Author Archives: Sean Beaudoin

About Sean Beaudoin

Sean Beaudoin (@seanbeaudoin) is the author of five novels, including The Infects and Wise Young Fool. His new short story collection, Welcome Thieves, is just out with Algonquin Books.

Point/Counterpoint: Sean Beaudoin vs. Lisa Carver

Take a front row seat for this exciting, no-holds-barred game of style and wit, in which eight topics of the day are parsed, thrust, and parried as you listen to the intellectual steel clang. Continue reading

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Kurt Cobain: Twenty Years Later

On the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, Sean Beaudoin declines to tell you what it all means. Continue reading

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The 50 Most Drug-Addled Albums in Music History

Rampant Madness, Cheap Powder, and the Whiskey River: the fifty most dope-addled albums in music history. Continue reading

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Angels Pacing Gently Placing Roses Round Her Head

Sean Beaudoin channels a heaping dose of his angsty 16-year-old self in order to analyze the Greatest Album of All Time. Continue reading

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From Acker to Yma: The 50 Greatest Musician Names of All Time (Side B)

From Acker to Yma, and from punk to Jazz, the best names in all of music. Continue reading

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Power Trio: Three Songs that Were Cynically Ripped Off, Played Worse Than the Originals, and then Financially Exploited

The intrepid Sean Beaudoin delivers three airtight cases against some of the most egregious, soul-sucking rip-offs in music history. Continue reading

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Point/Counterpoint: Sean Beaudoin vs. Whitney Collins

Take a front row seat for this exciting, no-holds-barred game of style and wit, in which eight topics of the day are parsed, thrust, and parried as you listen to the intellectual steel clang! Continue reading

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