Sitemap - 2022 - FeedbackDef (by SabyRK)

I listened to the same Christmas carol over and over on the morning of the 26th.

From dark to light - solstice reflections (with a side of music)

Is record-collecting a form of hoarding? Of course it is!

Will the coming decade make the 2010s look like the 1950s?

M.I.A.'s interview with Candace Owens is essential viewing...

Why can't we resist the destruction of the body?

Why can't we grasp a moment when we're >in< it?

Introducing my music project Juked Micronics.

A requiem for your creations that've sat for too long.

Boyhood heroism is overdue for a comeback

Why does the hotel-trashing rock star even exist?

Why Justin Hawkins' YouTube channel gives me hope for humanity

Horror, mutilation, girl power, and the whitewashing of bloody conquest

I did a "Best" Country Songs by The Eagles list.

"It seems like everything is spinning faster and faster..."

Was there ever such a thing as a "world tour"?

I'm not sure why we even do music rankings.

The way we talk about sports salaries is a sickness.

Outlying towns and the endemic sense that culture happens somewhere else.

Say it loud: the emperor has no clothes.

Two (and possibly more) ways to perceive time.

When Canada's most beloved band set out to conquer the USA.

On July 4th: a plea for Americans to tamp-down partisan hatred.

On parenting, sovereignty, and the constant push-pull (pt. 1)

What does psychedelia sound like when it doesn't just echo the past?

We are not ready to receive the things we want.

Why does Jeff Tweedy's latest critique of America make me uncomfortable?

Some great discussions on the Supreme Court rulings.

My guest appearance on USA Today's 5 Things

Father's Day reflections 2022

"I'm sitting in a Dunkin' Donuts and I know I'm going to die tonight..."

When faced with the unthinkable, my mind just won't go there.

When music defines your social circle, the world shrinks.

ALBUM-BY-ALBUM GUIDE: Dälek

The time I watched Lyle Lovett with Penn & Teller at a Letterman taping and I managed not to walk out with PTSD.

ANNIVERSARY: The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

"Was it good?" - a question to banish forever.

Was Rock Music Jim Henson's 'Nightmare'?

The Tyranny of the Radio Hit

An exquisitely artful snapshot of a band that had already unraveled...

When the artists we love die.

The slap heard 'round the world - my 2 cents.

My guest song-of-the-day picks for Genius And Soul

ALBUM REVIEW: Ornette Coleman - Genesis Of Genius

ALBUM REVIEW: Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity

ALBUM REVIEW: Guerilla Toss - Famously Alive

ALBUM REVIEW: Po' Ramblin' Boys - Never Slow Down

No shortage of new music: album recommendations, March '22.

We're getting old! Celebrating some album anniversaries.

INTERVIEW STREAM: guitarist/author Andy Summers

Friday Feedback 2/25/22 (my latest, new releases, etc)

PODCAST: The music review that changed my life

Friday Feedback 2/11/22 (my latest, new releases, etc)

Artists: There's no need to ask people if they like your work.

Friday Feedback 2/4/22 (my latest, new releases, etc)

Why am I pontificating about music criticism in the midst of a worldwide crisis?

Music - the dangerous passion.

FYI - I am not a "critic."

My latest work at-a-glance...

And away we go...