Monday is the anniversary of my dad’s death, again. It was a reflective time for me last year and it’s looking like it will be the same this year. I can tell because last night we went to see Josh
Musical mathematics (drive-time playlist edition)
No Doubt – ska + skater punk = Be Your Own Pet
Creative reuse
Good to see that Hall & Oates have a healthy attitude about allowing their music to be repurposed, even if that repurposing is done with more than a hint of irony. Speaking from his home outside of Aspen, Oates credits
Worst lyrics?
Courtesy of Digg, I present to you the top 10 worst lyrics ever, as rated by BBC 6 Music. U2, Toto, Duran Duran, and Oasis all made the list. But are there worse examples? I can’t think of any offhand
Jusht to shee you shmile
[HFBD, huashan”>!] Here’s a new way to measure the length of my commute — today’s was: So Alive – Ryan Adams Where Is The Love – Black Eyed Peas I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack Just To See
Prince is so shocking!
I did not watch this super-bowl-thing you all keep talking about. (Is that soccer or something?) But I have been made aware (that is to say, the CEO just popped his head in the doorway and mentioned to me) that
One small year and some tiny kittens
Well, here it is: the day I’ve been dreading. It’s been one year since my dad died. I thought I would have a lot to say about that, but I find myself oddly quiet on the subject. The only thing
Purity vs. technique in songwriting
Mark at This Guy Falls Down has some musings on songwriting and his “songwriting hacks” series (which can be found by riffling through the Creative Process category on his blog archives). I just don’t think participating in the creative process
Best songwriters, via Paste and NPR
Paste magazine published its list of 100 best living songwriters, and Robin Hilton on NPR’s Mixed Signals followed with a rewritten version of the 10 best living songwriters. It seems to me that the Paste list skews a bit older
I love songwriter demos of hit songs
I realized this morning that I have a copy of the Marcus Hummon demo version of “Bless the Broken Road.” It’s lovely. If I could legally share it with you all, I would do so quite happily. But for now,