I need a Valentine. Anybody game?
Deep Cuts: Heart Songs (But Not Songs By Heart)
Deep Cuts: Memory Songs
May’s big holiday in the United States is Memorial Day. By design, it’s a very somber holiday: Memorial Day is when we remember the men and women who died in service to […]
From The Stacks: Toto, “Africa” (Picture Disc)
I have a confession:
Deep Cuts: Prison Songs
Can you imagine going to prison for something you didn’t do?
Deep Cuts: The 1980s–Rock Sax’s Last Great Era
I was thinking the other day about the death of the saxophone. When the rock era dawned, having a sax player on the front line was as commonplace as featuring a hotshot […]
Deep Cuts: Shelter Songs
Back in 1943, psychologist Abraham Maslow published a paper entitled “A Theory Of Human Motivation.”
Deep Cuts: Breakdown Songs
Breakdowns: We all have at least one.
Throw Beck Thursday: This is My Four Leaf Clover
We’re still in St. Paddy’s Week, right? I mean, that counts. Party through the weekend and all that stuff.
Deep Cuts: Songs About Change
Change is a bastard. Nothing leaves us feeling more naked and vulnerable (other than being naked) than having our little snowball shaken up. Whether the end result is good, bad, planned, unexpected, […]
Kitten’s Chloe Chadiez on Religion, Rock Stardom, and Hair
Kitten is the kind of indie pop rock that will remind you of your favorite New Wave bands like Eurythmics and Tears for Fears but with a harder and darker edge of unapologetic […]
Why It Matters 