A few years ago, my husband and I were doing a deep-dive into Aimee Mann’s career. From’Til Tuesday through soundtrack songs, her cover of The Beatles’ “Two of Us” with…
Why write about the pandemic? None of us want to think about it more than we already do. Are you still opening doors with your elbow? Do you smell faintly…
If you saw the name “Remy Zero” in the title and immediately place it between Cary Brothers’s “Blue Eyes” and Nick Drake’s “One of These Things First,” that makes sense:…
The Diagnosis: A Moment Suspended with Art Alexakis’s Sun Songs “Hey,” he whispers. “This is ‘Sunshine Love Song.’” I’ve been listening to this voice for so many years, I don’t…
I’ve spent a fair amount of time proselytizing about Sean Nelson and now-defunct Harvey Danger (not to mention the work he’s done with the Long Winters, Robyn Hitchcock, Nada Surf…).…
With almost every class I teach, I take an informal poll: first, who is your favorite musician? I would say at least 70% of my students can answer that. When…