Posts in: Music

My love affair with Danse Macabre began in elementary school. Mrs. Otten played Halloween songs on the piano and we sang from mimeographed lyric sheets.

I was introduced to parts of the melody via a …

Jónsi with Elizabeth Fraser - Cannibal

Psychedelic Furs: The Ghost in You

Still Love it. From 1984, when I was a wee 16.

808 on 8/08

I always think of 808State

Apple Music has generated a radio station based on my preferences. It is eerie to have me fed back to me, but also it’s on point.

Music is such a strange, personal journey. In my twenties I really didn’t think I could get enough fast, noisy techno. Today I’m seeking out shoegaze and dream pop at about half of the tempo. But still loud. Still has to be loud enough to feel.

Missing Persons - Spring Session M

Still in Hollywood

#permanentwaves

The news can keep happening. That’s just fine.

I love the counterpoint between the refrain saying “Half of the time we’re gone, but we don’t know where…” and the …