The Way Things Turn

Around the time  Solid Ground   was released earlier this year, I penned a series of posts about my writing process and my journey to pub...

Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.   ...

Jazz pianist, Dave Brubeck (Dec 6, 1920 - Dec 5, 2012) I'm beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be...

Actor - Hunter Parrish Sometimes a teen heartthrob is so much more than just a pretty face. On my writing retreat in Arcata last month...

What would happen if someone added a soundtrack to the internet's most popular GIF images? Nothing earth-shattering, but you might chuck...

Crooner Andy Williams, who  died  today at the age of 84, possessed a remarkable voice that could deliver drama, power, and tenderness all...

"Bird Lives" sculpture  by Robert Graham  Influential jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker was born on this da...

Singer Scott McKenzie  died  Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 73. You may not know McKenzie by name, but you will certainly recognize h...

Shane Nicholson and Kasey Chambers Chances are you've heard of country superstar Keith Urban, and if you have, you probably know Urb...

Last week, rising R&B star Frank Ocean poignantly  announced to the world that his first love was a man. Since then, Ocean has made hug...

If you didn't get enough Gotye when I first raved about his album here , or with SNL's backstage parody , or with Walk Off the Eart...

Usman Riaz Usman Riaz is a 21-year old kid who has developed a remarkable mastery of the percussive-style of guitar playing. He lear...

Sometimes I post things on my blog because they're interesting or cool, and I hope they'll increase traffic to the site. That's ...

Walk Off The Earth Created a popular Gotye cover Often in contemporary music, an original song gains enough popular recognition to be r...

Indy singer-songwriter Greg Laswell The work of indie singer-songwriter Greg Laswell is my personal favorite musical discovery of the pa...

From the documentary film Alive Inside. Henry is an elderly man who has been stricken with Alzheimer's. When he began to have sei...

Photo: Courtesy of Gotye.com Reinvent (verb): To create anew. To replace with an entirely new version. **Start the video below n...