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...