(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…
“I broke up (with) my music” or “On a scale of destruction to clingy”
It’s been a while since I felt the instant pang of a “rebuttal reflex” for the guardian’s writing but Ms. Sophie Heawood, the author of a recent…
His Master’s Voice Seems Destined to Go Mute
In case anyone from a country without an HMV store is wondering about the title, that’s what the “HMV” stands for: “His Master’s Voice.” A business…
30 Years of CDs – Many More to Come?
If I actually took the second half of my own post headline seriously, the majority of industry folk might laugh in my face. That’s understandable to…
HMV-NV
Anyone happen to catch the slight joke in today’s post title? A mostly straightforward but still poignant article prompted my topic of choice. The title joke…
Thanks London Phil, for Giving Games a Go
It being the day before Thanksgiving, that American holiday which emphasizes the singularly simple, but profoundly powerful theme of appreciation and gratitude, I thought it might…
Wait, Can We Back-Up Things Up for a Second?
So while I was poking around Twitter a couple days ago and then again last night when I discovered a great online discussion about “PR 2.0”…
An Album for Every Occasion
Now that “Throw the Dice” has reached its first birthday, I was contemplating what today’s post should be for. Should I do a play off of…
Remember the Limelight
Back in high school, I learned about a fun little concept called “stream of consciousness.” One of its many definitions classifies it as a literary device…