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My MacBook broke and the good folk at the Genius Bar had it, which is why I stopped blogging. Thanks be to them (and valid AppleCare) I have...

My job is to listen to people. 2-3 days a weeks I sit in a recording studio with strangers and record oral histories. I have heard the most ...

I knew when I began this exercise that Donnie would make my Juneteenth post but I couldn't decide between two songs from his debut, The...

Intellectually, I understand that hip hop music can cover the waterfront but instinctually, when I hear the piano loop, JS-1 's apt scra...

Me and L'Erin used to sing this joint ALL THE TIME. I mean we were socially conscious kids but our performances were more hyperbolic tha...

My childhood church had four choirs: the Chancel Choir, which favored a classical repertoire, the Angel Choir comprised of the babies, the L...