In an era when so many artists rely on shock value to turn heads, it’s… Read the postWeek 185: “Look Into My Eyes” by Janelle Monae
Here are some highlights from the early years of Belgian inventor Adolphe Sax: Born in… Read the postWeek 184: “My Little Brown Book” by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
Depending on where you live, today might be Veteran’s Day, Armistice Day, or Remembrance Day.… Read the postWeek 183: “Dulce Et Decorum Est” by Alex Patterson
November can be a pretty drab month. By the end of the first week, your… Read the postWeek 182: “November” by Max Richter
Do you remember the first time you learned it was possible to skip rocks? I… Read the postWeek 181: “Skipping Rocks” by Oddisee
Ten years ago, in my first year as a teacher, a group of 4th grade… Read the postWeek 180: “Bright Shadows” by Alexander Campkin
Wales, as a country, seems to fly under most people’s radar. I can’t help but… Read the postWeek 179: “Old Welsh Song” by Joan Baez
Every once in a while, a song will enter your brain via your ear, set… Read the postWeek 178: “A Maze” by Freddie Joachim
The first time I heard it, one of the things I liked about “Try Your Wings”… Read the postWeek 177: “Try Your Wings” by Blossom Dearie
Wandering aimlessly through an art gallery is awesome. Not because it makes you feel cultured… Read the postWeek 176: “Illuminine” by Thurston Moore
On Orla Wren’s Soundcloud page, he is listed as being “nomadic”. I’m not sure if… Read the postWeek 175: “Four Feathers Few” by Orla Wren
There is no song in the world more comforting than “No Woman, No Cry” by… Read the postWeek 174: “No Woman, No Cry” by Bob Marley and the Wailers
At a fair a couple weeks ago, I saw a display of “hypnotism”, in which… Read the postWeek 173: “Rainbo Conversation” by Stereolab
As well as looking strikingly similar to the cover art of an Iron & Wine… Read the postWeek 172: “Symphony #1 in E flat major, Op. 28 – 3. Quasi Fantasia (Grave)” by Max Bruch
If I ever visit Germany, the first city I will visit is Hamburg. And when… Read the postWeek 171: “Keep” by Nils Frahm
Does anyone else find improvisation amazing? Anytime I see a jazz musician come up with… Read the postWeek 170: “Blue in Green” by Miles Davis
Here’s an instrument you may not have heard of: the Hang. Part steel drum, part… Read the postWeek 169: “Dawn Patrol” by Portico Quartet
Failure was a rock band from California that rose to almost-fame in the 1990s. I… Read the postWeek 168: “Blank” by Failure
In an age of incredible recording technology, some bands go the extra mile to try… Read the postWeek 167: “The Road to Fuji Rock” by The New Mastersounds
The best-known version of this song is probably Peter Gabriel’s version, which was made so… Read the postWeek 166: “The Book of Love” by The Magnetic Fields (Patricia O’Callaghan cover)