An alert reader asked me recently how many of the “Deep Cuts” songs are in my personal collection. Okay, okay, fair question. Unless it’s a particularly tricky week, “Deep Cuts” titles come […]
Deep Cuts: Welcome Songs
Deep Cuts: Flower Songs
Flowers, they aren’t just for breakfast anymore. They aren’t good for just spite eating and Georgia O’Keefe porn, no. Our pistil and petal friends have inspired many songs over the years. Here […]
Deep Cuts: JFK Songs
The assassination of John F. Kennedy scarred American culture in a way that I’m not sure we ever really got over. Within six years we were on the Moon and integrating schools, […]
Rise Of the Planet of the Lemeloes 2: Electric Boogaloo
Last week we covered the Leave Me Alone (Lemelo) Party’s position on regulation. If legislation results in us being hassled less, we’re all for it. That seems simple enough, right? We pride […]
The Rise of the Planet of the Lemeloes
Politics and observational bitching aren’t my wheelhouses. There are plenty of places out there for you to read that stuff, so I stick to music and true tales of puking strawberry daquiri […]
Deep Cuts: Songs For Fresh Starts
Perhaps the single most powerful tool we each have in our tool boxes is that great big hammer we use to knock down our house of cards and start over again. (Note: […]
Deep Cuts: Ken Nordine’s Colors
Michael Stipe made his name by mumbling. R.E.M.’s early albums weren’t about the words but the tone, the feel. But a couple of generations earlier words were everything. People enjoyed a past […]
83. Not Everyone Can Carry The Weight Of The World
“What are you doing here on your day off?” Steve The Manager couldn’t fool me. His tone was harsh but his eyes smiled behind his thick glasses. “I’m a customer today.” “Well, […]
Deep Cuts: The Rainy Day Playlist
Rain is rare in my part of the world. It rains regularly only three months out of the year — and that’s in a good year. I miss the torrential summer afternoon […]
Why It Matters 