Chris Ingalls
@ingalls1969.bsky.social
Freelance music writer for PopMatters, elsewhere. Also a massive book nerd and Japanese cuisine enthusiast
Frank Zappa, 12/21/40-12/04/93
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Frank Zappa, 12/21/40-12/04/93
OK, that’s enough internet for today
December 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
OK, that’s enough internet for today
This is a Jack Soo appreciation post
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
This is a Jack Soo appreciation post
Fun update to the Frank Black Friday story: I was at Newbury Comics for Record Store Day this morning, and look what I found in the sale bin
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Fun update to the Frank Black Friday story: I was at Newbury Comics for Record Store Day this morning, and look what I found in the sale bin
Happy Gaucho Day to those who celebrate
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Happy Gaucho Day to those who celebrate
Strongly advocating for a Record Store Day reissue of “11 Tracks of Whack”
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Strongly advocating for a Record Store Day reissue of “11 Tracks of Whack”
From the Wikipedia entry for the Beatles’ “Rain.” Can someone with recording studio experience tell me if this is now a common practice? Because it sounds like it was a technical decision reached after taking way too many drugs
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
From the Wikipedia entry for the Beatles’ “Rain.” Can someone with recording studio experience tell me if this is now a common practice? Because it sounds like it was a technical decision reached after taking way too many drugs
Happy 80th birthday to Neil Young, a guy who’s always done things his own way. Trailblazer, rule breaker, guitar slinger, absolute legend.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Happy 80th birthday to Neil Young, a guy who’s always done things his own way. Trailblazer, rule breaker, guitar slinger, absolute legend.
11/11 isn’t just Veterans Day. It’s also Power Pop Day - Andy Partridge and Marshall Crenshaw were both born on this day in 1953
November 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM
11/11 isn’t just Veterans Day. It’s also Power Pop Day - Andy Partridge and Marshall Crenshaw were both born on this day in 1953
The Rock and Roll HoF is a pretty silly concept so I’m generally indifferent to it, but I can’t help feeling thrilled that Warren Zevon is finally in. If you’re not familiar with his work beyond Werewolves of London, I urge you to dig into his catalog, which is overflowing with incredible songs
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Rock and Roll HoF is a pretty silly concept so I’m generally indifferent to it, but I can’t help feeling thrilled that Warren Zevon is finally in. If you’re not familiar with his work beyond Werewolves of London, I urge you to dig into his catalog, which is overflowing with incredible songs
Although I love the first edition design of the A.M. Homes novel
November 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Although I love the first edition design of the A.M. Homes novel
Hi Bluesky, help me pick my next suburban dysfunction novel
November 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hi Bluesky, help me pick my next suburban dysfunction novel
Wild fact I learned this morning
October 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Wild fact I learned this morning
HELP I DON’T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THIS MEANS
October 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
HELP I DON’T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THIS MEANS
I’m all for people reading books whenever and wherever possible, but during a high school marching band competition seems odd
September 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I’m all for people reading books whenever and wherever possible, but during a high school marching band competition seems odd
Perfect album, no skips? This one right here. Every song is spectacular. Also, as I pointed out to a friend the other day: incredible guitar work throughout. That doesn’t get mentioned often enough with this record
September 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Perfect album, no skips? This one right here. Every song is spectacular. Also, as I pointed out to a friend the other day: incredible guitar work throughout. That doesn’t get mentioned often enough with this record
Preparing for One Battle After Another by (finally) watching Licorice Pizza. God, I love Paul Thomas Anderson. Look at those cool windows
September 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Preparing for One Battle After Another by (finally) watching Licorice Pizza. God, I love Paul Thomas Anderson. Look at those cool windows
John Coltrane was born on this day in 1926. Paul Weller said these words to me when I interviewed him for PopMatters last year:
September 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
John Coltrane was born on this day in 1926. Paul Weller said these words to me when I interviewed him for PopMatters last year:
I like Kevin Pollak but there has to be a legal limit to how many times you can tell a story about being on the set of “A Few Good Men”
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I like Kevin Pollak but there has to be a legal limit to how many times you can tell a story about being on the set of “A Few Good Men”
Took my son to his very first concert tonight: Mary Halvorson at Regattabar in Cambridge. Stunning.
September 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Took my son to his very first concert tonight: Mary Halvorson at Regattabar in Cambridge. Stunning.
The final line of dialogue in “Sneakers” is a wonderfully sick lefty burn, no doubt co-signed enthusiastically by Redford
September 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The final line of dialogue in “Sneakers” is a wonderfully sick lefty burn, no doubt co-signed enthusiastically by Redford