When last did you think about riding your bike with no handlebars?
//Reason I Love Music #45// Hearing something new in a song that you've listened to thousands of times. Like a guitar phrase or drum detail or a little extra unnamed sound that makes a song you've always thought was great just a bit better.
Five Song Playlist: 21st Century South African Jazz
A guest post highlighting South African jazz by the young and talented.
Five Song Playlist: New New and Old New
In defiance of a theory that says people stop looking for new music after they turn 30.
Remember This? Modjo “Lady (Hear Me Tonight)”
A #ThrowbackThursday jam that has one of the loveliest comments you'll read on YouTube.
Live Review: Khruangbin at the Fox Theater
A live review of Khruangbin at the Fox Theater in Oakland.
Five Song Playlist: Let’s Dance
Let's dance through the week with electronic bops from the '90s.
Remember This? Shanks & Bigfoot “Sweet Like Chocolate
#ThrowbackThursday is thinking about the science of music and nostalgia and listening to old garage hits.
A thing I get paranoid about is all the music that I’ll never hear - songs that already exist and songs in the future that I somehow don’t get to encounter by random wonderful chance. Like, what if a song that I could really love is just...out there?