A few weeks ago I wrote about Trapper Schoepp and the idea of the ‘begats’. The basic idea being that most of the bands and artists I listen to I arrived at directly because of another artist or band. In Trapper Schoepp’s case, I discovered his music when he opened for Jesse Malin. In my... Continue Reading →
I have a new weekly column for 'Tap Into Lower Merion & Narbeth'. This is a local online newspaper serving the Main Line areas of Philadelphia. I'll be writing each week about the Sixers. You can find my column in the sports section, with the name 'Winning Culture'. I hope you'll give it a read.
The best argument I can make for keeping an open mind about different musical genres and bands is that for the better part of my life one of my favorite bands is a four piece dream pop outfit that broke up in 1996 after releasing only two albums. In my musical biography, Belly are an... Continue Reading →
To the best that I can remember, the last time I cried was when David Bowie died. I was driving to work the morning he passed away and listening to ‘Changes’ and it got to the line “Time may change me, But you can't trace time” and I lost it. I had to pull over.... Continue Reading →
If you pick up a bible and turn to the first book of Chronicles you’ll find a long list of names. The names are the lineage of Jesus, tracked back to Adam in the garden of Eden. It’s generally known as ‘The Begats’, as in Adam begat Seth and on down the line. The... Continue Reading →
Periodically I get the urge to writing something along the lines of a musical biography. The basic idea being tracking all the music I’ve loved and talking about what was going on at the time that I discovered it, or why it meant a lot to me. It always sounds like a fun project with... Continue Reading →
I have a pretty basic system when it comes to naming characters in anything I write. I put whatever music source I happen to be listening to at the time on random, and take the name of the artist that comes up next. Once it a blue moon I’ll come up with a name differently,... Continue Reading →
My story in the new anthology ‘Plague of Shadows’ (plug plug plug) is about a couple that is driving across the country on vacation and end up in a weird situation while trying to food late. I won’t give it away because I hope folks will buy the book and whatnot, but I thought I’d... Continue Reading →
I'm not totally sure how to use this blog yet. Having recently had some stuff published people kept telling me it was a good idea to have an authors blog, and I agree, but I don't have a lot to say about the process of writing, so this blog will largely be about other things.... Continue Reading →
I try to see live music as often as possible, but living in Delaware it’s not always easy. There aren’t many venues for bands to stop, even in college town like Newark. It seems weird even after all these years that a town with a huge university can’t sustain at least a club for traveling... Continue Reading →
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