Every so often I like to pause the madness and check in. Do a state of the onion - talk about what layers have been peeled away and which ones are yet to come. I’m not going to add my voice to the thousands of others who need to reiterate what a year it’s been - unexpected suffering discovery triumph etc. All true and all blah blah. I’m just gonna get right to the meat. The onion meat. Nothing gets the fire burning like clarity. And nothing creates clarity like constantly wor

Welcome to WEEK 222 of MUSIC is Not a GENRE (Video Episode #48) How Do You GIFT MUSIC Now? – Seriously, I’m Asking. Led Zeppelin II – Led Zeppelin (1969) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin_II Branigan 2 (1983) – Laura Branigan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branigan_2 Every year I make a list of gifts to get people. I try to intuit their tastes and interests, and get something thoughtful and hopefully meaningful to them. Books. Clothes. Treats. Homemade things.

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Welcome to WEEK 220 of MUSIC is Not a GENRE (Video Episode #46) The Covers vs. Originals CHALLENGE! – A Hazy Shade of AWESOME Ever hear an awesome song and find out later that it’s a remake? Or a song you know is a cover and it’s so amazingly good that you like it even more than the original? Both are incredible discoveries, not just because you love the songs, but because they also breathe new life into old tunes AND create a direct connection between eras that might have li