This song is taken from a 1991 opera written by Glass, which was based on… Read the postWeek 72: “Orphee and the Princess” by Philip Glass
Since June is graduation time, I’d like to nominate this song for valedictorian of the… Read the postWeek 58: “The Unanswered Question” by Charles Ives
In early 2000, photographer Sam Jones contacted the band Wilco to ask if he could… Read the postWeek 42: “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” by Wilco
There are some things that, for reasons you can’t fully explain, make you cry like… Read the postWeek 35: “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens
One reviewer called this song a “mesmerizing voyage”, and I have to agree. And it’s… Read the postWeek 6: “Poinciana” by Ahmad Jamal
Some songs sound like the end of a really good weekend. They just make you… Read the postWeek 4: “Sand” by Medeski, Martin & Wood
Like many people, I went through a phase in 1999-2000 of being obsessed with Moby’s… Read the postWeek 1: “Rushing” by Moby