Why It Matters

Deep Cuts: Songs For Smokers

I’ve never been a smoker, though I’ve tried.
The Time Traveler, Part 11

Wherein Brown reenters the capsule.
Deep Cuts: Songs For Going Underground

All the good stuff happens underground; well, except for the proverbial dirt nap. When we’re teens we make out in the basement, and when we’re a little older we find some dank cellar in which to drink beer and listen to live music. That’s how I’ve always pictured Hamburg’s Star Club or Liverpool’s Cavern Club,…
The Time Traveler, Part 10

Wherein a riot ensues.
April’s Picks: May 2017

There are few things I look forward to.
The Time Traveler, Part 9

Wherein Brown meets a senator.
Deep Cuts: Seafood Songs

This week’s “Deep Cuts” was inspired by a Google search. Most of the random searches that lead people to Why It Matters involve album covers, concert photos, song lyrics, that sort of thing. Occasionally something a bit more interesting makes it through, as was the case last week. I can’t make a playlist out of…
The ‘Corporate Person’ Is An Unmedicated Psychotic

“Hey, can you pick up a prescription for me?” my buddy, McCarty*, asked.
From The Stacks: David Bowie, “Blue Jean” (Blue Single Version)

The eighties weren’t kind to many of the superstars from the previous two decades.
Deep Cuts: Ghost Songs

Songs are ghosts. They are the ghosts of moments, ages,