What has moved you? What has changed you but still isn’t officially on your list of influences? As my powers of retrospect sharpen, as my openness to revelation is broadened, and slowly as details in life that seemed trivial at the time prove to be cornerstones of direction and influence when their effects become realized,…»

Best Personal Musical Discoveries of 2013 We all find new things through a variety of outlets, processes, and experiences. I know, personally, I have a lot of really great accidental discoveries. I turn the radio on to a weird station at the right time, I walk into a record store at the exact right moment,…»

Little recording and writing “tricks” for bringing your song to life – Part 1 Crashing waves of heartache Twenty shades of blue Cold gray clouds of daybreak The poetry of slowly losing you I have some serious Bakersfield twang going on in my headphones right now…so I was inspired to write a couple of sad…»

Brian Wilson is the greatest American pop artist ever…period! Yep, provocative title, I know, what about it? I find that if the world is just a gray area, there’s no auger for inspiration, debate, and meaningful exchange of ideas. So, I challenge you, the reader, to dispute my claim: Brian Wilson is the greatest American…»

Walking through a downtown area miles away from home, taking in the smells of coffee and pastries from a nearby cafe. You round a corner to see cigarette smoke coming through the limbs of a tree, you walk into the sound of park bench conversation which disappears as quickly as it arises and is replaced…»