Music, culture, literature
Buying one LP at a time since 1970.
A music journalistโs guide to the industry. I write about how artists build careers, how music journalism works, and the trends reshaping the businessโall from 10+ years of experience as an independent music journalist.
Sometimes, the last song says everything. Essays on the greatest (and not so great) album closers. How theyโre made, what they mean, and why endings stick.
I was going to call this "Talking Books, Music, Film, Faith, and History," but that's entirely too long for a title. Then I remembered that great John Cusack quote from High Fidelity: "Books, records, films - these things matter." I just added two more.