James Lileks The Ramble returns. No Politics, no punditry just palaver. https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-ramble/a-reactionary-a-throwback-to-the-20th-century/

You might not be watching the new Twin Peaks, or care that it ever existed. But it changed TV, and one of the reasons that made it so unique was the music. Lets go beyond the theme and explore the co

You might not be watching the new Twin Peaks, or care that it ever existed. But it changed TV, and o...

What do you do in Reno? Yes, yes, besides that. But heres the more pressing issue for modern times: what does Reno do with Reno? https://ricochet.com/podcast/the-ramble/things-to-do-in-reno/

What do you do in Reno? Yes, yes, besides that. But here's the more pressing issue for modern times:...

What makes a city or a country sound familiar? When the music sounds like we think its supposed to sound like. But what if our preconceptions are wrong? (Hint: theyre probably not)... https://ricoch

What does monophonic sound have to do with the moral turpitude of electric shavers? Lets find out. James Lileks The Ramble is brought to you by Harrys Shave. For a great shave at an even greater pr

As another anniversary of the Titanics sinking draws nigh, Lileks wonders: are we finished with this story? Perhaps. But even if weve exhausted Titanic nostalgia, we can still consider how other era

A trip to Sin City prompts thoughts of the one thing people usually dont think about when they think of Games, but something absolutely essential: sound. Music. Melody. The burbles of the casinos to

Did you ever think you believed the innocence of the subject of Making a Murderer because the theme music said you should? The Ramble takes a look at documentary soundtracks, and veers off into some