Music

High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape

September 6, 2024

Ah cassette tapes. As a child born in the early 80s and raised in the 90s, mixtapes were everything. I spent so much time recording songs …

July 25, 2024

I love the original Twister – the 1996 disaster movie that barreled through theaters and brought The Wizard of Oz back into the pop culture …

July 12, 2024

Everyone knows how much music means to me and how much I value seeing live music. When I lived in Denver there were so many venues within 20 …

June 19, 2024

After reading fiction for my last few books, I decided to delve back into nonfiction with The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the …

June 18, 2024

Although I was only two years old when some of the biggest music stars on the planet gathered in one room to help alleviate the horrific …

May 7, 2024

I’ve always liked Bon Jovi – my cousins were huge fans so we always listened to the band as kids. Songs like “Livin’ on a Prayer,” “It’s My …

December 29, 2023

I started writing year-end reviews in 2020 and each year it blows my mind how quickly the next one comes around. As I’ve said before, no one …

December 21, 2023

*Spoilers* I had so much hope for this book – 90s, time travel, “for fans of High Fidelity,” rock and roll – but I’m bummed to report …

November 14, 2023

My review of this book is not totally fair because I picked it up knowing that I like Pearl Jam – I don’t love Pearl Jam. But author Steven …