Where did all the velvet go? When I was a kid it was everywhere: furniture, car interiors, suits. Now? No velvet. Oh, we have Polar Fleece. We have stretchy denim. Vegan leather. […]
Deep Cuts: Velvet Songs
Deep Cuts: Highway Songs
You might not be looking for the working writers’ highway, but I bet you are looking for one nonetheless.
Deep Cuts: Measuring Songs
Measuring most things is easy.
Deep Cuts: Songs For Breaking Stuff
Breaking stuff gets a bad rap. When music breaks through my crusty exterior and exposes my gooey nougat center, I may be uncomfortable for a few minutes but inevitably I’m grateful. Feeling […]
Deep Cuts: Your Funeral Playlist
While you’re reading this, I’m sitting stiffly in my Sunday clothes, paying my respects to a lost friend. Too soon, too soon.
Deep Cuts: Your Obligatory Christmas Playlist, Volume 6
My mother loved everything about Christmas, and that included the music. I doubt she’d have much use for my playlists, though. Ma was more of a holiday traditionalist. Bust out the Bing […]
Deep Cuts: Songs For Obsessions
Obsessions fuel–well, pretty much everything. Religious ecstasy is a sort of obsession, as is romantic love (or at least infatuation). You’ll never meet a professional athlete who wasn’t obsessed with his or […]
Deep Cuts: Songs For Family
Regular readers (both of you) might have noticed that something was missing a couple of days ago.
Deep Cuts: Shopping Songs
And the Lord smiled upon the scene, and he sayeth unto the masses,
Deep Cuts: Thanksgiving Dinner Songs
I wrote an edible Thanksgiving playlist for a website a few years ago, but it’s not mine anymore.
