I’m still of the mind that reaching the halfway point of the year is a good time to reflect on the books that have influenced, shaped, and highlighted the past twenty-six weeks. This is my…
There was a time, not necessarily a happier or better-informed one, when music journalism was a thing. The halcyon days, when there was a trusted, blind-bake relationship among musicians and listeners, and the writer was…
On March 16, 1751, 275 years ago today, James Madison was born at Belle Grove Plantation, his mother's family home in Port Conway, Virginia. Often called the “Father of the Constitution,” Madison was also the…
I was fortunate to have been taught sentence diagramming from an early age, not realizing at the time that music, another language I had just begun to explore, could be analyzed in a similar way…
People start blogs for many personal, creative, and professional reasons, often driven by the desire to express themselves, share their experiences, or connect with like-minded communities. Some do it to discuss topics they care about…
