A surge of online classes started with the lockdown and has grown steadily: there’s workshops,…
Category: Commentary
Optimism: Officially Out of Style and In Demand
As I pondered my blog topic today, I was ready to pick all the low…
Throwback Album Review: SUPER BLACK BLUES
In cities like Chicago, Blues is alive and well. Yet, the artform has been faced…
Social Media needs PAASM People Against Addictive Social Media
Social media is neither social, nor media. It doesn’t bring people together any more than…
Country Music Artists Making Social Statements: Cool Evolutions
Musicians have often expressed new insights on society and race in their work and this…
That’s Muzac to My Ears
What is music anyways? Is it simply sound that is arranged into a song? The…
How Coffee Culture Impacts Musicians
The world’s first coffee shop is rumored to have opened its doors in 1475 in…
Music as Culture, Music as Brain Waves
There’s nothing sexy about this video. There’s no pyrotechnics, scantily clad dancers, rock and roll…
The Grand Illusion: Internet Famous, Real Life Wah-Wah-Wah
Social media is a terrarium. A bubble, a snow globe. It’s easy to be seduced…
Give Me Cumbia, or Give Me Death
“Give me liberty or give me death” is a famous line spoken by an early…