Best Music 2024

The longer list and write-up is linked here. Sharing the full list below Best Albums - 2024 1. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us 2. Mk.Gee - Two Star & The Dream Police 3. Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal 4. Fabiana Palladino - Fabiana Palladino 5. Common/Pete Rock - The Auditorium Vol. 1 … Continue reading Best Music 2024 →

We are Going to ‘Make It Thru’: Fred Again & Danceable Introspection

Source DJ Mag “If you don’t know, don't worry.” “I have been lost for a while; but I’m really trying.” “Find someone that loves you for your weirdness, not someone who tries to make you normal.” There are times when I am late to the party in discovering an artist or band. I try to … Continue reading We are Going to ‘Make It Thru’: Fred Again & Danceable Introspection →

50 Years of Hip-Hop: Generations, Genres, and Life Lessons

Hip-Hop Artists and Songs Come and Go, but The Message always remains. (Image Source: Pitchfork) It’s a fool's errand to write in-depth about what hip-hop means to me over a span of 50 years. I could write about the prose and how hip-hop is used as a piece of social resistance in the US and … Continue reading 50 Years of Hip-Hop: Generations, Genres, and Life Lessons →

Lessons from Heartbreak

Bill Withers album +Justments, is a great breakup record. Including the song Heartbreak RoadPhoto Source: Wikipedia “Of all the things I should've said That I never said All the things we should've done Though we never did All the things I should've given but I didn’t.” Kate Bush/Maxwell – “This Women’s Work” “So, hold on, … Continue reading Lessons from Heartbreak →

North Park Lecture

In many ways more than one, music is healing. I am a big proponent of using your gifts to teach others. So grateful and blessed a friend of mine gave me an opportunity to speak in her class and run a lecture on how music assists in times of strain and trauma. In early March, … Continue reading North Park Lecture →