Diary of Musical Thoughts

SPIN's article about the final days of Bleecker Bob's record store in New York should be bronzed and archived for future generation...

It's been a while since I've had such a deep interest in such a polarizing album.  Some claim that it's badly produced (or conce...

As far as Independence Day traditions go, the Israeli one (free, municipality-funded concerts at night, BBQ with family and/or friends the n...

This article made the rounds last month but if we already waited twelve years to revisit and make fun of some of these bands, another couple...

I didn't get to see the finale live and thought I could manage to avoid hearing about the results for several days until getting back fr...

A rare post where my personal life overlaps with my music, where my music helps me get through obstacles in my personal life ... To follow...

"The Wedding Mix" - 123 minutes Not a mix of love songs, or a selection of songs that are necessarily recommended for play at we...

As if the "Call Me a Hole" mashup wasn't unbelievable enough , it turns out that the man who mixed "Call Me Maybe" ...

Catching up on some older links I've been meaning to say something about: I can't recall seeing a better collection of photos tha...

I didn't watch the show this year, save for The Black Keys' amazing performance of "Lonely Boy" via Popmatters  (all the l...