It’s true: Some of us want nothing more from our government than to be left alone.
Deep Cuts: Alone Songs
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: Songs For Jack
Okay, so my brush with Jack Nicholson was no more than directions to the nearest bathroom. It’s still Jack, come on! None of the songs in my library are about that Jack, […]
Deep Cuts: Longshot Songs For Broke Players
If we’re lucky, we all go through some rough times when we first get out on our own. Wait, lucky? What the hell does he mean “lucky,” and why is he speaking […]
Deep Cuts, Reader’s Choice: Alex Johnson
I met Alex Johnson thanks to Why It Matters just a couple of short years ago. Since then we’ve been fast friends on Twitter (follow him at @koolwriting) and have exchanged mail […]
Deep Cuts: Doctor Songs
Larry Spragg, Night Doctor just might be the greatest television vehicle Wayne Rogers never starred in, but there’s still hope. Trapper John recently turned 80, which sounds like just the right age […]
A Conversation With “Chitlin’ Circuit” Author Preston Lauterbach
Preston Lauterbach’s The Chitlin’ Circuit and the Road to Rock ‘n’ Roll absolutely knocked me out. It is a well-researched history of, well, of the road leading to what we know and love […]
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