Hey, June: A Playlist of Summery Songs to Snap Winter's Icy Grip

You would have to have “a mind of winter,” as poet Wallace Stevens once remarked, to look around at all the snow, ice, and cold, cold rain that’s poured down on much of the country this January and not be affected by it all somehow. Call it the Modernist’s remedy for SAD. But this winter… Continue reading Hey, June: A Playlist of Summery Songs to Snap Winter's Icy Grip

Songs to Play to Start the Day

It probably won’t surprise you to learn that, as soon as I get up in the morning, I like to put on music. It’s not always doable, with a house full of family, everyone scrambling to get dressed, eat, and get out the door in time for school, work, athletic events, etc. At these moments, music only… Continue reading Songs to Play to Start the Day