment on a fraying America.

Apr 1 • Theodore Carl

Liner Notes: Sinners Shows the Blues is More than Song

Will the movie help to usher in the new blues revival?

Mar 21 • Theodore Carl

Liner Notes: Brooklyn Needs more Lone Star Beer and Bob Wills Music

An ode to third spaces and human connection

Feb 26 • Theodore Carl

Liner Notes: What Happened to Protest Music?

The genre has a long history in American popular music, but lately, it's been relegated to obscurity.

Feb 19 • Theodore Carl

Liner Notes: What's With all the Hate?

Bad Bunny Performed at Super Bowl LX. I'm still writing in English.

Feb 12 • Theodore Carl

Liner Notes: Does Anyone Care About the Grammys Anymore?

The 2026 Awards were just another reminder of the atomization of American culture.

Feb 5 • Theodore Carl

What Makes Good Criticism?

Liner Notes is where the weekly thinking happens.

Feb 5 • Theodore Carl

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