Why It Matters

Blog: https://wimwords.com/
Profile: https://wimwords.com/author/jostaffordjr/
Homepage: http://jamesostafford.com

Choose and Defend: McMansions or McDonalds?

I was in Lancaster, Pennsylvania last weekend. Great place.
On Diffuser: Son Little to Release Debut Album in October

Son Little is so good.
Throw Beck Thursday: Confessions of a Grade School Manilow Fan

I was hoping to never think about this, much less write about it. This is such a dark corner of my past that I’ve done my best to expurgate it from my personal narrative. But the purpose of this ongoing ramble is to try and explain, if even only to myself, why music matters. How…
Deep Cuts: Mustang Songs

I never bought my dream vintage Mustang, but when Ford introduced the retro body style in 2005 I couldn’t wait to buy one.
31 Years Ago: Red Hot Chili Peppers Release Their Self-Titled Debut

When I lived in L.A. I saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers play quite a few times and they were always amazing, but when their first album came out it left me flat.
227. That Time I Found Out I’m Kind Of Racist

This is a story of early ’90s Los Angeles. I don’t remember exactly when this harrowing tale of self discovery occurred, but it was sometime after Boyz n the Hood but prior to the Rodney King riots. I was in my early twenties and living in Hollywood, and I’d just started making enough money to…
On Diffuser: Cover Stories – Green Day, ‘Dookie’

Have you ever really looked at this album cover?
From the Stacks: Laaz Rockit – ‘City’s Gonna Burn’

Have I mentioned how much I love bad album covers?
On Diffuser: 16 Most Underrated R.E.M. Songs

This was a lot of fun. Diffuser asked me to put together a list of R.E.M. songs that are a little off of the beaten path.
Note From a Pizzeria in Lancaster, PA

I am waiting on a stromboli.