I remember a music critic once commented that Joni Mitchell lost her ability to write good songs after she was happily married and became a mother, suggesting that contentment isn’t the gold where great music is mined. Well, there is an argument for open...
5 Years ago, while listening to a discussion on language and how the usage of words can be so different and unique among many communities, I came to know the idea that Eskimos have 60 words for snow. This idea of the 60 words for snow has been highly debated among...
Song Title Artwork by Meagan O’Brien This song was inspired by a trip I took with my Mother, Jacque. I have spent half of my life on the East coast. My Arizona Mom traveled to Massachusetts on several occasions, typically around an event involving grandchildren....
Photo: DLM Shots My youngest son dug deep into the blues so convincingly that we began to believe that he had been inhabited by a 90 year old delta blues man from the 1930’s. He inspired me to explore a genre that has its own language yet...
Recording is just one of the best ways to get back in the music game. It allows you to have/hear a REAL assessment of where things stand creatively and for me it helps concur on current direction to take or in some cases, not to take. This is one of about 6 covers I...
Song Obsession is a condition which I have suffered from as long as I can remember. I experience this syndrome a couple of ways. One way is that you hear a song for the first time and want to take it in on a cellular level, and allow the audible to become visceral....
