PinnedSeven Words to Live By: A Journey in MusicAfter a long time juggling careers as a music journalist and a guitarist, I recently added another. I’m pursuing a Georgia state…Dec 12, 2020Dec 12, 2020
Figuring It Out: “Teacher” by Jethro TullWith Jethro Tull you’ve got to separate the wheat from the chaff, but that’s partly because they’ve put out a ton of music and are still…1d ago1d ago
Figuring It Out: “Heart to Heart” by Kenny LogginsWhen I started building a solo repertoire of cover songs on acoustic guitar (around 2010–2015), the idea was to earn some cash at…Jan 4Jan 4
Figuring it Out: “Biggest Part of Me” by AmbrosiaThe first social media anything I saw on New Year’s Day 2025 was a clip breaking down the production on Ambrosia’s 1980 smash hit “Biggest…Jan 1Jan 1
Full Circle on Pat Metheny’s “First Circle”I interviewed Pat Metheny for JazzTimes at length in 2005 and 2010, both for cover stories in the mag. And right in between that five-year…Dec 27, 2024Dec 27, 2024
Niall Horan and the Virtue of JumbotronsLast night I took my older daughter, 15, to Manchester to see Niall Horan, former One Direction boy-bander turned compelling solo artist…Aug 28, 2024Aug 28, 2024
The Colossal Impact of Jane’s AddictionAuthor Sam Stephenson mentioned a Jane’s Addiction project that he has on the back burner. It got me thinking about the band and how it…May 11, 2024May 11, 2024
Larry Coryell’s Stravinsky BingeI have this vintage magazine ad for Ovation on my wall. By the late ’70s/early ’80s, Larry Coryell was hugely influential but kicking a…May 8, 2024May 8, 2024
The Chomskyite Playbook and the Activist LeftIn an earlier piece I critiqued Noam Chomsky’s well-worn notion of “manufacturing consent.” I have further thoughts on Chomsky, whose…May 8, 2024May 8, 2024
The Meaning of ZionismsI am posting on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, looking at reports of NYU students chanting “Zionism Will Fall! Israel Will Fall!”…May 6, 20245May 6, 20245
