It’s rare that we are lucky enough, or aware enough, or perceptive enough, to recognize… Read the postWeek 412: “Lament” by Neil Cowley Trio
A fridge can tell you a lot about the household it inhabits. If you were… Read the postWeek 411: “Cut Up Piano & Xylophone” by Fridge
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
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
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)
We generally think of the wheel as being the invention of some industrious caveman. The… Read the postWeek 393: “The Wheel” by SOHN
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
A few short decades ago, the cheapest way to show someone you cared about them… Read the postWeek 389: “1 Thing” by Amerie (Peter and Kerry cover)
Going into the studio to record her 2005 album Lookaftering must have been a slightly… Read the postWeek 388: “Here Before” by Vashti Bunyan
One of my favourite pastimes is to watch my nearly-three-year-old son do anything that requires… Read the postWeek 387: “Angel Wings” by James Maloney (Tontario remix)
Bluebirds have a habit of popping up in music more frequently than most birds. Judy… Read the postWeek 386: “The Bluebird” by Charles Stanford
Matthew Bourne’s 2012 album, Montauk Variations, is one of those rare records that are compelling… Read the postWeek 382: “Juliet” by Matthew Bourne
“Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it… Read the postWeek 381: “Blooms” by Dead Light
My neighbourhood used to have a large number of corner stores. I used them primarily… Read the postWeek 378: “Mantissa” by Kin Klave
It’s a beautiful Saturday and I’m sitting in a coffee shop. My cup has been… Read the postWeek 377: “Imagine” by John Lennon
As soon as I was old enough to be trusted to handle things of value,… Read the postWeek 368: “She’s Leaving Home” by The Beatles (Brad Mehldau Trio cover)
Whenever I’m walking and I cross a set of railroad tracks, I get an incredible… Read the postWeek 365: “Minutes, Seconds, Hours” by David John Sheppard
For a long while, I wondered why Richard James, aka Aphex Twin, named this song… Read the postWeek 361: “Avril 14” by Aphex Twin
Discovering a new band, and discovering that you like virtually everything they’ve done, is an… Read the postWeek 356: “Motion Capture” by Snow Palms
If you’re a western-hemisphere white person, there’s a good chance that you know someone who… Read the postWeek 347: “Hummingbird” by The Watanabes