I saw this video over the summer, both on TV and in the blogs. But I waited until now to post it myself, because I feel that Laura Gibson’s music is best experienced in winter weather (and not just because of the snow-covered album artwork). If you haven’t heard her album “If You Come To [...]

My friend Miki and her husband Mark made it onto the Doctor Laura Schlessinger radio program today!
Both Miki and Mark are atheists; Mark was musing about God’s Will and the subsequent arrogance of prayer. Miki posted it to the radio show’s forum, and things took off from there! I haven’t heard the broadcast, but Mark [...]

2007 was a good year to be a fan of the man named Robyn Hitchcock. We got a documentary, we got a box set, we got a tour, and we got a glimpse into what next year should look like in terms of releases.
I’ve spent two weeks with the box set, and there are some [...]

This is it: MMM’s first podcast! Here’s proof that I can geekvangelize about artists other than Dan Bern and Robyn Hitchcock.
Contents:
Nina Nastasia & Jim White - I’ve Been Out Walking
Rachel Taylor Brown - Upright Man
Justin Power - Needles Spin
Elvis Perkins - It’s Only Me
Malcolm Middleton - A Brighter Beat (acoustic version)
Occasion:
Justin Power is playing a [...]

There’s an amazing interview with Robyn Hitchcock over at The Onion’s AV Club.
In it, Robyn spells out the beginnings of the LP, and foretells the demise of the album as we sink headfirst into the digital music era.
There’s other subjects covered as well, but Robyn’s musings on the music business are prescient. Christopher Bahn does [...]

“Divine And Conquer” is a 1995 album that was circulated by Sony/WORK as a promotional item. I remember people spotting a few copies here and there in record stores. Needless to say, it was pretty rare - until now! The album features one of my favorite songs from Dan: “One More Light”. I’m sure better [...]

I’m always looking for ways to connect my two favorite songwriters: Dan Bern and Robyn Hitchcock. Somewhere amongst my rock and roll papers I have a poster that my wife brought me home from a trip to France in 2003. The poster is for a Dan Bern and the IJBC gig, but features a Robyn [...]