The playground at my elementary school was enormous. Two horseshoe-shaped hills, connected by bridges, encircled… Read the postWeek 121: “We’re Going To Be Friends” by The White Stripes
This time last year, I recommended clearing your schedule and watching all the James Bond… Read the postWeek 116: “You Only Live Twice” by Nancy Sinatra
I’ve searched high and low for an analysis of the lyrics to this great tune,… Read the postWeek 111: “Stare and Stare” by Curtis Mayfield
Like most Duke Ellington classics, this song has been recorded by just about every notable… Read the postWeek 109: “Solitude” by Thelonious Monk
Life in an apartment building has its pros and cons. During my four-year tenure in… Read the postWeek 106: “Up on the Roof” by The Drifters
Having only been alive for about 6 months during the 1970s, I can’t really say… Read the postWeek 104: “Never Can Say Goodbye” by The Jackson 5
I’m not the type to complain about the state of popular music, or claim that… Read the postWeek 102: “Bridge Over Troubled Water” by Simon & Garfunkel
Several years ago, I took a trip to France with my trusty non-digital camera (remember… Read the postWeek 94: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears (The Bad Plus cover)
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