It’s quite fashionable to criticize the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s annual inductees, and I’m nothing if not fashionable.
The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Are…Well, They Are
Deep Cuts: Songs For Choices
Everything involves choice:
Deep Cuts: Originals Less Famous Than Their Cover Versions
Mary Tyler Moore died recently, and as a tribute a friend of mine posted the song that became the Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song. Listening to that track got me to […]
Deep Cuts: The Finest Work Songs
Work is such a huge part of our lives. A huge, miserable part.
Deep Cuts: Cartoon Songs
So I didn’t con my way into a gig working with an animator. All I could do was get out my Acme catalog and cook up another scheme, preferably something involving rocket […]
Devo Legend Bob Casale Dies
Another day, another music legend gone. Getting older sucks. Read my full tribute along with some various fan tweets on The Good Men Project. We’ll miss you, Bob!
Deep Cuts: Songs For Perpetual Fuck Ups
Sometimes we find ourselves in those situations where we can do no right, or at least that’s how it feels. I say the world is round, you say it’s flat. I agree […]
Deep Cuts: Rocket Songs
Okay, so maybe the rockets of my childhood weren’t the kinds that shot monkeys into space. Why the hell were we firing monkeys into space, anyway? I’ll tell you why: because guys […]
Deep Cuts, Reader’s Choice Edition: Laura B.
Laura B. is the kind of reader who writers dream about: enthusiastic, supportive, engaged. Maybe that’s because her career involves books, or maybe it’s simply that she’s a bright and interesting human […]
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 