The Hook is what captures our attention and imagination. The Groove is that sound that just makes you feel right. 

music

  • Don’t forget to listen

    Is it outrageous for someone writing a blog about music to say I sometimes forget to listen to music? I do. Life interrupts. Not only do we sometimes get too busy for our favorite pastimes, sometimes we’re in a mood where we just don’t want to do anything.  The election took it out of me,… Read more

  • Cold War Classics

    The 1980s were jammed with one-hit wonders riding the new wave tidal wave behind fresh digital music technology and a heavy dose of synthesizer experimentation.  On its surface, the decade seemed to exist in a neon bubble overflowing with frivolous party songs, prepackaged nostalgia and self indulgence. Let’s be honest, you know you were focused… Read more

  • The inexplicable draw of music

    My dad would sit in the floor for hours, oversized headphones on his head, tethered to the console on the homemade shelf as he listened to one record after another. As he listened to one, he would very slowly, with great attention to detail, drag the velvet brush in a circular motion tracing the grooves… Read more

  • More Cowbell

    Could the cowbell be the car wreck of the music world? The thing no one wishes for or expects, but something no one can turn away from. So many songs are built carefully around guitars, a bass, keyboard, and drum kit. When done right, they fit together like puzzle pieces to create a special sound,… Read more