Of the several different types of music lovers out there, my favorites are the obsessive ones. The investigative biographers, the encyclopedic anthology experts, the meticulous playlist librarians, etc. The ultimate dream is to seek out and find every type of ...
May is a tenuous month in the Deep South, where the summer rain hasn't settled in but the heat sure has. It's been obliteratingly hot in Memphis already. The Weather Channel predicts rain every day, but it never actually happens ...
The love of grocery shopping is a character trait. Some people set it equal to paying taxes or running into an ex - possibly because both are anxiety-inducing and can totally happen while you're grocery shopping. Others, like myself, frequently ...
Did you hear the news? I'm sure it was nationally syndicated, but just in case you've been living under a rock, Seattle is officially the third coziest city in America (well, as of 2016, anyway). According to the findings from ...
It's time again for the annual tone-setter for my summer: the official summer playlist of 2016. This year, I'm predicting that this summer going to be hot. Like, really hot. And before you give me a gold star for predicting the ...
Thanks to social media and the power of a generation that understands marketing better than any of its predecessors, pop music is free to explore new frontiers. YouTube doesn't pick its pop stars from the Disney Channel, nor do you ...
In between a Music Feature and a Playlist is the purgatory of music. It's digital embodiment is my bloated, ignored, and more than slightly intimidating Current Favorites playlist on Spotify. I have attachment issues that prevent me from deleting songs ...
If I were okay with naming playlists with obvious names, this would be called The "Justify Spending Your Day Off in Bed With A Sweater and a Cup of Coffee When It's Raining or Snowing Outside" Playlist. It's an important ...
As far as summer usually goes, it can be a mixed bag in the Pacific Northwest. Sometimes, our summer is only a week long, and is more of a hot springtime than a hot summer. Other times, it's a raging, ...
There's something different about the transition from winter into spring. Instead of just a temperature change, there's also a phoenix-like resurgence of life that is unlike anything else. Cold & dark turns into warm & light, life literally burst out ...
This week has been all wonky, and man, I miss you guys! I have been runnin' on nine fingers due to a disagreement between me and my building's 100+ year old elevator doors, and have been having a half hilarious, ...
We are officially on the cusp of one of the greatest holidays of the year, and it's time to start getting spooky. (Not like anyone on the east coast needs anymore adrenaline rushes...) Some of you may know that I ...