Kanye and Celebrity Christian Conversion
Among the stories buzzing around social media this weekend was the release of Kanye West‘s latest album “Jesus Is King.” Recently, Kanye has opened up about his faith to the point where he has...
Category: Music
On This Day in 1957…
Saturday, July 6th, 1957. It was a hot day at St. Peter’s church fete in Woolton, Liverpool. But the turnout was good. One of the attractions that day was a start-up skiffle band called...
A Birthday Meditation
Be in Time Life at best is very brief Like the falling of a leaf Like the binding of a sheaf Be in time. Fleeting days are telling fast That the die will soon...
Geoff Emerick, 1945-2018
One of the unsung heroes of the recording industry passed away this past Tuesday (October 2). Geoff Emerick started out as an assistant engineer at EMI in London around the time The Beatles were...
The Cost of Art: Some Thoughts
Over the past few months, I’ve noticed an uptick in Tweets and articles relating the plight of the artist in the modern age. I’m using the term “artist” broadly to refer to writers, musicians,...
Happy American Pie Day!
It’s pie day–at least in the US. I say that because the pie/PI thing only works if you use the US date format, where March 14th is 3/14 (3.14). In the UK, it’s 14/3....
Music Monday: Dear Diary
Back on January 4th, Ray Thomas, flautist, singer, songwriter, and founding member of The Moody Blues died. No cause of death was given, but he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2013, so...
It Was 50 Years Ago… this Past Week…ish…
Okay, so it doesn’t have quite the same ring as the opening line of the album, but yes, this past week (Thursday and Friday) marked the 50th anniversary of the Beatles landmark album, “Sgt....
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
This popular song, now nearly 100 years old, is pretty much a standard in Western musical vocabulary. But have you ever stopped to think about the words? Don’t think about the happy-go-lucky child with...
Links and Stuff
I know you’re all anxious to hear the latest in the house-hunting news, so let’s get right to it… Last week I said we might be honing in on the house we think is “it.”...
