The Clutter Family’s eponymous debut album is a favorite of mine. Their blend of musicianship and humor is right up my alley — like a big truckload of Zappa ran […]
Meet The Clutter Family
47. Rising Up To the Challenge Of Our Rivals
“Stop it!! Mama, make him stop it.” We were puttering down I-26 in Mrs. Ellison’s Datsun, my newly found second family and me. I didn’t quite understand why Matt’s mother let me […]
Deep Cuts: Eight Songs About Flying
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 […]
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 […]
