I’ve always liked this Tommy Wolf standard but only recently noted its wild harmonic gambits—the key-change head fake coming out of the bridge, another on the tag (“condition must be chronic”). Of course Ella makes them sound easy as breathing. #dailysong open.spotify.com/track/1706f2W2…

Revisiting this cosmic quasi-symphony by John Adams and marveling anew at its Big Bang opening and the floating planets and particulates it sets in motion. An awe-inspiring work. #dailyalbum open.spotify.com/album/6SLu8t72…

'I’m an old-school artistic director in that...I look to a season as a way to engage in a sustained dialogue with our community and our audience, and to create a journey you can go on over the course of a year.'
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I’ve always liked this Tommy Wolf standard but only recently noted its wild harmonic gambits—the key-change head fake coming out of the bridge, another on the tag (“condition must be chronic”). Of course Ella makes them sound easy as breathing. #dailysong open.spotify.com/track/1706f2W2…

2 things about this memorable 1931 Bing Crosby single: His throaty vocals sound very little like the relaxed Der Bingle of his prime. Also: The chorus is built on the I-III-IV-iv “Creep” chords—so common they’re in the air that you breathe. #dailysong youtu.be/lGQm1ahsWWM

No one has ever sounded like Stereolab in their prime, which I think is best captured on this 1994 LP. For all its electronic edges and throbbing drones, it has a straightforward innocence and tunefulness that puts me in mind of folk music. #dailyalbum open.spotify.com/album/3p7TBwwN…

Whew. It's good to have the Taper back, truly

It was simultaneously horrifying AND kind of a perverse thrill when I finally had enough strangers coming to see my plays that I could hear them trashing it in the restroom 'cause they didn't recognize me.

No one has ever sounded like Stereolab in their prime, which I think is best captured on this 1994 LP. For all its electronic edges and throbbing drones, it has a straightforward innocence and tunefulness that puts me in mind of folk music. #dailyalbum open.spotify.com/album/3p7TBwwN…

Love this quote

2 things about this memorable 1931 Bing Crosby single: His throaty vocals sound very little like the relaxed Der Bingle of his prime. Also: The chorus is built on the I-III-IV-iv “Creep” chords—so common they’re in the air that you breathe. #dailysong youtu.be/lGQm1ahsWWM

I can't find the quote, but I know I read that Mira Nair included this lilting Mohammed Rafi tune in MONSOON WEDDING in part because her own husband had sung it to her when they were wooing. Not hard to hear why he chose it (or why it worked.) #dailysong youtube.com/watch?v=aSJ_jc…

The key to this 1987 masterpiece by John Hiatt is that, as great as the songs are, the easy chemistry of the band backing him (Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner, Nick Lowe) and the spare yet warm sound of the room make it sound both timeless and alive. #dailyalbum trainmyear.blogspot.com/2020/09/betwee…

The key to this 1987 masterpiece by John Hiatt is that, as great as the songs are, the easy chemistry of the band backing him (Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner, Nick Lowe) and the spare yet warm sound of the room make it sound both timeless and alive. #dailyalbum trainmyear.blogspot.com/2020/09/betwee…

I can't find the quote, but I know I read that Mira Nair included this lilting Mohammed Rafi tune in MONSOON WEDDING in part because her own husband had sung it to her when they were wooing. Not hard to hear why he chose it (or why it worked.) #dailysong youtube.com/watch?v=aSJ_jc…

'I once said that I thought that the two most painful things two human beings can do together are a double-ax murder or an artistic collaboration.'

It’s honestly crazy how good the most recent trilogy of Apes movies were. I’ve been beating this drum for years and years but it’s still pretty wild