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Author: Mike McCubbins

Mike McCubbins is a full time library reference tech, a part-time animation instructor, and editor at Floating Head.

For the Records | A Salute to Sad Bastards and Suicides on “Purple Mountains”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 21, 2019December 21, 2019
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For the Records | The Disarming Theatrics of Aldous Harding’s “Party”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 19, 2019December 18, 2019
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For the Records | Age and Anachronism on Snail Mail’s “Lush”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 17, 2019December 17, 2019
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For the Records | Cultivating a Garden of Trash on Neil Cicierega’s “Mouth Moods”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 15, 2019December 15, 2019
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For the Records | Private Experiences and Traveling on Land Observations’ “The Grand Tour”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 13, 2019December 17, 2019
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For the Records | The Far Side of Love on The Flaming Lips’ “The Terror”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 11, 2019December 12, 2019
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For the Records | Leading the Cheer! on Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s “‘Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 9, 2019December 9, 2019
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For the Records | Fiona-4-Lyfe on Fiona Apple’s “The Idler Wheel…”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 5, 2019December 9, 2019
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For the Records | The Reanimated Camp of Timber Timbre’s “Creep on Creepin’ On”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 3, 2019December 4, 2019
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For the Records | A Moth To The Flame of Big Thief’s “U.F.O.F.”

By Mike McCubbinsDecember 1, 2019December 1, 2019
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