I don’t know what you were doing before taking a few minutes to read this but I’m glad you stopped. After reading this paragraph, go and grab a copy of your favorite LP from the 90s. It can be a CD or a cassette tape, it doesn’t matter, just grab it. Go ahead, I’ll wait. […]
It’s pretty ridiculous how many versions of this song I’ve listened to as of late. It started with a distant memory brought about by the almost forgotten majestic beauty of Barry Harris’ music, then it transferred to the Platters, then it circled back to the original musical that it came from, 1933’s Roberta. In addition […]
Six albums deep and countless songwriting credits to his name, Tank is as established as they come in rhythm and blues. He may, however, be experiencing the musical example of a mid-life crisis with his latest effort, Stronger. Leading off the album is “You’re My Star”, which acted as the album’s first single. Driven by […]
What is it about Japan that brings out the best in a musician? I remember Little Brother merely making a song about their dealings with Japan and it was great. Netherlands-based producer Nicolay took his City Lights series to Shibuya Terminal with the second edition and it was as sonically beautiful as cherry blossoms blowing […]
Let me make something very clear right now: I am great. I can’t put into words JUST how great I am, but I’m so great that the twin sisters of vanity and humility call me on an hourly basis and I never even make an effort to pick up the phone (how did they even […]
A person’s twenties are a rough time period. There’s confusion in changing platitudes, frustrations (physical, emotional, sexual, spiritual, etc.), lingering feelings of inadequacy, hatred at the norm, and maybe most of all the nagging feeling that something isn’t right. Nowhere you go, nothing you do, nobody you meet seems right, and you can’t quite place […]
Weight in Words: Redux 