I learned about Bob Woodson through Glenn Loury’s YouTube channel, which I discovered during these PhD years. The timing created an unintended comparison. On one screen the university assigned texts, […]

Got the M1. Thanks all you musicians or artists in the know that pestered me to join your cult. It may take some weeks before I complete the transferring of […]

The next morning, before I left for Stratford, Brent’s mother, who I guessed was somewhere in her eighties, gave me a horseshoe for good luck. Excellent gift. Kind of object […]

I played Dorchester, Ontario, in an old barn, a beautiful old barn attached to an old farmhouse, all of it organized and held together by Brent Jones and a couple […]

Working with Robin in Nelson on new videos for both old and new songs. Nelson, British Columbia, the sort of place where people consult three crystals and the spirit of […]

It was awesome to attend the 52cnd screening of the Holy Grail and listen to John Cleese do Q&A with the audience afterwards. I didn’t find the level of questioning […]

Having many conversations with people who believe we are living through uniquely terrible times. Corruption, discrimination, cancellation, violence, authoritarianism. They speak as though humanity recently acquired a new set of […]

I was reading the board member list of CARAS and MusiCounts, reminded how much power in the music business belongs to executives, managers, marketers and broadcasters. It’s like a zoo […]

Play one note. Wait until it becomessomeone else’s note. Play another. Do not listento the instrument. Listen to the distancebetween the instrumentand the person listening. Imagine a pianoat the bottom […]

For twenty-three years, Konrad had been explaining musicians to people. This was how he described his occupation. Technically he was a music journalist. He had written for magazines that no […]