MOLESOME, Are You There? (Roth-händle, 2021). Swedish musical chameleon Mattias Olsson is making the most of his time in lockdown,…
A Life Lived in “Niche”
I spent part of my day thinking about David Bowie. This is hardly a new phenomenon. It happens at least…
I Got Interviewed!
A couple of years ago, I had a wonderful chat with touch guitar wizard Markus Reuter, where we discussed the…
“Whaddaya Hear?” Songcraft
ROB FETTERS, Ship Shake (Independent, 2020). With its crafty songwriting, earnest vocals, and top-shelf instrumentation, Rob Fetters (Psychodots, Raisins, The Bears)…
The New Learning Curve
I was a cop for 25 years. After a certain point, I could do that job in my sleep. It…
A Few of My Favorite Boxes
I swore I wasn’t going to get sucked into the “Deluxe Box Set” craze. Artists and bands re-releasing the classic…
Whaddaya Hear? Mind Stretchers
STEVEN WILSON, The Future Bites (Caroline, 2021). Not one to let his fans shape his musical destiny, Steven Wilson explores…
The Game Changers, part 2
Here is the remainder of my list of musical game-changers, the records and artists who changed my musical outlook from…
The Game Changers, part 1
A few days ago, a member of my CirdecSongs Facebook group asked me to list my favorite albums of all…
Social Media (Sort of) Saves the Day
Sometimes, I really hate social media. There was a time when social media was just that: social. We caught up…
