Here’s a playlist I’ve always wanted to make.
Deep Cuts: Songs For Belonging
Deep Cuts: Shelter Songs
Back in 1943, psychologist Abraham Maslow published a paper entitled “A Theory Of Human Motivation.”
Deep Cuts: Songs For Storms
Well that was quite a weekend.
Deep Cuts: Useless Songs
Of all the kinds of useless, romantic useless has to be the worst.
Deep Cuts: Boxer Songs
The Greatest is gone, and with him the last great era in boxing history.
Deep Cuts: Songs About Nashville
Nashville is a great town, even if my introduction to it was a little cruddy.
On Diffuser: 50 Years Ago – Bob Dylan Goes Electric
“Dylan Goes Electric” is a hackneyed phrase, but it happened on this day 50 years ago.
On Diffuser: 45 Years Ago — Bob Dylan Releases ‘Self Portrait’
Back in my record store days, this album always fascinated me. It wasn’t the music but rather the cover: How in the world did such a bad painting come to grace the […]
On Diffuser: Meet the New Bob Dylan, Same as the Old Bob Dylan
“He’s the new Bob Dylan.” “They’re the new Beatles.” Why do writers insist on making such comparisons? I don’t know, but I had a lot of fun exploring “the new so and […]
Deep Cuts: The Best of Jay Ferguson
My favorite part of my Tales From the Crypt gig was meeting musicians. I sat on a mixing stage with Ry Cooder while he thumbed through the paper, looking for deals on […]
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