Home Is Love (Video!)

Here's a song I wrote last year.  My wife and I had just gotten married and I had just moved into our apartment.  I was struck by the craziness of a new home and a new life, but also the fact that we were making a new home together.  It didn't really matter where that

Study Break #4

Today I have a clip from one of my favorite composers: Felix Mendelssohn.  I had not heard this piece until I stumbled across it in my iTunes.  It may not work here so follow the link to youtube and check it out.  I cannot believe how fast the pianist's hands move.   Piano Concerto #1

Study Break #2

Today's Study Break is Drumbone by the Blue Man Group.  The inventiveness of these guys never ceases to astound me.  Check it out.

One-takes all the rage.

I'm pretty sure three is not a trend, but all the same I just saw Metric's video for "Gimme Sympathy." It is a cool way of doing a one-take video. I would love to see how they choreographed the changes. You'll see what I mean when you watch it. The other one-take videos

Life after People?

I just watched the documentary Life after People from the History Channel.  It was a very interesting idea.  Their concept was to document the progression of the planet if humanity suddenly disappeared.  The music and voice-over give it a distinctly creepy feel; which sort of makes sense given that it is discussing the planet without

All I need

I've been listening to this song over and over again today.  I'm not sure why, maybe I just feel like it sounds.  I'd never really paid that much attention to Radiohead until I heard them play 15 Step at the Grammies, now I'm slowly getting used to the rest of In Rainbows.  I hope you

U2… Coming soon!

Not that this will really be news to anyone but U2 has a new album coming out on Tuesday.  From what I've heard on Youtube, etc.  It is very exciting.  I was not initially a fan of Get On Your Boots, but I've grown to like it.  After seeing this video of Breathe I'm more

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