From feelings to foxes: A five year reflection
2010. That was a big year in my life. That year closed the chapter on my graduate studies and left me in the “real world”…
Moving toward a “Lonely” music mindset: “No Pop”?
Does any single person, single group, single field of recreation or study, ever truly know when it is in the midst of a genuine “new…
Vying for vinyl? Just wait until Tuesday!
This past April 18 was the date for Record Store Day 2015. As is typical of the single day occasion, crowds lined up outside of…
Cutting Jonas Tarm’s composition: Common sense or censorship?
A bit of back story first: This morning, pockets of the social media world are buzzing with talk of a recently and hastily cancelled upcoming performance,…
What’s the point (of no return)?
The last 24 to 48 hours have most definitely been ones of extreme ups and downs for quintessential, 90’s pop-punk band, Blink 182, the media,…
The convenience shared by classical and Christmas
Sometimes, the way the general public, at least the majority of that within the bounds of U.S. borders, positions itself in relation to both classical repertoire…
(Music as a) charity starts at home: A response letter to David Greenwald
Given the many holidays, winter months and an inevitable slew of charitable requests coming in the near future, why not see where the conversation of “music…
Wanted: A PROperly designed royalty payment system
Some thoughts on a recent upswell of news about local businesses coming under fire from US PROs: Exhibit A: Bauhaus Kaffee Exhibit B: Nine separate businesses…
Remembering to band together, when you’re a band together
It being Election Day here in the U.S., a day devoted to the concept of collective decision making and balancing subjective choice with objective counts, now…
Musical score and four years ago…
Today, Throw the Dice and Play Nice turns four years old! This has been a particularly hectic, unpredictable and amazing year. Made new friends in…