Oct 8Cooking To TasteHere today, gone tomorrow. That’s the heartbreak of internet content. Not long ago, before the PBS paywall descended, you could watch chef Jacques Pepin shoot the breeze with the great violinist Itzhak Perlman about the connection between cooking and music, the very topic of this very short essay. To add…Music4 min readMusic4 min read
Nov 26, 2020IrisBrian Eno once remarked that given the choice between bitter and sweet, he’d prefer to have both. If anyone is looking for an elemental sentiment that informs his 50 year production of ambient music, that may be it. Ambient music is meant to be ignored until you can ignore it…Covid 193 min readCovid 193 min read
Sep 27, 2020The Prayer of “Lady”The Prayer of “Lady”: A Midlife Boost That Isn’t A Blue Pill These days the only money to be made in the music business is from touring. Streaming has killed songwriting and the royalties that go with it. Hitting the bricks with your hits is the way to go. I…Kenny Rogers5 min readKenny Rogers5 min read
