Let’s be frank: some folks are good at the written word. Some aren’t. That’s fine! It’s the way of the…
SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): Daft Punk “Face to Face”
Unless you know me well and you have a pretty good idea of what a typical workday is like for…
SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): Chicago “Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon”
I ate the most uninspiring asparagus tonight. Or, perhaps the asparagus experience just paled in comparison to the experience of…
SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): Kiss “Strutter ’78”
I had a long, rough day, a day that refused to end and a day that music couldn’t really fix.…
SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): The Clash “Ivan Meets G.I. Joe”
What does The Clash’s “Ivan Meets G.I. Joe” have to do with mountain climbing? Not a damned thing. Whenever I…
SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): Soft Machine “Out-Bloody-Rageous”
There’s a branch of 1970s progressive rock called the “Canterbury Scene,” which is a jazzier, more experimental variant of the…
SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): The Guess Who “Minstrel Boy”
Because I’m a crazy party animal like no other, my Saturday night consisted of making dinner to the sounds of…
Stephen Stills: Ten tracks you need to know
Today marks the 70th birthday of a true giant of rock and roll: Stephen Stills. If talent alone merited celebrity,…
Two New Year’s Resolutions
It’s the most self-critical time of the year! That time when we have our own internal airing of grievances, and…
SIGIHT (Song I’m Glad I Heard Today): Electric Light Orchestra “10538 Overture”
If all goes to plan, a recurring feature of this newfangled blog will be the SIGIHT (pronounced SIG-it). It’s merely…
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