Photo credit: The lovely Stephanie Hua of rockin' blog Lick My Spoon.I couldn't be more excited about our upcoming trip to Sicily. I love when...
It's not for nothing that Sam Cooke became known as the King of Soul. He's widely considered one of the chief pioneers of soul music. Indeed, before h...
1|2|3|4Spring is my absolute favorite time of year. The market starts to come back to life with the arrival of peas, asparagus, strawberries, ...
Although Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" has no relationship to the Marvel comic book superhero who bears the same name, the song's protagonist shares an e...
It feels good to get back into the old routine. After SXSW it felt like it'd be awhile since we had a normal week (not that this has been an entir...
A few weekends ago, Matt and I decided to pack up our car and make the 8 1/2 hour drive to the desert of Palm Springs. Unlike our usual travels, t...
1/2/3/4/5/6/7I've been thinking how I've met so many interesting people in 2012, and it has only just begun! The lovely Michelle, whom I had t...
It's hard to believe it now, but The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" was originally the subject of a fair amount of hand-wringing by songwriters Brian Wi...
You know your friend who always has the best glasses/ lipstick / jeans /shoes and, to boot, also knows about the coolest bands before you? Not to me...
Nina Simone's catalog include two of the most powerful tracks ever recorded: "Feeling Good" and "Be My Husband." The latter of the two first appeared ...
It's hard to believe that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' debut album was released nearly 9 years ago (in April 2003). Although it's a remarkably solid debut fro...