“The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism, after you lose your innocence” – Bruce Springsteen Springsteen’s albums have always been reflective not only of his current emotional state and whatever demons [...]
I’m a chick. A dame. One with the lady parts. So naturally, when I go to a party with a bunch of my girlfriends, I arrive wearing nothing but my finest lingerie and my highest [...]
A great man once said that, “[in rock 'n' roll] you need that ever-present now, that is part of grabbing life by the horns …[it's what] people come to rock shows for. But there’s also [...]
Ever since the Heartless Bastards** broke onto the scene in 2005 with their punch-packing debut album, Stairs and Elevators, they have been on the radar of every music industry insider, good music appreciator, and insufferable indie [...]
“Tonight I’m going to play a few songs and try to give you an idea about where they came from. It’s kind of an iffy proposition because talking about music is like talking about sex. [...]
In our continued effort to actually keep a New Year’s resolution and unearth our Best. Body. Ever, we come now to the inevitable: core strengthening. And when it comes to core strengthening, this is an [...]
It’s time for the second workout-specific playlist to assist in our quest to obtain our Best. Body. Ever. For this one I decided to go with the ever-popular activity of hiking. The great thing about [...]
In the vein of NPR’s “Sweatin’ to NPR”, let me debut my first in a series of workout-specific mixes. Got to shed those holiday pounds somehow! And no, no one is saying that you look [...]
Who they are: For the uninitiated, the Magnetic Fields is the much-beloved indie pop band and musical brainchild of singer/songwriter Stephin Merritt. Merritt, whose resonant bass voice echoes Johnny Cash and all that ring-of-fire jazz, has made his mark [...]
With 2011 nearly wrapped up (and not a moment too soon, if you ask me), it’s time to do what people do best: ignore the moment at hand and look ahead to what’s on tap [...]
