As I looked back at 2019 for the new music that really resonated with me, I realized the list was pretty short. Admittedly, I’m a creature of habit when it […]
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21st Century Rock
I grew up on metal. I graduated from high school in 1989, right before a summer when Jane’s Addiction and The Cure disrupted my musical trajectory forever. But up to […]
My Social Media Debacle (Part 2)
In late summer 2019, I watched The Great Hack, a Netflix documentary about Cambridge Analytica, a big data mining and analysis company, and their involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential […]
Tool in Philly
On November 18, 2019 I had the privilege of seeing Tool perform at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. It had been just over 25 years since I last saw […]
The Year of Rhythm
I dubbed 2019 the Year of Action. After two full years of significant life transitions, I needed to get back to doing the things that had always brought me joy […]
Top 5 Ambient Tracks
Last month I was driving through Pittsburgh and remembered when I first became aware of ambient music as a specific genre. It was the summer of 1990 and I was […]
What’s the Point?
As I pay more attention to publishing on this website as opposed to other platforms around the interwebs, I wanted to share its purpose and what I intend to do […]
What Is Enough?
While responding to feedback from my recent post on my love/hate relationship with social media, I noticed a common theme arising for me around these conversations. What is enough and […]
My Social Media Debacle
The Crossroad “It’s been coming for a while but after watching The Great Hack, I decided to pull the plug.” That’s a typical conversation I’ve been having with friends and […]
Late Career Classics
There’s something awesome about a rock band hitting its stride and creating music in its peak of relevance. I feel like that time often comes in the ten years after […]