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Threefer Thursday: Symphonic PFunk at the Detroit Opera House. By Mike V.
Threefer Thursday: Symphonic PFunk at the Detroit Opera House
Funk is a style of music that can move you to the core of your being if you let it. It’s got groove, it’s musically sophisticated, it feels good, and it embodies a certain kind of musical hope for …
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February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Threefer Thursday: Symphonic PFunk at the Detroit Opera House. By Mike V.
Tune in, Turn on, Unsubscribe. By Derek Phillips.
Tune in, Turn on, Unsubscribe
There’s a minor cultural movement right now where the kids are throwing it back to 2016, back to when they were…kids. It seems nobody is particular happy to be in 2026 and nostalgia has some …
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February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Tune in, Turn on, Unsubscribe. By Derek Phillips.
A History of Violence. By Stephen Macaulay.
A History of Violence
On August 7, 1964, the “Gulf of Tonkin Resolution” was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson. The reasons for the passage were because on August 2 a destroyer, the USS Maddox, was attacked by North …
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February 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM
A History of Violence. By Stephen Macaulay.
New Courtney Barnett: Site Unseen. By Derek Phillips.
New Courtney Barnett: Site Unseen
Video: Courtney Barnett – “Site Unseen” (ft. Waxahatchee) Directed by Juliana and Nicola Giraffe. From Creature of Habit, out March 27 on Mom+Pop. In some circles I am known as An…
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January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
New Courtney Barnett: Site Unseen. By Derek Phillips.
Threefer Thursday: Why You Should Know Susan Tedeschi. By Mike V.
Threefer Thursday: Why You Should Know Susan Tedeschi
A lot of people know Susan Tedeschi. You can tell by the 1.7 million views on one of the videos below. But MORE people should know Susan Tedeschi’s work. She is one of the hardest working women in …
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January 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Threefer Thursday: Why You Should Know Susan Tedeschi. By Mike V.
New Sharp Pins: Popafangout
New Sharp Pins: Popafangout
Video: Sharp Pins – “Popafangout” Directed by Grace Bader Conrad and Kai Slater. From Balloon Balloon Balloon, out now on Perennial/K Records. A friend in New York just recommende…
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January 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
New Sharp Pins: Popafangout
Beatles v. Stones. By Stephen Macaulay.
Beatles v. Stones
When the Beatles and the Stones appeared on the scene in the US there was quickly a debate-cum-argument that occurred throughout high schools on the subject of who was “better.” “Quickly” is a rela…
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January 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Beatles v. Stones. By Stephen Macaulay.
New Snail Mail: Dead End
New Snail Mail: Dead End
Video: Snail Mail – “Dead End” Directed by Elsie Richter and Lindsey Jordan. From Ricochet, out March 27 on Matador. I watch a lot of “Jeopardy” and it was amusing to …
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January 23, 2026 at 3:10 PM
New Snail Mail: Dead End
Threefer Thursday: Top Three Hip Hop Tiny Desk Concerts. By Mike V.
Threefer Thursday: Top Three Hip Hop Tiny Desk Concerts
There are tons of great Tiny Desk Concerts out there, across many different artists, musical generations, and genres. There are hundreds and hundreds of them available to watch on YouTube, and I ce…
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January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Threefer Thursday: Top Three Hip Hop Tiny Desk Concerts. By Mike V.
New Souled American: Boom Boom
New Souled American: Boom Boom
Video: Souled American – “Boom Boom” Directed by Jeff Economy. From Sanctions, out April 17 on Jealous Butcher. I first heard Souled American in a most preposterous way: on a Germ…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:18 PM
New Souled American: Boom Boom
Listening to the Long Tail. By Stephen Macaulay.
Listening to the Long Tail
Back in 2004, Chris Anderson, then editor of Wired magazine, developed a concept he called the “long tail.” Essentially, the idea is that there are extremely popular items of any type—whether we ar…
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January 19, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Listening to the Long Tail. By Stephen Macaulay.
Data: 2025 Total Music Sales and Streams
Data: 2025 Total Music Sales and Streams
The data is out! Luminate (formerly Soundscan and briefly Nielsen Music and MRC Data) has released its year-end music report, which summarizes sales and streaming data for the previous year. The in…
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January 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Data: 2025 Total Music Sales and Streams
Threefer Thursday: My Musical Journey with Bob Weir. By Mike V.
Threefer Thursday: My Musical Journey with Bob Weir
This is a big loss, folks. I’m sure we’re all still feeling it. Bobby was doing shows and bringing joy to people’s lives for 60 years. 60 years! An amazing run, but it still feels like it’s over to…
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January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Threefer Thursday: My Musical Journey with Bob Weir. By Mike V.
Music, Mind & Body. By Stephen Macaulay.
Music, Mind & Body
Music has existed for millennia. Longer than can be proven due to its ephemeral nature. Hum a tune right now and it is gone. Scribble a stickman or a few words on a piece of paper and it is there f…
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January 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Music, Mind & Body. By Stephen Macaulay.
New Joyce Manor: I Know Where Mark Chen Lives
New Joyce Manor: I Know Where Mark Chen Lives
Video: Joyce Manor – “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives” Directed by Jason Link and Rowan Daly. From I Used To Go To This Bar, out on January 30 on Epitaph. I like short songs. I like …
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January 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
New Joyce Manor: I Know Where Mark Chen Lives
Threefer Thursday: Why Prince Is the Greatest Performer of All Time. By Mike V.
Threefer Thursday: Why Prince Is the Greatest Performer of All Time
I’ve been giving this a lot of thought over the years since Prince died. Watched a lot of live music, from him and others, on YouTube. Been to a lot of concerts myself. And I’ve come to…
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January 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Threefer Thursday: Why Prince Is the Greatest Performer of All Time. By Mike V.
Wrapping up 2025
Wrapping up 2025
I didn’t write one of these last year. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. The election had something to do with it, of course, but I just couldn’t rouse the ambition or inspir…
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January 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Wrapping up 2025
New Amy Grant: The 6th Of January (Yasgur’s Farm)
New Amy Grant: The 6th Of January (Yasgur’s Farm)
Video: Amy Grant – “The 6th Of January (Yasgur’s Farm)” Single out now on Thirty Tigers. Buckle up, motherfuckers, it’s going to be another bumpy year. I’ve been…
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January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
New Amy Grant: The 6th Of January (Yasgur’s Farm)
The “Sportive Element”. By Stephen Macaulay.
The “Sportive Element”
On April 6, 1962, the New Your Philharmonic, under the direction of Leonard Bernstein, performed at Carnegie Hall. One of the selections was the Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15, by Johannes…
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January 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The “Sportive Element”. By Stephen Macaulay.
I Love the Nightlife. . .. By Stephen Macaulay.
I Love the Nightlife. . .
Let me tell you how it will be There’s one for you, nineteen for me. . . . As New Year’s Eve is upon us, and as many people are undoubtedly going out to parties, clubs, bars, and other venue…
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December 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I Love the Nightlife. . .. By Stephen Macaulay.
De-Toured. By Stephen Macaulay.
De-Toured
Keith Richards turned 82 last week. Two days before his birthday the announcement came that the Rolling Stones’ anticipated European tour was being canceled. Apparently Richards’ arthritis, which h…
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December 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
De-Toured. By Stephen Macaulay.
Road Wear. By Stephen Macaulay.
Road Wear
As the year is coming to a close, Billboard has been compiling various and sundry lists, which makes more sense for it than for other outlets (e.g., Rolling Stone) for the simple reason that Billbo…
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December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Road Wear. By Stephen Macaulay.
Mr. Simmons Goes to Washington. By Stephen Macaulay.
Mr. Simmons Goes to Washington
“Gene Simmons”—the moniker of the guy with the prehensile tongue and face painted so that he is supposed to be the “Demon”—is the stage name of Eugene Klein, who was born Chaim Witz. He borrowed th…
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December 8, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Mr. Simmons Goes to Washington. By Stephen Macaulay.
Live: The Lemonheads in Kalamazoo
Live: The Lemonheads in Kalamazoo
Jeez, has it really been over twenty years since I saw Evan Dando in Chicago at the Taste of Randolph Street? Yes, yes it has. I wondered back then if his newfound sobriety would lead to more good …
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December 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Live: The Lemonheads in Kalamazoo
Tilly Norwood Meets Madonna. By Stephen Macaulay.
Tilly Norwood Meets Madonna
“For performers, their voice and likeness are the foundations of a finely cultivated personal brand that’s been developed through years of dedication to craft.”—SAG-AFTRA “On April 12, SAG-AFTRA an…
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December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Tilly Norwood Meets Madonna. By Stephen Macaulay.