I Will Put a Baby in Chan Marshall

Perhaps this is a completely inappropriate header, considering the subject of this song, but this Cat Power performance of Nude As the News is so powerful I don’t even have time to cry. It’s like she’s tearing out my jugular and eating it, and somehow making me ENJOY it. She hits that first “Jackson, Jesse.” […]

Younger, Better-Looking People With Better Ideas and More Talent

I’d tell you I’m losing my edge, but I never had one to lose. I am only the picture of fear and insecurity as I continue my ceaseless journey into the wilderness that is the music industry. My latest anti-hero? The Tallest Man on Earth (aka Kristian Matsson). He is younger, better-looking, sings as well […]

Songs that make me hate myself – Stornoway edition

This band out of Scotland*, Stornoway, has a single out called “Zorbing”. Listen. As a newly-minted solo artist, I’d say 30% of my energy is expended creatively, 30% on the business/marketing side, and the rest is spent propping up my fragile ego; telling myself to keep working, to do what I have to do to […]