Diary of Musical Thoughts

I recently organized my CDs for the first time in years.  Everything I bought since the last major reorganization effort came out of the jew...

I had no idea that Phil Collins basically invented the gated drum sound, and with it, the entire damned 1980's.  I can't count the n...

Between the "Man Machine Poem" album and tour, his political activism, various public honours, and new solo albums, Downie had bee...

"whatintheworldisthisnoisemix" -- 68 minutes This mix is totally unlike any of the others I've done. The backstory: a few ...

Chris Molanphy's latest edition of the Hit Parade podcast on Slate is a must for anyone who grew up listening to and buying music in th...

Perhaps more than anyone with his longevity in the music business, Tom Petty got the most out of his talent.  The Heartbreakers started thei...

This post will be more about the stylistic choices made by these bands, rather than focusing on the qualities of the albums themselves. Ea...

"A spontaneous techno mix to celebrate the fall leaves", 39 minutes No quote-inspired title this time, the title simply means wh...

It's appropriate that this is likely my last non-(cool) Dad gig.  Shoegaze was the genre that should have been a passing fad like so man...

"Mistakes and misbehaving - the Harvey mix" (87 minutes) This mix was inspired by the likes of DJ Harvey's RA300 mix -- ecl...