Some kids are train kids, others go for cars. Me? I was an airplane kid. My ceiling was the backdrop to an epic, never-ending dogfight between plastic models bearing sticky fingerprints. Eventually I […]
Deep Cuts: Eight Songs About Flying
46. Shake the Dust Off Of Your Wings and the Tears Out Of Your Eyes
Fifteen years old. In South Carolina at that time fifteen meant that I could drive a car. I could get a job, too. I could make my own money to go anywhere […]
Deep Cuts: Library Rock, S-Z
The home stretch! We’ve almost completed the A to Z of music based on literary works. This last batch has some nice twists and turns.
Deep Cuts: Library Rock, J-R
Are you all progged out from letters A through I? Let’s see what J-R holds. Here’s more music based on literary works:
Deep Cuts: Library Rock, A-I
Sting was hardly the first or the last musician to find inspiration in a book; in fact, there are enough book/music crossovers out there that I think I can put together a […]
45. As Deep As Any Ocean, As Sweet As Any Harmony
I don’t know why my mother thought that I would enjoy Summer Science Camp, but it meant two weeks living in the Clemson University dorms so I was game. She dropped me […]
Why It Matters To Novelist Alanna Coca
So you have your playlist now for your breakup. That’s a good start, but some people need a bit more distraction. Assuming that you’re not a guy with a sense of how to […]
Deep Cuts: The Kubler-Ross Breakup Playlist
Music must be administered to heal a broken heart. The exact dosage and length of each course varies per patient; however, there are a couple of uniform guidelines: Any non-gospel Al Green […]
44. Won’t You Help Me Girl Just As Soon As You Can?
“Without a soundtrack, human interaction is meaningless.” – Chuck Klosterman Breakups are always difficult. It doesn’t matter if one is fifteen of fifty, whether you are the dumper or the dumpee, have been […]
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