For a couple of years in the '90s, Belly ruled college radio. Hits like Gepetto, Feed the Tree, and Now They'll Sleep were everywhere. Then, just as suddenly, they were gone. 20 years later they reformed and put out another classic album. Tune in as we take our hat off and tell the story of... Continue Reading →
I’ll Drink to the Truth and the Things We Said
It’s 1 am on what I think its a Friday. It’s a bit hard to tell these days. I haven’t been sleeping well and that adds to the strange haze of quarantine. Every day we wake up and trying to figure out how to make today different than yesterday and, based on what I see... Continue Reading →
Trust the Process
My birthday recently past and as a gift my poet friend David Shoemaker wrote a poem for me. I was, and remain blown away by both the gesture and the result. If you saw me on the Captain Blue Hen Comics Creator Spotlight the other night, I mentioned a book by Dave. You should buy... Continue Reading →
The Mix Is In Episode Three – The Replacements
The legendary Replacements were the ramshackle Beatles of the Midwest if no one had listened to the Beatles. In Episode Three of the Mix Is In I tackle their wild history and try to come up with a playlist that matches their chaotic story. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Episode Three - The Replacements... Continue Reading →
The Mix Is In Episode Two – Hollis Brown
Hollis Brown has been burning up the New York scene since they came out of Queens. With the release of their latest album Ozone Park, they've been starting to get some of the attention they deserve. Tune in to episode two of The Mix Is In where I put together a playlist to try and... Continue Reading →
The Mix Is In Episode One – The Interrupters
In the premiere episode of my new podcast, The Mix Is In, I take a look at the Interrupters. The Interrupters are the ska-punk superheroes bringing Ska back to the airwaves with hits like "She's Kerosene" and "Take Back The Power". Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Episode One - The Interrupters The Playlist... Continue Reading →
Murder Most Foul
This evening I sat down at my computer to do some editing on a podcast I’m launching. Before I got started, I did a quick scan on social media and was reminded that Bob Dylan had released a new song late yesterday called “Murder Most Foul.” I was reminded of this by a Facebook post... Continue Reading →
My Blurry Vision Saw Nothing Wrong
I bought ‘...And Out Come The Wolves’ a few weeks after moving to Delaware. I got it because I liked the single ‘Time Bomb’ a lot. I had no real inkling I would be buying one of the seminal albums of my life. The record came out in the summer of 1995. The cover was... Continue Reading →
The Worst of Times, The Best of Times: A Year in Music
2019 sucked for me. I lost my job of more than a decade in May and then had a long series of medical issues then landed me in the hospital four times and had some long periods of waiting that prevented me from really seriously looking for a job and ate up most of my... Continue Reading →
If I Still Believe Come Monday Morning
Somehow I had never heard of the band Avoid One Thing until last week. I was aimlessly scrolling through the social media wasteland when incredible artist Nan Coffey posted that her friend Joe Gittleman had a new album coming out. I pay attention when people who clearly have superior taste (seriously, browse her site) recommend... Continue Reading →
