Scenes are songs are stories
Art forms are not so different At least at the time of writing this, I just got back from a guitar lesson and listened to selections from Wicked on the way...
If the snake bites before it is charmed
There’s no advantage in a charmer “I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun; and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.” Ecclesiastes 1:14...
I Love Life! I Love Life! I Love Life!
Kate Bush’s Surprise Heaviness It’s been a minute, huh? Does anyone actually care about this thing? I think I’m working on something long. Long essay, not...
Unpacking a Track: High Vis's "Mind's a Lie"
I’ll write it in my journal that July 31, 2024 was the day the UK band High Vis got me interested in house music. They released a new single from their...
It's hard to take it to heart
It’s been a long time since I wrote anything for this newsletter. Sometimes I’m so ambivalent about music and that usually coincides with other sources of...
Who My Friends Are
My formative musical topography In High School, I worked at Seattle’s best Coffee in a Borders Books and Music in Simsbury, Connecticut. Neither of those...
Song of the Week and Color Palette
“Vortex” by Lizzy McAlpine Color palette for Lizzy McAlpine’s album Older
Mantra.mp3
Repetition of Sound and Voice I used to live in a rural town on the Eastern edge of the sandhills region of North Carolina. My commute to work was early, in...
Starting a New Cycle: Song of the Week
“Forever and a Day” by Syndrome Abstraction of the album artwork for “Forever and a Day” This is an old one of a kind. I got this album when I was living in...
Resistance to Joy
Every once and a while I face a physiological indifference to music. I have to think that this is a natural correction for learning about an especially...
These Are My Friends Episode 7
My Friend Kelsey Episode 7 of These Are My Friends is available to download on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. This week features my friend Kelsey who...
04/05/2024 - 8:44 AM
I reset the balance of the arm on my record player this morning after some household cleaning. To test the newly calibrated pressure, I started playing Lady...
An Album As An Art Installation
One in a series of pieces I've made since listening to i/o Developing an admiration for Peter Gabriel's solo work beyond "Solsbury Hill" was a long(ish)...
You Can Make It To The End: Song of the Week
"i/o" and "Olive Tree" by Peter Gabriel (Dark-Side Mixes) My interpretation of Peter Gabriel's album i/o Bright and Dark-side mixes I bought Peter Gabriel's...
A Monday of Updates
There are all kinds of updates today. There is a new episode of These Are My Friends available. There are two new pieces of merch up at the shop: the first...
You Can Make It To The End: Song of the Week
"Hard to Kill" by Prize Prize's new release Saint Name Index I was lucky enough to see Prize open for Drug Church at No Fun in Troy, New York. They're a...
Episode 2 of These Are My Friends, and a Cool Update
Podcast Update Episode 2 of the podcast These Are My Friends is live. I had a good time talking with my old buddy Alex about how music can clarify our...
Is Access a Problem?
The "Squirrel!" Effect The other day, the extreme music label Nuclear Blast posted a new video from the French band Alcest on the label's Instagram account....
You Can Make It To The End: Song of the Week
"L'Envol" by Alcest Watch the video for the song. My abstraction of the artwork for "L'Envol" Artwork for the new Alcest single "L'Envol"
Episode 1 of These Are My Friends
Here to Listen is the new podcast from Here to Listen LLC I'm very excited to announce that the first episode of These Are My Friends is available on Spotify...
You Can Make it to The End: Song of the Week
"Anthem of Agony" by Disfear a color palette created from Disfear's album Everyday Slaughter The show on Sunday will be heavy with crust and d-beat. Enjoy.
Working Title
Working Subheading I saw a funny Instagram reel the other day, the text set in the clip read: Noone: Millenials hearing new music in public: the reel shows a...
You Can Make It To The End: Song of the Week
"Harvest Moon" by absinthe father / Pale Green Stars absinthe father's album Moving Forward The radio show on Sunday will feature a playlist made from CDs I...
Songs As a Landscape Painting
I am fundamentally a bleeding heart when it comes to listening to music that embodies the American landscape. Aaron Copland is the genesis. Listen to...
You Can Make it to the End: Song of the Week
"It's Over" by Filter Filter's album Short Bus I've been listening to the band Bleed here and there. They have some members from Narrow Head, and they are...
Below the Neck
Starting with a quote... Today I realize that the Rolling Stones hit closer to my authenticity sweet spot than the Beatles do. With their impulsive, blues-...
You Can Make It To The End: Song of the Week
"Now Westlin Winds" by Chris Brain Chris Brain's album Steady Away This is the return of Song of the Week, and for those of you who remember from a previous...
Interlude
Week Off, Updates, Listening to Brian Eno Covers Hey. I'm taking a break from the radio show this week. Also from the newsletter. I'll be working on some...
Maximum Volume Yields Maximum Results
I've been slowly making my way through Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste, and just picked up a copy of This is What it Sounds Like:...
570 Lexington Avenue
Musical Representation of Architectural Imagination For around 6-7 months I was a bike messenger in New York City. Few people get to experience intimacy with...
The Vulnerability of an Acoustic Guitar on Broadway
Or is this what I owe to Jonathan Larson and Rent Man, I really cornered myself with the theme for the newsletter and show for this week. Let's take it back...
Voices
I've been reading the book Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser. The first few chapters of the book detail the origins...
We have.....MERCH
Here to Listen now has some merch options available on the Bonfire store. There's a "Big Logo" Tee, Longsleeve, and Crewneck. Here to Listen Big Logo |...
Sad Boi, GothBoi *click*
When I Think I'm Still Young Of the internet, it make sense I found out about GothBoiClique through the internet. GBC and emo trap, cloud trap, whatever you...
Realms of Imagination
Revisiting Edward McKay There's a specific kind of used media store that seems like the backdrop for a late-90s, half animated half live action kids movie...
Crying Songs
It Doesn't Make Any Sense I never understand what type of song will make me cry. There's never a theme through each song I blubber over. Most of the time I'm...
Power Pop Lives
Here's Something Different My mother-in-law had an idea to post transcripts from the show in the newsletter. The scripts I write for the show were originally...
Barely: Song of the Week
"Too True" by Wishy Happy Thanksgiving goofballs
Idle
I'm a little ambivalent about the newsletter right now. I've been putting most of my effort into getting the radio show together every week, and I've...
You Can Make it to the End: Playlist of the Week
In advance of Sunday's show, here is the playlist. This is the first time I used Soundiiz, but this should let you convert the playlist to whichever...
Adrift in the Ocean
Yob's Meditations on the End On my right forearm I have a tattoo that is technically backwards. So described because it is text that is legible facing me--I...
You'll Make it to the End: Song of the Week
"Gasoline" by HAIM For Fans of: Sheryl Crow
A Corner of Missouri
Elevating Sheryl Crow's Influence On a flight back from Denver earlier this year, I watched the Showtime documentary Sheryl, a profile of Sheryl Crow and her...
You'll Make It to the End: Song of the Week
"At Moment's Edge" by Lathe of Heaven Lathe of HeavenAt Moment's Edge For Fans of: Drab Majesty, Soft Kill, Cold Cave
As Only German Communists Could
Treating Music as a National Project One of the great values of Bandcamp is the ability to search for music by granular tags. There are the upper-level tags:...
First Show Today
WVEW 107.7 Brattleboro's Community Radio Station I'm hoping I get an essay out by the end of the day today, but I've been working on the first radio show to...
You'll Make it to the End: Song of the Week (and Announcement)
"Natural" by Mint Field Mint FieldNatural For Fans of: (Genres) Krautrock, Motorik The Announcement I'm waiting on some recording equipment to arrive. I...
Escorted by a Beautiful Monster
Dying in Three-Part Harmonies Last week, a friend of mine posted a song from the score for the TV miniseries Over the Garden Wall. I never heard of the...
You'll Make it to the End: Song of the Week
"Pottsfield C.M." by The Blasting Company For Fans Of: Appalachian hymns and chorale, music class nerd stuff
Don't Feel Bad About Things You Love
There's No Such Thing as a Guilty Pleasure One of my favorite albums is Eve 6's second, Horrorscope. If anyone owns a t-shirt of this album cover in an XL,...