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February 2, 2024

Best music of 2023

For the moment I’m willing to consider music to be the only life raft within swimmable distance of this sinking ship. I can’t imagine a more apt moment for a mode of human expression free of violence, divisiveness, and hate; something that speaks to our better angels and lets our worst demons take an overdue nap.

February 23, 2024

Black History: An Exploration of Music As an Expression of Civil Rights

Racial activism within music isn't a modern phenomenon, it has been there since the art form's inception. In the late nineteenth century, marginalized African-American communities invented the Blues largely as an expression of their subjugation; the fact that they also invented the structure of popular music was just a happy accident.

March 9, 2024

Paying Homage to the 12-inch Single

In stark contrast with digital devices that allow rapid selection and playback of music, the 12-inch single – or maxi single – looks like the anachronistic relic it is. Oh, but what a relic.