Surprising fact: the oldest form of puppetry is one that doesn’t involve puppets. Well, kind… Read the postWeek 410: “Twice” by Little Dragon
Many people assume that working from home is absolute bliss. Make your own schedule. Work… Read the postWeek 409: “Wind” by Jamison Isaak
By the late 1980s, Paul Simon had every reason to sit back, relax, and stop… Read the postWeek 408: “Can’t Run But” by Paul Simon
Telling someone “I’m proud of you” is nice. But there’s an argument to be made… Read the postWeek 407: “Everyone’s A V.I.P. To Someone” by The Go! Team
A few weeks ago, I walked past a screen that was showing footage of that… Read the postWeek 406: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” by Mary Lou Williams
This Valentine’s Day, I want you to know something. The Voyager 1 space probe, launched… Read the postWeek 405: “Rise Up, My Love” by Healey Willan
You know that feeling of floating between wakefulness and sleep? Of realizing that the thought… Read the postWeek 404: “Floating” by Jesse Brown
I have no excuse for not getting into St. Vincent earlier. It’s not as if… Read the postWeek 403: “Human Racing” by St. Vincent
Sometimes I worry that I’ve forgotten how to be alone. I don’t mean being single;… Read the postWeek 402: “Release” by Rich Aucoin
On February 2, 1997, an article ran in the Hartford Courant about a young jazz… Read the postWeek 401: “Between The Bars” by Elliott Smith (Madeleine Peyroux cover)
There is power in repetition. Several of the 400 songs featured on this blog make… Read the postWeek 400: “The 400” by Stars
A popular strategy for breaking writer’s block is to ‘write the end first.’ In other… Read the postWeek 399: “Epilogue” by Anomalie
A quick and slightly random Christmas thought sparked by the title of this week’s song:… Read the postWeek 398: “A Nearer Sun” by The Westerlies
More than any other season, winter feels like it is much more easily navigated with… Read the postWeek 397: “Winter Song” by Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson
One of the signs of superior musicianship might be the ability to make an instrument… Read the postWeek 396: “Waveland” by Noam Pikelny
Sometimes, the attribute that makes a thing beautiful can be the same attribute that makes… Read the postWeek 395: “Fool That I Am” by Etta James (Adele cover)
The next time you’re out walking in your neighbourhood, see if you can spot a… Read the postWeek 394: “Lovely Path” by Bels Lontano
We generally think of the wheel as being the invention of some industrious caveman. The… Read the postWeek 393: “The Wheel” by SOHN
Back when DVDs were considered legitimate gifts, I was given a really interesting DVD as… Read the postWeek 392: “Sculpture” by Skalpel
As World War II came to a close, a young American soldier named Jerome was… Read the postWeek 391: “For Esme” by Padang Food Tigers