Diary of Musical Thoughts

If ESPN can milk "30 for 30" well past their 30th anniversary, then I can run my series of 20 records I haven't heard in 20 ye...

I just heard about Steinman's passing this past weekend.  I wrote about "Bat Out of Hell II" recently  and since then, I have ...

There is a bottomless pit of boxsets devoted to a single conductor, and rightly so.  It's a shame that there aren't more that focus ...

While reading the profile of Salsburg in Toi  , I wondered how many readers knew or understood the Caretaker reference.  Is it a number in t...

Teodor Currentzis released a preview of his recording of Beethoven's 7th Symphony.  It's the final movement and the full recording ...

 Add me to the long list of people who are skeptical that it's a true breakup, rather than one of: 1) a plot to reunite and/or make mone...

This month, I learned about this remarkable story via a scathing profile in the NYT that was originally published in 2008.  Kaplan was a wea...

 A little over three years ago, I wondered if I had bought my last CD .  I knew the likelihood was small, but more importantly, the roadmap ...

Spector was a brilliant record producer, perhaps the best ever. His influence is immeasurable.  He was also a spectacular failure as a human...

 New era mix #3, 98 minutes https://www.mixcloud.com/bruiserfs/new-era-mix-3/ Originally this mix had a slightly different tracklist and ord...